Hey everybody, I just want to sell this car. We bought it early this spring to save it from the "good old boys". It had been sitting in our town on the back burner for the last 5 years, and where it was headed, it was gonna be another 5 before it was too late to do anything with. I put the motor and trans in it from a 69 Satellite I had last year, and other than the fact that it hasn't been on the road for at least 5 years, it is doing pretty well. The things that it would need to get back on the road are mostly troubleshooting issues due to the fact that the motor transplant is so fresh and I just haven't had time to do much work on it lately. The radiator I put in it leaks, so as we speak a friend is reconditioning a different 22 incher to drop in it. It doesn't start by turning the key, probably something in the column but again I haven't looked into that yet. It starts right up by bumping the solenoid. I personally wouldn't drive it away if you bought it, I would rather take it on a few short runs before I set out anywhere in it.
This is a good solid project car that could be worked on over the winter and be ready for spring. The biggest problem with this car is in the roof area. It looks like it may have been a vinyl top car and may have gotten moisture under the vinyl and started to rust the roof. Somewhere along the line, probably when it was painted yellow, someone attended to the roof with a good coat of bondo, which is now flaking off. It really needs to be scraped down to see whats really going on under the paint and bondo, then either resurfaced, or better yet, if a new roof was available, maybe the whole roof could just be cut at the factory welds and a new lid welded back on. It comes with a complete set of tinted glass from another 74 we parted out this year, including the windshield.
The price is very fair, and is indicitave of some of the other areas that need to be brought up, such as... it needs new seat covers and a headliner, a carpet, and a passenger door panel(the one on the passenger side now is 1970's purple velvet). All in all, it is what it is, a good solid running project car for someone who could do some of the things it needs to take it to the next level. I bought it to resell it, and I wanted to make sure that the things I did to it were factory correct, and use as many parts that I had on hand to keep the sale price down.
As for the scoop, it was on it when I got it, and it had Tweety bird painted on it. The hood is drilled for it, so it's gonna stay. The picture of Tweety though, it had to go. One too many jokes about that!!! If anybody knows of someone who would be interested in this car, P.M. me or have them contact me. I'll be taking it to the big WPC/GLR winter swap meet in Mt. Clemens, Mich. at the end of January if it doesn't sell by then.
Wylde1, Dylan??? Please explain!!! Thanks all and have a Merry Christmas, Geof
