LedZeppelinFanatic18
12-21-2009, 11:11 AM
There's an auto body shop in my town and one of the mechanics who works there owns a blue 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Nomad. I looked around it and this is what I found out:
- The front fenders and rear quarter panels (rear fenders) have rust on them, so they need to be replaced.
- The seats inside have some tears; radio switches missing; really messy (it also has that old car smell inside, the one that smells like oldness and gasoline, which I really like).
- The original 350 engine is under the hood, but doesn't run; it needs a new starter and something else (can't remember what it is though)
- Minor rust around car.
- Flat tires
- Few tiny holes in the floor
- The frame is cracked in half
I talked to the owner and I asked him that if he were to sell it, how much would he take. He told me maybe $800 - $1000 for the entire car. I came back a few days later and I asked him if he would take $650 for the car, so I have some money for the repairs, and he said if I really want the car, then i could come back with my dad and he would sell it to me; otherwise if I don't want it, he'll put it in the junkyard. I find that "illegal", to put a rare and classic car in a junkyard when it is in restorable condition. So I was wondering a few things:
1) How much would I be looking at to restore the car?
2) Is it worth getting it?
3) Any tips on the car?
It has everything original, except the steering wheel is new for that car. It's like a racing steering wheel. But other than that, it's all original with an automatic transmission, roof rack, and many other things I can't remember.
- The front fenders and rear quarter panels (rear fenders) have rust on them, so they need to be replaced.
- The seats inside have some tears; radio switches missing; really messy (it also has that old car smell inside, the one that smells like oldness and gasoline, which I really like).
- The original 350 engine is under the hood, but doesn't run; it needs a new starter and something else (can't remember what it is though)
- Minor rust around car.
- Flat tires
- Few tiny holes in the floor
- The frame is cracked in half
I talked to the owner and I asked him that if he were to sell it, how much would he take. He told me maybe $800 - $1000 for the entire car. I came back a few days later and I asked him if he would take $650 for the car, so I have some money for the repairs, and he said if I really want the car, then i could come back with my dad and he would sell it to me; otherwise if I don't want it, he'll put it in the junkyard. I find that "illegal", to put a rare and classic car in a junkyard when it is in restorable condition. So I was wondering a few things:
1) How much would I be looking at to restore the car?
2) Is it worth getting it?
3) Any tips on the car?
It has everything original, except the steering wheel is new for that car. It's like a racing steering wheel. But other than that, it's all original with an automatic transmission, roof rack, and many other things I can't remember.