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Wrecking yard! Let's give some deserving kid that engine!
There is a certain person on this board who once said that he could take nearly any car over 5 years old and could total it for the cost bringing it up to manufacturer's standards. On this one, the airbages alone are what $3k? Looks like it could be a real mess.
From the background in the pics, it looks like this seller has some sort of business in repairables. I don't know if he buys them and flips them, or if he repairs them. In any event, it looks like the complexity of the required repairs has been understated and the potential value overstated.
To be fair, it looks like the airbags were stolen though.
Poster on a MB forum just paid $1600 for this
But at $1,600 no real harm done as long as nothing big goes wrong. Kind of a tired looking old thing. Where's the love?
One thing that sets off an alarm is that it is not a 1965 model as the ad states. Fintails from early 1963 on had dual circuit brakes, and by looking at the master cylinder on this car, it does not have these brakes. The serial number given also points to an earlier car, probably early in the 1963 model year production run. Damn I'm a geek about these things.
I paid $1600 for my fintail 10 years ago, maybe in one grade better condition. I have a handful of parts in my trunk too.
That fintail also likely has had a drivers door replacement. Mirrors were on the fender through 63, on the door for 64-65. That car has both. I hope it's at least good mechanically.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
It was a neglected Pennsylvania car, so it had a weeee bit of rust. Worked for a first car though.
Well, that was back in 1993, almost 12 years ago. The car still leaks from time to time, but I've never put my foot through the floor boards. Still, I'm almost scared now, after all that time, to lift the carpet again!
Anyway, some body filler to hold it in place, and that shingle made a perfect floor board patch (just peeled the mat back, installed, and covered it over).
Bringing this back on topic, even the pros (or at least the TV shows like Dream Car garage) seem to get surprised by what they find when they strip a car down. So any of these project cars, even with a basic pre-purchase inspection, are likely to divulge deep dark secrets as the work progresses.
To me, I am either buying a car to use as is (either a beater or one that was fully restored), or plan a full resto. At least that way you have some expectations.
The worst thing you can do is get a car that you know has some needs, but you only want to do simple/cheap stuff to it (just the "basics"). I think this is where all those failed projects you see on Ebay come from.
Actually, the best bet might be to get on Overhaulin. At least it is quick and you don't have to pay for it.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
1969 Chevy Chevelle Malibu 2 door hardtop.
"Matching numbers" 350 V8 w/ original 4 speed manual transmission. Color maroon.
Body looks good from 20 feet. Has plenty bondo says the magnet. Some rust bubbles at rocker panels, some rust bubbling at windshield trim and rear windscreen trim. Chrome bumpers have rust spots. Interior okay, but hole in carpet near gas pedal, door panels faded, seats (buckets) faded, headlliner sagging. Runs well, you can drive it home. One owner 30 years, engine rebuilt ten years ago.
Price range?
Cost of chrome has gone through the roof. Probably spend a good chunk of the difference between this car and a quality one on chrome bits alone. Someone needs to come up with a cheaper/more environmentally friendly way to chrome stuff!
Plus, if it's a Chevy from that era, that name just pulls a lot more respect and lust than an equivalent Tempest/LeMans, Special, or Cutlass, or Ford or Mopar.
For some reason, the '68-72 GM intermediates were notorious for rear-window rustout, although after 30+ years, I guess you can't really fault any unrestored car for having it by now!
Of course, to me, the 4 speed is the key. I wouldn't give you 1K for it with an AT.
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I could also see a somewhat lower price, but I think personally you could get more $1,500 if it was in pieces in a dumpster.
This car is a little different for this forum. The bidding on this car is $300 right now with some time to go, so let's call it $450.
Whenever I look at the ebay listings, I'm always surprised by how many cars I see with way high miles. There are routinely cars with 250k and more and they all supposedly run great.
This one here has 156k and it many not have been remarkable before it got vandalized. We're looking at repairing the damage from the vandalism and doing mechanical repairs.
What would this car in average condition with 156k be worth without the vandalism and not in need of mechanical repairs be worth??? A grand??? I'm surprised that the biddign is up to $300. This car is worth more as parts than it is whole.
Guy I know at work has is the original owner of a well maintained 100K mile 90 Civic hatch in pretty nice shape he's talked about letting go for about $2000. No damage at all...and only $1700 more than that bid.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Currently $3000 with a buy it now of $4500. Hmmm. Seems a wee bit optimistic to me.
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This cars value is in a build up to own and enjoy, not as an investment. Does it have a 3 sp auto? Does it have front discs? I'd need more info, but maybe $3k.... maybe.
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The body on this '71 looks pretty good, except that it appears to have been smacked a few times in the front. And any car that has a peak/beak theme upfront like that is prone to plenty of damage, because as the beak/peak gets pushed in, often it'll still look more or less okay, but put stress on other parts of the car.
And I don't know what that is on the floor of the car, but it doesn't look like carpet to me. Looks like some kind of padded mat-type material.
Another killer for me is the color of the car. I can't stand that gold color, although I think this is one case where a vinyl roof helps. It tones down the gold, and provides a more subdued accent.
It'd definitely be a fun car to build up, but as is, unless you had a car like this as a kid, and are sorely nostalgic for it, I'd pass on it.
Then, in early '97, someone sold me a front and back seat out of an early 70's A-body for $25. Looked fine, except for one small rip on the driver's side backrest. By this time, the driver's side bucket was getting really ratty looking, although the back seat was still good. I think some of the stitching at the top might have been thinning though.
The back seat of my '79 Newport, which had about 250,000 miles on it when I got rid of it, was just about perfect. So was the back seat of my 192K '86 Monte Carlo, and my Grandma's 157K '85 LeSabre.
I wonder if the back seat of that '70 Cutlass might have been pulled out of the car from time to time? Or maybe the owner used it to store car parts and such? Sometimes when a car sits around too long, things like that happen to it!
The seller has a good feedback record, but the VIN is 111026, so this is a coupe with a sawed off roof. Or, perhaps the seller copied the VIN incorrectly. In any case, it's not worth restoring if it truly is a coupe chop job.
A fright pig, even without fire damage! And, how cold the owner not even bother to wipe up the extinquisher residue?
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
These are very valuable, very desirable cars and will pull strong money even crushed like a beer can.