General Discussions

Now you know why I don’t get invited to many parties#129395;

jim

A rust free shell for $3700 is a bargain. You can easily spend more than that just buying odd panels...if you could find them. Get a trailer and drag it home!

Wow! beautiful car, that is what i am shooting for, not a total nuts and bolts restoration but a car i can enjoy, thanks Art

I agree with Michael; $3700 is quite "reasonable". This cost me $2000 30 years ago (including shipping 1200 miles from North Queensland), bought sight unseen.




Fully stripped down to every nut and bolt - front "rebuilt".




A lot of money and expertise later...




The car is still my daily driver.








Nothing like a challenge if you have the funds and the time!
Art

I am the person who enjoy the process, the car I bought a few years ago is very rotten but the engine was well preserved after a rebuild. My son who is a professional welder by trade was restoring the car, he took a job with a rail company in another state so I am on my own, though i can weld i am not getting any younger and the keepers of the house is getting a little dim, so I thought about buying a rust free car and taking the engine and and trans and transferring it over. I have even toyed with the idea of cutting the matching numbers on the frame of the rusty car and grafting it onto the shell so I won't have to re title. I will be retiring in a couple of years so will have lots of free time, if it does not work out so be it, I am not trying to a concours restoration, just like to see the car back on the road. right now just trying to weigh my options.

If I found a no rust, not-bent 6.3 body (straight front and rear frame rails) with a clear title and no back registration due --a sunroof would be a bonus-- in my book of things (because I have a complete early parts car) $3700 is reasonable.

And to quote Mr. Lawson: "it’s easy to become disillusioned with the giant that does nothing but eat your money and time."

mpm

What is missing? An original engine is important to value. Do you already have all the missing pieces? What do you plan to do with it? Does it matter that you can buy a nice example for less than 40k and you could easily spend a 100k or more restoring it? Is this your first restoration project? It can take years to finish and if you can’t enjoy driving it, it’s easy to become disillusioned with the giant that does nothing but eat your money and time.
Some folks enjoy the process and money is not an issue. Are you that person#129320;

jim

I found a 6.3 shell in California pretty solid, no visible rust, owner wants 3700.00 do that sound reasonable? Value your input, thanks