Understood Brad ;
As I made my living fixing up old daily drivers for many years , I know how you feel , now I just have fun and save my $ by keeping my old vehicles going .
Or , maybe not , it's arguably cheaper to by a cherry $2,000 Asian thing but EWWWWWwwwwwwwwww.
You're very right about old iron being sort sold these days , I see it all the time , I used to wait for Nov. ~ Christmas to load up on cheap builders , now I know I can offer 50 % less than most folks are asking and get it but I no longer am able to work that hard =8-( .
My Shop Trucks are always American Iron , _real_ trucks that _work_ , not chrome plated V-ate monsters you canot drive / park / afford to feed etc. ~ every one is an L6 and unrestored so they're projects too .
If ever I found an affordable Bakkie , I'd be in hog heaven .
-Nate
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> I am looking for a project car; unfortu-Nate-ly, no sooner do I get a free minute then some other necessity requires my attention. I've been working for over 10 days straight now without a day off and it will be at least another 3 before I have time.
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> I saw a Nash metropolitan on the road a couple days ago. The Ponton for $5k probably isn't a bad deal considering that the dollar will be worth less over the next few years. People seem to have nostalgia for the past and older cars seem to serve that need for some. So I see it as a way to have some fun and as an investment to some degree.
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> As a side note, when I was in my 20's (I'm 50 now) I could buy a used XKE for $900, an MGA for about $300 and so forth. Recently a dealer sold a used MG-TD in moderately restored & usable condition (ie not concours by any stretch) for about $20K. I notice that Craigslist has a lot of older American iron for short money, now. When the economy comes back in full force, these will be of greater value. In a nearby city there is a guy who is offering a gasser Merc 2 door couple for $18K but no takers, so far. He is also offering at least one Shelby knock off for about $28k...no takers for it either.
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> http://www.paulscarcare.com/pcc.nsf/Viewer/47F2A3E2A65CCDA5852578B800774ABB
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> Classic gasser repower; pardon the redundancy if you've already see it.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChxXwfvB24k
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