How much did you pay for your cars?
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Re: How much you pay for your cars?
$1500 for the 68 el camino, last april, Into it for about $2300
$1300 for the 71 el camino, bought last november,what started out as a donor for my 4 speed changeover for my chevelle, now its getting resurected.Bought about $300 worth of parts so far.
$30 for the 70 chevelle. Feb. 05. Originally missing a few parts. Now a rat rod SS clone. 454,t 400.12 bolt w/331 powertrax. monte dash,buckets,console. cowl hood, etc. into it for about $3700.
71 camaro Mom and Dad bought it for me in 78, paid 2500 for it. I don't have any idea whats been spent on it over the years. 3 trannys,6 or 7 motors, 2 interiors, untold wheel and tire combo, one repaint.
Jim
$1500 for the 68 el camino, last april, Into it for about $2300
$1300 for the 71 el camino, bought last november,what started out as a donor for my 4 speed changeover for my chevelle, now its getting resurected.Bought about $300 worth of parts so far.
$30 for the 70 chevelle. Feb. 05. Originally missing a few parts. Now a rat rod SS clone. 454,t 400.12 bolt w/331 powertrax. monte dash,buckets,console. cowl hood, etc. into it for about $3700.
71 camaro Mom and Dad bought it for me in 78, paid 2500 for it. I don't have any idea whats been spent on it over the years. 3 trannys,6 or 7 motors, 2 interiors, untold wheel and tire combo, one repaint.
Jim
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Re: How much you pay for your cars?
$2200 for the Chevelle back in 2001, but that was with no interior and a messed up engine (found out later) and a trans that needed rebuilding; it's in the shop again for the transmission.
$2200 for the Chevelle back in 2001, but that was with no interior and a messed up engine (found out later) and a trans that needed rebuilding; it's in the shop again for the transmission.
Re: How much you pay for your cars?
I bought my 70 SS for $6500 6 years ago
I bought my 70 SS for $6500 6 years ago
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$1750 for a 67 SS in 86 w/small block and bad clutch
http://dalesplace.com/chevelle/stage1.htm
...quite a bit more for my 67 Elky in 2001 - can't say, wife might read this
http://dalesplace.com/elcamino/elcamino.htm
http://dalesplace.com/chevelle/stage1.htm
...quite a bit more for my 67 Elky in 2001 - can't say, wife might read this
http://dalesplace.com/elcamino/elcamino.htm
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Less than what he was asking that's for sure!
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Shhot, the current one back in '88 I paid $2000.
My ex-brother in law paid $17,000 for his '70 El Camino with a 'vette 427 and a wired (yes, a wire held it in) battery and leaking gas tank and little twist things in the front coil springs to raise the car and those little spring compressor bolt things in the rear to lower the car... all with after market seats with pink piping, a passenger door that scraped the front fender when opened...... but he swears it's an SS (show me the paper work... sez I...)
Too much money for me for a car that needs that much work.
'bear
My ex-brother in law paid $17,000 for his '70 El Camino with a 'vette 427 and a wired (yes, a wire held it in) battery and leaking gas tank and little twist things in the front coil springs to raise the car and those little spring compressor bolt things in the rear to lower the car... all with after market seats with pink piping, a passenger door that scraped the front fender when opened...... but he swears it's an SS (show me the paper work... sez I...)
Too much money for me for a car that needs that much work.
'bear
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Paid 3000 for my 71 skylark last summer
Paid 800 for my 72 nova
paid 400 for my elcamino and sold it for 1725
Paid 800 for my 72 nova
paid 400 for my elcamino and sold it for 1725
OK, I can see that this is a bargain bragging post.
I paid $300 for a mint, one owner, 70,000 mile SS 396 Nova.........in 1980, the best buy I ever made.
The latest purchase was for 70 or more times than that, but a bargain none the less, AND! I'm sinking more $ into it!!! But it's worth it and it's V E R Y nice in my humble opinion.
My creedo:
Buy smart
Have fun
Work on it yourself
Sell it if you have to or want to
Don't accept a loss
There's another car waiting for you......
Has worked everytime for me.
I paid $300 for a mint, one owner, 70,000 mile SS 396 Nova.........in 1980, the best buy I ever made.
The latest purchase was for 70 or more times than that, but a bargain none the less, AND! I'm sinking more $ into it!!! But it's worth it and it's V E R Y nice in my humble opinion.
My creedo:
Buy smart
Have fun
Work on it yourself
Sell it if you have to or want to
Don't accept a loss
There's another car waiting for you......
Has worked everytime for me.
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$7000 for the numbers matching 70
$5000 for the 67
$1200 for the 72
$3500 for the 69
That 70 was a steal,in fact they all were at todays prices!!
$5000 for the 67
$1200 for the 72
$3500 for the 69
That 70 was a steal,in fact they all were at todays prices!!
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