Craigslist Orange County, SoCal, seems to be a hotspot for hotrods and projects to get some national attention.
You just accurately described what the restorer thinks about hotrodders. It's all in the eye of the beholder. Plus, the HAMB has always supported building what you like. If if doesn't fit, don't put it on the HAMB, but the right to build it is yours. If you own it, you can do what you like-including letting it rot into the ground. "RUINED", "douchebag"-just your name-calling. Fins on a truck? You mean like this?
I tried to sell my bird on cl. Asking 9200. I got one offer from overseas that I thought was a scam, turns out he was legit, my loss. I was looking for 8000 which I thought is fair but mostly I got offers of 3 to 4K without any questions or seeing the car then get mad when I said no. I just decided to keep it. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
It's not just old cars either, it's newer things too, anything that could be considered of value seems to be going for top dollar right about now. I've been looking for a second gen diesel ram for a litte while now and it seems like everyone wants 10k + for their 300k mile beat to hell old work truck just because it has rocker panels on it. I have a feeling diesel brothers has something to do with it, lucky me was gonna get ine given to me by my grandparents, and when I told my buddies about it they started telling me about how those guys were basically preaching about those trucks. With that said I'm sure if I went out and used my eyeballs instead of the Internet and looked for one I could probably find one for like 7 in decent shape, and that's all I could tell you, stop looking on the interballs and look for something someone has stuffed in their garage or something. Maybe they don't want to get rid of it, or maybe you'll have asked at the right time and whoever the owner is is just looking to get rid of it.
I get where you are coming from. But those guys are at least making something out of old bodies that would most likely go to the dump. They usually use undesirable thrashed stuff that nobody wants. How many people are going to spend the time and money to restore a 40's pick up cab sitting alone in some farmer's yard with the bottom 13" completely rotted out? They seem to steer clear of the more desirable stuff. I just came from a pretty cool event here in MA. A good time for me and my kids. I don't really care for street rods, muscle cars, shiny paint or restorations but I can appreciate them for what they are, and they surely don't piss me off or ruin my day. That's all that was there. The other thing about rat rods are that; like "punk rock" was a backlash to "stadium rock" in the 70's, the builders are sort of saying "OK, I don't measure up to your high dollar hot rod standards, so F.U., I'm gonna build something that I dig, that breaks YOUR mold and is right up in your face". I'm a subversive, so I back that. But to do with this thread, I think people are trying to sell junk out of their back yard for top dollar, but I don't think the rr guys are to blame. They aren't scooping up '40 Fords, '49 Mercs or tri five Chevies away from you guys. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Problem isn't just Craigslist it's every Internet site or forum that sales cars.Some guys claim to have a $100k into a car.with tweety bird or some cartoon character painted on the door.and want to recover their loss.
Well the hunt is over. I didn't get the custom I was looking for, but I scored. 65 Chevy c10 step side that runs and drives, I'm excited to get it started. Expect to see it on CL in a year for 25,000. Lmao
Glad you got your project and there's no reason to stop looking. Not quite sure you got a HAMB vehicle,though.
While it's late and will not draw the attention of say Pre-War his truck should be fine here. Last time I read, the cut off was 1965. Even when it was the 1964 Model Year exceptions were made for "holdover body styles". Example.... 1961-1966 Ford F series 1960-1966 GM C series
Good stuff has always been hard to find. If you find it expect to pay a fair price on craigslist or not. But you may not be able to brag to your buddies how you "stole" the car. When I bought my car in 1993 I paid market price. Never regretted it and still have it.
Yeah but only if you live in Iowa and don't ha s to ship it to another state. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
There are plenty of cars out there. I gave never searched for a project, but have found plenty of cheap to affordable cars by being out there, knocking on a door instead of driving by. And BSing with guys with like interests. I have flipped many of these for profit , and lost too. The problem i have encountered when trying to sell a car for what it is worth, people will glance at it,see the price, say there must be something wrong with it, and walk away. So I jack the price up until it sells. I recently drove my ElCamino to a local swap, and kept getting pressured to put a price on it. I dont want to sell it,so i told guys i wanted more than its worth. I started to throw out numbers, the higher I went, the more interested people got.
I do a lot of hunting for project stuff, not because I have limitless funds but to know what is out there and what it might be priced at. Also, to kill some time when not working on my car. Hey we all need down time. I drive around. Check boneyards. Rod shows. Swap meets. Word of mouth, AND yes I use C'list. AM I going to buy every nice piece I find at a good price, no. Price really only becomes relevant when you find what you want and INTEND to buy. A seller can ask anything they want for a car, its their right as owner, but sometimes I wonder how a person came up with their price? A car that has been restored but doesn't have the original engine, such as a Vette or a Boss mustang or an R code Galaxy, is in no way worth the same as a car that does. Common sense would tell most of us that. I think too many TV shows with cars built in an hour makes every neophyte think their POS can be totally rebuilt in no time at all so there fore theirs should be worth close to the same as what they see on TV. Not having the skill or experience to build the car themselves they price it like what they see without much logic to it from what I can tell...
one problem I have had is people do not read the whole ad including the title , they just look at the picture of the car and say its too high priced , often overlooking I am also selling it with the parts needed to build it with the car , not just a rolling hulk .
Problem I see is so many guys put $40K (or more)into a $15K (at best) car an expect the buyer to absorb their dumb assedness. CL, Racein' Junk is chalked full of 'em.
I'm $24k into a '59 Ford that would be tough to sell at $16k since it needs the interior and paint done. Not that I want to sell it. I'd rather part it out than take a bath on the whole thing. But it runs nicely and is reliable... goes like a scalded dog, so I'm the only one that has to be happy with it. But it is real easy to pour a shipload of cash into a car and do it right with no short cuts along the way. The average buyer could give a rat's ass about that aspect.
I have an overpriced 52 Ford on craigslist right now. You can't go up in price when you find an interested party but you can go down. I always thought you priced stuff a little higher than what you really want so there is room for negotiation. I'm thinking after listing it several times I might as well go ahead and work on it myself.
Let"s be honest. The OP saw a "good deal" on CL. Later, possibly the same truck was for sale in another are for many times the price. OK...... This begs a question. How many are really really serous about buying? The OP in my opinion was cruising the adds saw a "deal" then the Deal was gone. I don't think he was really on the hunt. In a sense it"s like the 17 year old talking the old man down from 3500 to 2850 when the kid only has a $1.25 in lunch money to his name and Daddy ain't gonna buy it. Really is this all BS? BS walks.....money talks.
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