The bones might be good, but by the time you do/undo everything necessary to make it livable and not embarrassing to be seen in...nah. ND.
The bones might be good, but by the time you do/undo everything necessary to make it livable and not embarrassing to be seen in...nah. ND.
Sure, it would need a lot of work. But it’s handsome, it’s unmolested, and it’s complete. That has to be the most charming dash I’ve seen in a while. And something about the intact headliner tells me this has life in it yet. NP.
I feel like 99% of possible second owners for cars like this are the foolhardy and unsuspecting. If you’re rich enough to both buy and maintain one, you probably want it new. Somewhere there might be one wealthy buyer who considers it shrewd to keep the $100K, enjoy the luxury and accept the remaining cost of…
I’m a little suspicious of the mods. Did they really work out all that well if it’s for sale within 5,000 miles of the work being done? ND.
For my sister’s wedding, my brother was deputized to pick up some flowers in his ’70 Monte Carlo. He got to the florist, flipped the driver’s seat forward, loaded the flowers in the back, and...it wouldn’t start. A second vehicle was sent to rescue the flowers. Flipped the seat forward, transferred the flowers, flipped…
The seller has three choices at this point:
Oy, as in oy veh. ND.
If that is indeed a paint job and not a wrap, ND. It’s all contingent on that. Even the car’s basic design is not my aesthetic, but I could overlook it for the functionality. But not desirable enough to be bothered with a respray.
You know those “Ugliest Cars Ever Made” listicles? This generation of Subaru somehow gets overlooked every time. Just irredeemably hideous. On the other hand, the nostalgia is strong–the color, the tiny white wheels. You would certainly stand out at C&C. But I’m not paying $7.5K for the privilege. ND.
If I were going for a 2nd gen Camaro, I would go a little earlier to get the design in its purest form, without the diving board bumpers and with the proper round taillights. Even then, it would have to be in a lot nicer shape for this price. ND.
If it’s all as presented, this is the sweet spot. Well sorted, but not so nice you’d be afraid to get it dirty or add another ding. And in this market, priced near the low end of “purchase you won’t instantly regret.”
Humorously, from some angles, the unfamiliar design gives off Cadillac Allanté vibes.
I went ND, but I wouldn’t be surprised if someone pays it. It’s like an email scam: It costs next to nothing to put it in front of thousands or millions of eyes, and you only need one to take the bait. And there’s plenty of new, dumb money in the D.C. area.
For the right price, this could be the base for a patient restoration project. Or you could ignore the cosmetic issues and enjoy the driving experience until something big breaks. This ain’t that price.
Quirks as in, reverse doesn’t work? Or quirks as in, you can summon a friendly spirit with the turn signal stalk? An important distinction. But tentative NP.
There’s the car, and there’s the grille. The sheet metal is understatedly handsome. The grille is iconic. Put them together and it’s a parody of itself, like sticking one of those fake Rolls grilles on a Beetle. As for this one, it’s much, much farther down the depreciation curve than the seller wants to admit.
So, about 13% of you would probably take your remaining dollars and stick them in front of the exhaust to be incinerated or scattered into the wild blue yonder.
IF the work it needs is nothing egregious, then NP, I suppose. But the mechanic’s offer in the ad is notable, and not in a good way.
Does it come with a fresh jar of English wire smoke and a rattle can of Italian rust? No? Then ND.
Why did I only just notice the LR in the background? This seller is a multinational masochist.