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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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Just me or something a little off here

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...eadExists=true
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by IMA66/74
Just me or something a little off here
I agree I can't read this also..... OK what does it mean

cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType= 21&pageNumber=14&numResultsPerPage=50&la rgeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descend ing&sortfield=YEAR+descending%2CPRICE+de scending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_9_%7CD-_86_%7CN-N%7CR-100%7CI-1%7CP-YEAR+descending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-19804&aff=national&paId=238946064&recnum =719&leadExists=true"]http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType= 21&pageNumber=14&numResultsPerPage=50&la rgeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descend ing&sortfield=YEAR+descending%2CPRICE+de scending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_9_%7CD-_86_%7CN-N%7CR-100%7CI-1%7CP-YEAR+descending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-19804&aff=national&paId=238946064&recnum =719&leadExists=true
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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Looks like a '73 to me.
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 12:02 AM
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Looks like a '73 to me.

Alarm lock on rear, 73 front clip, trashed interior & ugly paint...give him 7k
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 12:22 AM
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How do you get the year of the car off? Not even by 1 year, but 4!!! Motor was never beat on but it has nitrous. That's like giving a roasted chicken to starving kids in africa and telling them not to eat it. Sounds like a load of .
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by guitarcrazy02
How do you get the year of the car off? Not even by 1 year, but 4!!! Motor was never beat on but it has nitrous. That's like giving a roasted chicken to starving kids in africa and telling them not to eat it. Sounds like a load of .
VIN is correct for a 69'. Guess it has a later model front clip.

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Originally Posted by Duke94
VIN is correct for a 69'. Guess it has a later model front ****.
Clip....
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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Appearance wise it looks to me like a 73 but whats with that god aweful pukin color. PAINT IT BLACK !!
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 07:23 AM
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Years ago I saw quite a few early C-3's with wrecked front ends go with the newer '73 nose to update the car. Most then went with the fiberglass front bumper Ecklers sold painted to match instead of the factory GM rubber bumper though.
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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Hehehe, I quite like that
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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Somethings fishy.... Not only does it not have the correct front clip, but it doesn't have the correct rear clip either.... As stated before, the vin is not for a 73.
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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"since then the car has been restored."

Just more of the use of the Hot Rod Magazine definition of "restored". You've seen those - '63 Nova restored, 454, Turbo 400, shift kit, Pioneer stereo, 300 watts, subwoofers, chromalloy paint, etc.

Everyone seems to think rebuilding or building means "restore".

Not enough details to tell if a lot of '73 body panels have been installed on a wrecked '69 or if a stolen '73 was retagged as a '69 with donor parts (inner door panels).

Without seeing it in person, I would not offer a guess on value. The pictures are really poor.
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nitrous, shift kit, 4.11 rear .. what do you think of that recipe?
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by FRSTR90
Somethings fishy.... Not only does it not have the correct front clip, but it doesn't have the correct rear clip either.... As stated before, the vin is not for a 73.

He didn't say it was a '73. It is a ratbox nastyazz '69 with a '73 front end, horrible interior, Mickey Mouse engine compartment and Prince On Crack purple puke pearl paint.

The car isn't worth $3500.
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