Wrecked 1970 TA on ebay

[ddmrk]

don't think 65K is going to do that car !!! but when and if she gets done she could look like this

[njsteve]

Welcome to the site!

It would take well over 100K to do that car properly. And then you'd have a $50K car with 100K into it. Sadly it's nothing but a parts car now, and only the shaker parts and drivetrain are the only salvageable parts. If it was a RA4 it would be worth restoring.

That car is worth about $7500 and that is just for the drivetrain/shaker setup. I really doubt it has the original carb still. Without that carb, deduct another $1500.

NOS 1/4 panel...$5000 for a pair
1970-72 Front fenders...$4000 for a used pair (NOS don't exist because the GM replacements used a different internal bulkhead design)
NOS tail panel (no-one makes a repro)...$2000
1970-only hood...$1500
NOS fender flares...$1500 set (no=one makes a decent repro)
NOS dash pad...$2000 (or Just Dashes redo, same price)
4-speed Radiator...$1000
Engine rebuild...$7,000 if the block is salvageable (imagine the rust in there!)
Bodywork by the hour....$50,000++++

and it goes on forever....

Heck, even the shifter knob goes for $300: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-SHIFT...A1%7C240%3A1318


I love how the seller says: "subframe is probably OK"


Yeah, probably OK to use as a base for my retirement home rocking chair.

[StealthBird]

Well, I think I know why Steve has an insane devotion. One of the coolest cars ever made.



Great information on the fenders and radiator top. There are so many subtle details involved in one of these restorations, so many one-year only parts, you really need to find someone (or even hire someone) that knows a particular make or model inside and out before plunking down a lot of money. I too have seen lots of "95% low mileage originals" go up on E-Bay, and many items I see, within the posted photos, that there are several parts that are not original. Not always the seller's fault though. Sometimes someone aquires a car, and because everything appears "old", and the car has had a dozen previous owners, sometimes the current seller assumes everything is original. Remember, we're talking 30+ years of possible accidents, fender benders, repaints, and many other things that may have happened back in the 70's, back when these cars were daily drivers, back before these cars were worth so much money. Through the many owners, sometimes stories get skewed, misunderstood, or embellished.

Again, great info from Steve.