JacktheRiffer Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Was browsing my local craigslist and found this: http://oklahomacity....2869173524.html If it is indeed complete mechanically would it be worth a restore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 This is a serious question? Initially, I was surprised to see the "$150 or best offer" at the top of the CL ad. I understood why as I scrolled down. Looks like it's had at least one collision and I'm willing to bet that there is more rust than good metal on that car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zack_280 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Might be worth entering into Lemons or Chumpcar at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearheadstik Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) This is a serious question? Initially, I was surprised to see the "$150 or best offer" at the top of the CL ad. I understood why as I scrolled down. Looks like it's had at least one collision and I'm willing to bet that there is more rust than good metal on that car. I kinda disagree...I think u better go look.... It may not be all that bad. I would rather have a car like that, that the rust has not been painted and bondo worked over...Some rust like that is not bad to blast off. It has the 240z style bumpers on it and I bet they are worth more than 150 for someone like me to have to straighten and rechrome.... Edited February 25, 2012 by gearheadstik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 That is most likely a good buy for a parts car. If the engine is in good shape and everything, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it, assuming you have the space. I'd offer them $100 and see what happens. But I do not reccomend attempting a restoration on that. You will end up spending a lot more time and money on it than you would if you just started off with a nicer chassis, not to mention that rear quarter panel looks super heavily rusted and I don't know if replacement qaurter panels are available. If they are, that's a lot of time and effort and swearing when you could have just bought one that needs much less chassis work for a few hundred more. That said, if you've got the space, buy the thing and strip everything off it. Extra parts never hurt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getoffmyinternet Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I'd rather have a car that wasn't rusted and beat to hell. Although, I'm hearing more and more about this chumpcar thing and it's got a good ring to it. To answer your question, if the sole purpose of the project was for it to take ten years, then yes. For any other reason whatsoever, no. It would certainly not be cheaper to restore this than to start with something already in decent shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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