B Jake Moran

Perhaps, but 1. nobody is likely restoring a 61 Buick Invicta bubbletop and needs a $7,000 parts car, and 2. many of the parts are interchangeable with LeSabres and most parts on this car need restoration. This one is a nice color in my opinion. My 1961 Electra semi bubbletop was a tan/gold metallic which is more common.

This was posted further up for comments under the General section. While some of the makes have body color choices in the clown category, most of the Buicks are conservatively respectable. Still, with 2 months to go for an entirely on line auction and starting bids on most at $10,000, it will be curious to see how this goes. Apparently, the 4 body photos are all you get, and you may be 1,500 miles away and have to "guess" on the cars interior, engine, driveability etc? OK, sure. It will be curious to see if they knock down the starting bids to a more respectable start or run another auction when several of these cars fail to sell.

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Jake, With your 2 cars in there, the 49 Virginian and I believe the Kaiser Darrin, are you going to move them back to your home when the museum closes? The Virginian has been for sale for at least 15 years. Maybe you have moved the Darrin already. These museums close all of the time, we had one collection auction out 2 years ago - the Hemken collection, in central Iowa. As for the clowning up of some of these older cars, we are all in agreement that it's a travesty. Wonder who will buy them or if there will be some no bids, then what do they do?

It sounds like he is not coming back on, which is a shame. He has looked the same for most of these years, but I wondered if he got out because of age. Just think of his finds, shows and content he could have had, had stupid Motor Trend decided to have a great show like his over "Bitchin' Rides" and other modification driven shows. And yes, most of the other shows are simply too over the top from a reality scripted standpoint for me to stomach.

Walt, I appreciate your view point. I wish I had taken that road rather than own 0ver 225 old cars before I got out of the hobby. But, for me, the chase is what I was interested in as well. I just lost money on my chased cars rather than made money. Maybe that is why I like the show. Wayne "hears" about a rare barn find car, and we get to go along for the journey. I am 59 now, but started chasing cars in the early 1990's. I was a voracious reader, and I would buy magazines or advertisements and go "I gotta have THAT car!" My sources back then were mostly Hemmings Motor News and local newspapers, or a couple of other print sources. I would make contact, understand the car better, research it and salivate over it, then buy it, get it delivered, dig in and lose interest. Sell and repeat. I would get the car, sit in it quietly in the garage, and just appreciate it, then it was downhill from there. Sometimes Wayne experiences the same thing. He gets the car, goes bonkers but then decides, "you know what I want something else so I am going to sell it to someone who appreciates it" and gets another car.

I wonder where the money is on this one. $48,000 ? The old price did not get it done.

And now we know the new pricing for full on projects. Yesterday's $1,500 project = $5,000. Seems as soon as a seller knows "it's a bubbletop" they jack the price up $$$. Seems to only apply to GM bubbletops because the large glass area back windows can be seen on most makes in 1960-1962ish. I saw a very stylish Dodge with one the other day for sale in Iowa. There is no doubt this is desirable but location is an issue. I used to live in Cheyenne. My dad took us out there in 1977 for work and back then it was a gold mine of dry western cars on the streets and yards. Even for me to go retrieve and bring back to Iowa, would add $1500 in gas, lodging, food and payment to my friend Al who used to assist in retrievals. Imagine someone from So Cal or Arizona. Even at $3 a loaded mile, it would cost $1500 to get it back to Iowa, at least. Add to that - look at that dash, it's totally gone. Just Dashes would ask you to bend over when quoting a price. I am thinking at least $1,000 for that complex dash pad. Seating another $2500, door panels. I know, I preach that restoration is a hobby and it is, but initial cost should reflect getting it at a decent starting point, then dollar cost average the restoration over 6-7 years, and it would be OK. But $7,000 just to get it in my driveway? When some decent drivers (from a broad brush age range) cost $10,000 to $15,000?

Agreed I don’t care for the hot rod shows on Motor Trend. I have “My Classic Car” set to record each week and that’s about it.

Love the color. The general consensus is that the white wall fad has come and gone. It looks good with that tan interior, which may not be correct but looks like it is.

I enjoy this show a lot. I use Dish Network and get it on Motor Trend network. I have it set up to automatically record on the Hopper. I will look in my DVR saved shows and it will have recorded maybe 7 shows and I get excited. But upon further review, I have seen all of them - sometimes many times so I just delete them. I guess there are (?) 15-16 seasons but they don’t seem to show any of the really older ones anymore. And some of those with Roger are really good. Does anyone “in the know” know if CCC is done?

Thanks Jack. It's a shame you have to break the bead.

It’s getting close. I would like it for $6,000. Drive it in rotation with your other 3 cars.

Right, mileage. Although I had a 72 Limited 2 door that I daily drove for a year that had 167,000 miles. All I did was a starter.

I’m sorry, but please tell me what porta walls are? I could not get a great idea off the Internet. Those have to go. Do they just peel off and on?

Most of us like “triple black” or in this case “all black” cars. The price is within reason. Similar Cadillac CdVs and Imperial’s are going to be $10,000 to $18,500 or so. The 66 Cadillac is my favorite Cadillac year. This would be just fine. If I could get one of each (Cadillac/ Lincoln / Imperial) for $45,000 all in for 3 drivers, I would be happy.

Listing shows removed for me. I do see the Goodguys sticker but that floodlight is hard to see. The only way to know for sure is to call. Might (might) be a scammer.

Agreed it looks kind of tough but I think some weekend time cleaning, buffing out, waxing woud make it into a nicer car. For those of us that like the 77-79 Town Coupes, Cadillac CdV's and New Yorker 2 door models.

Marketplace - 1977 Lincoln Continental | Facebook Seller's Description For sale is a 1977 Lincoln Continental with the original optional factory 460 V8 mated to the original 3-speed C6 automatic transmission. This car was an exceptional survivor until its previous owner began facing health issues in 2018 and passed in 2021. The car has sat idle since 2018 and currently does not run. Was a Texas car previously. Current mileage is 79,751.

You be quiet! That Electra convertible would have been a nice project.

Some good prices but I thought some were in the “you’ve got to kidding” range (high) but then the prices dropped.

It’s His car. Been in the museum at least 15-20 years by now.

Why do sellers always increase pricing, trying to make more than they paid?

Yes a person needs to move fast on these fairly priced projects. Even if I had $2500 cash walking around money I missed it. Not sure where they go. So fast.

Eventually…sink in. But some of these sellers have little skin in the game. They purchased low, have the room, and are trying to make max $$$ from a free marketplace.