Found In The Mountians Of TN

[Code Red]

and I mean in the mountains in a area with no cell phone signal whatsoever

Seen this car last year and still it sits in the same spot a old first gen camaro, maybe if its still there next year (which i'm sure it will be) I'll see if I can buy it

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/05/IMG_0853-1.jpg
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https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/05/IMG_0855-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/05/IMG_0856-1.jpg

not sure what car this is

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/05/IMG_0857-1.jpg

[Roger M]

Nice find. Maybe you should approach the owner now, before the car deteriorates any farther.

The other car is a 74-75ish Gran Torino 'Elite'. My dad had a gold one when i was a kid. A 'poor mans' Lincoln

[Code Red]

Nice find. Maybe you should approach the owner now, before the car deteriorates any farther.

The other car is a 74-75ish Gran Torino 'Elite'. My dad had a gold one when i was a kid. A 'poor mans' Lincoln


dont have the means or money to bring it back right now

[-The Stig-]

ooo certainly a diamond in the rough.

Start saving your lunch money... get that sucker! :)

Hmm a '68 SS with a 327? Kind of an odd combination don't ya think... don't think I've ever seen that setup. But, 327's kick ass... so no complaints.

[DvBoard]

dont have the means or money to bring it back right now
Damn, means I'm gonna have to drive all over TN and find this gem before you can get back to it...

[shmoov69]

No, she ain't fer sale, I'm gonna fix her up someday......

Good luck!!

[Restomod]

"Naw cant sellzit that mah cuzinz ca, he be in Weziana...I aint seent em in 27 yeaz"

I really had a old guy tell me that once!!

[Code Red]

I'm betting floor boards, rockers, and lower quarters are toast

[dropit69]

any bets on how many snakes are living in it?..great find though..

[Code Red]

any bets on how many snakes are living in it?..great find though..

not sure about snakes but did find a tick lol

might bring a machete next time lol

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

Get the darn thing!.. and just hold on to it!

anyways.. whatsup with the GTO?.. i miss mine already!

[jy211]

my brother is finding a whole bunch of cars like this since he's moved to Tennessee...LOL

[Payton King]

I doubt it is an SS. They had 350's or 396's with either a cowl or SS hood. 12 bolt and disc brakes on the front.

No telling what has been done to it though. Did you pop the hood at the risk of being eaten alive or stung. LOL

"he's got an awful purdy mouth don't he?" If you hear banjos playing, run for your life.

I am from Arkansas so I know about these things.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

scary that you know about those things Payton.. scary..

[Damn True]

Spotted a Rallye Green '68 in the Sierra Gold Country two years ago. It's still in the same spot as it was then.

Probably could be had for a song.

[Rhino]

...with either a cowl or SS hood...

Didn't the cowl hood come into play for the '69 model year? I'm not sure I've ever seen a '68 that left the factory with one.


I'm betting floor boards, rockers, and lower quarters are toast
I'd also plan on at least a trunk pan, inner/outer wheel houses and, thanks to the vinyl top, a roof skin. More than likely it'll need to be taken down to a very bare skeleton and brought back.

[Code Red]

hmm could be interesting history then

any good sites with vin decoders for the 68 camaros I know the GTO decoders are pretty good.

wouldnt mind some reference next time I go down

[Young Gun]

I would love to find one of those! boy I need a car!

[Code Red]

yup no ss 327

http://www.chevy-camaro.com/faq/chevy-camaro-faq-SS.shtm

http://www.camaros.net/years/68/facts.html

http://www.camaro-untoldsecrets.com/articles/spotlite2.htm

[SPECWARSQUID]

Seems it has moved a little since the last time I saw that car.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/05/67SSCamaro-1.jpg

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[Code Red]

Seems it has moved a little since the last time I saw that car.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/05/67SSCamaro-1.jpg

Shay
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Semper Fortis


actually i think the bush just really grew up around it

[SPECWARSQUID]

No, she ain't fer sale, I'm gonna fix her up someday......

Good luck!!

I watched a 65 Impala die a slow death because of those very same words.

An old widow drop it off at the junkyard when her husband passed. Nice decent car with little rot with it arrived. White with blue interior and 327 with 2.02 double hump heads. I asked 3 time over the years and the yard guys kept saying they were gonna make a race car out of it. That was back in 1997 and to my knowledge it's still there, now alot more deteiorated, not winning any races.

Not surpirisingly it's not too far from where that camaro is. The TN mountains are a treasure trove of hidden jems and junkyards burried all through out the Appala"ch"ians.

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[-The Stig-]

Where are the wheels on that Camaro... it's buried axle deep in shrubbery. Bring in some steelies and some agent orange to get that baby out!

[Code Red]

Where are the wheels on that Camaro... it's buried axle deep in shrubbery. Bring in some steelies and some agent orange to get that baby out!

i have a set i can take down

the ones that used to be on the gto

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/10/IMAGE002-1.jpg

[minendrews68]

I watched a 65 Impala die a slow death because of those very same words.

An old widow drop it off at the junkyard when her husband passed. Nice decent car with little rot with it arrived. White with blue interior and 327 with 2.02 double hump heads. I asked 3 time over the years and the yard guys kept saying they were gonna make a race car out of it. That was back in 1997 and to my knowledge it's still there, now alot more deteiorated, not winning any races.

Not surpirisingly it's not too far from where that camaro is. The TN mountains are a treasure trove of hidden jems and junkyards burried all through out the Appala"ch"ians.

Shay
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Semper Fortis

Man I know.....There's a either '64 or '66 nova ss here in town in these people's back yard, older couple, and I finally just got tired of being told it was not for sale. I have watched as the last 6 years weeds have just grown up around it. Man I'd like to have it...

[jy211]

Seems it has moved a little since the last time I saw that car.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/05/67SSCamaro-1.jpg

Shay
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Semper Fortis

So what part of TN is it in? :nopity:

[Code Red]

So what part of TN is it in? :nopity:

:fingersx:

[dropit69]

i know of a 69 chevelle ss 396 rock crusher been sitting along a garage in the weeds since i was like 6..im 37 now..guy has said since back then he was gonna redo it i should go take a pic of it ..can see it from the road..

[chevy42083]

While I see your points... my brother has a Monte Carlo Aerocoupe that hasn't been touched in 10yrs... although the likelihood of him building it is MUCH greater than these left-outside-to-rot-treasures.

[jy211]

guy has said since back then he was gonna redo it i should go take a pic of it ..can see it from the road..

I don't know how many times I've heard that line when I've stopped to ask people if they are selling their old cars! :look:

[Code Red]

btw anyone know if I can throw a set of 96 Camaro wheels on a 68 for rolling purposes?

[Rhino]

Specifically what wheels? The Salad shooters should fit, depending on the tire.

[Code Red]

Specifically what wheels? The Salad shooters should fit, depending on the tire.


these

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[neki67]

I see the same blocks behind it as in the first picture . . .

[SPECWARSQUID]

Who are you kidding the EPA won't let you take that car.

1. It doesn't pollute (at the moment)

2. It's Bio-Degrading as we speak.

and

3. It's providing a habitat for a whole ecological system.

removing that car would be a crime against nature.

:hammer:

Shay
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Semper Fortis

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[71CamaroSS]

I bet that car is pretty darn close to me. If it were a 69 i would defintely be beating the pavement looking for it.

[HIOSILVER]

hey i live close to where this car is..some has tryed to buy it..take cash.might help..but pack a gun

[CRCRFT78]

i know of a 69 chevelle ss 396 rock crusher been sitting along a garage in the weeds since i was like 6..im 37 now..guy has said since back then he was gonna redo it i should go take a pic of it ..can see it from the road..

If I was you I would go and tell him you've been watching that Chevelle sit there since you were 6 years old and you would love to buy it and restore it. You never know, certain things catch peoples attention. You wouldn't be another random person asking if its for sale. Pull on the heart strings a little and see what happens. Especially if you could give him some history of it and how you remember it looking through the years.

I always believe that most people won't sell their cars for fear of it getting destroyed by someone else. Granted leaving it out to rot doesn't help the car either but at least they are keeping it out of the hands of someone they think will destroy it. Does that make sense.....

[CRCRFT78]

....then again, others are just a$$***** with a dream of "restoring" it one day.:nopity::nopity:

[minendrews68]

If I was you I would go and tell him you've been watching that Chevelle sit there since you were 6 years old and you would love to buy it and restore it. You never know, certain things catch peoples attention. You wouldn't be another random person asking if its for sale. Pull on the heart strings a little and see what happens. Especially if you could give him some history of it and how you remember it looking through the years.

I always believe that most people won't sell their cars for fear of it getting destroyed by someone else. Granted leaving it out to rot doesn't help the car either but at least they are keeping it out of the hands of someone they think will destroy it. Does that make sense.....

Yeah, I've never understood the theory behind why people won't sell. 'though, we really don't know, I'm sure there are some that either a family member could have died and that was their car and just can't bear to part with it, maybe it was a car that the people are hoping to have the money to fix it up someday, and yes, the thought of their beloved '68 camaro being butchered up for a demolition derby probably isn't too keen either. Who knows?
Carl

[Gearhead Dude]

....then again, others are just a$$***** with a dream of "restoring" it one day.
Yet even some are on a power trip and love the attention it brings them. "I've got something you want and I'd rather see it rot away then give it to you."

[spaghettio]

man you guys wood love the stuff and storys on carsinbarns.com u should go check it out
sad stuff

[Code Red]

got some possible good news tonight but will have to see if it pans out ;-)

[HIOSILVER]

buy em buy em all

[Code Red]

buy em buy em all


lol I only want the camaro there at least I can pretty much get whatever I need from the aftermarket to fix it up

[Bow Tie 67]

If I was you I would go and tell him you've been watching that Chevelle sit there since you were 6 years old and you would love to buy it and restore it. You never know, certain things catch peoples attention. You wouldn't be another random person asking if its for sale. Pull on the heart strings a little and see what happens. Especially if you could give him some history of it and how you remember it looking through the years.

I always believe that most people won't sell their cars for fear of it getting destroyed by someone else. Granted leaving it out to rot doesn't help the car either but at least they are keeping it out of the hands of someone they think will destroy it. Does that make sense.....

Hah Darin would just flip it.

[Code Red]

I think this car would be good practice with welding for me ;-) lol

[Code Red]

so what are some good forums for the 1st gen or camaro in general?

[SPECWARSQUID]

so what are some good forums for the 1st gen or camaro in general?


Dude have looked at the majority of the cars on this site?!?!?

Not 1st gen F-body specific but there is alot first hand knowledge on this site regarding them.

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[Code Red]

Dude have looked at the majority of the cars on this site?!?!?

Not 1st gen F-body specific but there is alot first hand knowledge on this site regarding them.

Shay
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Semper Fortis

just a question man

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/05/saupload_calvinhobbscalmdown-1.jpg

here ya go... ignore the butthurted.

http://www.camaros.net/forums/

[Code Red]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/05/saupload_calvinhobbscalmdown-1.jpg

here ya go... ignore the butthurted.

http://www.camaros.net/forums/


I'm used to him he is my brother

thanks for the link

[SPECWARSQUID]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/05/saupload_calvinhobbscalmdown-1.jpg

here ya go... ignore the butthurted.

http://www.camaros.net/forums/


Simma down nah Mr. VENGina, simma down nah..........get the sand out, it's my contract to give him chit for the rest of his days. :look::)

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

Mr. VENGina


https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

[cheapthrillz]

Simma down nah Mr. VENGina, simma down nah..........get the sand out, it's my contract to give him chit for the rest of his days. :look::)

Shay
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Semper Fortis

OOOO Vengina.... I'd like to have a tussle with that one day! Might be interesting! (and probably end up painfully bad)

[SPECWARSQUID]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Yep, that's pretty much what I imagined you look like.

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

[Code Red]

so since I know the 69 camaros you can pretty much get every part you need is it the same with 68s? as far as is the sheet metal the same for 67-69 for the major panels quarters, fenders, doors, and hoods?

[SPECWARSQUID]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif


....if that's how you roll in ATL baby:dunno: :secret:

No thanks bro, I'm straight. A night of copious amounts of e-pills and gay bearded turkish porn doesn't appeal to me, but don't let me stop you from having a good time, get on with DL bad self :twothumbs

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[Bow Tie 67]

Alright lets grow up boys.

And to answer your question, yes you can just about build a first gen Camaro from scratch with repo parts.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

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[Code Red]

UPDATE:

well turns out the land isn't owned by the guy I was hoping it was by but he would find out who does and will get me a phone number. I guess he also said I should really take a look at the rest of the cars on that land. Looks liek I might be going back down sometime next month. I have too much work I need to get done on the GTO and trying to get it ready for the GTO nationals on July 11th

[DvBoard]

UPDATE:

well turns out the land isn't owned by the guy I was hoping it was by but he would find out who does and will get me a phone number. I guess he also said I should really take a look at the rest of the cars on that land. Looks liek I might be going back down sometime next month. I have too much work I need to get done on the GTO and trying to get it ready for the GTO nationals on July 11th
Let us know what cars you find out there. I have a feeling a few more people on this site might be willing to help clear 'em out.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

Niiiice!.. either way youll come out winning.. with a new project.. or balls to get the 68 done..

[BA.]

Hey CodeRed, that Camaros.net really is a great place to go for general Camaro forums. It's pretty big. There's a number of folks here that are on there also.

To reference numbers, you might want to print off a page or two at www.camaros.org "Camaro Research Group" They site is geared towards the number crunching research that you asked about for the body tag and VIN.

[Jagarang]

First guy says(1)

"MR SNAKES"

His friend replies(2)

"MR NOT SNAKES"

(1)---"OSAR UC D IDBIDI IS"

(2)---"ILL B MR SNAKES"


any bets on how many snakes are living in it?..great find though..

[Code Red]

First guy says(1)

"MR SNAKES"

His friend replies(2)

"MR NOT SNAKES"

(1)---"OSAR UC D IDBIDI IS"

(2)---"ILL B MR SNAKES"


someone take his drugs away

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

First guy says(1)

"MR SNAKES"

His friend replies(2)

"MR NOT SNAKES"

(1)---"OSAR UC D IDBIDI IS"

(2)---"ILL B MR SNAKES"

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/lolwut-1.jpg

[Jagarang]

First guy says(1)

"MR SNAKES"(Them Are Snakes)

His friend replies(2)

"MR NOT SNAKES"(Them are not snakes)

(1)---"OSAR UC D IDBIDI IS"(Oh yes they are, you see the itty bitty eyes)

(2)---"ILL B MR SNAKES"(Well I'll be, them are snakes!)

:geek::geek::geek:

[SPECWARSQUID]

Even though no 67 SS's were made with 327s. Where do the 67 327 w/ 12 bolt rearends stand as as far collectibility? Obiviously disirible, but is that combination pretty comon, production numbers wise? Just curious.

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[Code Red]

Even though no 67 SS's were made with 327s. Where do the 67 327 w/ 12 bolt rearends stand as as far collectibility? Obiviously disirible, but is that combination pretty comon, production numbers wise? Just curious.

Shay
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Semper Fortis


you mean 68?

http://www.l30m20.com/thestory.htm

[XLexusTech]

Guys thier is a guy a few miles from me. He calls himself Camaros Plus. No web page just shows up in the yellow pages. When I was looking for a car he had a few but none I wanted. He has about 10 or more 1st gens and a few 2 and 3 all in basket case through project car similar to this 68. if you need a car or spare project look him up.

[SPECWARSQUID]

you mean 68?

http://www.l30m20.com/thestory.htm


Yep 68. Sorry, I had the red 67 that's for-sale ($15k) out in Covington stuck in my head.

Thanks

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[DvBoard]

Guys thier is a guy a few miles fromme. He calls himself Camaros unlimited. No web page just shows up in the yellow pages. When I was looking for a car he had a few but none I wanted. He has about 10 or more 1st gens and a few 2 and 3 all in basket case through project car similiar to this 68. if you need a car or spare project look him up.Location?

[XLexusTech]

Location?

My Bad Camaros Plus

http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Camaros.Plus.603-627-6471

[67SSDan]

Not sure where in Tennessee it is, but you mentioned that you didn't have the means to get it back to Ohio at the moment... if you want to get it, and then pick it up at RTTH this year, or some other time in the near future... I might could help with a place to store it till then. Bill Howell might do the same thing (and truth be told... he's got more room than me).

Dan

[XLexusTech]

Not sure where in Tennessee it is, but you mentioned that you didn't have the means to get it back to Ohio at the moment... if you want to get it, and then pick it up at RTTH this year, or some other time in the near future... I might could help with a place to store it till then. Bill Howell might do the same thing (and truth be told... he's got more room than me).

Dan

This is why this site is so awesome. Its the community!

[Code Red]

Not sure where in Tennessee it is, but you mentioned that you didn't have the means to get it back to Ohio at the moment... if you want to get it, and then pick it up at RTTH this year, or some other time in the near future... I might could help with a place to store it till then. Bill Howell might do the same thing (and truth be told... he's got more room than me).

Dan


thanks but we still have to see if i can obtain the car

[67SSDan]

thanks but we still have to see if i can obtain the car

Oh I know... I'm just saying if that's an obstacle, there are probably some options.

Dan

[Code Red]

UPDATE!!!!!

im getting closer

car has a bit more over growth lol

a neighbor down the road gave me the name of the guy who owns the property and said he has cameras setup around there

I did see a truck parked there but no answer at the door

So i left a note on the windshield of his truck

I checked the car out more

Car does have a rearend and drivetrain but no valve covers or intake but not worried about those

so mainly I would just need wheels

anyone know if 96 Camaro wheels will bolt up?

going to try to find a phone number since I got a address and name now

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[ADaughen]

Chris, what's the word on the old Ford F100?

[Restomod]

I like the house shag carpet, you are going to keep that......right??? LOL!!

[Code Red]

Chris, what's the word on the old Ford F100?


I couldnt get around the property didnt want to piss the owner off and its all overgrown around there now

[Code Red]

I like the house shag carpet, you are going to keep that......right??? LOL!!


lol i noticed that and was like ugh lol

[Code Red]

UPDATE!!!!!

im getting closer

car has a bit more over growth lol

a neighbor down the road gave me the name of the guy who owns the property and said he has cameras setup around there

I did see a truck parked there but no answer at the door

So i left a note on the windshield of his truck

I checked the car out more

Car does have a rearend and drivetrain but no valve covers or intake but not worried about those

so mainly I would just need wheels

anyone know if 96 Camaro wheels will bolt up?

going to try to find a phone number since I got a address and name now

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[Mr.VENGEANCE]

hell yeah!!

[rohrt]

Is that Mary Jane I see growing next to the car?

[HILLBILLY68]

men that's how it looks in KY everytime i head back home.
Those 96 rims will bolt stright up on the car, had a set on my 68 once.

[Code Red]

sad news guys

well the guy got my note and contacted my grandmother and said he isnt interested in selling the car at this time as he may restore it (which means it will continue to sit there) but my grandma did tell him if he does sell to give her a call

so I guess i'm going to try for this 79 TA

[bingham72]

Call him back just to thank him for the message. Talk to him about the car and what you would do to it. Restore it to pristine condition, etc. Talk about the car and not about buying it just to show you are interested. Then talk about another one you found and the own didn't want to sell it either. But by the time you got back around, a tree fell on it and destroyed it. Appeal to his desire to restore the car. Most people like that don't have the means, but if you could paint a picture of the finished product with a promise to bring it by when it's done, he might be willing to part with it.

[DvBoard]

sad news guys

well the guy got my note and contacted my grandmother and said he isnt interested in selling the car at this time as he may restore it (which means it will continue to sit there) but my grandma did tell him if he does sell to give her a call

so I guess i'm going to try for this 79 TA
Sounds like he'll die with it and it'll rust away. I know it's mean, but sometimes I kinda wish someone would make the car "disappear".

[67SSDan]

That's actually a great idea.


Call him back just to thank him for the message. Talk to him about the car and what you would do to it. Restore it to pristine condition, etc. Talk about the car and not about buying it just to show you are interested. Then talk about another one you found and the own didn't want to sell it either. But by the time you got back around, a tree fell on it and destroyed it. Appeal to his desire to restore the car. Most people like that don't have the means, but if you could paint a picture of the finished product with a promise to bring it by when it's done, he might be willing to part with it.

Dan

[Code Red]

I'll keep checking back on the care but I guess for now I'll get the 79 TA another guy offered me and see if I can turn a profit on it

[69TAPoser]

Ugh. I don't understand people like that. You here stories like this way too frequently. It pains me to see a muscle car sitting like that.

Personally, if you really want the Camaro, I would stay on him. You haven't even spoken directly with him yet. Persistence and patience usually wins in this situation. I would try to actually meet with him to have a discussion face to face. And bring cash. As we all know, money talks.

Good luck with both of them. Sometimes the hunt is as fun as the kill.

Phil

[American]

I can't tell you how many times I've run across a car sitting like that and before I contact the owner I'll usually tell a wife/buddy "hey, wanna bet on what his response will be?"

Almost every single time it's "Nah, I'm gonna restore it one day" and I can drive by there a year or two later and it's still sitting.

I was working in an area a couple of years ago. This guy had a very clean original 67 Camaro in his yard, after driving by it for months I saw him in the yard and asked if he wanted to sell it...got the normal response. Fast forward a few years and I was in the area again, noticed the car was gone and he was in the yard again. Stopped and asked him what happened to the Camaro. He told me that I got him to thinking about selling it (real slow apparently) and he had just sold it about a month earlier for $500!!!

I wanted to choke him on the spot.

My point is this...you've put the bug in his ear, now stop by and visit about once a month...ask if he needs some help clearing the growth from around the car (wear snake boots), keep showing interest and I'll bet you will own it.

Even if you don't buy it someone here sure would...don't let it rot!

[Code Red]

I can't tell you how many times I've run across a car sitting like that and before I contact the owner I'll usually tell a wife/buddy "hey, wanna bet on what his response will be?"

Almost every single time it's "Nah, I'm gonna restore it one day" and I can drive by there a year or two later and it's still sitting.

I was working in an area a couple of years ago. This guy had a very clean original 67 Camaro in his yard, after driving by it for months I saw him in the yard and asked if he wanted to sell it...got the normal response. Fast forward a few years and I was in the area again, noticed the car was gone and he was in the yard again. Stopped and asked him what happened to the Camaro. He told me that I got him to thinking about selling it (real slow apparently) and he had just sold it about a month earlier for $500!!!

I wanted to choke him on the spot.

My point is this...you've put the bug in his ear, now stop by and visit about once a month...ask if he needs some help clearing the growth from around the car (wear snake boots), keep showing interest and I'll bet you will own it.

Even if you don't buy it someone here sure would...don't let it rot!

cant do the once a month since the car is 5 hours away from me

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

awww man that sucks... nothing better than to find a little jem like that and fix it up.

[thetoystore]

for the record the 96 wheels will not work the backspacing is wrong

[Code Red]

for the record the 96 wheels will not work the backspacing is wrong


i ment to use them just to move the car onto a trailer

[BA.]

for the record the 96 wheels will not work the backspacing is wrong



men that's how it looks in KY everytime i head back home.
Those 96 rims will bolt stright up on the car, had a set on my 68 once.

ToyStore, meet Hillbilly68.

[SPECWARSQUID]

I think it's time to guy the guy another call about the car and see what he says.
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Semper Fortis

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

guy the guy?


ahahah

nah i agree.. Its time to give that guy a call again.. so sad to see that thing sitting in the Amazon.

[SPECWARSQUID]

nah i agree.. Its time to give that guy a call again.. so sad to see that thing sitting in the Amazon.


After last week's storm, I'm sure it's more like Stalingrad Dec 1942 than the Amazon. But still worth it.
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Semper Fortis

[Code Red]

we will see

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

just get it before any Aborigines get it...

[86Cutlass383SR]

At the rate the bushes are growing around it, it'll be invisable from view.

I once went to look at "an old Camaro" a guy had in the backyard. Turned out to be a heavily wooded area. He said he hadn't been back there in years. We were both shocked at what we found. Seems a tree about a foot in diameter had grown through the floorboards and out the windshield area. Not one usable piece was left on it except the stainless trim around where the vinyl top used to be. He gave me that trim.