Misleading Muscle Car Ads...

And I would bet he was still asking and arm and a leg for it.....Idiots..........

 

I do some work on the side for a dealer that does mostly Corvette restorations, but we do some Chevy muscle too. We see it all the time when we're looking for cars. "Matching numbers" Corvettes turn out to have frames replaced by the owner's son-in-law, Chevelles with serious issues asking $20K over market. We've had 1 pleasant suprise since I've been working for him, we have a '66 Impala SS/396 that turned out to be a nearly perfect car. I thought it was going to be a rat when I called the owner to confirm our appointment and he started backing off on description of the car, but then we start looking at it and the only thing we can find wrong with it is a missing power brake booster and non-factory intake manifold, otherwise it's a gem. Impalas are a little outside what we do but the car was too good to pass up. Be careful out there!

 

I'm currently looking at buying a car to restore. I won't get into details yet, but I think I might just buy it sight unseen. The owner has sent me a bunch of pictures and the rust just appears to be surface rust. All the rust prone areas on the car seem in good condition. It's matching numbers, too, and a very low production number. I'll post here again if the deal is completed, but the only hint I'll give so far is that it's a 1970 model year, but one of a few built in '69.

 

Datsun Z??

 

I'll tell you this; about 5 years back I was in the market for a muscle car, in particular a 67-68 Mustang Fastback and looked at quite a few cars with the same problems. I also encountered the constant problem of guys who believed their car was worth 10-20K more than book value because they had "dropped" that amount to restore the vehicle. All in all it was a VERY frustrating process. In the end I found a great car, but it took me over 2 years of looking. The best thing I can tell you is to be patient, educate yourself on model(s) you are intrested in, and don't be afraid to walk away. Trust me, something better will come up for sale. In my case I waited, and got lucky. I found a guy who had several vintage Mustangs and was selling his 67 fastback to help finance a car for his son to drive while he was away at college in Texas. In the end I got a 67 fastback, which was about a 10 year old restoration, with no rust anywhere, matching numbers and 25K on the rebuilt engine for 13K. Just watch some of the guys selling these cars, they can be quite shifty and will try to take somebody who has limited knowledge regarding classic cars.

 

DAMN IT!!! Was it that easy of a guess? I'll post back here if I buy it. It'll be a couple weeks at the earliest even though I might send the check next week.

Edit: I like some of the muscle cars that are featured on this page. Too bad the TV was cancelled on TNN/Spike. http://www.popularhotrodding.com/features/ I wouldn't mind having this Mustang. Probably the only Mustang I like: http://popularhotrodding.com/features/0308phr_mustang

 

your not the only one looking for an old Z car to fix up