What car deal did you get back in the day?

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70 340 Dart Swinger,4-speed with 4.56 gears,35,ooo miles-$900.
68 SS 396-325 Camaro,4-speed with fold-down back seat-$300(crunched nose)
The Dart is in my friend's garage and available but not in my price range anymore.
 
1948 Willy's flat fender. Original flathead 4, 30" Gumbo Mudders, full roll cage. - $250.00

1964 Valiant 4-door, slant 6, fried electrical system and Fred Flinstone floorboards. $100 (Wait a minute...was that actually a "Deal"??)
 
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1970 Dart Custom 2 dr hardtop, 318/904, around 100k miles. Car was complete, including 4 original rally wheels, trim rings and center caps, but the transmission was blown. Paid $70.00.
 
70 Dart GT, 318/904, had a set of J heads and cast iron 340 intake and tq carb. Ran and drove but body was rough. Paid $300.
 
66 Valiant $16
67 Dart Free
70 340 3 speed Duster $800
72 340 auto Challenger Rallye $300
This was all during the early to late 70's.
 
I was working doing siding at a townhouse complex, and there was an old Ford van in the way of doing some work. The kid who owned it came out to move it, and told me he didn’t want it anymore and was looking for someone to take it, as it was parked in an unauthorized spot. He told me I could have it, but he just bought a new battery for it and wanted $35 for the battery. I gave him the $35, and drove that van for about 2 years before I gave it to a buddy of mine who needed a vehicle to get back and forth to work. Best $35 I ever spent!
 
1969 Pontiac LeMans for $300 in 1989, sold for $1300 two years later. It was a very nice car.


Alan
 
1971 Barracuda $200 in 1981 needed a motor
1969 Charger RT 440 4 speed $800 in 1982 drove it home needed nothing
 
63 valiant, straight axle front end, 68 383 4 spd from a road runner, 300. i walked away from a 70 gsx for 300, doh, and a 67 gt500 with dual quad 427 4spd for 1500. probably for the best on the last one, i was onl 17
 
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1986 bought from a police auction for $400. 318 3spd manual
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1984 bought the cutlass for $45 and a pair of cragars. had a 350 in it with a rod knock.

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1983 my first car bought it as it is shown for $650. Built 318 with a slipping transmission

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Also bought a 70 Lemans sport for my sister as her first car for $75 in 1987. Guy thought the transmission went out. Turned out the cable had broken for the floor shifter. Gave him the $75 had him sign the title over and after that had him start the car and keep his foot on the brake. I reached under and flipped it into drive and drove off in the car
 
Not sure if it counts as back in the day but I bought mine 16 years ago for $2000. Slant six, 31,000 miles, and I’m the second owner. Didn’t look much different then this besides stock hub caps and suspension.

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1968 GTS convertible running/driving, but a little rough - $1,550 in 1983
1964 300K running/driving, but a little rough - $600 in 1989 (maybe 1988)
 
From the mid 80''s .into the mid 90''s ....
74 Dart custom. 318. Free. Put about $200 in it and drove it.
71 Dart Swinger. Free. Blown up slant. Dropped in a free slant from a taxi cab an drove it.
71 Barracuda. 318 car. $1500. Drove it.
71 Barracuda. 318 car $300 parted it out.
71 Cuda. 340 car. Was totaled. $250. Kept the grill and left rear corner for....
71 Barracuda convertible. 318, ac, pb. $1200. Built and drove it.
69 Road Runner. 383 4sp. $500. No motor. Dropped a 440 in it and drove it.
60 Fury 2 door. $500. Drove it.
76 D100. $200. Put $150 in it and drove it.
69 Coronet. $700. Never finished it and sold it as a roller.
69 Fury III convertible. Free. Total basket case. Built it and drove it.
That's about it for now.
Oh - in 2007 , bought my 05 Ram 2500 quad cab diesel. 19k miles. $29k.
 
My 55 Chevy with a 265 and powerglide for $50. My 58 Fury with the 350 and 2 four barrels with a new paint job for $400 and had 72000 miles on it and I put 75000 more on it. Car rode incredible. It was just like Christine, but it had the beige color which is the only way they came.
 
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