On the cusp of A-body ownership: Help me with a 1969 Valiant!
If you wonder about the miles do this: check for wear - foot pedals are the first - if worn then compare that to the odometer. Does the body have road rash - rock chips, paint rash, glass rash - just from regular road wear. Oil or grease smears - there isn't an engine ever built that hasn't leaked oil and smeared oil somewhere - oil collects dust.
Matt, the brake pedal hardly has any wear; as does little of the rest.
My post about the paint got eaten by the forum, but though there are nicks and scrapes and touchups throughout, only the left side of the car was ever repainted (up to the quarter seam). Slight overspray on the window rubber.
The other 3/4 of the car - especially what you see in these photos - is absolutely 100% original. And that includes what appears to be a perfectly intact cowl that does not leak.
As much as this sounds like hooey with the numerous eBay and Craigslist scam artists out there claiming low mileage on 100k cars, I am convinced this little guy hasn't seen anything over 22k miles in its life.
That said, the engine block lost all its blue paint on the left side - which I find odd, given the condition of the rest - but I haven't found an explanation for that. The exhaust is also rusted beyond recognition, but the 4" diameter hole in the muffler and rear tailpipe pretty much explain themselves from sitting.
Even the original spare tire is sitting mounted to the rim in the trunk - though worn unevenly and unusable.
I'll get some more photos today.
-Kurt
