UPDATE 3/15/05 : I have purchased the car!! See pictures later down at this post!
Car turns out to look like a R/T but non-SE, with matching nbrs 383 motor and correct FC7 code paint, white vinyl top. This two-owner car was purchased in 1993 by this owner after sitting in a farmer's barn, driven into the garage and parked for 6 years. The car looks like it was retired around 1980...it has 1970's American mag rims. Being a California car, rust is isolated only to the trunk and surface areas in the trunk.
OK, the seller was getting so many calls for the car he was having second thoughts of selling it for the advertised $5,000. I kept calling him almost everyday for a month to finally get him to agree to show the car. Because I was the first to contact him 15 minutes after the ad posted at 2:30 AM online I got first dibs. I came and paid for the car, $6100 cash. The car has 3 points on the body that need attention obviously the trunk has one spot where it has rusted through, the passenger rear fenderhas a gash, hood is dented a bit, and the rear valance behind the bumper has been dented, so the trunk does not close.
I came with the assumption this was a S/E car, but obviously is not. The weird thing is it has the leather interior, thumbwheel radio, which were S/E add-ons. Build sheet was not able to be located by owner on this car. I still need to run the option stamp tag through the different option codes. Do you guys notice anything pecuilar? I will be trailering the car back home during the weekend or next, depending on weather.
He also has for sale a 71 318 Cuda, 72 Chally, and a geunine '70 V-code shaker six pack R/T FC7 plum crazy car for $13-15,000 that is about the same condition as this 383 car, but includes the build sheet and non matching but correct date code 440. Missing shaker assembly and shaker hood, but has a NOS baseplate included. Hemi transmission with two pistol shifters included. Trunk rust and someone stepped on the roof are the only bodywork that it needs. It needs more work than this 383 car, but for another $6500 I *could* grab it. However I am convinced I am happy with this one. I heard it costs $10,000 alone for the shaker hood!
I'm hoping I got a good deal on this 383 car, even in the semi-rough state it is in, and passing on the expensive-to-restore 440 six pak.
First thing, it needs a bath! :thumbs:
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Going to go see the car tomorrow, its a *smoking* deal! Guy already has a 6-pack of his own, no time to work on this one. From what I know the car has sat for 8 years indoors so I will have it flatbed towed to my home. Only problem areas is small rear end repair work needed, and some trunk rust. I will check this all out tomorrow.
Its a original plum crazy N code 383 with slapstic auto. Weird that it has a black interior with a white vinyl top with white stripe. (Rare? I don't know if this will look attractive, change to black?) This is in California, so I'm expecting any rust to be minimal. We shall see.
I will take pics and post them here. Excited about becoming one of the E-Body enthusiasts around here!
David
'65 Mustang notchback red/white 289 3-speed (in family since new, unrestored semi-survivior)
'69 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV (restored)
'75 Mercedes 450SL (silver/red, my daily driver)
Topic: Purchasing nbrs matching plum crazy '70 R/T SE this week (Read 2582 times)