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Old 05-28-2008, 12:09 PM
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Mine has to be worth at least $20,000

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...m130224231809&
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I like the straw interior...sort of like a V8 hayride.
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I always wonder why people dont at least attempt to clean up the cars before they take pictures of them.

An the underside looks absolutly horrid. So rusty the exhaust has deteriorated?

All i can say is wow
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The $10k isn't the asking price, the auction started at $1,000. People have bid it up that high. Seems crazy to me, but I guess if someone wants an original 454 red ext/black int. total resto project, that's about what they're going for now.

This car has a lot of potential ... as in it will potentially bankrupt whoever buys it.
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WTF!! He has to mean that he'll give you $10k to take it out of his barn.
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Man, that's a lot of rust. Even if all that is just surface rust you KNOW the windshield frame is GONE! Even the metal interior pieces are covered with rust!
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Man, that's a lot of rust. Even if all that is just surface rust you KNOW the windshield frame is GONE! Even the metal interior pieces are covered with rust!
Its pretty bad when the speedometer numbers are rusting away...
Old 05-28-2008, 12:37 PM
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Its pretty bad when the speedometer numbers are rusting away...
people...the ground straps are intact..that has to be worth some major $

The perfect example of how your car could look if totally ignored for 30 years...yikes!
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New owner needs to take that Vette to the next NCRS convention so it can be "benchmarked" far all other owners to follow suit
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Poor car. Hate to see them so neglected.

The seller did a good job of posting many detailed pics as to the condition that the car is in. At least, he's not trying to hide things, as other flea bay posters have done.
What you see is what you get, I guess. I think I'll save my coin for a different project; one that isn't bathed in years of rust, critters, leaves or straw. For that kind of money, there's still time to find a healthier unit.
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I saw that the other day. I hate to say it but if ever there was a candidate for the crusher, this is it! As prior posters have stated, this would bankrupt someone trying to bring it back to life. Sometimes euthanasia is the kindest act, why prolong the suffering.
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You can't fault the seller for trying to hide anything. The many pics tell a thorough story.
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That guy deserves life without parole for letting it get to that condition.
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i need a tetanus shot pronto
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.....even the rust has rust.....
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Ever think maybe someone is just buying it for the matching #'s...?

You could basically double your money that way. Come to think of it, it's the ONLY reason I can think of that someone would buy it in this state.

Think about it, what if you had a same year NOM 454, worth about $15k, but your body and interior and suspension etc. were all in good shape. So you buy this one and basically junk everything but keep the VIN plates, engine block, and transmission. Then swap everything around from your "good" car (ie; put the tranny, and VINs from this one into yours and rebuild your motor onto this one's main block). Now you've just taken a $15k car, added $10k, and can sell it for $35k+
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your ride is in a whole different ball part JUGHEAD. people are just dumb. that car is awful.

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Originally Posted by Ron R
This car has a lot of potential ... as in it will potentially bankrupt whoever buys it.
Thanks. I LOL'ed.
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Originally Posted by paul67
You can't fault the seller for trying to hide anything. The many pics tell a thorough story.

Does anyone know just how rare that car is?
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looks like its been parked at the bottom of a salt water lake for 20 years not in a barn.


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