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This Will Make You MAD, but need help!
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This Will Make You MAD, but need help!
You're gonna be mad because I don't have any pictures, but here's what I "found" on Saturday. For Sale: 1970/71? 454 4-speed Stingray with t-tops, Steel Cities Gray. I've seen the car, not just an ad. Black interior needs freshening up, seats need to be replaced, tilt wheel, most emblems are missing but holes are there, one 454 emblem is in place, tires are very old, paint looks good and original, no bad places in the body, t-tops are straight, bumpers in good shape. Asking price of $12,500. Should I go back and buy this? PS: I love the car already.
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Someone asked earlier if I wanted the car. Of course I do, but don't have the funds to purchase it.
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if its steel cities gray then it is a 71
any 71 big block for 12K is either priced for a very quick sale or there is something very wrong with it. be very careful and don't let your eyes glaze over on this one, be a knowledgeable buyer..
it is either
1. rusty
2. originally small block with NOM
3. title issues
southern car doesn't mean much, it is 39 years old and could have spent its 1st 30 years in the rust belt.
step back and look at the basics, then decide if the price is fair, then of course you need the money.. put a bunch down and borrow the rest.
any 71 big block for 12K is either priced for a very quick sale or there is something very wrong with it. be very careful and don't let your eyes glaze over on this one, be a knowledgeable buyer..
it is either
1. rusty
2. originally small block with NOM
3. title issues
southern car doesn't mean much, it is 39 years old and could have spent its 1st 30 years in the rust belt.
step back and look at the basics, then decide if the price is fair, then of course you need the money.. put a bunch down and borrow the rest.
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To the OP..
It's a 427 what? A 427/390 car in that condition may not be such a great deal as compared to other 427 cars.
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You do know you have to check the engine numbers before you even consider calculating the value, right?
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He said he doesn't have the funds to purchase it....
Leaving open the possibility he can get the funds, also leaving open the possibility that he can purchase for less than asking, or arrange financing, or an installment sale, or a trade...
sheesh! cut the guy a break and go with the flow!
If the original 454 is in there it will make a big difference in value. And of course as everyone has warned, a rusty bucket will not be a bargain even at $12.5k.
When can I come down to help?
I am a real expert on chrome bumper bigblocks. I walked around mine at least 3 times (not ONCE, not TWICE, but THREE times!!) before making an offer to the seller. I count myself extremely lucky to have purchased a solid car without really doing proper diligence.
Leaving open the possibility he can get the funds, also leaving open the possibility that he can purchase for less than asking, or arrange financing, or an installment sale, or a trade...
sheesh! cut the guy a break and go with the flow!If the original 454 is in there it will make a big difference in value. And of course as everyone has warned, a rusty bucket will not be a bargain even at $12.5k.
When can I come down to help?
I am a real expert on chrome bumper bigblocks. I walked around mine at least 3 times (not ONCE, not TWICE, but THREE times!!) before making an offer to the seller. I count myself extremely lucky to have purchased a solid car without really doing proper diligence.
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First off, I won't get on anyone for the wise cracks because I do the same thing myself. I see now what a jerk it makes me look like. Secondly, I know car guys like hearing about "finds" like this even if the finder wants the car but doesn't have the funds. If the majority of you had said it was a great deal, then I may have "found" the funds. But it sounds like it might not be a deal at all. I fell in love with it immediately because it was a big block 4-speed chrome bumpered Stingray! Need I say more.
The car is in Myrtle Beach/Surfside Beach at a Biker Saloon/Hwy 17. It is parked outside the saloon with a for sale in the window. It belongs to the owner of the saloon.
The car is in Myrtle Beach/Surfside Beach at a Biker Saloon/Hwy 17. It is parked outside the saloon with a for sale in the window. It belongs to the owner of the saloon.