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

sda

I'm not a fan of the look either. It is just too large and angry looking. I can't imagine that the huge grille provides much protection in a minor parking lot bump, though most plastic bumpers don't. On the other hand, the grille may not show scratches as readily. Regardless, I no like.

berri

Think Toyota is ugly, how about that Lexus look

texases

At least the Lexus is a 'look'. The Toyota above is misshapen.

fintail

What?

omarman

2112 Avalon

Oh what a wide contented world
Let the banners be unfurled
Hold the red star proudly high in hand

berri

Oh that's the Lexus styling grandfather - 61 Plymouth

bhill2

You know, looking at that Plymouth is like jumping into a cold lake. At first the shock paralyzes you but soon you are numb and can function.

Oscar

fintail said:

What?

That is one ugly car. At least that front.

Oscar

I can forgive the Fury as an acquired taste. I like those Virgil Exner designs.

fintail

CL FSBO pre-2000 1st page in the land where old cars live on:

Maybe worthy of some TLC

It has the look

Regrettable paint

Has some visual appeal

Seldom seen, probably a deal

Hard to believe these are so old now, getting thin on the ground

I bet it needs more than that

Nice car, optimistic price

Another not seen at every show

Bathtub

No takers yet, if it was a 560 it'd be gone

Roller skate

Shark

Disco chic

texases

That M6 wins the "worst pics for the best car" award. 100% sideways? Really? And you couldn't pull it out of the garage??

ab348

That Buick wagon is probably worth a look and maybe an offer.

The Eldorado is a lovely car, but a shame that the engine seems to have some real issues.

tjc78

I'd rather deal with the engine than rust or tracking down interior bits. I do like that Eldo alot.

The wagon is nice, but if I wanted a woody wagon of that vintage I'd rather have a Panther wagon.

For the condition I think the 79 Mark is a bit overpriced.

sda

tjc78 said:

I'd rather deal with the engine than rust or tracking down interior bits. I do like that Eldo alot.

The wagon is nice, but if I wanted a woody wagon of that vintage I'd rather have a Panther wagon.

For the condition I think the 79 Mark is a bit overpriced.

tjc78 said:

I'd rather deal with the engine than rust or tracking down interior bits. I do like that Eldo alot.

The wagon is nice, but if I wanted a woody wagon of that vintage I'd rather have a Panther wagon.

For the condition I think the 79 Mark is a bit overpriced.

Ford shared the steering wheel design in the Mark across Ford/Merc/Lincoln. Almost everyone I see the faux wood plastic breaks away at the cruise buttons at the wheel spokes. ugh. I like the moonroof and deep dish wheels, prefer a 77 or 78 as the 460 was available. The 400-2v is rather weak and still swills gas.

xwesx

texases said:

That M6 wins the "worst pics for the best car" award. 100% sideways? Really? And you couldn't pull it out of the garage??

Hey, when they say "always garaged," they mean it!!!!!

The grip on those tires is impressive, though.

tjc78

Yep my 79 Town Coupe had the worn steering wheel. There was a company that makes a replacement piece of “wood” to fix it up.  

The 400 is a bit of a turd.  I did dual exhaust and bumped the timing up a bit and it wasn’t too bad.  

berri

I can tell I grew up lower middle class because when I see the headline "bathtub" in these, a Nash comes to mind initially instead of a Packard. The 60 DeSoto was a decent looking car, particularly in coupe despite being on its deathbed. The Chrysler front end appealed to me a bit more though. That vintage Ranchero reminded me of Odd Job in the movie "Goldfinger" hauling away that tightly crushed car in the small truck bed (yeah, that is going to happen). A lot of fun stuff in these!

Oscar

sda said:

tjc78 said:

I'd rather deal with the engine than rust or tracking down interior bits. I do like that Eldo alot.

The wagon is nice, but if I wanted a woody wagon of that vintage I'd rather have a Panther wagon.

For the condition I think the 79 Mark is a bit overpriced.

tjc78 said:

I'd rather deal with the engine than rust or tracking down interior bits. I do like that Eldo alot.

The wagon is nice, but if I wanted a woody wagon of that vintage I'd rather have a Panther wagon.

For the condition I think the 79 Mark is a bit overpriced.

Ford shared the steering wheel design in the Mark across Ford/Merc/Lincoln. Almost everyone I see the faux wood plastic breaks away at the cruise buttons at the wheel spokes. ugh. I like the moonroof and deep dish wheels, prefer a 77 or 78 as the 460 was available. The 400-2v is rather weak and still swills gas.

I had a '77 MkV with low miles it was a beautiful car but the generic Ford switch gear was off-putting. I also had a '78 Eldorado Biarritz and Cadillac did a better job disguising their switch gear for Cadillac. Engine wise the 460 in the MkV had more beans than the 425 in the Eldorado.
This particular MkV is way over priced $7k would be tops.

fintail

I remember the leviathan T-Bird my mom drove when I was a little kid also had those Ford rocker style cruise control switches, I vividly remember my dad explaining cruise control to me in that car (I had imagined it like an autopilot system).

IIRC the cubed car in the Ranchero from Goldfinger was a Continental - I suspect it would have a hard time hauling that weight.

fintail

First page CL FSBO pre-2000:

The color combo everyone wants - these had a bubble that waned

Maybe the best one remaining, crazy

Who needs a 30K hybrid?

Presents well, a little dear

High roof wagon?

Ambitious project

"This is the day you have been waiting for"

A new one is like an Excursion in comparison

I think these only survived in the PNW and maybe Colorado

Great Racing Option

Was probably worth more 35 years ago

Now outnumbered by hardtop coupes 5:1 no doubt

Button tufted

Cool car, condition looks amazing, optimistic price

If you want one, this is how you want to find it, even with Toyota Tax

kyfdx

I've started filtering for manual transmission on Craigslist searches. I can separate the wheat/chaff, that way.

ab348

Wow, lots of money, time and effort put into that '55 Mercury wagon restoration.

I have never seen automotive air conditioning like that before.

texases

That Merc - 'mint'...get it??

tjc78

I really like the Merc wagon. That color works well on it IMO

The Benz roadster reminds me of the one driven in Beverly Hills Cop. Obviously newer.



Is this your car? No in Beverly Hills we just take whatever car is closest.

andres3

berri said:

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.

If my parents and older brother are any indication of Toyota's buyer's market (and they should be on their buying history full of Toyota's) then the selling point is that the cars make warranties worth about $0.00 to them. They like the peace of mind from knowing everything is top notch in terms of durability. A reliable car isn't good enough. They want a car that never needs a warranty service visit.

stickguy

I love that Toyota PU. in that condition, with likely a spotless frame, worth the premium.

xwesx

fintail said:

First page CL FSBO pre-2000:

Maybe the best one remaining, crazy

Wow, nice. I would drop $3,500 on this. Maybe not from 2500 miles away, but tempting nonetheless.

omarman

ab348 said:

Wow, lots of money, time and effort put into that '55 Mercury wagon restoration.

I have never seen automotive air conditioning like that before.

Me too. And it all looked too wedding cake perfect. Why restore something like that and then post it on CL? And then I looked at the rest of his "inventory." Wow!

First thing I see is a late 60s Moto Guzzi Italian police bike! Looks perfect too. So does everything else but there's a LOT of everything else! Reminds me of a quote from Steven Wright, "You can't have everything. Where would you put it?"

ab348

texases said:

That Merc - 'mint'...get it??

Har-de-har-har.

stickguy

I’ll take the 911 turbo up top in that picture. Man that stuff is crammed in. Gives me agita thinking about dents and scratches.

texases

Like those Laverda bikes

Oscar

I can't make out the trees because of the forest.

fintail

Page 1 CL FSBO pre-2000

Nice Panther could be a fair deal

This was on the list before I applied the year filter, had to click on it

Another clean squarebody

I like the look of these, but we're probably in labor of love territory

A bit dear for its needs, but it looks immaculate, few decent survivors these days

Another pristine survivor of a car usually kind of rough by now

Maybe not the best investment by the owner, seldom-seen

I think some people here like these

Change those wheels, stat

Two tone is uncommon, price is wildly optimistic

kyfdx

Love the 2-door Pathfinder

tjc78

Panther: Terrible color and not that well equipped, but nice shape
Mustang: WTF
Pathfinder, cool truck
Forester: Had one of those at work years ago. I hated that thing.
Riv: WANT, wow great color combo and looks loaded.
Olds: agree on the wheels, I know they are from something 90s but I can't place it

Oscar

Falcon Sprint is my pick. You can keep the rest.

ab348

The Riv is nice but unlike @tjc78 , aside from black on black that silver/black would be the last combo I would want to have in one of those. It's a '68, they offered all sorts of colors inside and out, so one of these should have some color. Colors aside it looks nice enough although the lack of engine room pics and mention of a catalog carb are a minor concern.

texases

Just make sure to go over that Falcon's body with a magnet and a screwdriver. Rust bucket...

stickguy

That mustang is just bizarre.

Would love the pathfinder if it was just a manual.

steine13

texases said:

Just make sure to go over that Falcon's body with a magnet and a screwdriver. Rust bucket...

I get the magnet.
I shudder to think what we might do with the screwdriver.

For what it's worth, German TÜV bi-annual inspections can actually involve the destructive testing of suspect panels using said instrument...

stickguy

Screwdriver for checking the frame rails?

Michaell

steine13 said:

For what it's worth, German TÜV bi-annual inspections can actually involve the destructive testing of suspect panels using said instrument...

I remember the episode when the "Top Gear" guys all bought older sport sedans and subjected them to those inspections...

texases

stickguy said:

Screwdriver for checking the frame rails?

Yep, get it up on a lift and poke everything that looks rusty. We know the floor pan is, so on to the rest of the undercarriage.

tjc78

that silver/black would be the last combo I would want to have in one of those.

I'm usually of the same opinion with cars such as the Riv, but for some reason I just really think it works in this case.

ab348

Oscar said:

Falcon Sprint is my pick. You can keep the rest.

Funny thing, when I looked at the first pic of that one I thought it would be a decent choice. But the interior pics reminded me of how much I disliked what Ford did with that design, from the cheap looking dash and instruments to the oversized and misplaced interior door handles.

fintail

I have a German-produced fintail buyer's guide video where they perform an inspection of a (neglected) car. They literally use a screwdriver to stab at the rockers and structural components. Hot knife through butter.

steine13 said:

For what it's worth, German TÜV bi-annual inspections can actually involve the destructive testing of suspect panels using said instrument...

xwesx

stickguy said:

That mustang is just bizarre.

Would love the pathfinder if it was just a manual.

Agreed on both counts! What I love about the Mustang, though, is that it is such a labor of love! For that reason alone, it is somewhat endearing.

stickguy

no clue how it drives, but at least seems to have had some concern for the "engineering" aspect of it all. Style, well, that is subjective. Definitely need a Mad Max fan for this one.

fintail

Lunch stop:

That too cheap squarebody from last week is being flipped already - chutzpah

Another with a cult following

Those wheels though

Friend for that Sprint above

Someone will Luv it

tjc78

The Ranger has such low miles, because it has no radio and A/C... (or the ugly wheels and graphics, take your pick)