These people are out of their minds...... https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/d/1971-buick-skylark-chevelle/6618934873.html
Well optioned rust free car that needs a 1/4. He's high on the price but what an easy car to fix and enjoy.
It had a vinyl top,so I’m sure there is work needed somewhere. You need to have the rear glass out and really look at it to make that assumption. I would get a whole 1/4 chunk,with the wheel house,to fix that.
" well optioned rust free car " ??.....thats not surface rust all over that car?? and you think thats worth buying??!! are we looking at the same car ?? can you explain how thats a good deal??
Probably needs window channel work like they all do. I wouldn't go nuts over restoring it. Yank the 1/4, beat the wheel house in to shape and live with it. Perfect car to drive to work and park and not worry about it. Looks like a lot of glue residue and chunks of the top still. A close inspection of the roof would of course be required but i don't see any holes. Sure the paint is thin spots but there doesn't appear to be any rot. If it only needs the one quarter and some work in the window channel its an easy resto and would be a great driver. It's not a good buy at 6950 but there is value left. I'd say half of that would be reasonable.
the paint is thin?? im looking at the primer spray on the trunk and hood with the surface rust coming out from under that.... take a good look at the hood,see all the primer? n rust? see the trunklid? see the tops of the fenders? note the whole wrecked areas been primered? which makes me wonder whats really rustfree in that car,esp as mentioned the rear window channel. that car is almost in the same shape as mine,but its worse,and for 3 times the money. i would never steer someone into that car as a rebuilder. youd be upside down in it financially the second you bought it. for an example,considering the extensive body damage there, how would you know the axle hasnt been moved? or the suspension/frame damaged?? or is it good just because theres a shiny wheel on it?
Look ya jackwagon you know as much as I do from the pictures. It's worth a look. Get over it and yourself. It's certainly not scrap metal. Get a grip.
I've been in the restoration business for over 40 years and I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that it would cost multiple times that much money to patch up a rusty car, and in the end you still have a patched up car. I would jump at the chance to fix this car as opposed to some of the cars I have restored, including the `70 GSX I am doing right now. After media blast the car looked like a block of swiss cheese. Anytime someone sands down a car and then does nothing but put primer on it, it's gonna rust like that because primer will absorb moisture over time. But to me it looks superficial and I can't see it ending up full of holes once that surface rust is removed. Other things to consider is the undercarriage. Frames and suspension components on cars from the rust belt are just plain nasty. Rusty, pitted, you name it. They never look good unless countless hours of time is spent filling, sanding, priming and more sanding, etc. It's a huge time saver to work on a car that has never been exposed to the kind of elements that cause that. Floors, braces, body mounts, the list goes on. If you don't have the experience dealing with these challenges, you probably won't be able to understand it.
Settle down boys. Its just a discussion about a car that no one here is likely to buy. Lets keep it civil and dial it down a little please? OK?
apologies to Joe if he thought it was personal,i was merely pointing out some flaws in the reasoning.( devils advocate ) i did sorta poke him with the shiny wheel comment,but i meant it in a general fashion. i was relating more to the " put a set of shiny wheels on anything,and you can sell it " train of thought.
Living in Minnesota, land of road salt, it is a hell of a lot cleaner than you find here. By the photos it looks like a runner/driver, too so you could work on it and drive it maybe? High on the price side but maybe you could negotiate. but it is just an ad for a car that you are probably not going to buy anyway and it is probably not yours that you are selling so who cares whether it is great or a piece of junk? It, like anything for sale is only worth what someone is willing to pay you for it. Discussion and a little joking are fine but it is just a car.
