CarNucopia

I've had good luck with the Facebook marketplace. It's free and people use their real identity.

I think you’re conflating feelings about Tesla vs. EVs in general.

Thanks!

I was wondering if anyone is aware of a registry for 1957 Corvettes. I’m trying to help someone locate a car that was previously owned by her father. She just was hoping to see it and maybe sit in it. Thanks

Very cool. Thanks!

Those guys weren’t good enough to be hacks.

How’d you get such a great shine from the original paint? Looks fantastic.

her advice is nothing the sneeze at. How did her car look? I doubt I could cough up enough money to do the entire car with Vicks. Though I did hear it’s great at eliminating traffic congestion.

This summarizes my experience as well. I’ve bought seven cars remotely in the last few years. Only one surprised me by being nicer then I hoped. The rest had issues, but none so great I regretted the purchase. I assess the amount of risk I am taking and arrive at a price that makes me comfortable. Cars that I have been in search of for a while, I will take more risk. The most constant occurance is a car I think I’m getting a really good deal on turn out not to be so.

Here's a non-expert opinion...without seeing the car in person. I wouldn't call it cheap, but it seems like a good value. These cars' values have a downward trajectory, so I'd say the buyer got a jump on this trend.

Prewar cars are starting to bring more money on that site. I know you like to trash and dismiss BaT, but I’ll wager it is exposing more young people to Prewar cars then anything else out there. In addition to your “nitpickers”, there are plenty of comments from people expressing a new-found appreciation for these cars. BaT indicates When there is no reserve in the auction title. The sellers can reveal if a reserve has been met, or if the bidding is close.

@38Buick 80C I’ve got a ‘30 64C that was pretty complete before I restored it. Let me know if you need pictures of anything as you get further into your project.

Can you explain the rationale behind this? It seems counter-intuitive based on what I know about octane. A higher number means it takes more compression/heat to ignite. The heat riser seems like a good thing on a low compression/cold engine.

I'm glad to see Miatas getting so much love here. I got my first one in 1990 and, in the passing time, have only been Miataless for about a year. Last year, I bought a '94 M Edition, which was the first time I'd driven an NA in 16 years. I forgot how fantastic these things are. Enjoy!

This is a great thread! I could probably list a few, but off the top of my mind: Fiat Topolino

Anyone that thinks young people don't like cars needs to get out and expand their world view a bit. They love cars. What they don't love is old-guy stuff. I can't believe we have this same conversation so often. 🤦‍♂️

The difference this time is all the plants are closed, so there isn’t a growing glut of inventory. I’ll guess that will change when the fire the factories back up.

I think you're conflating unrelated issues. The last Space Shuttle mission happened nearly 22 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The point wasn't to average 55 MPH. The point was to show it was safe to drive faster. The first modern record was set by Brock Yates and Dan Gurney in a Ferrari Daytona.

The BBC is doing a podcast on this event right now. Check it out at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p083wp70

I wasn't thinking the organizers would scale it back. My worry is enough participants stay away that this year's event is considerably smaller. A lot of vendors and car show entrants are grey haired too.

I wouldn't stay away because of the virus. I live far enough away that my biggest concern is the event is scaled back to the point it's not worth the trip.

Maybe the upside to the new record under these conditions is it'll make so difficult to beat in the future, perhaps far less people will even try.

You definitely have more lumber to deal with then me. On my property, the trees cover about 3 acres. And, the majority of trees are pines that have narrow trunks. Whoever planted them put them too close together, so they never got thick, only tall. The best part about my plan is it gave me an excuse to shop for an old tractor. 😬

I’m looking for a wood chipper too. Since my use is more limited, certainly then @auburnseeker, my plan is to get one that runs off of the PTO of a tractor. The combination of tractor and new wood chipper is less then I’ve seen used chippers for. The chipper I’ll likely buy is Woodmaxx . The other thing I do is watch equipment auctions on Proxibid and other local auction houses.