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

lemko1968

Anybody got the courage to take this on?

lemko1968

First time out of the warehouse since the pandemic: October 28, 2022.

sda

@oldfarmer50 said:
At least our office folks aren’t this bad:

https://triblive.com/local/monroeville/monroeville-woman-fraudulently-rented-avis-cars-for-heroin-cash/

Sad

stickguy

that was, interesting.

ab348

Lemko! Nice to hear from you. Cadillac looks great.

tjc78

Love the Caddy. I miss having a land yacht.

I really want another 88 or 89 Town Car.

oldfarmer50

What year is that Caddie? It looks similar in style to my son’s 93’ Deville but I know the Fleetwoods and Devilles looked alike and the styles didn’t change much between the late 70s and early 90s.

tjc78

Pretty sure it’s an 88 or 89 Fleetwood Brougham

90 changed to composite headlights.

explorerx4

I was expecting to see Anthony Gozzo ready to do a walk around of that Cadillac.

xwesx

lemko1968 said:

Anybody got the courage to take this on?

Sure, I could haul that to the scrapyard! And, I would even be willing to beat the fool that drug it out of there the first time!

explorerx4

It has a Continental Kit bumper. That has to be worth something.

stickguy

Saw this on a forum. Some good buys. I’ll take the hemi Cuda for $5k

stickguy

That was the want ad press from 1985.

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

Saw this on a forum. Some good buys. I’ll take the hemi Cuda for $5k

“runs strong but has knock”?😳

explorerx4

Guessing New Jersey newspaper. Very few of the ad's list the mileage. Newest I see is an 83 Camaro.

stickguy

I remember the want ad press from back then. I think it was national.

kyfdx

Six cylinder automatic?

explorerx4

I assumed he was looking at one of the ads below it.

lemko1968

@oldfarmer50 said:
What year is that Caddie? It looks similar in style to my son’s 93’ Deville but I know the Fleetwoods and Devilles looked alike and the styles didn’t change much between the late 70s and early 90s.

My car is a 1989 model; last year before they went to composite headlights.

sda

lemko1968 said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

What year is that Caddie? It looks similar in style to my son’s 93’ Deville but I know the Fleetwoods and Devilles looked alike and the styles didn’t change much between the late 70s and early 90s.

My car is a 1989 model; last year before they went to composite headlights.

Tell us more about your car. Interior/exterior pics you can share? Great color, sharp car.

oldfarmer50

lemko1968 said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

What year is that Caddie? It looks similar in style to my son’s 93’ Deville but I know the Fleetwoods and Devilles looked alike and the styles didn’t change much between the late 70s and early 90s.

My car is a 1989 model; last year before they went to composite headlights.

Beautiful. Did they still put the 350 V8 in those?

lemko1968

Looks like somebody in the neighborhood has just brought home a 1973 Buick Riviera project car. Looks like it was lying in the woods for a long time! I have no idea how long as there were no expired plates or inspection stickers. Don’t know if they actually expect to restore it, use it as a parts car, or it’s simply going to be scrapped. It will be a massive undertaking to bring this one back!

stickguy

I imagine getting parts for that will be a big hurdle. Not like a Chevelle where you can buy every part needed to make one from OPG or one of the other repro companies.

texases

I can't imagine coming out ahead on that if he got it free.

stickguy

maybe a labor of love. Like the rich dudes that spend $120k on a restored one at BJ (or whatever car from their youth they wanted) who have money, just for guys on a budget! Key is going to be if you can do the bulk of the labor yourself.

though on that particular car, I would be shocked if the chassis was not a rusty nightmare, and nobody is saving that!

fintail

Riv looks like a trim parts donor or scrap. You can still find decent survivors just needing cosmetics out here in the west (aka the car isn't rotten) for not huge money)

oldfarmer50

lemko1968 said:

Looks like somebody in the neighborhood has just brought home a 1973 Buick Riviera project car. Looks like it was lying in the woods for a long time! I have no idea how long as there were no expired plates or inspection stickers. Don’t know if they actually expect to restore it, use it as a parts car, or it’s simply going to be scrapped. It will be a massive undertaking to bring this one back!

Looks like swamp thing.

ab348

oldfarmer50 said:

Looks like swamp thing.

Nice of them to leave the creeping vines on it in that case.

oldfarmer50

lemko1968 said:

Looks like somebody in the neighborhood has just brought home a 1973 Buick Riviera project car. Looks like it was lying in the woods for a long time! I have no idea how long as there were no expired plates or inspection stickers. Don’t know if they actually expect to restore it, use it as a parts car, or it’s simply going to be scrapped. It will be a massive undertaking to bring this one back!

Looks like swamp thing.

fintail

A few CL gems:


Fun use of resources

Nice place for your mullet

Restore or restomod, don't customize

See above, and fix those faults for that price

Not "mint" but neat enough

The fate of most, sad

Bold Price, Cotton

Basic but good

Ah, now some problems are stated

stickguy

I really like that Red Z28.

ab348

The '81 Eldo is a pretty car in good colors. None of the problems sound too tough. Brake job, deactivate the cylinder deactivation (deactivate the deactivator? Hmmm), fix the exhaust, and no doubt deal with some old GM electrical gremlins. It would make a very nice collector car.

tjc78

I agree on the Caddy. All the has stuff…. interior and body look good.

I didn’t post this but I got really tempted for a 78 Mark V Cartier the other day. Driver quality and no rust for 3K. All looked good until I saw the rear quarter had a pretty large dent and the bumper and chrome trim were banged up. By the time you sorted that it would have been cheaper to buy a better one

fintail

If that Eldo was say an 80-81 Seville Elegante in a similar color combo and condition, I would be tempted to look at it - I need it like I need a hole in my head, but that would be a cool radwood/malaise era car. Eldo still seems fair, just a hard sell here especially in winter.

sda

The interior of that Prelude is in great shape. I think it has one of the last 2 sp Hondamatics.

oldfarmer50

fintail said:

A few CL gems:


Fun use of resources

Nice place for your mullet

Restore or restomod, don't customize

See above, and fix those faults for that price

Not "mint" but neat enough

The fate of most, sad

Bold Price, Cotton

Basic but good

Ah, now some problems are stated

I had to laugh at that Caddie. It doesn’t drive but it’s time for someone else to enjoy it.

fintail

It's CL time:

It's cool but Toyota Tax + Idaho Tax hurts

Looks pretty decent for what it is

XS-ive, in style and price

No grille, low effort photos

The name is right on the car

Rare but limited upside

Better than some that have higher prices

Preservation piece

Parts available anywhere no doubt

Heavy duty

Looks like there is an unmentioned light front end incident

Endless project

Lots of style but you can't get there from here

Master of the Road

stickguy

the Red PU could be a fun and useful toy. seems fair enough.

that camper version is quite the period piece, but it must be dangerously slow. Need to V8 swap that baby.

ab348

The ‘83 Toyota pickup is the only good deal in that lot.

texases

That T-Bird - besides the obvious, isn't that a pretty unequipped one? 2bbl carb, dog dish hubcaps (but I guess those may have come later.

oldfarmer50

I had the FWD version of that 85’ Toyota truck. Piece of junk where I first learned to hate rust after my foot went through the bed.

That 84’ Toyota motor home would be perfect for setting up housekeeping on the street in Seattle.

That 91’ UAZ could probably be sold back to the Russians at a profit. I hear they need equipment.

I tried to buy a diesel Rabbit in 1980 but the salesman was so rude we walked. Dodged a bullet from what I gather.

bhill2

I must note that the '84 '300d' is a 300SD.

tjc78

@ab348 said:
The ‘83 Toyota pickup is the only good deal in that lot.

The 92 Vic and the Roadmaster May have a little upside but can’t tell from the pictures.

I know there is some love for the Toro with that roof but man that really is not an attractive car. Styling for the sake of styling.

ab348

tjc78 said:

I know there is some love for the Toro with that roof but man that really is not an attractive car. Styling for the sake of styling.

I have never liked the '71-'78 Eldo or Toro, in particular the later-year versions. Massive, heavy vehicles that seemed to have lost their way especially from '74-up. In '73 some Toros were either built with or had added by the aftermarket, an opera window:

oldfarmer50

ab348 said:

tjc78 said:

I know there is some love for the Toro with that roof but man that really is not an attractive car. Styling for the sake of styling.

I have never liked the '71-'78 Eldo or Toro, in particular the later-year versions. Massive, heavy vehicles that seemed to have lost their way especially from '74-up. In '73 some Toros were either built with or had added by the aftermarket, an opera window:

Is that Jim Rockford’s car in the foreground?

ab348

oldfarmer50 said:

ab348 said:

tjc78 said:

I know there is some love for the Toro with that roof but man that really is not an attractive car. Styling for the sake of styling.

I have never liked the '71-'78 Eldo or Toro, in particular the later-year versions. Massive, heavy vehicles that seemed to have lost their way especially from '74-up. In '73 some Toros were either built with or had added by the aftermarket, an opera window:

Is that Jim Rockford’s car in the foreground?

Yes, that shot is from one of the episodes in S1, "Charlie Harris At Large". Only place I've ever seen a Toro with that porthole window.

stickguy

I would much rather have the Firebird!

fintail

That's a very Ford-y opera window on the Toro.

Reminds me of this oddball I recall seeing a while back:

fintail

bhill2 said:

I must note that the '84 '300d' is a 300SD.

And note the seller claims it is both a 300D and 300TD in the ad, while also praising its aluminum body. Surprised the seller isn't in Idaho

sda

@fintail said:
That's a very Ford-y opera window on the Toro.

Reminds me of this oddball I recall seeing a while back:

Factory side molding wasn't enough?