richr -- if your username is any indication of how much money you have to spend on this car, you are going to have to change it to poorr!
Take back your offer of $10K for the car. As others have mentioned, it is way too much for the car in this condition. You should be able to purchase a car in fairly good condition for the $11K he is asking. This guy is trying to RIP YOU OFF!! Sure it has the engine and tranny (hopefully matching), new 1/4s, etc. What happened to all the interior parts?? Are the seats missing or just out of the car? Where is the AC compressor, etc?
I purchased a matching #'s L34 car 8 years ago which looked pretty rough with just the transmission missing (actually is was a heap of gears and aluminum) for much much less than the $11K he is asking. It had everything! Just needed to rebuild engine, transmission, redo the interior, take all paint off to metal, rebuild front end, rear, and all the other usual stuff one performs on a frame up resto (no one ever realizes exactly what is required in a resto of this type). So far without bodywork and paint, I have invested at least $5K to get it into the state it is in now and 99% of the work has been done by myself (along with some help of friends and family)
My advise is to get this car for <$5K or get it out of your sight and mind and find one elswhere (there are a few out there, just keep looking) and buy a copy of Hemmings if you really want to find one if you haven't already.
[This message has been edited by Super70 (edited 08-10-99).]
Take back your offer of $10K for the car. As others have mentioned, it is way too much for the car in this condition. You should be able to purchase a car in fairly good condition for the $11K he is asking. This guy is trying to RIP YOU OFF!! Sure it has the engine and tranny (hopefully matching), new 1/4s, etc. What happened to all the interior parts?? Are the seats missing or just out of the car? Where is the AC compressor, etc?
I purchased a matching #'s L34 car 8 years ago which looked pretty rough with just the transmission missing (actually is was a heap of gears and aluminum) for much much less than the $11K he is asking. It had everything! Just needed to rebuild engine, transmission, redo the interior, take all paint off to metal, rebuild front end, rear, and all the other usual stuff one performs on a frame up resto (no one ever realizes exactly what is required in a resto of this type). So far without bodywork and paint, I have invested at least $5K to get it into the state it is in now and 99% of the work has been done by myself (along with some help of friends and family)
My advise is to get this car for <$5K or get it out of your sight and mind and find one elswhere (there are a few out there, just keep looking) and buy a copy of Hemmings if you really want to find one if you haven't already.
[This message has been edited by Super70 (edited 08-10-99).]
