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

kyfdx

andres3 said:

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

We had one of those, too..

steine13

fintail said:

Page 1 CL FSBO pre-2000:

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

Nailed it. Even though he has a legit-looking private plate on it, he's also selling a beater Saturn.
Obviously not his first rodeo; pictures are very good. Searching the contact information gives away most curbstoners.

qbrozen

WOW. That is a clean looking VR4. Not a fan of forest green on it but not awful. Pretty sure I’d hate working on it.

stickguy

I am a big fan of dark green over tan. Lovely color combo. But I never really liked that car. Too bloated.

tjc78

The green works for me because when the car was new it was the color.

My Aunt had a Shadow ES V6 in that same combo. I always thought it was a sharp looking car. Pretty quick with the Mitsu 3.0 V6 too.

ab348

stickguy said:

I am a big fan of dark green over tan. Lovely color combo. But I never really liked that car. Too bloated.

Trouble is, that one is more of a faded dark green over butterscotch pudding.

fintail

Quick morning visit to BaT, the usual theme:

This is how you want a W140

Here's the story...of a lovely lady

Final run, great colors, peak non-6.3 W109 desirability

And here we have peak W116 desirability

These age well when kept clean

How to lose your shirt - restore one of these. On the flipside, this is the kind you want to buy.

Fintail getting bids. Color claims to be the same as my car, certainly doesn't look the same

Buy a car, never drive it, good plan

berri

I thought Mopar put out some nice looking wagons back then.

ab348

berri said:

I thought Mopar put out some nice looking wagons back then.

Yes. The Monaco-based wagon (Sport Suburban?) with the Mercury Marquis-like front end was especially handsome. Some friends of my parents bought a '72 of that style and used it in their bakery business. I used to see it out back at their shop for many years.

fintail

CL FSBO quick browse pre-2000:

Kind of neat

Good luck buddy

Flash for little cash

End of the run

Most neglected one I've seen

JDM keeps a-comin

Seldom-seen

Low mileage grandma car driver

I appreciate that it hasn't been rodded

Good luck buddy to you as well

Sheep in wolf's clothing, maybe a fair price

texases

That 320i - love the typos, very peaceful wheels, I guess...
Goofy Bug
I'm not a big fan of most JDM imports, but that Sera's neat
Not a good sign that the '38 Ford couldn't make it out of the garage for decent pics, especially for those $$$

fintail

Jumper cable on the seat of the E21 is also a good sign. I like those seats though.

38 Ford seller has some other cars listed, my guess is that someone inherited a car collection and is lazy, while at the same time wanting top dollar, which kind of goes hand in hand.

gsemike

texases said:

That 320i - love the typos, very peaceful wheels, I guess...
Goofy Bug
I'm not a big fan of most JDM imports, but that Sera's neat
Not a good sign that the '38 Ford couldn't make it out of the garage for decent pics, especially for those $$$

I like the 320i. Could be a good first car for the kids that wants to be the German car kid in HS

Never knew those Broncos existed

texases

Those Broncos were made by a different company.

kyfdx

The 320iS is pretty cool.

But, in my experience looking at them, they tend to be rust buckets. Being in Seattle will help, I guess.

"I bought the car about a year ago and haven’t done anything with it."
Scary

ab348

fintail said:

CL FSBO quick browse pre-2000:

Kind of neat

Good luck buddy

Flash for little cash

End of the run

Most neglected one I've seen

JDM keeps a-comin

Seldom-seen

Low mileage grandma car driver

I appreciate that it hasn't been rodded

Good luck buddy to you as well

Sheep in wolf's clothing, maybe a fair price

Must be a slow week at the office.... :;

I like the Ciera and the Century. The Buick appears almost brand-new. Perfect car for @oldfarmer50 .

tjc78

My Parents had a Century of that vintage.  Solid car and had a decent amount of power with the 3.1, but I swear my 89 Grand Marquis handled better with less body roll and tire squeal 

berri

The GM A-Bodies bring back nightmares from my 83 Ciera "Christine". Worst lemon I ever owned, and that includes the Plymouth! If it had been reliable, I think it would have been a good car for the times though.

stickguy

I do like that RX-7. Would like it even more if it cost a lot less. And of course, ran.

texases

And had the stock wheels. I liked those.

gsemike

berri said:

The GM A-Bodies bring back nightmares from my 83 Ciera "Christine". Worst lemon I ever owned, and that includes the Plymouth! If it had been reliable, I think it would have been a good car for the times though.

My parents had 2 Cieras, an 85 and I think a 90. They were OK enough. The 85 was a 4 and the 90 a 6. I remember the 85 going through CV joints. Both cars made it pretty well past 100k with major components intact, but all needed repairs regularly as the miles acumulated

Oscar

The Bronco by Centurion is my Pick of the Day. Looks like a smoking (diesel) deal!

fintail

It's a zoo, a 5 min CL break keeps me sane (luckily around here, enough old odd cars are around so I can find a selection on the first page).

ab348 said:

Must be a slow week at the office.... :;

I like the Ciera and the Century. The Buick appears almost brand-new. Perfect car for @oldfarmer50 .

fintail

I was thinking the same. If it is a local car, probably not too rusty, and if trucks continue their popularity, maybe worth treating to a light restoration.

Oscar said:

The Bronco by Centurion is my Pick of the Day. Looks like a smoking (diesel) deal!

Oscar

fintail said:

I was thinking the same. If it is a local car, probably not too rusty, and if trucks continue their popularity, maybe worth treating to a light restoration.

Oscar said:

The Bronco by Centurion is my Pick of the Day. Looks like a smoking (diesel) deal!

The obstacle for me is the cost of having it shipped to Texas and then finding out that the 7.3 is seized. Otherwise I'd be there handing out the $. The other thing is that I already have an E350 Club Wagon and an F150.
But I do love trucks.

tjc78

Add me to the list that likes the Centurion

fintail

I've developed a slight thing for old trucks too, especially 70s and 80s material. The fancier stuff like the Centurion or various garish period Suburban conversions are entertaining. GM squarebodies have a cult around them now, and I can appreciate their design, and the right Ford or Dodge can also be a handsome rig.

stickguy

I always wanted a square edged 70's vintage Chevy. Short bed step side. Orange.

Oscar

I had a 1976 GMC Cheyenne that my boss wanted to get rid of. He made me a deal I couldn't refuse. It was an ugly 3/4 ton camper special. It had the long bed with a camper top and lots of rust. My boss bought it new in Illinois where he lived before moving here. It ran great. After a few years of trying to do rust repairs I sold it.
By that time I had purchased a 1979 GMC shorty van with the 400ci engine and the TH350. Once I had it running and street legal I drove it to from Houston to New Mexico , Houston to South Florida, and many other places closer to home. It was my daily driver for ten years until it spun a bearing.

ab348

stickguy said:

I always wanted a square edged 70's vintage Chevy. Short bed step side. Orange.

I would like a square-body '70s GMC short bed Wideside. Like Rocky drove in the Rockford Files.

Oscar

+1

ab348

Let's see if this works:



It did! That's the vintage pickup I'd love to have.

The bug in the software prevents me from posting pics in this discussion but allows it in others, so I did that and then copied the link here.

fintail

Nice looking truck.

When I was a kid, the neighbor behind us had a pristine late run squarebody, blue on blue, that he cherished and must have washed every third day. I remember riding in it , as they had a kid close to my age, and we'd sometimes be able to get a lift to school. It was a fancy model with a velour interior and power options, on those 80s style rally wheels.

Oscar

I have watched every episode of the Rockford Files at least two times . Rocky's truck was my favorite. I was not very impressed with the Firebird.

Oscar

One of the things that was different on my Cheyenne was that it had bucket seats and a console from the factory.

kyfdx

Not quite as old as Rocky’s truck

kyfdx

Oscar

$9K is a LOT of money for this truck!

fintail

I was gonna say, better be something special under the hood, really special. The paint in that first pic doesn't bode well.

kyfdx

Parked on the way into a hoity-toity car show. Hoping for someone with deep pockets, I guess

stickguy

wow. I missed a zero. I thought it was a really good deal at $900.00!

Oscar

$900 or $1900 would be more appropriate.

ab348

LS engine supposedly under the hood is trying to justify the price.

fintail

Took the old dear out again for the second weekend in a row, early morning - went to the rink for stick and puck at 0600, nice drive with virtually nobody else on the road. Car ran sweet and turn signals worked 100% of the time (!!), also no blowby, but I didn't exceed 50 or so today. The car was a contrast to the showy pickups and bland CUVs so beloved by hoverparents/bulldozer dads/medusa moms filling the lot when I left.

Stopped at a local park for a walk, one thing here is much more unusual than the others:

xwesx

fintail said:

Stopped at a local park for a walk, one thing here is much more unusual than the others:

Crazy. That thing seems to be following you around! I would be worried....

fintail

Yeah, those facelift big mouth bass Siennas are scary. Remember when they had the gall to call that box a "swagger wagon"? Ugh

The faux-edgy matte-finished (wrap?) Model X is also special in a bougie eastside kind of way.

xwesx said:

Crazy. That thing seems to be following you around! I would be worried....

xwesx

fintail said:

Yeah, those facelift big mouth bass Siennas are scary. Remember when they had the gall to call that box a "swagger wagon"? Ugh

Compared to every minivan that was produced up to that point in time, they were a revolution. That particular moniker was somewhat laughable even then, but the design surely reinvigorated interest in Toyota's product, although they never reached the volume of a decade earlier. That aspect reflects the general shift in consumer interest than a black mark on the design, though.

fintail

I thought the weird knife blade window Odyssey caught some eyes too, but were just a similar vehicle under the skin, like the Sienna. Was there really some technical revolution behind the swagger wagon, other than a memorably bad ad campaign? The demographic ran to the "not boring!" (but actually very boring) Highlander in droves.

xwesx said:

Compared to every minivan that was produced up to that point in time, they were a revolution. That particular moniker was somewhat laughable even then, but the design surely reinvigorated interest in Toyota's product, although they never reached the volume of a decade earlier. That aspect reflects the general shift in consumer interest than a black mark on the design, though.

berri

I think most buy Toyota for reliability and long, relatively problem free, life. Toyota can advertise and style as they want, but that is really the image that sells their product.

tjc78

If you can get over the front ends, the Camry and Avalon in the sportier trim really aren't bad looking cars.

I for one cannot get over those front ends, so no Toyota's for me.

I saw a black on black Avalon Touring at the diner yesterday and thought wow that is pretty nice, then I walked around to the front and remembered how bad it was.

I just don't know why that bottom grille has to be so massive compared to the rest of the other elements.