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Interestingly enough, you are probably correct on that interpretation.

I like the "no walk in customers please" on their website. I wonder if they have a drive up window? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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I found (was contacted) my first car (69 Camaro 307/3spd)from High School recently in a junk yard. It is rusty and toast. BUT, hey it was my first car. First time I kissed a girl was in that car. Anyways, I called them and as of today, the earliest they can get to me is March 08. I phoned in a deposit.

Here's a pic:

http://www.69lm1.com//69x11/x11.jpg

No, it was not an RS orig, and yes, that is the rear package tray on top of the hood! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif

Rich

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What is behind it in the lot??? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

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If i buy this , and restore it or rebody it...


Steve ,
there you go again , your one track mind is running straight forward .
I never said ( Never ) said i was taking the Vin off that body , i wanted to rebuild it from the cowl back .
Ok did you read that right ? rebuild it from the cowl back .
can you say challenge ? something new to attempt ?
save a car ? restore them don't crush them ..

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That was your quote...you used the "REBODY" magic word and Barney Fife appeared. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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What is behind it in the lot??? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

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It looks to my untrained eyes like a Formula Firebird of some type... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif

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Yep, 74 I think. And that is a wrecked 69 Camaro X55 next to it as well. 12 bolt's been pulled. And yes, guy knows what he's got and he's got a lot more as well. It was said that he lost lots of $ in NOS parts in Katrina. He is the one that I bought the 69 LM1 flood car from ( www.69lm1.com/4sale ), and this was a bonus to sweeten the deal (my original car). I know the X55 is for sale as well if anyone is interested I could take some pics, but he ain't givin anything away, that's for sure.

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Kind of surprised this thread has gotten so much attention....but that's good.

When I saw this thread, I remembered the original Ebay ad for this "project". I thought the same thing today as I did back the first time I saw it, " who in their right mind would want to take on a project like this?" I thank the original owner for attempting to salvage this car as he had original ties to the car that go beyond what some of us have for our cars. He wanted to hold onto a keepsake that meant something very special to him is the take away I get from his Ebay ad. For some 38+ years he has kept what was left of his pride and joy from back in the day with him, while over the years he parted out the car. Today what is left is just a shell or even a carcass of what was once an almighty machine.

While the ad for the resto shop in GA is cool, you got to ask yourself when is enough, ENOUGH? What is left of this iron that terrorized the street back in the day couldn't even beat Barney Fife in a foot race today.....and by the way, Barney passed as well ( God rest his soul). So you are left with a fraction of the car as it used to be. Only the tag is really left for us to see today along with some mangled metal that makes Fred Flintstone's car look like a modern day master piece. At what point do we, as supporters of this hobby, say enough is ENOUGH? This particular former muscle car, will never be the same. Everything, except the trim tag and front body forks & firewall is all that is left. The rest is gone and will never be the same again.

Yes, I know it is a desirable car from the tag, but at what point do you draw the line? Some of us may go to old places of historical intertests that are renovated and replaced with period pieces but it's not the original surroundings where what ever historical point of the past occured. You just don't walk away with the same feeling ( ok, exclude Graceland !).

That's pretty much the way I feel about a project like this. Yes, it's cool to save, but, at what point do you say does the bad outweigh the good? It will never be exactly what it once was or even close to it, for that matter. What are we passing on for future generations?

Another way of looking at this, is suppose, at some point in the future, you get a chance to rekindle the romance you had with the girls from your teens. You may not of seen her for 20+ years and the headlights may not be the same as well as the tail lights too, had some grill work done, may of changed colors of the top or just plan let the whole shootin' match go the hell in a hand basket. At what point do you say enough is enough and move on?

Just my 2 cents in what has been an interesting discussion.

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nice post Tom...what I think it ends up being...is about the $$$...Face it, if these cars weren't going for such "stupid" money...then there wouldn't be people "willing to" resurrect something that should have been crushed years ago....

Just my 2 cents....

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I personally have never CARED about value as much as i have cared about "the fun" aspect of this hobby. That being said... i remember parting out many a 67 Chevelle SS back in the 90's because it had a sunroof cut in it... or parting out a 68-72 Corvette only because it was a t-top automatic car.... when values go up, so do the risks that people are willing to take on a restoration.

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While the ad for the resto shop in GA is cool, you got to ask yourself when is enough, ENOUGH?

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Thank you for saying what everyone should be thinking. There is a point when you should be thinking about the restoration and saying to yourself, "Yeah I could do it, but should I do it." Reminds me of the Jeff Goldblum character in Jurassic Park lamenting that just because the science was there to reproduce carnivorous dinosaurs from their fossilized DNA, should the scientists do it? (That same lamentation was an actual debate among the original Manhatten project scientists concerning the building of the atomic bomb.)

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Taking this further, you guys talk about "Black-listing", etc... That's really none of your business, is it? Why stick your nose into someone else's business? I don't understand...



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I could add a lot of my opinion to this discussion, but the only thing i feel strongly about is i think we should keep track of cars that are rebodied, restamped or NOM(and matching 2 owners later). It is our business to help each other and newbies from being misled.

In my business, while we are watched and regulated, most of the deturrent is self policing. If your a dirt bag you will and should suffer.

I think we all know the difference between basket case (multiple panel replacement etc) and tag swapping.


Just an opinion

John