Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"

tjc78

The 72 is so much better.  Nice car.  

fintail

On those 73s, things tended to go wrong all at once:

explorerx4

First I looked at Fintail's links, then looked at Oscar's.
It went from 'Bring A Trailer' to 'Living A Nightmare'.
Just kidding Oscar, I forgot you like to look for resto projects.

Oscar

explorerx4 said:

First I looked at Fintail's links, then looked at Oscar's.
It went from 'Bring A Trailer' to 'Living A Nightmare'.
Just kidding Oscar, I forgot you like to look for resto projects.

True but I wouldn't touch any of those . They are either way overpriced or too far gone. In some cases both.

Oscar

Here is one for you fintail.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d/monterey-1959-mercedes-220-orignal/6901908342.html

omarman

fintail said:

On those 73s, things tended to go wrong all at once:

What's a "prindle?" See, right here, P-R-N-D-L! Right there!

stickguy

hey, my daughter called it that! And I assume this is from a movie but I know she wasn't doing it for that reason.

fintail

What a world we live in, it's online too:

https://youtu.be/eeSX2ydhHZ8

(presented like this to escape copyright claim AI, no doubt)

omarman said:

What's a "prindle?" See, right here, P-R-N-D-L! Right there!

fintail

Nice color combo, but it would need to be mechanically sound and roadworthy to fetch near that money. Body/paint and interior will consume ~15K I bet, and you'll have a hard time getting that back.

Oscar said:

Here is one for you fintail.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d/monterey-1959-mercedes-220-orignal/6901908342.html

stickguy

That Duster was just like mine. Year and color. But I had black bucket seats, and a 3 speed on the floor. so, no Prindle.

texases

stickguy said:

That Duster was just like mine. Year and color. But I had black bucket seats, and a 3 speed on the floor. so, no Prindle.

That’s a Dart Demon, I think. 

fintail

IMCDB ID's the yellow Mama's Family car as a Dart Sport.

Had the old dear out on this sunny day. Started right up and ran fine, didn't notice any blowby, and the turn signals worked more than half the time, perplexing. I did seem to notice more exhaust smell than normal, might have just been downwind of myself - this is not a low emissions vehicle, I wonder how many Tesla I canceled out today

Gratuitous pic:

berri

I did seem to notice more exhaust smell than normal

Oh, I'm not gonna comment on that one - you made it way too easy

ab348

berri said:

I did seem to notice more exhaust smell than normal

Oh, I'm not gonna comment on that one - you made it way too easy

Fin needs to feed the old nag a better quality of oats.

fintail

CAR exhaust smell

gsemike

texases said:

stickguy said:

That Duster was just like mine. Year and color. But I had black bucket seats, and a 3 speed on the floor. so, no Prindle.

That’s a Dart Demon, I think. 

That would have been a Dart Sport. The Demon name was short lived

stickguy

It was a hard to see video on my little screen. I didn’t notice the different grill. But still looked the same! Yellow too.

texases

Yep, Dart Sport. The Demon lasted from '71-'72, then religous protesters got Dodge to rename it the Sport for '73.

explorerx4

We had a Demon for a short while, when my dad stuck his toe in the used car arena.
Petty blue, 340, auto on the column.
Took it out a couple of times, although it never had a plate on it.
He must have noticed after the first time I took it out because he loosened the lug nuts on one wheel, so I brought it right back.

Oscar

Another great deal
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/cto/d/carlsbad-classic-1959-porsche-356-coupe/6902969337.html

stickguy

seems pricey for a shell with no drivetrain. If you need to source a Subaru engine anyway, at this point might as well just get one of the kit cars that are designed to work with modern mechanicals.

I am sure it could be fun when it is done. Just a complete financial bloodbath.

fintail

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1988? Otherwise seems suspiciously cheap
They don't make interiors like that anymore
Nice color, not so much the price
Ditto
Depreciation - not just for Germans
Fox Plood
This could be fair with a little negotiation
Wide track, small engine

stickguy

1988 ad got pulled.

never buy an expensive volvo new. Especially a sedan. Certainly if you aren't planning to keep it for 10+ years.

I kinda like that Mustang. Honest car. Right number of pedals.

fintail

Ugh. Maybe it was real. 1988 Chevy squarebody 1 ton dually 4x4, 454 manual, 70K miles, extremely clean, $4900

ab348

A buddy of mine had one of those early '90s Cadillac Fleetwood sedans. His was metallic blue, so imagine that same interior in a medium blue velvet. It was actually a really nice car and he loved it. By then the 4.9 V-8 had been worked over enough to actually move it along decently and it drove well without any problems for him. He sold it back to the dealer he bought it from as part of a downsizing of his fleet, then found he missed it so he went out and bought another one a short time later from a funeral home that used it as one of their ceremonial cars. That was black on black IIRC. He never liked that one as much and got rid of it not long after.

qbrozen

fintail said:

Ugh. Maybe it was real. 1988 Chevy squarebody 1 ton dually 4x4, 454 manual, 70K miles, extremely clean, $4900

could be the seller got inundated with inquiries and realized it was too cheap

qbrozen

fintail said:

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1988? Otherwise seems suspiciously cheap
They don't make interiors like that anymore
Nice color, not so much the price
Ditto
Depreciation - not just for Germans
Fox Plood
This could be fair with a little negotiation
Wide track, small engine

I really dig that Triumph. Too bad shifty isn't here to comment, but I actually think the price isn't too crazy if its as described.

stickguy

what would a 454 dually pull, maybe 6 MPG overall? Possibly 10 highway if you keep in the slow lane?

I took a 15' U Haul (Ford E series cab, with grandmas attic) from Philly to Albany, and that got just about 10 on the trip. Which did not seem so bad, for what it was. But not cheap!

Oscar

I liked the Beetle and the Triumph but a little (imho alot) pricey.
I have a Ford E350 with the 460ci engine and it gets @ 12 mpg in normal driving . I have no idea what it would do on a road trip.
BTW where is shifty?

qbrozen

Oscar said:

BTW where is shifty?

"retired"

Oscar

Who is the new moderator?

explorerx4

@Oscar,
Post something crazy so we can find out.

kyfdx

Uh... someone is always watching.

ab348

The walls have ears.

Oscar

Oh oh I thought I was already posting crazy stuff.

qbrozen

kyfdx said:

Uh... someone is always watching.

steine13

Mike Wazowski! Mike Wazowski!

Oscar

An Abarth badge and some aftermarket parts does not an Abarth make.
https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/d/orland-park-1967-fiat-abarth-850-spider/6886573779.html

Michaell

And, we aren't new...

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/56335/general/x/welcome-to-the-edmunds-forums#latest

Oscar

I have been away from this forum for a while. All the time I was here shifty was the moderator. I am not new either just different ID could not remember my original id .
Thanks for the welcome

fintail

Page 1 CL FSBO pre-2000:

I'm pretty sure the car has a badge denoting the model, and the ad title isn't it

These still have lots of style when wearing sport package and wheels

For that price I'd want less lazy pics

Not my first wheel choice, maybe reasonable

I get a curbstoner vibe, but I like the color and these tend to be clapped out around here, quite a survivor

This is identical to a "Trail Wagons" van my aunt drove when I was a kid, almost made me wonder if it is the same rig

Another case of lots of style for the money, great interior

The kind of thing you expect to find here

3 wheeler

JDM becoming less of a rarity these days

I bet the Datsun sells fast

White on white on white

Wrong year but has to be rare

Some are probably waiting for these to emulate Supra values

stickguy

I like the little Datsun.

xwesx

Wow; love the Mitsu GT. Definitely one of few timeless designs from that decade. Even if the prices don't compare, these are waaaaay more visually appealing than the Supra.

ab348

I like the triple white Mustang convertible, but I would want to get rid of the white wheels. And why could Ford not have made the map pouches in the door panels white instead of black?

That bullet bird is really nice with great colors. I suspect they aren't all that satisfying to drive, though (I never have). Big, heavy cars.

I'm impressed that the Econoline has a matching (or nearly so) quilted blue velvet engine cover cozy. I assume that wasn't factory?

Oscar

I like the Mitsu 3000VR4 they are cheap when compared to their competition (RX7, 300ZX TT, Supra...etc) but very heavy and complex.

explorerx4

Isn't that green Acura a Vigor?

The black map pouches on the door are probably replacements.
If like mine, they sag and the one in the picture has no sag.

When I saw that Mitsubishi, I thought of 'Wheeler Dealers'.
Can't remember some obscure part they had to replace.

stickguy

yes it is.

texases

explorerx4 said:

Isn't that green Acura a Vigor?

The black map pouches on the door are probably replacements.
If like mine, they sag and the one in the picture has no sag.

When I saw that Mitsubishi, I thought of 'Wheeler Dealers'.
Can't remember some obscure part they had to replace.

Wasn't it something to do with the active spoiler?

kyfdx

Our first lease was a 1994 Vigor. $29K MSRP.

My wife liked it a lot..

andres3

The Vigor was never as Legendary as the Legend though. I'd buy a low mileage Legend.