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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ZiggyL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice to hear from you Danny.Incase you guys don't know Danny has a garage full of muscle.His LS6 Chevelle has 36K original miles and is the nicest one I have ever seen. </div></div>

Hey Ken you are off a bit on the mileage, today it sits at 25,334 miles. When i bought the car in September 2009 it was at 23,704 miles but the previous owner before me did snap the Speedo Cable during his ownership.
He bought an NOS Speedo Cable to replace the broken cable but he never did install it until i put it in the car after Rick sold it to me.
One thing i do know is Rick barely drove the car and took it to only one cruise-show in nearly ten years and that show was just down the street from were the car was parked in his dealer showroom.
I figure the car still has under 30K original miles anyways as he just took the car out for small road trips near his dealership on Jane St. + Hwy #7 as the car was always parked in his showroom.

Ken if you do ever go look at a car that you might buy, let me know, maybe i will come with you as 4 eyes are better than 2.

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This is the coolest thing under $15K I've seen lately. Survivor other than paint (original paint was D-E-A-D I guess). Houndstooth roof (!) matches the interior. 351C/auto.

http://www.memorylanemotors.com/pics.php?id=315

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That is actually pretty cool.

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If I had $30K in the bank, it'd be staying in the bank. Too many areas of the country haven't recovered from the recession and many never will. Picture a pyramid in your head with the wide base being potential buyers for cars less than $10K and as you approach the tip of the pyramid, meaning more expensive cars, the amount of potential buyers that have that kind of money to spend dramatically shrinks. Even the people that DO have that kind of money DON'T want to let it go as freely in the pre-2008 world. The era of laying all those stacks of $100 bills on someone's kitchen table to pay for that &quot;toy&quot; that's in the garage have become increasingly rare. Yeah, I miss those days too, but that scenario just isn't happening that much anymore in many parts of the country. I'd be scared to death to have $30K or more wrapped up in a car without knowing that I couldn't get rid of it in the case of a job loss or family misfortune. Cars aren't selling and the ones that do sell are taking a very long time to do so. If I had to scratch a performance/fun car itch, I'd buy a nice, low-mileage late-model Mustang GT (or something similar), for less than $10-12K with air conditioning and CD player knowing that I could drive it to work everyday if need be. Now if you STILL want an older car after reading this apocalyptic response of mine, make sure you stick with something VERY popular like a Camaro/Chevelle/Corvette, etc. in a popular color. This is NOT the time to purchase an off-the-beaten-path strange type of car of any kind with a narrow fan base. Stick to the very popular brand/models so it's easier to sell when the time comes to try to get your money back.

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For the many enthusiasts who for long felt they could not afford their “dream car”, IMO, now IS the time to buy.

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Mark Johnson what a dead on reply IMO!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sYc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">For the many enthusiasts who for long felt they could not afford their “dream car”, IMO, now IS the time to buy. </div></div>


I do agree with this statement. If you're truly buying with your heart and it's the EXACT car you've been wanting/lusting after since you were 16-18 years old . . . . . well then, there'll most likely NEVER be a better time than right now. Just like the Beach Boys &quot;409&quot; song, if you've saved your pennies and you saved your dimes . . . . then it's time to bust that piggy bank open! You can never go wrong following your heart and you won't feel &quot;stuck&quot; with something if it's the car you've ALWAYS wanted.

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Though the years most of us on here have bought &quot;from the heart&quot;, which is what makes us enthusiasts, not investors.

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I agree on the odd cars.I'm more interested in them at shows,but I'm not sure they are the ones that are selling.AMXs are a good example.They are very quick when done right, but they are cheap to buy.I also like SC360 Hornets.Again.They were very fast stock.Another odd one was one of the fastest production cars in 1970 but it is low on the pole for a good seller.Stage 1 GSs are one of the nicest and quickest cars I have ever owned but they are tough to sell.5 years ago I had a black on black low 11 second GS that was a fully documented Stage 1.I couldn't get 20K for the car!I had to part the car out to get my money.Another one was a very nice W31 Cutlass.Orange with white stripes and white guts.It was an incredible car.It took me 4 months to get 21 for it.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sYc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Though the years most of us on here have bought &quot;from the heart&quot;, which is what makes us enthusiasts, not investors. </div></div>

Exactly. I just spent almost 100 grand building my &quot;dream car&quot;. It's a 34 ford, hemi powered. I've wanted to build this one for close to 40 years., every since I saw one as a kid in Jr. High school. I'll never get anywhere close to that number if I ever sell it. It isn't always about the money, now is it?
Every car that I have built, I knew going it that I would not get back my &quot;investment&quot;. So be it.