MyJetstar1

You had the better idea, Roger. I told my wife the cars belonged to friends. It backfired when she started calling them to come get their cars.

I'm sort of going through a similar thing. Coming up on 50 in a few months, and had decided to sell what in reality I'll never have time to do anything with. I sold a project El Camino in early summer, and a pretty nice 67 Impala towards the end of summer. That just leaves me with a 65 Jetstar1 for now. I've lost count of the number of cars I have owned over the years, a few of which I would like to have back. I do restoration work for a living, so that further complicates things. Because of that, everyone I know expects me to have an absolute perfect car. I just like to drive them. My Dad always told me I was going to ruin a perfectly good hobby, perhaps he was right. As mentioned above, there are many ways to enjoy the hobby. I prefer to drive a not so perfect car, rather than having it spread all over the garage for years. Then there are those that I do work for, that want them perfect. They bring an enclosed trailer, winch the car on, take it home, and put it in the garage. They trailer from event to event, not driving anymore than what is required. Not my cup of tea, but an enjoyable aspect of the hobby for them. Life gets busy, a grandson, working around the house, priorities change. I'm just merely a temporary care-taker.

I probably should have just kept my seat belt vs. helmet law opinion to myself. My intention wasn't to slam motorcycle riders, but to just point out that "they" need to protect myself from "me" in a 5000 lb. SUV, but not on a motorcycle. I've ridden for many years, but no longer do. The area I am in is just to dangerous in my opinion, to risk. My wife's friend was just killed on the back of a bike a month ago, at the hands of a careless hit and run pick-up truck driver. In reality, dumb laws are for dumb people, of which there is an alarming amount of. Take care and be safe! Jim

I've never really been a fan of laws that are implemented to protect me from myself, because frankly, they feel I'm just not smart enough. Ohio's seat belt law comes to mind. I could be sitting in my giant SUV, with 12 airbags, getting a seat belt ticket....and a guy on a Harley can ride by and wave at me, sporting rainbow flip-flops and no helmet.

That car sort of reaffirms my earlier post in that "You see them all the time for sale". That's ALOT of money! Primer can be a sign that there was a rush to get it all one color to unload. You have little idea what was done, and how well. I would really rather just see the rust. edit: Also, if you are set on getting a Charger, I would consider buying a chassis and body manual on it before purchase of the car. That will give you a much better understanding of what you are buying, and possibly missing. Read, read, read!

One of the biggest "first timers" mistakes I have seen, and later had to deal with, is the overwhelming desire to totally disassemble the car. We had one come in that the owner had even removed the needles from the gauges. What you end up with is an overwhelming money pit, that never see's completion. You see them all the time for sale. Focus, plan, PHOTOGRAPH, and try to concentrate on assemblies and systems of the car.

Gosh, I don't know that I would do free food, otherwise one of my relatives from her side will spend the entire time eating all the hotdogs. I've been to some events, both auto and non-auto, that had a reasonable entry fee that included a "voucher" for a free drink, and sandwich of choice, etc. Then maybe a really reasonable concession price for spectators. Also a "peoples" award I had seen before, which I thought was nice, was a "car you've never seen in person" award.

If someone buys this car, my Mom and Dad have a pair of matching seats for the rear in their living room. $40 for the pair, and comes with a nice fringed table lamp.

I had just sold a 67' Impala last month. Admittedly, not as difficult to market, as say a 1914 Stoutmaster Strutmobile, but I sure had my doubt's at the beginning. I was amazed of the number of people that called wanting to make an offer, without viewing the car. I think the proliferation of "car flipping" shows have really got people thinking they can just buy it for half the asking price, relist, and double their money. In the end, it sold within about 30 days of being on the market. The person that purchased it had been looking for this type of car for a while. When I explained what was done, and the value of it, I got my full asking price. I think if you are realistic in your market value, haven't buried yourself, and have a small degree of selling skill, you can still move a car. It's not the heyday of yesteryear, but can be done.

If you can get them to write a "stated value" policy of "X" amount, then it is pretty cut and dry, in the event of a "total loss". The difficulty is trying to arrive at a repair cost agreement to return the car to it's pre-accident condition, in the event of such. I would suggest contacting a reputable repair facility or two, and ask for their input based on which insurers have been co-operative to deal with. It's always better to know that, beforehand, and not when the repairer rolls his eyes at the mention of your insurer.

Man, You've got that right. I stroll into the office with my "out of state" inspection, and my paperwork. First comes the "page flip". Nothing obvious, so next comes the bi-focal glasses and the index finger, line for line, and more page flips. Finally the "Do you need this today?". Gee, I don't know. I've already spent three days, and $20 in gas, I guess one more day, and another trip to the office, really isn't going to make much difference. Then, the inevitable phone call the next morning. "Good morning, this is Vera at the title office. We found a discrepancy in your paperwork". ARRRRHHHGGG!

Nice car! I had restored 55-6 Caribbean's for the last 6 or so years, and your project caught my eye. It looks like a really nice original car. The one thing about painting, is that there is a lot of chrome and stainless on the cars. Yours looks to be in great shape, but when put up against new paint will sometimes make it look a little "iffy". I've cursed the chrome/polishing shop many times, because it seems to magically change shape after it's redone. The weather strip can also be an issue if you go aftermarket. Looks like you are up to a great start, keep up the good work and picture posting!

I had a similar thought. I had just joined a short while ago, and had been somewhat taken aback by the attitudes and ego's. There are examples of rudeness and disrespect in all facets of life, I don't think it is exclusive to the collector car enthusiast. Perhaps too much time in the VIP martini tent shelters one from the rigors of everyday life.

I have been replaced by a machine and the internet!, lol!

There is the "hobbyist", and then there is the "$nobbyist", lol!

I would suggest finding a shop that had an "in house" mixing system, and a competent painter. I start out by pulling 5 or 10 "variant" or "color" cards, and determine a close color. I'll look up the color formulas to determine the "ingredients" of each. Metallic colors of years ago, typically had a very fine metallic, so I would be looking for those formulas with the finest metallic. Sometimes I will go as far as substitute with all fine metallic, and compensate for the color shift. Finer metallic will make a color appear lighter, when substituted for the heavier ones. I start out with half pints, track the changes, and do spray out cards when close. When I hit the color, I'll make it one quart at a time, for what I need, to ensure the ability to match in the future, if needed. Sometimes you can get "close enough" off the internet, but if you want it as close as possible, I suggest keeping it local. Just my thoughts, Jim Herman

And, of course there is the flipside. "Would you take $xxx cash?". Generally I try to be patient and polite, I know what they mean, but my mind can't help but think "No, I think I'm going to try to hold out for a post-dated out of state check!".

An irritation to me, is when the seller does not list a price. If I had known the person was attempting to fund a home near Martha's Vineyard, with the proceeds of a bracket, I would not have called multiple times, and left a message with a 6 year old, lol! "Accepting offers" is another one. Just tell me..."I really don't want to sell it, I just feel better knowing you need it". But, on the plus side, many good transactions have outweighed the irritating ones so far.

While I had always liked those cars, and had a 62 a time or two, I'm sure not seeing 10k there, or even close to it. I'd be interested to know how it works out, I may be a little more out of touch than I thought, lol!

Just for fun, I'll take an amateur stab at this. I would guess about 2k to dip/strip/media blast. About 15k for a 409 engine/trans with all the right carbs and such, 5k on the chassis rebuild, maybe 5k on the interior and inside trim, 1k on the wiring, 25k for metal/body/paint (if comes back clean and nice from stripping), about 7k on the chrome and stainless (decent quality?), maybe 5k for misc.(glass, weather-strip, decals, unforeseen stuff), and...hmnn..what else? Oh yeah, 4k for the car. That would put my guess at about 60k to 70k to put the car where I think you want it. The lack of documentation and trim tag hurt a little bit, but I think you would have a solid 40k car. That being said, I think it would be safe to say there wouldn't be a much more than a 30k net loss.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]266376[/ATTACH] I can see your concern, with everyone living vicariously on the internet, "hands on" hobbies are seemingly going to the wayside. This is a picture of me and my "grandson". While I appear to be aging in "dog years", I'm in my late 40's, he is 5, and the car is 47. By the time he reaches my age, this car would be nearly 100. While I hope that he acquires my love of the hobby, more importantly, I hope that he learns he can accomplish anything by simply having the desire and willpower to do it. The task at hand that day would have only taken me a 1/2 hour or so to do, but hours later a lot more had been accomplished, aside from interior removal. For me, it's a great memory. "What are we going to fix today, Paw".

I had read through your posts on the carb problem, and honestly, kind of seen this coming, lol! I do restoration for a living, and it is not out of the question to get stumped on something. As technology changes, so does demand or decline, for certain types of job positions. The "getaway driver" is one that comes to mind, lol! There was a considerable amount of doubt then, if the car was going to start, and not a lot different now. If the carb is the main reason you can't enjoy the car as intended, then I would consider boxing it up and sending it out for a rebuild. In the meantime, do as others mentioned and try to obtain the contacts, information, and tools for the next time an issue might arise.

You are absolutely correct, but I honestly have no idea what, or why, as for the reason. I'm sure more than one person has probably bought one based on the dipstick location, only to find out later they were "had". In this case I wouldn't think it would make much sense to try to deceive someone into thinking it was a 348.

Or that, lol! If that is the dipstick tube I see on the driver side, 348.

The build sheet was for the line guy to know what options the car is getting. Technically they were supposed to be thrown away, but often just crammed in the car somewhere. Under seat springs are common area's, or jammed in trunk area, or even on the gas tank. A build sheet on that car indicating a 409 would be quite a find. Super nice car, though. Folks here in Ohio go nuts over "desert find" patina!