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

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,161
    I always think 'there go the floorboards' when I seen an old parked car with open windows. Especially a 1960s Ford!
  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,443
    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



  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,794
    edited September 2019
    @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.
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,665
    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.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,161
    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...
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,803
    ‘65 Stang is a 289 4-spd, so could get that money if it is really nice.

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  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,443
    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
  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,443
    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
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    edited September 2019
    20 footer Z28 would be my pick - especially if the "revamped" cooling systtem includes a working A/C. :)
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,850
    I could live with the Z28. Maybe.

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  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,443
    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
  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,443
    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
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,850
    Coronet looks nice on the surface. Too bad it’s an AT. But if it’s solid, could be easy hop up project.

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  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,443
    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
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,803
    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?

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  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,443
    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+
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,850
    Well, cheesy rebuilds will show up in a crate too!

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,489
    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? :sunglasses:

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  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,443
    stickguy said:

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

    The really cheap ones are bubble wrapped :D
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,665
    Rapidly aging Xers giving Boomers a run for their money
  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,443
    fintail said:

    Rapidly aging Xers giving Boomers a run for their money

    No doubt a really good car in it's day but wow
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,850
    Nice. This is more my speed Budget

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

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,261
    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.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,803
    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.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,850
    Never saw the nascar trim version then I guess.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,376
    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).

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,850
    So, just like new!

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,489
    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.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,665
    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
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,850
    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!

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,489
    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.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,850
    The ranch wagon is hideous.

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

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,261
    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?

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,261
    Even the Bill Blass edition looked better


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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,665
    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:

    image

    Or if I had even more money:

    image

  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,261
    How much more? Nearly double? The Lincoln and Caddy were direct rivals.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,665
    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.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,489
    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.

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  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,443
    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
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    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.
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,850
    edited September 2019
    I like that vintage grand am, but not the way he has that one done up. And why no interior pictures?

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,489
    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.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,850
    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.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,489
    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.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,665
    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.
  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,261
    edited September 2019
    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.

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  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,443
    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
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,850
    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.

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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,680
    I like the 84 Cutlass. Looks very clean and the white with blue interior is sharp.

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  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    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.

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