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

texases

sda said:

I don't think I'd like someone's stinky feet resting next to me as I drive.

Maybe WeatherTech makes a cover for it, so your passenger can keep their shoes on!

explorerx4

@texases,
The driver might not like that much.

stickguy

this car, is absurdly cool. Must be nice to have the ability to do something like this in your garage.

Stelantis should do one of these in the current Challenger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70X9_vlqIls

fintail

This was posted in another forum I follow - might appeal to a certain few people here

tjc78

Missing a few options but I’d rock it. When I was in Montana years ago they didn’t appear to use salt so maybe it is not rusty underneath.

sda

tjc78 said:

Missing a few options but I’d rock it. When I was in Montana years ago they didn’t appear to use salt so maybe it is not rusty underneath.

It is too bad, even as the Ultimate version, how cheapened, though nicely equipped the interior became. No match in ambience from earlier models.

tjc78

Yes it’s a shame. The best driving models were the 03-11 but the interiors did suffer. I’d say 95-97 had the best interiors of the post box years.

british_rover

https://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/d/farmington-volvo-940-sedan-1994/7432923877.html

I passed on a 940 turbo wagon last year cause the mileage was just obscene, over 300k indicated and was also TMU, this is a little more reasonable but not a turbo or wagon. 😕

I do also love he named it Ron Burgundy

qbrozen

british_rover said:

https://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/d/farmington-volvo-940-sedan-1994/7432923877.html

I passed on a 940 turbo wagon last year cause the mileage was just obscene, over 300k indicated and was also TMU, this is a little more reasonable but not a turbo or wagon. 😕

I do also love he named it Ron Burgundy

that is frighteningly ratty.
And it is sad he missed the opportunity to ask $940.

fintail

Interested in a more posh possibly more troublesome west coast car?

british_rover said:

https://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/d/farmington-volvo-940-sedan-1994/7432923877.html

I passed on a 940 turbo wagon last year cause the mileage was just obscene, over 300k indicated and was also TMU, this is a little more reasonable but not a turbo or wagon. 😕

I do also love he named it Ron Burgundy

qbrozen

I like that 960 a lot. Too far for me, though.

british_rover

I want a 900 but I think I would take a turbo over a six cylinder. Probably just depends on what else was on the car.

Going the other direction. If I had a place to put it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1975-Ford-F700-Flatbed-Truck-/294775067844?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

gsemike

Shopping on Long Island in the dead of winter

Manual Golf

GTO Good luck moving that in the snow

1973 Volvo 1800

1995 Wrangler

02 Camry with reasonable miles

texases

Think that 1800 has another million miles in it?

qbrozen

GTO seems cheap

gsemike

qbrozen said:

GTO seems cheap

I'd think so too

kyfdx

Wrangler and GTO are both automatics.... pass.

Plus, the Wrangler is $900, but they note that they still owe money on it. lol

stickguy

A weird FB price issue. Even rotted out is worth more than that. And that was restored.

I’d love an 1800ES but that one will take cubic bales of money to restore. Needs everything.

GTO gives me the willies.

sda

Those Camrys are really good cars if maintained. My in laws have an 03 XLE V6 bought new and it has been great. Very few repairs, regular maintenance.

xwesx

qbrozen said:

GTO seems cheap

Maybe, but it doesn't look like it has had the most loved of lives, either.

Michaell

sda said:

Those Camrys are really good cars if maintained. My in laws have an 03 XLE V6 bought new and it has been great. Very few repairs, regular maintenance.

The Camry dent must be on the drivers side.

:laughing:

qbrozen

Speaking of an odd car to have a loan on…
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/KPvMLQkQ/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-pursuit-vehicle

fintail

Quick CL browse:

You never see them like this anymore

Cool history/engine but needs a lot of love

Too bad it doesn't have the modular components

People in that glorious land known as north Idaho are often not linked to reality

Getting rare, perhaps ahead of the market

Also getting thin on the ground, kind of cool that it survived pretty intact

This got me going a little, I was into Model Ts when I was a kid, and this along with the 1909-10 coupe are the high rarities. Such a formal bodystyle, would have looked old fast

Now uncommon late 90s stuff carrying healthy asking prices now

Nice 4 wheeled grandfather clock, maybe worth it if roadworthy, maybe could be had for a little less

I like the look with those ancient blackwalls, gives it a time warp feel

Almost seems like a fair deal these days

No shortage of character, I assume that's a good statement about the heater

sda

The Acura Legend is sweet, the dash in the Packard is magnificent.

kyfdx

Tried to find a year-old Legend coupe like that in 1990. Could never get one quite down to my price range. Ended up with an '84 911 Targa, and kept driving my '82 Accord hatch as a daily driver until 1994.

andres3

sda said:

The Acura Legend is sweet, the dash in the Packard is magnificent.

That Acura should be on Cars & Bids.

stickguy

I love that legend. Seems odd though. A collector, knows what he has, selling cheap? Why?

Unless he was smoke blowing, but I think that would sell for upper teens.

ab348

@28firefighter needs to buy that Legend, stat!

british_rover

Little police interceptor round up.

https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/5956703?h=4-1/6-1

https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/5956704?h=4-1/6-1

https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/6045170?h=4-1/6-1

https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/5956700?h=4-1/6-1

gsemike

qbrozen said:

GTO seems cheap

I'd think so too

gsemike

stickguy said:

I love that legend. Seems odd though. A collector, knows what he has, selling cheap? Why?

Unless he was smoke blowing, but I think that would sell for upper teens.

Might be fair, not cheap

tjc78

@british_rover said:
Little police interceptor round up.

https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/5956703?h=4-1/6-1

https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/5956704?h=4-1/6-1

https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/6045170?h=4-1/6-1

https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/5956700?h=4-1/6-1

The burgundy 08 with SAP is probably the winner of the group there. Swap in the seats from a wrecked civi Vic or Grand Marquis and run it another 100K.

qbrozen

The burgundy 08 with SAP is probably the winner of the group there. Swap in the seats from a wrecked civi Vic or Grand Marquis and run it another 100K.

SAP?
Sadly Adjusted Panels?
Sagging And Pitiful?

explorerx4

I know what SAP means.

tjc78

Street Appearance Package. Civilian grill, full wheel covers, civi door handles with chrome and a few other details.

You can see the differences between the burgundy and the white one.

tjc78

explorerx4 said:

I know what SAP means.

With as much of a Ford guy as you are how have you never had a Panther?

explorerx4

@tjc78,
Timing was never right. I'm not a LEO, but a lot of people think I am.
One of the reasons I bought a red Explorer, they think maybe I'm the fire chief.

qbrozen

tjc78 said:

Street Appearance Package. Civilian grill, full wheel covers, civi door handles with chrome and a few other details.

You can see the differences between the burgundy and the white one.

Ah. Is the non-closing hood part of the appearance?

tjc78

@qbrozen said:
Ah. Is the non-closing hood part of the appearance?

No, but it adds character

ab348

tjc78 said:

The burgundy 08 with SAP is probably the winner of the group there. Swap in the seats from a wrecked civi Vic or Grand Marquis and run it another 100K.

I can see why you said that because the interior is rough. I'm surprised they leave the police equipment like the divider between the front and rear compartments in place.

tjc78

In the Panther world it’s extremely common to buy units like this and swap interiors and features with the civilian units. Wheels are another common swap.

Every department is different. Some pull everything out, others leave things behind. The P71s are great cars if you like to add gadgets, stereos etc. They have auxiliary wiring harnesses from all the police gear you can tap into.

If I had more time I wouldn’t mind buying one and tinkering with it. Believe it or not if you get one that has the 3.55 gears out back, with a premium fuel tune they can actually be pretty quick.

stickguy

Like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqyBuR0jPas

tjc78

That’s pretty cool.

gsemike

stickguy said:

I love that legend. Seems odd though. A collector, knows what he has, selling cheap? Why?

Unless he was smoke blowing, but I think that would sell for upper teens.

Might be fair, not cheap

fintail

Haven't browsed marketplace in awhile, but when logging in this morning, this was suggested for me, thought some might get a kick out of it

stickguy

I like the concept!

explorerx4

@fintail,
You need to work the deal to get some of those chickens, too.

fintail

No chickens and I am not paying asking price

That thing does look like a well-done conversion. Could be a fun project for someone not hoping to make a profit, I'd like to see it back on the road.

xwesx

fintail said:

Haven't browsed marketplace in awhile, but when logging in this morning, this was suggested for me, thought some might get a kick out of it

Man. That SCREAMS @fintail.

british_rover

@tjc78 said:

@british_rover said:
Little police interceptor round up.

https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/5956703?h=4-1/6-1

https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/5956704?h=4-1/6-1

https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/6045170?h=4-1/6-1

https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/5956700?h=4-1/6-1

The burgundy 08 with SAP is probably the winner of the group there. Swap in the seats from a wrecked civi Vic or Grand Marquis and run it another 100K.

Those all went for about what I thought although I am surprised that the white one in California only went for 3,300. Not so sure I would pay 1,000 more for the red one over the blue one but not unreasonable.