Rivman Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) Long story short, I have more projects than I will EVER be able to complete. I bought this car because of the novelty as much as anything else, and thought it would be a decent project. However, once it got home, I realized just how much of a project it was going to be. AND, a few years after buying this one I found more what I had been wanting, my flame red/white interior ’65 GS. I need to downsize and am starting here with this one so I can hopefully get something going on the red GS. I paid WAY too much for the car, it has rust issues as stated in the subject, runs OK, has brake issues, possibly the booster, and will be a huge project to get it right. The trunk, floors, and pretty much everything is rusty. I can’t really tell much about the body panels, the paint is years old, pretty thick, and cracking in several places. Where the paint has cracked off there is a good bit of surface rust. I am attaching several pictures that hopefully capture the details. I am reducing their size so I can post several, if interested in bigger pictures you can zoom in on, let me know and I will send them to you. As I said, I paid way too much for it, I am posting it here to see if there is ANY interest in a rare project at a fairly reasonable price. I would think that even if the car is not worth fixing the LX engine has to be worth “something.” If you are interested in a project that “could” have some value when complete, make me an offer. Edited July 16, 2019 by Rivman Title change (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrlforfun Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) OK Randy: It doesn't look that bad. How does it run? At the right price EVERYBODY in Dodge wants it. And the right price is???????????????? And, where is the car located? Mitch Edited June 8, 2019 by lrlforfun (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 17 hours ago, lrlforfun said: OK Randy: It doesn't look that bad. How does it run? At the right price EVERYBODY in Dodge wants it. And the right price is???????????????? And, where is the car located? Mitch OK Mitchie: Exactly what does bad look like to you? Sure, it could maybe be patched and driven, but what would it take to make it right? It runs and drives as I said above, I probably would not race it as is, but it runs OK. You are the '63-'65 Riviera expert, what would you offer me for it? That is why I am posting it here, to see if there is anyone actually interested in it. Sorry, I did not realize my location was gone from beneath my avatar, I have corrected that. The car is located in North Carolina, probably the wrong coast for your purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3Studio Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I'm a big fan of the full disclosure in the initial post. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telriv Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Sure it's kinda crusty, BUT in all honesty to me eye it's not that BAD. IF you had the talent & the time for those it would be a fairly straight forward fab job. For those who can't or won't & have to send it out you'll be backwards before you know it. Then there's the "while I'm at it" takes over & your now your farther backwards. IF it was a real GS then it MAY be worth it. I'll put my 2 cents in & say 15K or so depending on the amount of options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XframeFX Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Definitely a balancing act for the next owner. 1) Enjoy it as a summer driver. or, 2) Combine it with another car with mostly DIY work. It has AC, has what appears to be a good windshield and original! Since getting back into Rivieras a few years back, I've come across too many Rivs being parted-out including a KX that was rusted way worse than this one. Keep it going and off the grass! John B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 18 hours ago, telriv said: Sure it's kinda crusty, BUT in all honesty to me eye it's not that BAD. IF you had the talent & the time for those it would be a fairly straight forward fab job. For those who can't or won't & have to send it out you'll be backwards before you know it. Then there's the "while I'm at it" takes over & your now your farther backwards. IF it was a real GS then it MAY be worth it. I'll put my 2 cents in & say 15K or so depending on the amount of options. 15K or so Sounds Great! If I can get even close to that it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 9 hours ago, XframeFX said: Definitely a balancing act for the next owner. 1) Enjoy it as a summer driver. or, 2) Combine it with another car with mostly DIY work. It has AC, has what appears to be a good windshield and original! Since getting back into Rivieras a few years back, I've come across too many Rivs being parted-out including a KX that was rusted way worse than this one. Keep it going and off the grass! John B. My problem with "Keep it going" is the other nine I have too, that is the reason I am looking to move this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 I thought I would bring this back to the top and throw a price at it … Any interest at $12,000, OBO of course? That is negotiable of course, just thought I would put a starting point out there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsgun Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Looks good for a east coast car, totally fixable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbuff2 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Tom Please call me regarding your Riviera. I sent you a PM 559 355-3551 ROA 376 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 19 hours ago, Carbuff2 said: Tom Please call me regarding your Riviera. I sent you a PM 559 355-3551 ROA 376 This is offered by Randal Crain @Rivman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, NC1968Riviera said: This is offered by Randal Crain @Rivman Thanks Mike, I have talked to Paul about the Riv. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 Thanks for the interest and advise, the car is on its way to its new home as of this evening. That’s one down, nine more to go … Stay tuned. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hearse Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 How much did you end up selling it for if I may be so bold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 9 hours ago, Rivman said: That’s one down, nine more to go Randall, Congrats on selling this lovely beast! Best of luck on the rest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteroman Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 10 hours ago, Rivman said: Thanks for the interest and advise, the car is on its way to its new home as of this evening. That’s one down, nine more to go … Stay tuned. looks like a couple of SA's, a black last gen too..... When will they be going up? Might as well throw in the 65gs too,lol!!!! D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 14 hours ago, Hearse said: How much did you end up selling it for if I may be so bold I didn’t get quite what I was looking for, but it was time for the car to move on to a new home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 8 hours ago, NC1968Riviera said: Randall, Congrats on selling this lovely beast! Best of luck on the rest. Thanks Mike, I’m not positive what else is going away just yet, well except for maybe a couple of them probably heading to Riviera heaven. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 7 hours ago, misteroman said: looks like a couple of SA's, a black last gen too..... When will they be going up? Might as well throw in the 65gs too,lol!!!! D I’m taking my time at this point, kind of one at a time. As I said, I’m not sure what else is going away just yet, but the ’65 GS is pretty far down on the list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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