Projects To Buy Or Not To Buy? That Is The Question

Heck no, the wife loves it...... I was surprised it was that easy.

 

OK let me get this straight, 1. you got a cool chopped custom for $600.00 2. The wife loves it ..... You need to go buy some lottery tickets cause you're on a roll

 

Im going to be the negative nancey on this one... Parts for that thing, interior exterior trim etc... are rarer than rocking horse shit. I know from experience I had one. To get it on the road including purchase price and have it presentable will probably run you $5,000 to $6,000 and thats not getting fancy, all for a car that will be worth around $3,000 to $4,000 when its done. But if you love it and are building it to keep forever go for it. just my opinion

 

parts aren't too bad to find... http://oldmoparts.com
but it's true that it won't be worth what a Ford or Chevy of the same year would be, maybe someday?

 

i love mopars of that vintage...actually i love all mopars, ahaha..
that is sweet already, i hope the chop is as good as it looks and that youre not gonna find nasty surprises underneath.
I think grille, front fender mods, extend rear quarters and some intresting tail lights and your set. keep us updated.

 

ps, if your gonna do it. do it full kustom and do the quad headlight thing.

 

Nah, I am not a fan of the four headlights..... I like the two.

 

Patina? We just call it rust and its fucking UGLY and strangely enough its not good for the car.
For the love of god paint the bloody thing.

Doc.

 

^^^ Yes, What Doc said.

 

You guys don't like the patina finish? Come on!

 

No...

 

I do..... luckily it's my car

 

It's not my cup of tea, but... the price is right.

 

Buy it for her,tell her how good she will look in it. If she says no,you might want to save your money.... For now. Good price..

 

Great buy! But the patina thing............

 

IF ... you have to ask
It is most likely NOT the project for you.

Nothing worse than having your money and time tied up in a PROJECT that you do not really want.

I only buy the stuff I really, really want. No impulse buys or projects. Even then, sometimes I get almost burned out on them. I cannot imagine having something to work on that I DID NOT know whether I wanted it or not at purchase time.

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PLUS ... it is not the most popular project so unloading it could be difficult

 

X2 but if you like it I would buy it for sure.

 

If you do buy it please put a mopar engine in a mopar.

 

Not positive but I think the bottom car is a glass body. Patina'd

 

Right, the bottom car is glass. I'm NOT liking it!! The top one is good, but really- it's WAY over played. Fake patina is the next flat black.

 

I just cut my 50 Dodge up this weekend. Just so happens I saved the front and rear glass...

 

I might could muster 600 for a project like that if I needed or wanted one.

Hell for the price you could clean it up and sell it less drive train for more than that easy to help fund your other project.

 

Glad to see you snagged it up. Just an FYI fellas- "Sometimes its easier to ask for forgiveness than permission"

 

You can do it....

 

The only thing worse than patina in my opinion is fake patina. I never understood rebuilding an entire car and not painting it...just silly. Now if you just toss a motor in it and drive that's another story.

 

I've had '48, '51, and now a '50 Plymouth Coupe and I like 'em cause you just don't see 'em everywhere. My '50 looks bone stock, but has 360, 727 Torqueflite, Volare rearend, VintageAir, front discs, and will drive anywhere. Early-mid 70s Dusters and Darts make great donor cars for drivetrains. 318/340/360s all hotrod fairly easy and are reliable. Glad you "saved" it...keep us posted.

 

Tell your wife that I think she's a peach for concurring with this purchase.

dj

 

She's home!

 

You wanna sell the back glass? The front glass is just two flat panels right? Also, do you know what the dimensions are on that back glass? Thanks!

 

if i was you i wouldnt even be asking....and i dont even like plymouths,for that price you couldnt even do the chop.