So what the hell is a survivor ?

[agtw31]

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The Nova would fail one star due to the engine repaint.

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[Xplantdad]

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The Nova would fail one star due to the engine repaint.

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Nice Nova Sam!

[olredalert]

-----The steering wheel is on upside down!!!........Bill S

[Unreal]

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-----The steering wheel is on upside down!!!........Bill S

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Yeah, but the wheels are turned...maybe there's a corelation.

[njsteve]

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-----The steering wheel is on upside down!!!........Bill S

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No, the car is upside down but the wheel is correct.

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------Geez Steve,,,I turned my head upside down and Ill be darned if you arent right!!!! It would take a Mopar guy to point that out......Bill S

[L34Pace]

At what point does the survivor become a restoration project? I picked this L65/M38 factory a/c car up recently. Original 63 Champaign paint thats thin and rust breaking through on the quarter wells and lower front fenders. The headliner and vinyl top are toast. Do I leave it alone or start the restoration dance. It does have all the docs down to the original dealer paper plate but isnt all that rare of a car all in all.

[L34Pace]

The engine compartment seems fairly original and obviously untouched. The mileage shows 67K miles and supposedly original.

[L78M22Rag]

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At what point does the survivor become a restoration project? I picked this L65/M38 factory a/c car up recently. Original 63 Champaign paint thats thin and rust breaking through on the quarter wells and lower front fenders. The headliner and vinyl top are toast. Do I leave it alone or start the restoration dance. It does have all the docs down to the original dealer paper plate but isnt all that rare of a car all in all.

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Correction, yours IS rare to find in that original condition! They're only original once!

As a spectator, I'd give your car a gooood look-over before I spent time looking at a restored car. As a buyer, I'd pay you more for the car as it sits now than after you painted it. Personally, I'd replace the headliner and the vinyl top and leave the rest alone - rust and all.

[x Baldwin Motion]

That is a survivor!
I believe that percentage rule should be called just that- "The car is 25% restored" NOT a survivor.

Keep the Camaro the way it is, wax up that rust for as long as you can.