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Since we are talking about missing musclecars how about ROTTING MUSCLECARS? This example a 1970 LT1 is rotting around the corner from me,the owner says he is going to fix it up,That was over 5 yrs ago when i asked him if he would want to sell it.He since filled the tires with air at least LOLhttp://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/PC280009.jpg

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here is another ROTTING MUSCLECAR around the corner from me,A 1967 GTO that has been sitting this way since I was going to high school,I graduated in 1976!http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/PC280001.jpg
another A 1970 LS6 CHEVELLE!!!Its hard to see but its white and is ROTTING IN DRIVEWAY!!
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/PC280004.jpg

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Maybe it is just me but I have found it has gotten worse since they started seeing the auctions on TV. At one time when you tried to go to the door and ask they would either let the dog out after you, scream no it is not for sale or not answer the door. Now I am finding most want to talk and tell you that car is worth 50,000 are you willing to pay me that if not get off my property.
This past summer I pushed a 70 chevelle SS body I have had for a while outside for maybe a month while I did some wiring in a new garage. Within a week it was so bad with people coming to the door my wife begged me to hurry up and put it back inside.
They seen one 70 go for over a million and think anything with a cowl hood is worth the same.

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I have another car 2 blocks from me,its a 70 torino gt with the cobra in the grill,I asked about the car 3 yrs ago and got to take a look at it,its a 429 cobrajet,has the snake with the wheels doin a burnout on the front fenders after the wheel,also on the rear trunk there is a snake whith the wheels.Its a 4 speed and the tires are sunk in the dirt about 4 inches and its actually laying on the ground.Pics soon but only from the street.Anyone else have a rotting musclecar in the neighborhood? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif

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Not a mainstream musclecar, but a neighbor of my father has a 70 Mercury Cyclone with it's original 429 drivetrain. Tried to buy it a couple times years ago, but he never wanted to sell. A few years ago, he got so sick of people knocking on the door, he built a 3 stall garage and moved it inside. Sat outside for at least 20 years, so it is in pretty rough shape. It's all there though.

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69 GTO left in a backyard under a tarp....on the grass!
Dash pad was great but the core was rotted!

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trunk needs a little work.......

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trunk needs a little work.......

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YIKES!!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif

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Finally a car like we see in Nova Scotia with the salt on the roads and constantly in the air.
Nothing wrong with that trunk the car was just ordered with the Astro vent option.

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trunk needs a little work.......

[/ QUOTE ]looks like it was a real ram air car.

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wow! Too bad,its a 69.My favorite year https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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Yes Don........it was in fact a ram air car FOR REAL!!!!!

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There is a 1968 Chevelle SS396 sitting near my parents house. It has been sitting since the mid 80's and the last time i took a look at it there was a tree growing though it. The story goes that the engine blew up and the owners pulled it out but that is as far as they got. The rumor is that there is a fresh 396 sitting in there garage. Why the car is not inside the garage is anyones guess.

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Here's one - that got restored https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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Here's one - that got restored https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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I remember seeing that picture on the "Cars In Barns" website. Glad to see someone saved it from that field.

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there is a local law here about cars without plates and green slime running down the back of your home; both strictly prohibited, as are clothes lines in the front yard.

the only rotting hulks I can see are pumpkins and squash.

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I just came home from Long Island for the holidays. I took the train into New York one day, and from the train I saw quite a few nice 60s cars sitting rusting in tightly packed storage lots, and behind buildings. It really is sad. We don't have that type of thing very much up here in Maine, but one day I was out driving when I spotted this. 67 SS in code M royal plum paint and black bench seat interior. The house looked deserted so I decided to poke around a bit. Under the rotted hood sat the numbers matching engine, complete up to the air cleaner, and inside, all the four speed stuff is there up to even the original boot and knob. Only options were tinted windsheild and 4 speed. The plates were last registered in 84, and it is currently sitting on the crager rims, all 4 tires are rotted. The body is suprisingly great, with no rot in the doors, fenders of quarters, just the hood. I hate to see it sitting there uncovered!! I've knocked on the door everytime I go by, but nobodys ever there, so maybe I should check with the town office on the status of the place. Until than, it will sit through the rain and snow. I don't think it's going anywhere anytime soon, unless that anywhere is in my garage! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif
See the attatchment
Steve

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Engine shot..the hood would only open about a foot, but I still saw everything I needed to https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

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I hope your able to save it steve before the firewall rots away!Royal plum,wasnt that sort of a rare color?

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Gee Marlin, I think I've seen that Duece around!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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That photo is too much....

wilma

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I hope there is some way I can get it, just so it will be protected from the elements. I drove by the other day and it was covered in snow once again. Ive heard that Royal Plum was the rarest color in 67. It looks horrible in its current state, but when it is new, it looks really good.

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If the house is empty I suggest you find out very quickly who lived there and try to get into contact with them or a relative. I have been no pun intended burned twice over the years when faced with a similiar situation. First one was a factory 65 impala 396 4spd by a deserted house I kept driving buy until some kids burned the house down and the car with it.
Months after I seen a car with out of province plates in the yard and dropped in.
Original owner of the car passed away this was his grandson who would have given me the car if I had of contacted him at the time. He just wanted the properly cleaned up so he could sell it.
Second one was only 5 years ago. Out hunting I found an original 70SS 454 conv complete in a shed, very rusty but complete. House empty. This time I started to ask but obvious too much. Guy next door told his chevelle bud who in turn just went in with a wrecker and took it. It was totally parted out within a weekend and nobody ever came looking for it other than me.
Good Luck

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might be able to find a little deuce like this one

http://honolulustreetsmagazine.com/s...euce_dec05.htm

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Can we rebuild this one. Man I cut up some mint cars over the years if this can be restored.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Chevrolet-Camaro-196...1QQcmdZViewItem

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Can we rebuild this one. Man I cut up some mint cars over the years if this can be restored.
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WOW that one needs a little work! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

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I've seen worse restored...

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Damn, that 68 was scary looking........

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I hope there is some way I can get it, just so it will be protected from the elements. I drove by the other day and it was covered in snow once again. Ive heard that Royal Plum was the rarest color in 67. It looks horrible in its current state, but when it is new, it looks really good.

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Steve,

To see an SS rotting away is one thing. To lift the hood
and see what appears to be an original 396 sitting there
rotting as well is criminal.

Get a cheap tarp & cover the car for posterity sake. Maybe
the owner will see the tarp and call the number ( you placed
under it - with a purchase offer https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif )

Steve

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trunk needs a little work.......

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That photo is too much....

wilma

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Ya - especailly since it shows young marihuana plants growing under the trunk! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/shocked.gif

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Hey Tarrytown, if its like in michigan, go to the city or township office and you should be able to get an address to the person who pays the taxes on the property, looks like a great project.

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I agree, its terrible that the Chevelle is dying over there. I drove by again today and it was covered in snow https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif I went to the town office and was able to get the peoples names, but no phone number. I think I will just keep driving by until I see a car there, and maybe I will luck out one of these days. Its just all the little things about it that amaze me. The fact that it's been sitting on a fairly busy road for 23 years and nobody has taken anything from it, not even the shifter ball or air cleaner. I know there arent many more cars like this just sitting outside neglected, so I just really want to get it before anything worse happens to it.
Steve

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You should try using "google.com" to research those names for an address or phone other than Maine, maybe a summer home. Wait to long and someone else will hook up with it.They may even have mail forwarding, check with the Post office.

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This 70 SS Chevelle has been sitting in this EXACT spot since at least 1979. The first time I saw it in 79 it was PERFECT. Over the years I think every car guy in PA has tried to buy it. I don't know if it would even be worth messing with now.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...d/HPIM0148.jpg

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Thats sad.

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Since we are talking about missing musclecars how about ROTTING MUSCLECARS? This example a 1970 LT1 is rotting around the corner from me,the owner says he is going to fix it up,That was over 5 yrs ago when i asked him if he would want to sell it.He since filled the tires with air at least LOLhttp://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/PC280009.jpg

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What makes you think this is an LT-1? Am I missing something?

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Forget Google.. time to Zaba Search that name !

http://www.zabasearch.com/

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That photo is too much....

wilma

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Ya - especailly since it shows young marihuana plants growing under the trunk! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/shocked.gif

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Hylton.. you old hippie , you ain't kidding ! That does look like some herb growing in that trunk ! I got the munchies just loking at the picture

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New Vette left parked in Hunts Point overnight!!

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...435/car019.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...435/car018.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...435/car016.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...435/car014.jpg

This one was saved

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...435/car013.jpg

Look close at the red car on top of the pile - early 60's Vette


http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...435/car017.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...435/car015.jpg

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One more

Honest 1 owner 289 auto 70k mile little old lady car

she died and the car sat in the dirt for 15 years and rotted apart!!

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/DSCN0718.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/DSCN0717.jpg