Survivor car
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DROOL!!
That is the color of my cousin’s 1970 Duster. It had a slant 6. I vowed to get me Duster when I grew old enough. He toasted the engine and parked it on the side of the house. A few years later I had enough money saved and went to my Aunt’s house to buy it. She said “I got tired of looking at that thing and I had it hauled off last week!.”
That is the color of my cousin’s 1970 Duster. It had a slant 6. I vowed to get me Duster when I grew old enough. He toasted the engine and parked it on the side of the house. A few years later I had enough money saved and went to my Aunt’s house to buy it. She said “I got tired of looking at that thing and I had it hauled off last week!.”
Machmeter1
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Nice and rare find, take your time and don't rush. This will be a nice project - congratulations.
Cheers,
Wolfgang
Cheers,
Wolfgang
superbeesrt8
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Here are a few pictures from today I got it bsck on the ground after 30 yrs yes I have all the rally wheels for the car I washed it and stared color sanding with a clay bar and Meguiars number 7 it’s coming out very nice the motor does turn over by hand and I found the broadcast sheet hood and fender rubbed out
superbeesrt8
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I’d like to thank 67 GT Convert on the detail write up
Awesome, I knew it was gonna clean up nice, that snowy on the front ain’t doin it no justice tho!
superbeesrt8
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Tomorrow
Call me crazy, but I love those little paint dings along the edge of the fender, that cars got a lot of character. I can see Hoss leaning over the fender, tweaking that engine to a 13 second time, and that big old Kiss belt buckle nickiing up the paint!
It has soul.
Awesome car! How did you find it?
superbeesrt8
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My brother found it and I waited 3 yrs for it
did you find a 24 hour midnight tire store to get some new rubber on those rallyes, get them painted up, have the new tires mounted, and get them on the car for us to see today? Asking for a friend!
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K.O. SWINGER
Meeting in the alley since 1976
Well as you found out survivor cars opinions are all over the place. Congratulations on a very nice find. There's no rush in deciding what the end results will be clean it up and go with the flow. you will get 10 different opinions from 10 different people if you want their opinion or not.From a person who is restoring a car very similar to yours in condition when I started they'll come a day when you'll want to bring it back to what it looked like new . I showed my car with the original paint and options for quite a long time only real modifications were to the rims tires and motor a lot of people loved it some people would ask when you going to paint that, when are you going to restore that. It's your car it's all what you want to do with it. Enjoy!
So True! When I bought my first '70 340 Swinger in 1972 it had snow tires with steelies on it. I went back to the seller a month later and paid $50 for the other two rallyes and polyglas tires!
Awesome find. Congrats. I found my 71 GSS Norms Demon the same way. In garage since 1984. I got it running, went thru the brakes and suspension and drive as is. As little as possible to make it go down the road.
superbeesrt8
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Well I got the motor out of the car there were a few rusted out freeze plugs cleaned the block and found the car to have a numbers matching motor and transmission I found 4 broadcast sheets in the car it the car cleaned up some there is some rust on the top of the passenger fender and couple small spot on the rear quarters but still has all the original paint on the outside the inner fenders have been repainted would you repaint there complete car down the road or is it worth more money with original paint
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Yes. I would repaint down the road. Unless you have the means to do it now while the engine is out. If you can do paint and body thats a huge plus. Its cool the way it is no doubt. It would have that barn fresh vibe goin. What is the back story?
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