Series 1 Looking For Some Love

[jfa.series1]

Not my car, not my ad.  This one popped up not far from me but I've not yet had time to get out to see it.  Suffering from a lot of "patina" in all the wrong places.

https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/5992192788.html

[JSM]

Geese tha was a $400 car or less about 4 years ago. 

[Patcon]

2 hours ago, JSM said:

Geese tha was a $400 car or less about 4 years ago

Yes, but hasn't been that way for a couple of years now.

That car has a lot of rust to be a Texas car. You know there is a lot more you can't see...

[Matthew Abate]

Geese tha was a $400 car or less about 4 years ago. 

It's only a $4,400 car if it actually sells. You can beat this deal on eBay, let alone digging harder.

[sweatybetty]

1 hour ago, Patcon said:

Yes, but hasn't been that way for a couple of years now.

That car has a lot of rust to be a Texas car. You know there is a lot more you can't see...

has a/c though

[RS02]

Bought mine in springs TX. Seems like mine had less rust than that... or at least what I can find


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[jfa.series1]

I drove out to check on this car this afternoon and its every bit as sad as the ad photos suggest.  Its a 01/71 car, VIN 19270, last registered in 1988.  Lots of rust - floorboards, outer rockers, doglegs, rust and bondo in both rear quarters, rear valance, bottom of hatch. The cowl panel has gaping rust holes.  Interior a real mess, inner rockers look to be compromised.  The left door was jammed but able to force open so its likely the body is bent.  The tires were pretty flat so unable to inspect frame rails.  The seller thinks he has a $4k treasure.  I suggested the money required to make it a decent car would put owner seriously underwater on finished value.  I told him if he's interested in selling it at a parts car price to get back to me - I'm not holding my breath.

Edited February 11, 2017 by jfa.series1

[zed2]

Jim,

Price dropped from $4400 to $3950, I guess the market is cooling!

Keith

[Terrapin Z]

The price of patina is going up. Even at the dropped price. 

I'm with Jeff on a price of  $400 not $4000 

[madkaw]

I just bought my 2/71 from the junkyard for 300$  looks a hell of lot better than that- but was still a 300$ mess. Mine was definetly not complete

[lonetreesteve]

On 2/10/2017 at 6:40 PM, jfa.series1 said:

I drove out to check on this car this afternoon and its every bit as sad as the ad photos suggest.  Its a 01/71 car, VIN 19270, last registered in 1988.  Lots of rust - floorboards, outer rockers, doglegs, rust and bondo in both rear quarters, rear valance, bottom of hatch. The cowl panel has gaping rust holes.  Interior a real mess, inner rockers look to be compromised.  The left door was jammed but able to force open so its likely the body is bent.  The tires were pretty flat so unable to inspect frame rails.  The seller thinks he has a $4k treasure.  I suggested the money required to make it a decent car would put owner seriously underwater on finished value.  I told him if he's interested in selling it at a parts car price to get back to me - I'm not holding my breath.

Thanks for taking the time to check the car out, Jim. Sounds like it is in worse condition than what it looks in the pictures. The seller may have let the air out of the tires so you can't see how bad the underside of the car really is.  I agree - it would make a good parts car.