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  1. Looks solid. And affordable! I bet that would be a very fun car to ride/drive around in. Some of the pics are not coming up for me. Were Chevies inline six's in 1925? I know they had I-6 engines before Ford did.
  2. Iconic car for obvious reasons, but you can see the downside of owning such iconic attractive cars: the price. $30k could buy some other nice looking old cars in pretty good condition. If this car is solid, though, the buyer will probably come out alright, if he puts the effort and money into it. I still want one...I would just rather have $30k even more.
  3. Something tells me that someone was VERY proud of those wheels after applying the spray paint. 😃 It is a good deal, though. Old trucks can get crazy expensive, even in well-used shape.
  4. Some people people hose down cars before the photos, and others don't even bother to remove the bird droppings! 😀 As far as the color, I kind of like the "battleship gray" on many early '50's cars. I've noticed that most women really dislike that color, though.
  5. I agree that the price would need to come down, but if it's original-ish and as operational as the seller says it is, it could be a fun survivor in the early '60's compact vein. The super-mini V-8 could be kind of unique...straight six performance but with a v-8 sound. Headliner should be affordable, but windshield might be harder/pricier to get.
  6. I like it. If there's a red flag in the ad, it's the word "project." That might just mean the floor boards he mentioned and some brake work, etc, or something more serious, but the ad makes the car appear very promising for that price. If it is what it seems be, there's a good chance that this is a great deal. Four door sedans put cool old cars within financial reach for many of us.
  7. Condition looks good and these flat head powered faux woody wagons are very desirable. I'm wondering how original that tri-tone paint scheme is. It makes the exterior look a little busier than it needs to be. Can't find any other examples like this, but that doesn't mean anything. If it turns out to not be original, I'd think that it would be easily and fairly inexpensively fixed by painting the top black. Since the roof isn't adjacent to other black body panels, getting an exact color match would be less critical.
  8. I agree with you that it is very neat looking. I also had never seen one, but my eye was immediately drawn to its styling. The color is a big part of the appeal, too, I'd say. Certainly doesn't deserve to be categorized as "ugly", but I understand that's just the name of the FB group. Thanks for posting this.
  9. It's nice to see presentable looking Corvairs at the low prices they were bringing several years ago. One of the best vintage car deals back then and it seems there are a few owners who are still willing to part with them at those prices. Won't last long.
  10. I have a '65 Thunderbird Landau that is in the same general visual condition of the OP's car. I'd say that 63RedBrier's price guidelines and recommendations are pretty much on the money. I bought my car in 2018 for $2500 along with two guns as a partial trade, and it was a car that started, drove and stopped. In fact I was able to drive it more or less safely at 65 MPH on the highway before I bought it. Engine strong. (It also had a good title.) I think of fourth generation T-Birds (which is what the OP has) as one of the last affordable cars from the sixties that is stylish, iconic and powerful. That's why I bought mine. Because they're so affordable, however, they aren't very popular at all as restoration or refurbishment projects, since examples in nice condition can be had for $15,000+, which is way below the total investment in a resto project. The OP's car is a project car. (As someone else mentioned, convertibles are a different story...more desirable with a higher value.) Good luck.
  11. I really like this generation of Charger, but so many of them are adorned with aftermarket wheels/tires/suspension stuff that give them an awkward stance. This car is kind of like that. Fortunately it doesn't look too modified. I think these '71-3 Chargers would look better sitting a bit lower instead of higher. Still looks like a good deal, though, and seems solid. Thanks for posting.
  12. These cars look great in black! The step down Hudson is yet another wonderful car that I love yet will probably never own.
  13. Thanks for posting, 58L-Y8. Love the car. I'm with GHE on red - but this Thunderbird is stylish enough to make that color work. Besides, it seems to have so many other things going for it: No rust, California origins, rebuilt engine and tranny, good interior, good price. It pains me to sell my, '65 Landau project, but I need the space. Had I spent more on a non-project car like this '62, I'd probably never let it go.
  14. The bonded title process mentioned above is the only realistic way I know of to get a non-titled car titled, at least where I'm at. There is some risk involved, though, and as I recall there's a fair bit of time that has to elapse before legitimate ownership is certified. Less stringent states might have a wider range of options. Bonded tiles should be viewed as a viable option only if you've already purchased the vehicle, i.e., as a last resort. Don't knowingly buy an untitled car thinking you'll get a title through the bonding process. If you've already bought the car, this can be a learning lesson for you going forward.
  15. Interior question for AMC people: Was it Nash that had the fully reclining front passenger seat in the 1950's? Is the collapsed seat back in this Rambler a later version of that option? Or is it just a broken seat?
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