1963 pontiac 421 lemans tempest super duty tribut
 

I was watching that one on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/192170940148...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Looks like a really nicely done car. I'd love to have it but I'm getting a new septic field instead (for about the same amount of money).

K

Car was a deal for 20K,could not get close to it for that money IMO.Tom

Still available?

K

It was marked sold on ebay.Tom

I was thinking this was the new buyer selling it on Craigslist. The ebay ad came out of Texas; C/L is out of Janesville WI.

I shouldn't be giving it any thought....

(lol)

K

could be,the CL ad went up on the 5th?And the ebay ad ended on the 4th?Tom

This car is still for sale......I just saw it at a local shop today. It's getting all new drum brakes on all four corners plus a master cylinder. Apparently it's fast but didn't stop!

Pretty cool looking car but not sure it's worth $25k......but I've been wrong before.

Kurt

Its just one of those deals that if you like the 63 and want one you could not build one for 25K.They are one car not for the weak of wallet.Tom

The ebay feedback indicated it was rougher than how it was presented.

K

Yeah, apparently bad steering, starter, floors and the brakes that are being worked on.

I was told he has buyers remorse.......but it's still a cool car.

For guys not familiar with these cars they are a transaxle car.To do the change over the floor has to be cut halfway up the firewall and then cut clear back to the front of the rear seat to fab a transmission and drive shaft tunnel.Then you have to fab some kind or rear suspension.I found after doing 3 of these cars ladder bars and coil over worked best for ease of installation.Some have done leaf springs but I found they have the car sit too high in the rear.Now you have to decide on a engine and trans.If the car is a 4 cyc car then motor mounts have to fabbed if a V8 car you just drop in any pontiac V8.Now if you want a stick shift the factory linkage is not up to the task IMO and the hyd bearing is the easiest.A trans mount has to fabbed also.These are a unibody car and Xtra work has to done where the rear suspension bolts up.As I said,not for the weak of wallet EVEN if you can do the fab work your self.Then you need to figure out how to stop the damn thing.Tom

It appears this Tempest is still for sale and now has an engine knock. It’s too bad cause it’s a pretty cool car.

https://janesville.craigslist.org/ct...401134106.html

Kurt

Thanks for keeping us posted -

K

It’s for sale again……

https://janesville.craigslist.org/pt...448036377.html

Looks like a lot of work has been done to it since 2017.

Kurt

And the new price reflects all those new parts. I hope he can recover most of it.

I have built 3 of those cars over the years.Depending on the paint its not a terrible price if you can live with the paint.Cant buy a car and build it for that.Tom