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Soooo, let's say just for argument that a freshly restored car built to drive (not the over-the-top, velvet rope restoration) would require:
rebuilt 3.8 or 4.2 engine and transmission
correct hood
restoration of body (probably had the floor pan cut, who knows what else)
correct hubs and wheels
new interior
new top
bare metal respray
all missing parts to take it back to factory
So if a shop did all this, you're looking at maybe...what? $150K? And if a very nice fresh restoration is worth say $175K, that leaves about $25K on the table.
Of course, you could just keep it like it is, although an automatic transmission in this car seems rather pointless.
Worth restoring? I think so. Would you come out even or ahead? Marginal......maybe.....
http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/5370124494.html
could be interesting to see what you could jam that drivetrain into!
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Me? I would get a nice clean Aspen R/T, a case of beer, a blow torch, and have at it!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
This seller is dreaming. Why would you pay $10K for a car that goes on a salvage title and will cost about that same amount to repair? AND he's already been paid for the car. He probably bought it back for a couple thou.
The body shop had that car at least a month. I think it cost about $6,000 to repair, so figure in 2015 dollars, about double that. I guess they lucked out that nothing too serious got damaged, like the sub-frame, cowl structure, B-pillars, etc.
When my uncle hit the deer with his 2003 Corolla, I swear that car looked almost as bad as some of those NHTSA offset crash tests. It was enough to push the radiator back into the fan, so all the coolant leaked out. And the driver's door got jammed shut, so he had to climb out the passenger side. Now that I think back on it, the shop had that car easily a few weeks, as well.
Still, it's amazing that so little apparent damage could be so serious. But, I imagine simply setting off the airbags in that car probably added a few thousand bucks to the repair bill.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Buick-Riviera-/151919553682?forcerrptr=true&hash=item235f1c6c92:g:cOkAAOSwN81WDFVz&item=151919553682
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I think the pics that bug me the most about that green Riv are the ones that show the engine. That green clashes horribly with the light blue of the engine.
http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/650855828/overview/?aff=criteo&BAC=criteolf91814
I have to question the miles since the interior isn't original.
Seems like a lot of money for an admittedly nice 4-door sedan.
Probably 20 years ago I almost made the mistake of buying a '54 Buick Super. It was presentable, though not nearly as nice as this. I think the owner wanted $5K for it, probably would have taken less. It was driven pretty regularly in the summer so I had seen it around a lot. In looking it over I realized I would eventually need to change/restore almost everything, so I passed. I recently saw what I believe to be the same car posted for sale locally, now not much more than a parts car. Sad.
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At first glance to me, it looks pretty authentic from the outside, but I don't know much about those cars.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Actually, narrowing it down to just 4-door cars, I'd think the Roadmaster would be the most desireable that year, even more than the Century, as it was the most luxurious. With coupes or convertibles people tend to go more for the sportiness, but if a car is stuck being a 4-door, don't buyers usually want the most luxurious, optioned-up examples?
I can understand something like a Special hardtop coupe being worth more than a Roadmaster 4-door sedan, because hardtop coupes are much more desireable, even if its one from a cheaper series.
Then again, I'm not so sure the Roadmaster name actually matters anymore. For instance, an Olds 88 will pull more money than a 98.
Great Ferrari ad..
http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/5382435132.html
... I like the line about "daily driver."
Cheers & HNY -mathias
The color is pretty unique for sure. Too bad about the styling...
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the Mustang 5.0 overcomes the handicap of its ultra-wide gearing to log in some impressive (at least for the Eighties) acceleration times: 0-60 in 8.0 seconds, 0-100 mph in 25 seconds flat, and the standing quarter-mile in just 16.3. By contrast, the heavier, lower-power Z28 needed 9.7 sec to reach 60 mph, 30.0 to reach 100, and 17.5 to cover the quarter-mile despite its more tightly packed four speeds.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I always thought an actually used Ferrari would be fun. Assuming it was owned by a fanatic and well maintained. Probably better for it to get exercised, and you save a fortune!
Of course, I would also like to have a lift in my garage and the tools and knowledge to drop the whole drivetrain and subframe out and actually be able to work on it. Which is not happening unless I hit powerball, and hire an old pro to tutor me for the next 5 years!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
sadder is that my 20 YO daughter is still hanging around in her jammies, because she just doesn't feel like going out! Though she is packing up early tomorrow to hit the road by 9 for the drive back to college in NC. Hopefully NYD is going to be traffic free. gotta be a good chance that is the one day of the year!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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delivering pizza.
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I nicely upgraded 348 would be fine for me!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I wouldn't complain about a nice 456 or 550, kind of the last of the old school GTs.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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Special: 264 CID V8 with 143/150 hp (manual/automatic?)
Century: 322 CID V8 with 195/200 hp
Super: 322 CID V8 with 177/182 hp
Roadmaster/Skylark: 322 CID with 200 hp (guessing an automatic was standard in these cars?)
I wonder if the 177/182 hp 322 used a 2-bbl carb and the 195/200 used a 4-bbl?
For 1955 they went to a 264 with 188 hp for the Special, and a 322 with 236 hp for everything else.