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Maybe you can make a deal with the seller to replace the cats before you seal the deal?
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Nothing over 25 for a 4o3
Repaint, wheels done, I’ll bet not on a machine. It’s worth half asking.
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Wow, this thread sure makes me reflect. In 1974 I bought a 62 SD Catalina from an ad in the back of Hot Rod Magazine. I paid the full asking price and when I brought it home you can't believe how many people told me I was an IDIOT for paying that much money for That Car. When I bought it - it had 409 carbs, a 63 intake, aftermarket valve covers & headers. Makes you wonder doesn't it?
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For the record, cars always look better on the 'net than in person. Lighting and photography do wonders, not necessarily on purpose, just the way it is.
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Ooh, I didn't realize you were going to California with it. Yeah that's going to be a big deal with that exhaust on it. The exhaust has been welded to the subframe, which is a corner-cutting doofus shop antic that would make me angry to see done. Good luck getting the seller to agree to exhaust modifications for California, every time I have tried that I get blown off.
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The exhaust issue would be enough for me- if I were trying to bring the car into CA.
As others have mentioned, the car just isn't clean enough to justify the asking price. Don't get me wrong- it's a nice car, just not nice enough for that money on a 403 auto car. The paint looks nice overall, but has several minor issues that are visible in the pictures- bubbles in the wheel well, rust on the trunk lip, chips on the door edges, cracking on the rear spoiler end cap, etc. If we can see those in the pics, what will you notice in person? The interior shows some wear and needs a serious detailing. Paint missing on steering collar. Looks like a chunk missing out of the console near the passenger seat. Seat belt guides half missing. Etc.
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Trust me when I say.....they look wayyyyyyy different in person I just let one go because of false claims and issues that were not mentioned in the description on line. Be very careful!!
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Thanks again all. I spoke to the dealer yesterday - he's holding at that asking price for now, but agreed to get me more info on the carburetor and other emissions components.
The private owner cars are so much better. One thing dealers frequently do is swap out all the very nice parts from their cars and sell those as "mint" components separately. Then find replacement driver quality parts to sell with the cars. Those wheels might even be from a different car. I wonder if the t-tops were swapped out also.
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edit: Funny, site blocked my use of the WWII German army name.
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Agree
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U N T sounds like you really need a car that is a California native and is current on emissions testing. Or has history of having been CA. certified in the not too distant past. If its currently on in-op registration. or a bona-fide time capsule car with Stock Everything Even with all the plumbing on the 49 State 403's - the Cali versions may have had even further plumbs and a different carburetor too. Are you sure a 73 Auto A/C Loaded wouldn't suit you well enough ? No Cat - dual exhaust - minimal emission gizmos You are surfing in that price range |
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Out of state cars only need to comply with their original emissions. I don't think I would need a Cali compliant cat, just a 49 state compliant cat for example. The Cali cats have plumbing for the pump, but can be capped off for 49 state cars - at least that's my understanding.
When you say the car didn't come with duals, my understanding is it was a cross over pipe at manifolds to a single cat, then a splitter to dual mufflers and tailpipes.
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