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from what I see in these crappy pictures could be a nice $12,000 car. There's a set of auxiliary gauges under the dash so I suspect the factory gauges don't work. In the same picture there are what looks like stains in the carpeting. I believe the steering wheel is missing the horn ring. In the restoration they forgot to refinish the air cleaner and find the correct oil filler cap. I couldn't get over 20 grand for my 1940 Torpedo coupe which was much nicer than this car and the seller wants 33 grand? I don't see that happening!

1960 Pontiac Starchief · Sedan · Driven 53,600 miles. Very original 4 door starchief. Original engine, transmission, paint interior. Stored for many years. Needs brakes and exhaust. Looks better in pics but a good running low milage car. Well be a great cruiser. Will have more pics this weekend. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7196407377132972/?ref=product_details&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks This car is not mine and I have not stake in the sale

That's a cool looking Corvair. Hard to find Corvairs in this condition. You could have a lot of fun in it for 13,500 bucks.

This would great car to be used in the movies!

How about the seller pays the buyer to take on this mess of a vehicle

There's a lot of green in that interior......

Looks like an honest car. There are projects that can be done over time; but under 6 grand? I don't know that the headliner could withstand a cleaning; I think it would come apart! The driver's door panel is severely ripped and the passenger front door panel is water stained. There's a blanket over the driver's seatback so I assume that the front seat upholstery is ripped. Due to the sellers picture with the reflection in it, I can't see it all. But again for 6 grand!!

The way these cars have sold is based on originality. So the seller says he has the original wheels; do they come with decent quality hub caps? But you still have to put tires on those wheels. steering box leek; eek! Might get away with just adding a thicker steering lube . The under dash vent doors are either broken or out of adjustment. And taillights well you need to troubleshoot that. Car looks straight and chrome looks good. The interior has held up well. It's probably not a bad deal for under 10 grand!

I really like this car. I think you might be hard pressed to find another on this condition. I am no Chevy guy so I wouldn't know the fine details of this car. I don't think 22 grand too far out of the ballpark. I hope someone who collects Chevy's buys this and preserves it. GLWTS

I owned a detail shop for years and like CJ replied earlier you really have to see it in person. A paint thickness meter would give somewhat of a clue but by no means tell what lurks below the top coat. Best case is you are able to wet sand it and that's long shot; worse case is there's too much paint and body filler under that black paint. The paint job looks like an amateurish home job. I don't know that it's a bargain by just looking at the these pictures; a purple interior and a possible paint job and other issues either not visible in these pictures or not talked of in the seller description. I guess I am more dubious than most about the cars condition.

in the 6th picture down you see the driver's view of the instrument cluster, steering wheel, foot well and the radio with missing knobs. What is the gadget left of the instrument cluster directly beneath the A piler? In addition to the missing radio knobs, there is yellow foam wedged in the underside of the hood which does look good. There's a belt or two on the A/C compressor. Does the A/C work? A pretty daunting question because of all the different refrigerants used since R12. So if you went to recharge the system you would have to retrofit the Schrader valves to accept R134. But R134 runs at a higher pressure; old system+higher pressure=leaks! If it still blows cold and never retrofitted than you assume it's still using R12 and you don't dare touch it! Oh well I guess I got a little carried away on the A/C topic. Pretty nice looking car and it's a convertible too! A good deal at 15 grand

So this is a nice car but I would remove the extras. Those bumperettes and the those chrome bars that wrap around are hideous and must go! The mud flaps look terrible. I never liked visors so that's a no brainer Oh there's one other extra, the rear speakers; lose those things and you have a nice car!

Hey John, I will send a PM.

My uncle is fixated on these Fiesta's. This one may have a lot going for it like the J2 tri-power option but it also needs a lot of work.

It looks like a solid honest car. I am not sure what's going on with the driver's interior door handle. Maybe a cut and buff would help the paint, If that's not enough you can wet sand it; labor intensive!!!! Seller does not want flippers buying his car. There's no room for flipper when the price at 14 grand! However the car is a super with power steering and power brakes; nice! GLWTS

I agree with that assessment but there is more, However it does have the bumper end caps, thought it's cracked there is the deluxe steering and it in usable shape. The air cleaner and valve covers are wrong. But if the car has good bones the car is something to work with. But any buyer must go inspect this one one. I have one of these and locating the parts for them is quite a challenge and those end caps are quite pricey! The owner cheaped out on the seat upholstery!

1957 Pontiac Star Chief. Car is in solid condition inside and out. Starts right up, runs good. Long history of records. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1062950618066137/?ref=product_details&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks This is not my car and I have stake in the sale

Well after seeing these latest pictures any enthusiasm I had to even go look at it is gone. It seems the car has been utterly neglected for years!

i had a Super Deluxe and it had all the things I mentioned above. So I wasn't about the accessories each model had. Thanks for clearing it up.

This car appears to be priced within the ball park. However it's hard to tell the quality and states of the paint. Some pictures the paint looks good and other pictures the paint is not so good. Most of the interior looks nice but again I can't judge carpeting. Also the front foot wells I think are supposed to have a black rubber mat! The steering wheel is cracked in multiple places. I think this car was originally tan and somewhere down the line it was painted blue; but the engine bay is still tan. This car is begging for wide whites. On my 47 Super Deluxe the car had stainless steel moldings above the wheel openings and this car needs them as well. To make this car better than it is now would be a fun project, however this assumes the drive train and brakes are good shape.

I have mixed feelings. I like the interior it's in very nice shape except the sun beaten dashboard. I don't care the exterior design. However it's the nicer model with the 8 cylinder. it looks pretty sad in the pictures with it being dirty and tires deflated! At some price it may be worth buying and getting it back on the road... The dangerous thing is this car is located about 10 minutes away from my other cars. I wonder what a set of new tires, oil change, tune up with a brake check and cut and buff would take?

I do like the car. The craigslist ad is still active. I don't think the seller will get much over 27 grand. Especially when you can get a Buick Sedanet Roadmaster in the high teens. I didn't want to believe sedanets were going for sub $20,000 prices nowadays; now I do!

I have known about the steering box end play for a while. It feels and sounds the same before and after the steering gear broke. I will keep chasing this noise. Not so sure about the steering box adjustment because of two things my lack knowledge and I cannot associate how the steering rod breakage would affect the box. But just thinking about it could it be that the steering links were previously bent and caused the breakage? I just think about the time line of things that occurred and wonder how other components could be affected; that's where I am coming from....

Okay some thought to consider or not?? A) The car was not going not more than 3 miles an hour before the link arm broke and then the front wheels went in different directions. By the way, the noise from the steering box that I was referring to above is more of a click noise not loud at all. I was test driving the car today I noticed at the beginning of the incline of the speed bump and a few clicks are heard from the steering column then you crest the speed bump the loud bang is heard. Moreover the noise sounds as though it's in the general vicinity of the left side of the firewall. C) I ended up buying the internal link pre-load springs from Seybold and he sent me replacement springs much like the ones pictured above from Bob's which specifically says 1941. Needless to say they were too long for my car. I know that the springs that '39 and '40 use the same springs but they're different in the 41's. I was quite surprised that Seybold was unaware of this!

Well an update to this ongoing issue! The steering link springs are Not the problem. With the car on the hoist I found the exhaust was resting on the frame, a hanger was broken. I took the car to the exhaust shop and re-positioned the exhaust pipe, installed a new hanger and reinstalled the existing hangers - the exhaust system is now solidly in place and nothing is hitting it! Test drive over speed bumps and bang is still there and I believe it's coming from the steering box and/or column. A good friend said it might be a bump steer issue. I know a little bit about it but by no means could explain it or fix it, let alone trouble shoot it. Help!