This car has been in my family since new, and its time to let it go to a new home. I've thought about building it myself, but i'm just not really that into this car...and after all the time and money it takes to do it right you had better be into it! It has been stored in a barn for the last 25 years, as far as I can tell it just has surface rust, no real cancer to speak of. This is a very complete car, the only thing it needs is a hood, as the original was stored improperly and rusted all to hell! Not sure what to ask for it, we arent looking to make alot of money off of it, we'd just like to see it stay in one piece.
This needs to be in the cl***ifieds. As for value, in that condition around here, about 500-1000. That said, They are good cruisers. My beater Poncho.
Does it run....have you tried firing it up? What motor? 389...doesn't look like an AC car...but it does have power seats....how are the floors and trunk?
Great old car, my great aunt and uncle bought one new and the poor car never left Crocket County Tennessee. The last time I was up there they still had it.
Man, that could be a *****in' old cruiser! If I was still in KC, I'd come look at it and throw you an offer.
Does not run, here is the story as I know it...1984, original motor threw a rod, Dad installed another running 389, then before he could get everything dialed in and running something else on the farm broke down and needed attention...and there it sat ever since... I havnt pulled up the carpet to check the floors, but they feel solid. and I know that the trunk is in great shape, so I'm guessing the floors would be fine. as for the AC, I'll call my folks and find out...
I would just let it sit a little longer and give it more time till you feel like working on it. When it is gone you will decide you should have kept it. It is not too often that you can own a car that has stayed in the family for that long. If you are determined to let it go you could offer it up as a trade if you can't decide on a price. You mentioned that you wanted it to stay in one piece, once you let it go to someone else it will be the new owners decision on what to do to it so if the part it out that would be their decision. The only way to keep it in one piece would be to keep it yourself.
8-lugs were optional. At least $1000 in parts there, I wouldn't sell it less than that. I parted out a '64 a while back. The frames rot on these, mine had broken on the left side under the rear seat and was weak under the trunk floor - although I gave a guy a chunk out of one rail to weld into another car. Body itself wasn't that bad, although once I started cutting into it I found the quarters had been redone at some point - common on NYS cars. Floors weren't bad at all and it had sat right in the dirt.
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