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#4861
10-11-2015, 11:07 PM
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$100,000 resto on a 3500 mile car???
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#4862
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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#4863
10-12-2015, 06:57 AM
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Ouch!
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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#4864
10-12-2015, 09:19 AM
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Colorful write up and crazy money...
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#4865
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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#4866
10-12-2015, 11:27 AM
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Doing a $100,000 resto on a3500 mile car kind of kills the low mile original.. The car isn't going to smell and feel the same..
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Current Pontiacs -1973 Formula SD455 - #'s auto orig paint 1972 Trans Am - 4 speed orig paint 1966 2+2 convertible - 421 4bbl automatic 1967 Grand Prix - 4 speed orig paint 1967 GTO - 4 speed orig paint 35k orig miles |
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#4867
10-12-2015, 12:13 PM
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$ 100,000 and not that good. Paint was nice though
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#4868
10-24-2015, 07:56 PM
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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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#4869
10-30-2015, 01:25 PM
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#4870
10-30-2015, 01:49 PM
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#4871
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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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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#4872
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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#4873
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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#4874
11-16-2015, 07:12 PM
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I didn't buy it but tipped off the guy that did.
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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#4875
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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#4876
11-16-2015, 08:31 PM
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#4877
11-16-2015, 09:13 PM
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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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#4878
11-16-2015, 09:31 PM
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#4879
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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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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#4880
11-17-2015, 08:21 AM
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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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