I spent some money last night and picked up a restored 70 Chevelle with proven documentation. Now I need to either buy risers for the bay at the shop where I've stashed the Mercury or rent a storage unit to house it until I figure out what the hell to do with them.
My Dad had a '72 Chevelle back in the day. I think it went into the demolition derby at the Erie County Fair after it rotted away from the road salt. Secret weapon? Hornets that had taken up residence in the rear window wells.
But in a straight line, it was a beast.
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After our upgrade to our system yesterday I how have the ability to log in and view live streams and the recorded footage of the camera system at my store. I don't know if this is a horrible thing or a great thing.
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After our upgrade to our system yesterday I how have the ability to log in and view live streams and the recorded footage of the camera system at my store. I don't know if this is a horrible thing or a great thing.
That was one of my favorite things to do at my old job
After our upgrade to our system yesterday I how have the ability to log in and view live streams and the recorded footage of the camera system at my store. I don't know if this is a horrible thing or a great thing.
Well, it depends on what your employees do when you're not there...if they pull any Clerks II sort of business...
I spent some money last night and picked up a restored 70 Chevelle with proven documentation. Now I need to either buy risers for the bay at the shop where I've stashed the Mercury or rent a storage unit to house it until I figure out what the hell to do with them.
matching numbers?
what kind of motor under the hood?
I know you mentioned you have your own shop, but I thought I would plug ART, in case you ever wanted to throw some work towards WNY.
My shop is for my parking lot business so its mechanics that work on the sweepers and pavers, not so much cars though we don't have any problems throwing a crate engine into something. Any non-mechanical stuff I outsource.
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Originally Posted by oldgoalie
matching numbers?
what kind of motor under the hood?
details, Chief; details...
I always liked the 70-72 Chevelles...
To tell you the truth OG, I don't know what's under the hood. All I know is my dad called screaming at me that I needed to put in a bid as a matching numbers Chevelle SS with full documentation was going across the stage at Barrett Jackson.
I have some crap I have to deal with this weekend or I'd have been in Scottsdale...so anyways, I logged in, placed my bid at 39k and a minute later it was mine, mine, mine. From the little I saw of the car, the only non-original item was a hurst shifter but the original one was in the trunk.
I was in Palm Beach last month for an auction and the classic muscle cars without numbers or documentations were going for 80k + so I didn't bite.
My shop is for my parking lot business so its mechanics that work on the sweepers and pavers, not so much cars though we don't have any problems throwing a crate engine into something. Any non-mechanical stuff I outsource.
To tell you the truth OG, I don't know what's under the hood. All I know is my dad called screaming at me that I needed to put in a bid as a matching numbers Chevelle SS with full documentation was going across the stage at Barrett Jackson.
I have some crap I have to deal with this weekend or I'd have been in Scottsdale...so anyways, I logged in, placed my bid at 39k and a minute later it was mine, mine, mine. From the little I saw of the car, the only non-original item was a hurst shifter but the original one was in the trunk.
I was in Palm Beach last month for an auction and the classic muscle cars without numbers or documentations were going for 80k + so I didn't bite.
Those are insane prices. Ther's guys on the camaro forums I haunt that will sell you restored/updated (think new crate motors, interior and safelty equipment, suspension, etc.) for that kind of cash.
Those are insane prices. Ther's guys on the camaro forums I haunt that will sell you restored/updated (think new crate motors, interior and safelty equipment, suspension, etc.) for that kind of cash.
The cars did come from a private collection where the guy would strip them down and totally restore them every thousand miles or so and he had a lot of cars. A couple of the Camaros he had went to 120k+. I dropped out of the bidding, way, way, way before then.
For 40-50k, I could easily pick up a dinged / dented late 60s muscle and drop in a new crate, tranny, redo the interior, smooth / bondo the exterior and hit it with a show quality finish. That's why this Chevelle was such a steal at 39k, the owner screwed up sending it across the block on Tuesday when the big money is Thurs-Sat and resto mods will be in the 70s...he probably cost himself at least 50k off the price.
I'll keep an eye on the auction today and sunday since they're the reasonable days, and I would still dearly like to get a mid 60s vette or another muscle car but as a rag top.
I have DirecTV and a iphone (and the app), going out of town next week and was wondering if there is a way for me to watch the Sabre games on MSG (I know I can get the NBC game against the Flyers on Sunday)
Thanks (and sorry about the semi hockey talk in the OT)
The cars did come from a private collection where the guy would strip them down and totally restore them every thousand miles or so and he had a lot of cars. A couple of the Camaros he had went to 120k+. I dropped out of the bidding, way, way, way before then.
For 40-50k, I could easily pick up a dinged / dented late 60s muscle and drop in a new crate, tranny, redo the interior, smooth / bondo the exterior and hit it with a show quality finish. That's why this Chevelle was such a steal at 39k, the owner screwed up sending it across the block on Tuesday when the big money is Thurs-Sat and resto mods will be in the 70s...he probably cost himself at least 50k off the price.
I'll keep an eye on the auction today and sunday since they're the reasonable days, and I would still dearly like to get a mid 60s vette or another muscle car but as a rag top.
