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$100,000 resto on a 3500 mile car???

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Old 10-12-2015, 02:16 AM
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What fun!! Let's spend $100K on a resto and then go right out & sell it for $70K!
Am I missing something here?

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Old 10-12-2015, 06:57 AM
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Ouch!

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Old 10-12-2015, 09:19 AM
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Colorful write up and crazy money...

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Old 10-12-2015, 09:58 AM
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Math won't be and never really was there in this economy for resto margin. Illusion the norm, rare case profit. when you factor unpaid hours in, it is one of the worst ventures to sink money in, especially when you factor time involved in (dead return time). Love of car only sane reason to resto.

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Old 10-12-2015, 11:27 AM
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Doing a $100,000 resto on a3500 mile car kind of kills the low mile original.. The car isn't going to smell and feel the same..

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Old 10-12-2015, 12:13 PM
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$ 100,000 and not that good. Paint was nice though

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Went to the Fernandina Beach FL car show and what do I see right off the bat?

A 1974 SD TA!




He drove it from SC to the show!



Then I saw 2 other SD TAs!

One was Gary H's Brewster Green TA.
Awesome looking TA.





And another White SD TA



Beautiful day and very beatiful cars there.

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I hadn't seen this one before.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pontiac-Tran...m=161873546358

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Old 10-30-2015, 01:49 PM
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Replacement block and e-heads

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Old 10-30-2015, 02:20 PM
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Heads are easy to find, what do you guys think it will go for?

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Old 10-30-2015, 03:16 PM
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There is more going on here than replacement block and heads. The pcv valve is in the valley pan. That probably means the engine no longer has the 80 pound oil pump. With those differences, anything else is possible as well.

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Old 11-09-2015, 02:52 PM
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Anyone seen any updates or progress pics on Larry Navarro's former Red '73 SD T/A? It was moving along pretty well earlier this year, I think it was in paint on a rotisserie at that time.

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Old 11-16-2015, 07:12 PM
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This car is on it's way to MCACN, it got picked up this past weekend. A simple phone call to the father/son duo who were selling answered all of the questions. Boxes of original parts are traveling with it including the LS2 intake, carb, distributor, starter, rocker covers with the original sticker, spare honeycomb with it's original Firestone tire......you get the idea. The block in the car has a code of XD on it and the seller was nice enough to say the number above that did not match the last 6 digits of the VIN.

I didn't buy it but tipped off the guy that did.
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Old 11-16-2015, 07:41 PM
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Cool!

I'd be interested in that number.
(and date code if you know it?)


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The block in the car has a code of XD on it and the seller was nice enough to say the number above that did not match the last 6 digits of the VIN.
Wow... I've seen that happen often. Wouldn't have expected it with an SD owner, though. Very nice score for someone.

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Not mine and don't know anything about it. Just saw it on facebook. black, 73 SD, 6k miles, column shift. Any members in Austin area know this one, maybe Streetking?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

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Wow... I've seen that happen often. Wouldn't have expected it with an SD owner, though. Very nice score for someone.

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Old 11-17-2015, 07:35 AM
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The car was owned by a gentleman who passed away (not sure how recently) and the guys who were selling it on e-Bay were friends of his who had bought it from the widow. They knew the car was special but didn't know too much about it. Spent it's entire life in the southwest, nice & dry and stored indoors. I'm anxious to see it!

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Not mine and don't know anything about it. Just saw it on facebook. black, 73 SD, 6k miles, column shift. Any members in Austin area know this one, maybe Streetking?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater
This car is indeed owned by a fellow in Austin. Nice original unrestored survivor SD with 6K miles on it. Used to look like this.





Here's a picture of her from last March. Promoted two Factory Freaks in this presentation. Rare indeed to have two of the 6 known ('70~'73) One of One's in one location:



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