What do you do?

RareSS · #1 11-25-2005, 07:42 AM

I would really like to hear some of your opinions on this.

12bolt · #2 11-25-2005, 09:38 AM

Run from this, do not walk away, But RUN!! too much effort to put into something that will ultimately be a bummer of a situation for the guy who unknowingly has bought the other car or is driving it. do you really want that Karma hanging over your head?? If you want to make a Drag Car thats one thing. My real question here now is if it is such a sweet car, why were the plates switched?? That usuall only occurs with wrecks or Rust buckets???????

RareSS · #3 11-25-2005, 10:42 AM

The Camaro has been here in Texas a long time according to the owner.
The other guy supposedly had bought his Camaro new, but it was a plain Jane and he wanted to keep it but make it the Z-Camaro later, so he bought the parts out of this one and left the shell. Dunno for sure, just the story I was told.
If I got it, it was just to restore back to a super nice Z-car non-matching #'s. Bead blasting the body, primered and painted, and start bolting on parts is what it would take to finish it. It would be like rebuilding one of the new "repop" shells!
Thanks for the replies. It is just hard to "walk away" from such a nice shell.

**MosportGreen66** · #4 11-25-2005, 05:16 PM

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Run from this, do not walk away, But RUN!! too much effort to put into something that will ultimately be a bummer of a situation for the guy who unknowingly has bought the other car or is driving it. do you really want that Karma hanging over your head?? If you want to make a Drag Car thats one thing. My real question here now is if it is such a sweet car, why were the plates switched?? That usuall only occurs with wrecks or Rust buckets???????

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took the words out of my mouth!

Jeff H · #5 11-25-2005, 05:40 PM

First question would be, "how will you get a title for it"? Second question "will you be happy with it even if it gets a state issued VIN knowing it might make it difficult to sell in the future". I would also wonder if the current owner is legally the owner of the shell if the other person bought the VIN and trim tag and title then they really own the shell as well. Picture yourself going into DMV and saying "I need a title to this car I purchased" and you give them the full VIN. They tell you it's registered and titled to someone else so how did you get the car? I would ask a lot of questions at DMV and the state police before I spent a penny on the car. If they can issue a new title and VIN and you're comfortable with that, then it's like building one of the new shells like you menitioned. I'd still be interested to hear from one of the guys with a lawyer background.

370454s · #6 11-25-2005, 05:57 PM

Yes I think I would walk away from that Camaro. Are you sure that it did not come from Arkansas? Is it a Lemans Blue 69 Z-28?
Mike Bond

**olredalert** · #7 11-25-2005, 06:54 PM

-----The 1st post stated that the car already had a state assigned # on it, therefore I will assume it already has a title. That state ass. # will always be hanging over its head if you are considering a resto of any quality. Now, if you were looking at building a pro-touring or pro-street style car Id say go for it, as you will be rewarded with a great car and few will care what tag is evident. It appears as though the state of Texas has already made this a "legal" car, but the state of Texas can never make it a correct car. JMHO!!!.........Bill S

Canucklehead · #8 11-25-2005, 08:41 PM

I would say if your making a modern car go for it, but if you plan on making it look original walk away.

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