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That's not a horrible deal for $5000.00. I'd be trying to negotiate.
I almost wish I lived in Nevada...
I promise I won't turn this into a build thread...
But you will start one somewhere, right?
Best place to catch updates is on my blog.
John makes some excellent points. A lot can change on a vehicle in two or three (or more!) decades - either out of necessity, or in the nature of attempted improvement. I make it a point to figure out the original application for all the parts on my cars, so when I need to deal with chain-store counterboys, I don’t have to give them more information than necessary.
For example, I recently needed a carburetor kit for the carburetor that’s going on my Falcon, but I looked up the numbers and discovered that the carburetor I’m using originally came on a 1969 Ford F-100 with a 240ci six-cylinder engine. I went into the store, asked for my kit by its application, and walked away with the part I needed, no trouble at all.
It is funny, though, that sometimes me getting the part will result in an exchange like this:
Counterguy: My grandpa had a ‘69 F-100, it was a good truck.
Me: That’s cool, but I just have the carburetor.
Counterguy: Huh?
Me: It’s going on my Falcon.
Counterguy: Oh...
Of course, if you drive something truly old (like 6V era), you probably won’t get much in the way of parts locally anyway.
-Dave
It's always worth being aware of what else used the same parts. I remember my Dad buying bots for..... I think it might have been one of the MGs, the '56 A, maybe, which were common to something much less 'exotic' of the time. By buying them for the more "mundane" auto, it was surprising just how much less they cost than buying them as spares for the sexy sportscar!
What do you guys think of the 1961 Chrysler Imperial? My grandfather has one in his back yard rotting away - I can't wait to restore it! If anybody has some tips on how to, I'd like to know as I've never done something like this before.
Sadly, it looks like Michigan uses more than Wisconsin:
Glad I don't live in Massachusetts!
-Dave