deal of the day:73 4 speed Trans Am for 13k

[agtw31]

http://dallas.craigslist.org/sdf/cto/1538318235.html

[GTO_DON]

Andy,You think thats a deal???

[agtw31]

or not?

[GTO_DON]

Car looks like it needs lots of work to me. Those cars are nightmares to restore and I think he's a little too cocky for a guy who has a car with the engine apart and rust issues. You will have way too much in that car by the time your done. my buddy just sold a 74 super duty 4 speed car on ebay that needs the same work for 30k. those are 2 completely different animals. A 73 4 speed car is a nice one to get but you can get one real nice for around 25-30k. JMHO http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[olredalert]

-----Lets get Steves advice on an appropriate price for this TA. Who better???......Bill S

[Tenney]

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-----Lets get Steves advice on an appropriate price for this TA. Who better???......Bill S

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Bet he'll have a pretty decent handle on what it'll take to make right, too!

[Salvatore]

I think you just got some pretty good advice from GTO DON! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[njsteve]

I agree with Howard Johnson! (Obscure Blazing Saddles reference here http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)

Yeah, that's no bargain since it will cost another $50 grand to get it done properly and it wont be worth half that amount when finished when you add in the original purchase price.

I always love how the sellers imply that it will be such an easy resto job.

Well, if it was that easy why didn't you do it and then keep all that profit for yourself! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hmmm.gif

[GTO_DON]

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-----Lets get Steves advice on an appropriate price for this TA. Who better???......Bill S

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Bet he'll have a pretty decent handle on what it'll take to make right, too!

[/ QUOTE ]Yeah Its not like ive restored any pontiacs or know what it takes in 30 years of collecting them.. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif

[GTO_DON]

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-----Lets get Steves advice on an appropriate price for this TA. Who better???......Bill S

[/ QUOTE ] I think Im pretty well qualified Bill as Ive been restoring these cars when nobody wanted them. Steve has done a great job with his car but I think this is his first Pontiac he's done and he will probably tell you best that they are some of the hardest cars to restore the right way. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif

[olredalert]

-----Don,,,Absolutely no disrespect intended whatsoever!!! The only reason Steves name occured to me was the very close similarity of the resto he has been on for sooo long. The comment was actually a bit tongue-in-cheek. Ive seen the cars you have had pictured over the last few years and have been more than impressed, and that comes from a BIG Pontiac lover,long time owner, and too many year resto guy......Bill S

[GTO_DON]

No big deal Bill, Sometimes I just wake up on the girls side of the bed and take things wrong. I just felt i was giving some good info on a subject that Im finally qualified in but Its all good. Thanks for the comments. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[njsteve]

I was also agreeing with GTODon's opinion, from the get-go.

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[southernfriedcj]

[quoteIve been restoring these cars when nobody wanted them.

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Hey! I've wanted them since day one! Still do. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Unfortunately I have managed to parlay my net worth to below what it was when I was 16 in 1978. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif