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

texases

I always think 'there go the floorboards' when I seen an old parked car with open windows. Especially a 1960s Ford!

gsemike

Classics on Long Island

Weather is starting to feel like fall. Could there be any deals to be had?

Nicely preserved Fiero but the price is really going for it. Could these be on the rise? And what if it had a stick?

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/east-hampton-1965-ford-mustang/6979812333.htmlMustang with a dear price. I don't think garden variety coupes are anywhere near this

240D,
What it lackas in speed it makes up for in nice color comboness

4x$ stepside. Nice combo

Manual trans SHO Never see these anymore

Very nice looking resto mod but $75k ask demands a few more details

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/oakdale-buick-lesabre-1960/6978291951.html
https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/oakdale-buick-electra-1960/6978291394.html
Same seller. 2 disasters. This guy has to be insane

xwesx

@gsemike many of those links don't work: They need a ':' between 'https' and '//'. Fun group today, though. Those Electras at the end.... yikes. Yikes.

fintail

Those Electras are sad, both priced with an extra "0".

Falcon didn't have any open windows, but parking in grass can't do it any favors. I remember my dad's 60 Ford spent a few years parked in grass, which I suspect (along with the leaky heater core) hastened the decay of the front floors.

texases

Oh, I couldn't tell the passenger front window was up. Those things rusted just looking at them, so I'd be real curious what kind of shape it's in...

qbrozen

‘65 Stang is a 289 4-spd, so could get that money if it is really nice.

gsemike

xwesx said:

@gsemike many of those links don't work: They need a ':' between 'https' and '//'. Fun group today, though. Those Electras at the end.... yikes. Yikes.

Sorry I messed up with their weird UI

gsemike

Classic Hunting on Long Island Facebook

Since Craigs starting charging, it seems like many sellers have moved over here

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2446879605568947/ 69 Gran Prix. Always liked these as an gentleman's muscle car. Looks like a decent driver until you can get it painted. Need engine pics

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/388069065428844/ Decent driver 70 GTO. Presents pretty well until it can be painted

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/660308334456507/ 20 footer Z28 with a stick and 350. Decent enough fun for 4 grand

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1323291171169145/ Grand Nation for 10 grand but what the heck....

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/649593218882305/ Another decent driver and different mopar

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2082705598696668/ There is nostalgia pricing and then there is this Pinto

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2398292327095690/ Love this car but going for it with that price

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2397568607024421/ Is that an octopus

omarman

20 footer Z28 would be my pick - especially if the "revamped" cooling systtem includes a working A/C.

stickguy

I could live with the Z28. Maybe.

gsemike

omarman said:

20 footer Z28 would be my pick - especially if the "revamped" cooling systtem includes a working A/C.

I think I see a belt in there for it

gsemike

stickguy said:

I could live with the Z28. Maybe.

I'd prefer if it was a hard top and a little funny with the wording. 350 crate swapped in 1000 miles ago. Makes me wonder if it is a new engine or pulled out of something else

stickguy

Coronet looks nice on the surface. Too bad it’s an AT. But if it’s solid, could be easy hop up project.

gsemike

stickguy said:

Coronet looks nice on the surface. Too bad it’s an AT. But if it’s solid, could be easy hop up project.

I would agree. Would like more pics, but your mopar dollar doesn't go far these days

qbrozen

gsemike said:

stickguy said:

I could live with the Z28. Maybe.

I'd prefer if it was a hard top and a little funny with the wording. 350 crate swapped in 1000 miles ago. Makes me wonder if it is a new engine or pulled out of something else

well, "crate" is used to describe a new replacement engine (shipped in a crate). Question is: WHICH crate engine?

gsemike

qbrozen said:

gsemike said:

stickguy said:

I could live with the Z28. Maybe.

I'd prefer if it was a hard top and a little funny with the wording. 350 crate swapped in 1000 miles ago. Makes me wonder if it is a new engine or pulled out of something else

well, "crate" is used to describe a new replacement engine (shipped in a crate). Question is: WHICH crate engine?

Yeah, I'm sure HP on crate 350s can range from low 200s to probably 500+

stickguy

Well, cheesy rebuilds will show up in a crate too!

ab348

We used to call clapped-out used cars "a crate" so perhaps that is an engine that is intended for use in such a vehicle?

gsemike

stickguy said:

Well, cheesy rebuilds will show up in a crate too!

The really cheap ones are bubble wrapped

fintail

Rapidly aging Xers giving Boomers a run for their money

gsemike

fintail said:

Rapidly aging Xers giving Boomers a run for their money

No doubt a really good car in it's day but wow

stickguy

Nice. This is more my speed Budget

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-plymouth-roadrunner/

tjc78

That's just stupid, IMO. What are you going to do with it? 95% of the public wouldn't even know what it is other than an old Acura.

qbrozen

stickguy said:

Nice. This is more my speed Budget

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-plymouth-roadrunner/

yikes! I never knew the Roadrunner name sank so low.

stickguy

Never saw the nascar trim version then I guess.

kyfdx

stickguy said:

Nice. This is more my speed Budget

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-plymouth-roadrunner/

Spotted a 4-door Aspen, just yesterday... Rolling down I-75, looking ready to break down at any second (or, throw a wheel).

stickguy

So, just like new!

ab348

stickguy said:

Nice. This is more my speed Budget

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-plymouth-roadrunner/

Ha! I saw that on there the other day. They really needed to use another name for it, but I guess by then Chrysler was desperate.

fintail

It's been awhile, I needed a distraction today:

Highboy

The only way to travel

Yabba Dabba Doo

What?

Supreme

Wild horse

425 Horsepower

Barn doors

I like it, save for the price

Optimism

End of the run

Z-series

Uplanderguy special

Preservation

Getting thin on the ground

Handles road well

Loved

Blended

stickguy

I like the Torino. But Marti report says 2v, not sure if that tri power was added?

The Z vetted is interesting. Never heard of that kit before. I would like it more with just the drivetrain swap, in the original body!

ab348

Some bargains there - the Suburban, the Ciera and the GTI I would say. I love the '79 Caddy but the price may be optimistic. The Cutlass Supreme is similar to the one I saw locally recently but appears to be in much better condition and seems fairly priced.

The '61 Caddy is barely a parts car, the Z-series (!), bobbed 4Runner and Ranch Wagon give me the willies, and the '77 Mustang is begging for a 302 HO transplant.

stickguy

The ranch wagon is hideous.

I would love a mustang II. Just needs a V engine and manual trans!

tjc78

Picture it... 1989

You are looking for a Personal Luxury Coupe

You bought this...


When you could have had this....



Is there really any way that Eldo is a better car?

tjc78

Even the Bill Blass edition looked better

fintail

I like the Caddy color more, but I am partial to blue.

Picture it, 1989: I have a little more money and am looking for a personal luxury coupe:



Or if I had even more money:

tjc78

How much more? Nearly double? The Lincoln and Caddy were direct rivals.

fintail

300CE was around 45K then, 560SEC around 70K, so a lot more. The SEC was also 8 model years old then, and MB still had no problem selling every one they built. A good time for the brand.

ab348

tjc78 said:

Is there really any way that Eldo is a better car?

No. They were able to sell a handful of those but they flopped overall. For good reason. Epitome of the Smith era at GM.

gsemike

Long Island Craigs

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/oceanside-1974-pontiac-grand-am/6980269011.html 74 Grand Am. Unusual muscle car. Price looks right.

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/oakdale-cj-jeep/6983966194.html CJ7 Renegade. These aren't cheap anymore

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/oyster-bay-1984-dodge-aries-miles/6984610686.html Aries K Wagon. Someone loved this thing

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/mount-sinai-fiat-spider-2000/6985667816.html Fiat Spider. Dude, those wheels

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/bayport-1985-lincoln-town-car-cartier/6985675930.html 85 Town Car. Again, someone really loved this

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/medford-1969-mercury-cougar/6985956031.html Cougar vert. Pretty far gone. No clue if it runs. How about hitting it with the pressure washer before listing

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/new-york-city-1972-mercedes-benz-280se/6983550251.html 72 Benz. I know very little of these cars but assume the V8 makers it desirable. That price though

omarman

I like the Torino too. Strange bits beyond the 3x2bbl induction upgrade though. It comes with a Marti report as pointed out before but the cosmetics look wrong. What happened to the Indy pace car graphics? The black exterior striping looks wrong.

Can't be just the color altered by the image either. Pic #10 below clearly shows the black exterior striping in the door opening in contrast with blue interior. I think all the '68 Torino pace car edtions were white trimmed with blue and (smaller) red exterior striping.

The light blue IP on the CL Torino is intriguing compared to other pace car editions I've seen which look like this '68 Torino pace car edition below:

My old '68 Torino GT had an IP like the pace car edtion above. If you look at the CL Torino below the powder blue IP doesn't seem to match any other shade of blue in the car either. Strange.

Non stock looking rear view mirror. And some of the under dash trim looks black where it should be bright. Also the "spear" trim above the glove box looks black in the middle where it should be bright with a red/white/blue graphic on the right side. May be hard to see on the pic below from another '68 Torino pace car edition spotted on ebay.

$39,500.00 OBO is the asking and I'd want the details straight for that kind of money.

stickguy

I like that vintage grand am, but not the way he has that one done up. And why no interior pictures?

ab348

Wow, that '85 Town Car in Islip looks immaculate. Someone needs to snap that up fast. Where's @oldfarmer50 when you need him?

The '72 M-B 280SE 4.5 is lovely too. I don't know about the price but it may be worth close to that. I was concerned when the ad said "updated to automatic belts" but I think he meant inertia reels which are not a dramatic change.

On the Torino "pace car", I had my doubts when reading the original post by @fintail and now @omarman has raised many good questions. I wouldn't be interested in it regardless but now the doubts are strong.

stickguy

If you hit that cougar with a power washer, might lose half the car. And flood the interior. Which I assume is also very nasty.

ab348

stickguy said:

I like that vintage grand am, but not the way he has that one done up. And why no interior pictures?

We think alike. I suspect the answer to your question is that is because it is not very good. The interiors on those did not hold up very well.

fintail

280SE: knock price down to 15K or so, fix "slight hesitation when cold" and clock, and ensure it has a clean bill of health from a specialist, and no harm done. Timeless and immensely high quality cars.

tjc78

85 Town Car is in really nice shape and that white roof on the burgundy is very uncommon

It’s a shame it’s a base model... certainly not a Cartier or Signature Series (two different trims). An 85 Cartier in that shape I would be all over. That’s a great looking color combo. Shame the 85s are still CFI. They didn’t go multiport injection until 86.

gsemike

stickguy said:

I like that vintage grand am, but not the way he has that one done up. And why no interior pictures?

Since the Grand Am isn't that desirable a car, I am mostly OK with the wheels and paint. Would definitely go over it with a magnet to see what is under the paint though

stickguy

oh, I am not concerned about ruining the authenticity (though I do like the real wheels). I just don't like the changes they made.

sda

I like the 84 Cutlass. Looks very clean and the white with blue interior is sharp.

omarman

stickguy said:

If you hit that cougar with a power washer, might lose half the car. And flood the interior. Which I assume is also very nasty.

Too bad about that Cougar.

Here's an old sale for 1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible VIN 9F94H539412 archived on usedcarsfsbo.com dated 8/25/2011 with sold price $1,800.

Youtube also has 3 short videos of the old cat dated about 3 days prior to the sale above. When I looked at the first video I could pick out some of the battle scars from 2011 which still show up in the current CL ad pics. Just bigger, uglier and dirtier.