ChattanoogaJSB

The boys in Bedford used to intrigue me with their driver-status listings, but when I saw a few at Carlisle it reminded me why an up-close inspection is a must.

I saw this one on ebay and had to pass it along..."rusty frame" sure, but this thing is corroded all over inside. Birdcage bets anyone?

Now I wouldn't pass it along for a smile on the forum, but if you read the questions at the bottom concerning BIN price...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-...item4d08f19d48
Thirty-Two-Five asking.

TheGanzman

MrPbody

Perhaps the last two people were asking about the BIN because they couldn't believe the first answer.
Looks like the same old games are still going on from that dealer. I was SO lucky when I bought my 64 from them sight unseen. they thought they had a sucker on the line (they did) so they reeled me in for only 21K, all the wile believing they had passed off an engine with major internal problems (he told me it "needs a tune up"). turned out to be a broken rocker stud, and an easy fix for me, but I'll bet they thought it was way more than that. Once the stud was replaced, that became one of the best running carbed engines I've owned in years (and I made a point of thanking them for the great deal I got, just to rub it in, and let them know that I know what they tried to pull).

Russ

ChattanoogaJSB

That's awesome Russ! They do have some neat stuff from time to time and under some circumstances I can say I would buy something from them...but I have inlaws up that way and would choose to see it for myself first-hand. Your thread was one of the best of the year, an amazing amount of progress in such short time!

steveale

well, I don't feel as bad about the condition of mine now.

Man, there has been a LOT of moisture inside the car for a long period of time. When you have the instrument panel screws rusted just think how all the wiring connections look. The chrome side trim on the seats has more rust than chrome left

Current auction price of 13K looks about correct for the condition. Part out value is low because parts are horrible condition.

Tampa Jerry

Is the engine original or the tach original. One is not. I wonder why there are no frame shots... Jerry

mid-year crisis

Most brag about a "barn" find. How many can claim they made a "lake" find??

AZDoug

Because it probably resembles the muffler that is hanging off the back, or worse. mufflers are usually replaced every so often..

Doug

daz_au

I hope the 13k bidder has a lot of time, skills and/or money to go along with that offer....

Velox

Well this car has certainly got one of those "no doubt about it" real Trim Tags

ChattanoogaJSB

I hadn't even looked that deeply at the engine/tach- good catch. The rest was so bad. I can get by without any frame shots, looking at the rest of it when they say rusty, I think "massive fissures." With the visible rust on the interior and the rot that must lurk under the dash I truly can't imagine calling this one a builder. I hate to see one go eternally out of inventory, but to me this is a parts car and not worth even the 13K bid!

I can argue all day for some brave soul with a large wallet and love for the cars bringing one "back from the dead" but I think decay won the war. It probably helps the bidding that it looks, uh, "complete" but so much of the complete parts are trash...

narlee

You can't get a photo of something that is gone.

jrs 427

no worse than some of the parts prices I have viewed;
62 jack 1500
BB bellhousing, repaired 250
TI ignition 3000+
65 instrument gages 1600
63-7 ash tray 125


Sure the parts may be in good condition but are they in touch with reality ? Maybe the big buck restoration shops buy and pass the "savings " on to the bill payers.
I thought it was a hobby.. not a get rich scheme.
" Way too many bankers, not enough drivers "

Islander21

I just want to know how deep underwater this vehicle went and for how long. Geebus.

turbocat

Am I missing something? What's wrong with the tach?

Velox

Nothing that I can see. Above someone said wrong engine/tach combo but the block is HT which is 327/350HP which to my understanding should have a tach with redline starting at 6K, which this one does. So... lines up OK to me. Anyway, I posted the picture from the auction of the trim tag. It has HALF eaten away. Irreplaceable. Aluminum does not rust. So just what kind of corrosive picture is that? Acid? So all kinds of terrible things have happened to this car. Even the hood support is rusted!!!

APV

I think this car has had salt water intrusion.

Nowhere Man

you have to admit in this cars hay day it must of looked really with the cragers and raised white letter Good Years and a nice color combo that the top dropped. to bad the last owners left it in a lake

mikem350

The bidding has topped 21K...BUY now of 32.5K
Unbelieveable!

I have my 66 BB in the FS section here...Its off to ebay ASAP!!

Dan Hampton

Looks like a $21K bidder, now. Some of these guys never learn. The guy who buys it and attempts to bring it back will make this one of the rare cars that was under water twice.