Looks like an outstanding deal to me: https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/cto/d/1963-buick-lesabre-sale/6563850451.html
If it were in Texas I would buy it, clean it up and turn it around for sale. Nice looking inside and out. Would like to see an underhood photo.
Wow I had a 63 cutlass and the favorite part of the car to me was it's tail light, identical to that lesabre. Looks like I'm going to put that lesabre on my bucket list.
OK V-8 Buick People: Low price? Not really. There is so much this car is hurtin' for. Dead synthetic enamel, a driver's door with bondo, rusted fenders, funkie exhaust. It isn't horrible but one could spend a tremendous amount of money trying to save this thing. The interior? I guess if one is looking for a driver it's fine...as is the dead paint. Still, a 63 Le Sabre is NO BIG THING. Hey, a 401 2 barrel can easily take a 4 barrel manifold and carb and they do grow on trees for cheap. This car with some really nice paint and bodywork could be quite attractive. It's only money! Mitch
Hey, Mitch, I took 2 hours to turn this "dead" enamel into this completely alive, shiny paint. Paint is never really ruined if it's still hanging on, especially single stage, IF you know what you're doing......Running, cheap, out of the ordinary cars like this LeSabre are how I've gotten most of the cars I've had over the years. Take it home, buff it, do some wheels, tires, and some engine and undercarriage paint touch ups, and have something you get complimented on all day long that looks like it cost 4x as much as you've got into it, and you can "flip" when you're done enjoying it. A guy just has to have vision and be willing put some elbow grease into it realizing he isn't building a stock, concours show car. Learn to enjoy things that aren't perfect. You'll be a lot happier driving something like this and not worrying about it then a perfectly restored or perfectly correct original.
For 3k, if it was in my neck of the woods, Id think real hard about snagging it up. Make it go stop and turn safely, drive and enjoy. Clean up along the way, or not, seems like a lot of car for the money. Get as nitpicky as you please, but man, it's listed at 3k for Pete's sake. What do you want for that kinda money?!
OK Lucas: I have personally buffed out countless numbers of dead enamel paint jobs when I had my detail shop. Sometimes ya get lucky. usually? The first time the paint gets wet it fades to matte. Wax? When the water beads the spots are the shape of the beads. BTW, red always takes a good shine. Metallacs....it's a bitch. Now sometimes I got lucky. I'd run a DA over dead enamel and there's life and it will hold on. Back in the day I'd take that DuPont super cutter with a wool pad and a hot buffer and it would cut down the work but alas, it always faded. Yes, one can find old heaps, clean 'em up and flip 'em for a profit. It's getting more difficult today because so many flippers are out there. Mitch
Ok Mitch: Would you agree that if a guy wasn't going to attempt to restore this LeSabre, and was merely going to buff it, fix the exhaust, and drive it if it runs and drives as well as the owner states, that $3000 would be considered a good price?
The guy emailed me last weekend, Said he still had the car. No number to call. I asked a few questions Monday via email I havnt heard back,probably why its still on Cl cause the guys not the best on responding
OK Lucas: Personally I don't see 3 grand. If I were a serious prospect I would need to check it out up close. Let's say that it's gonna stand pat cosmetically....except for a set of factory wire caps which I would do.....yes, it can be detailed and taken up a few notches. Mechanically? Gotta really drive it and figure on spending a whole buncha money. I will say this.....if this car is really solid mechanically it's much closer to 3 grand. Yup, for 3 grand it better be solid mechanically! Mitch
OK, Lots of things to consider here. $3,000 would be a decent price, IF it is as represented and has been kept up mechanically. May be worth it to some and a turd to others.
