Guest BJM Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Buick : Other 2 DOOR in Buick | eBay Motors Not mine. close by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhclark Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Not much of it left, but seems the important piece brought the quick sale. Ted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted "Wildcat65" Nagel Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Nope, too many irons in the fire....or wildcats in the garage...Besides I have my "holy grail" 4-sp custom convert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BJM Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 An interesting dilemma. A rare interesting car with a cult following but one which would probably call for 2-3 donor cars to make whole and a person could easily drop $50,000 + into it's restoration. The cult following is the issue, as it actually lessens the "demand" for the car. At most, I suppose it's a $40,000 car correctly restored. That said, as we all know it's not about making money, it's about owning cars we love to own and enjoy. Therefore, hopefully this will go to someone like Ted, who has the resources to do the restoration. At 48 years old, this car needs to be restored now, or else it may not pop up for awhile -then be even harder to resurrect. Like I said, an interesting dilemma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I saw that listing--wow, incredibly rare and probably worth the price, but from experience I can say that it will take many years to restore that car. It's certainly worth restoring, though. My '63 was in many ways rustier than that one when I found it six years ago, but it was also complete and still ran and drove. I hope to have it done in time for the Springfield, Mo. national meet two summers from now.Pete Phillips, BCA #7338 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hector Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 This one was for sale at the Charlotte Auto Fair for $28,000.00,it had under 20k original miles.Just for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat1562 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 one dooner car from freemans, he has several rust free converts, rolling bodys about $2000 eachthen just doing the magic on itGreg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BJM Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Greg I agree that's the route. Some pundits would say a complete rebody is blasthemy, illegal. There have been discussions on V8 Buick.com regarding same as rare "1 of" GS Skylarks pop up in horrible condition and someone opines "just rebody it". I personally don't see an issue with it, if overall the integrity is to restore the 4 speed car. The other option is to cut floor pans etc from the donor car rather then take whole, so not sure where the grey is. It posted mostly because we as a Buick community generally believe 99.9% of these "holy grail" cars are gone baby gone, n'er to return. Now, here I am in central Iowa and this one is within 150 miles of me! They are still out there and will pop up from time to time over the next several years. Fascinating. Wonder when the next one will surface? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat1562 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 rebody, repanel, refloor, what ever they complain aboutthey said the same for my cari sold the 4spd set up to pay for the rebody of my cari had it sence i was 17 bought it in high schoolnow i want to drive it againi can never drive stick againso now its an automaticits my cari don't care what other people saymine is minethings cost moneywill it ever be worth what other are?i don't careit minerebody is still using your car as the actual carjust using all the panels to rebuild itGreg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat1562 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 i also found one in a salvage yard in mo. still there minus the tranny and a few loose parts, body was in great shape$2000 buys itGreg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Continental Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 That is definitely a huge project, but it will be an amazing car when done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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