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1977ish two door Nova in arrest me red with black stripes, built 350, ladder bars, and all the other cool stuff being driven by a very young kid; like, first car young. Glad to see at least ONE kid out there that doesn't get a boner over the thought of his first car being a Civic or an Eclipse. Also, and this absolutely boiled my blood, I saw a '73 Impala two-door at a local junkyard today (Lowell Used Auto; Dodgefan's favorite and don't ask me why because they SUCK) that's got a rebuilt motor, frame's done, body's done and in primer, and has brand new wheels and tires on it. This is quite literally an abandoned project. You supply the interior (dash and column are still in it but nothing else) and a grille and some front and rear bumpers and paint the thing and you're off to the races. The price? NOT FOR SALE! But not because someone at the yard scooped it for themself, oh no. It's because the owner of the junkyard REFUSES to sell it whole because he says it's worth more to him in parts. This car is 80% of the way to being back on the road and sadly that's as far as she'll ever get. So close and yet so far away........

Why can't I have a relative that does this without my knowing? I definitely wouldn't be too stupid to open the barn if one did!

The first Volkswagen Phaeton I've seen in like forever. Tried hard not to laugh but it didn't work very well.

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/car/274521381.html Obviously this thing is way too nice to ever be a parts vehicle, but keep your eyes on the prize and this is what yours will become some day! ..... the more I read the threads about these things, the more I want one myself!

Can't see any of 'em; when I click on any of your links, it brings me to a YouTube page and says: This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by British Broadcasting Corporation Lame.

But a seat is a seat and you could always have it reupholstered. Were I you, though, I'd instead be on the hunt for some of those awesome swivel buckets found in Grand Prixs/Monte Carlos/Cutlass Supremes from the same era; now THOSE are swank!

Sorry for the double post, but you can SEE the El Camino I'm talking about all the way over to the right in this picture!

Dude, how could you forget that '75ish El Camino in the front row, in front of the office, like a few cars down from that '61 Fleetwood and Centurion convertible? Remember, the bluish one?

'atta boy, OB!

the first Mitsubishi Starion I've seen in a good long while

Wonder how much Play-Doh it took to get that front bumper just right......

Saw lots of interesting stuff leaving the girlfriend's this morning: -ugly flat forest green '78 Fairmont wagon -one of those ugly-ass 60's Jaguars everybody (myself included) gave Fly crap over for liking, completely restored and out on the road -brand new pink Mary Kay Cadillac DTS -new Boss 4.6 Mustang -'72 Eldorado coupe

A Bright White Diamond Escalade with three spinner rims intact and one rim with the spinner missing

Please, please, PLEASE leave the paint exactly as it is and make it something spectacular on the inside. This thing's got fantastic patina that you can only have once; stuff a 502 between the rails and be done with it! Awesome buy; I'm very jealous, ESPECIALLY because of the price! x1000

Lame. So very very lame. To clarify once and for all: THIS is a REAL Buick Skylark: And also, I don't EVER want to see the word "shovelnose" used again unless it's being used in regards to the REAL "shovelnose;" the 1932 Packard Light Eight: Any questions?

If it's for a bunch of frat boys then obviously there's never not going to be an obscene amount of people piled inside of it, so get a cool old wagon. Any mid 60's-1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, Pontiac Bonneville, Chevrolet Kingswood Estate, etc. I can't tell you how many times I wish I could come across a modestly priced and solid '70-'72 Buick Skylark Sport Wagon to build a GS Stage 1 455 for and do it over in Saturn Yellow with a black interior; it would be my Buick GSXpress Wagon! A guy from the Pontiac Historical Society collected enough factory original parts over the years to build himself a '70 GTO Judge wagon, which is what made me think of the Buick. You guys need to make a muscle version of a wagon.

here's another photo of the '61 Tempest I want. Think he'll throw in the boat if I give him full price?

You said it, dude. I've got my eye on a '69 Delta 88 four door post with a 455 and 67,000 original miles that I could have for probably a grand but I just do not have any more room for any more cars unless I sell something, which I don't want to do, or it's small enough to be pushed into storage sideways like this cute little Pontiac. And you're absolutely right about Bob. He's the nicest guy you'll ever want to meet, but he's got his head in the clouds asking 4K for that LeSabre. You'd think after driving around with the sign on it for three years he'd drop his price a little but that's the figure he has in his mind and that's all he'll take, apparently. Meanwhile the mileage keeps going up and the car is stored outside regardless of the weather. I pass the ugly green Buick every morning on my way to school and wish I could be driving it if he'd ever get real about the price. I also drive by a '71 Thunderturd on the way to school that clearly hasn't been registered any time recently and hasn't moved from its spot in the five or so months since it suddenly appeared one day that'd be perfect for a winter beater, especially because I hate Fords and especially hate Thunderturds. I don't think I'd even bother to kick the salt off of it. But, once again, I ran out of space two and a half cars ago. It's times like these that makes me wish I had a warehouse.....

Awesome ride, dude! Just one more person making me jealous of the fact that they have a truck and I don't. Maybe someday....

a nice bright red '71 Chevelle and the first Buick Reatta I've seen in a long, long time

If that is an honest to God real street address, be it yours or somebody else's, then that is hilarious!

'68 Plymouth Belvedere sedan

Another question I have about the adorable little Pontiac (once again, balthazar, I'm looking at you here): now this is only hypothetical since I'm about 99% sure that if I get the car all I'd do is freshen it up and run it stock, but since the Indy Four is quite literally a 389 cut in half, would it be possible to make some sort of high performance version of it using one high compression head, different pistons, etc.? I know an Edelbrock dual carb intake for this motor exists for this reason. Now I know that the Indy Four is prone to engine shake because it's so damn big for a four and all Pontiac really did about it was to basically give it extra squishy thick rubber engine mounts to try and isolate the vibration from the rest of the car. So my question is that would said performance buildup, if it can in fact be done, give the motor enough sack to either shake the motor violently enough to rip it from its mounts, or snap the rope drive? Anybody know of any documented attempts at this and what successes and failures they may have had?

You bring up a good point and remind me of something at the same time. There's a '61 F-85 in the tent at my dad's right now. It's more or less the same car. Perhaps I'll go measure the baby Rocket sometime soon and we'll have to take yet another trip out west.

Good to know, because your driveway's about the only place it'll fit if I buy it But seriously, can anybody (balthazar, I'm looking at you here) get me the overall length on the little guy so I can see if maybe it's possible to push her into my storage unit sideways on wheel dollies till I'm ready for it. That'd be neat to have under a cover.