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Old Jul 27, 2003 | 11:12 AM
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poor car... :( :( :(
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6168
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Old Jul 27, 2003 | 11:13 AM
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Old Jul 27, 2003 | 11:28 AM
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What a bunch of rust, if the booster, MC and stuff look like that and the window is cracked.. I'm willing to bet a case of beer that the frame is rusted severely and the birdcage too.
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Old Jul 27, 2003 | 11:37 AM
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AHHHHH, I'm having flashbacks!!! My car looked the same when I got it, except I had a center console (sort of) and my car was "running". Altough, I didn't have T-tops and it took a few months for the guy to mail me the door skins.

It doesn't look that bad.

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Old Jul 27, 2003 | 12:36 PM
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actually mine was worse, interior thrashed, body damaged, lamps held in place with blocks of wood, interior thrashed from theft, engine painted red w/ a brusg.. and on... and on. It's the crack in the windshield that worries me, repairing the birdcage is a lot of work.
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Old Jul 27, 2003 | 12:47 PM
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:( at least it can be put back together...
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Old Jul 27, 2003 | 01:15 PM
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That's not so bad. My 81' was far worse than that when I started it. I don't know if I would fix it or not, but if I could get it forunder 2K I would buy it.

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Old Jul 27, 2003 | 01:51 PM
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Thats nothing 25K won't fix nicely!
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