Re: [AMC-list] 78 AMX (on trying to sell a car: ie good photos)

[Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What was the one a step down from the Imperial?
Newport? IIRC mine was a 72, bucket seats, column shift
behemoth! Paid $125 for it! Man that thing hauled ass!
440, bbl 727. It was so quiet you weren't sure it was running.
till you pushed the go pedal! 
Wasn't my cup of tea back then so I sold the seats out of it for $150 and the rest of it for $250
Today, no way, but back in 1980 it was just another tank to a teenager!

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV 26508
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
"I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens!"

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Bruce Griffis" <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Rambler AMC, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 2:27:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 78 AMX (on trying to sell a car: ie good photos)
> 
> I don't care if that's a barn find or a garage find or a stalled
> project. That is one nice looking Imperial! I kinda like the big
> Chryslers. Don't think I'd like to feed one! But that would be one
> heck of a tow vehicle! Big 440, 727 transmission, comfortable as
> heck.
> Could pull a house. Not sure I'd want a Jersey car, though - unless
> it
> really was parked and garaged for a very long time.
> 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Eddie Stakes
> <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The other day Russ mentioned about crappy photos, in this case a 78
> AMX for
> > sale sort of buried, or hidden in a garage. Yup, bad photos suck,
> and good
> > photos sell. Let's take it a step further. Instead of a free
> craigslist ad,
> > how about a actual paid for auction on ebay. Here is a car that is
> worth
> > more than all 3 Concord AMXs. But check out the photos.
> >
> > I realize "barn find" is the new 2010 "catch phraze" also and seems
> people
> > are listing more barn finds than actual barns on there now, have
> seen over
> > 100 'barn finds' in past year on ebay, more on craigslist. This
> looks like
> > garage and realize barn find is a generic term, but here is a rather
> rare
> > car, and not much better than the craigslist 78 AMX ones:
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chrysler-Imperial-2-Dr-Coupe-1969-Chrysler-LeBaron-Imperial-2-Dr-Hardtop-BARN-FIND-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4aa4e2034cQQitemZ320593855308QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks
> >
> > Which reminded me of a youtube old Chrysler commercial, which
> reminded me of
> > Titanic movie, I think I was the only one laughing in audience in
> movie
> > theater then Leonardo Dicantactio sank down off the raft. Paige
> slapped me
> > told me to shut up though if that helps:
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3zhUG1MXuk&feature=related
> >
> > neat looking car though actual 1969 Chrysler commercial.
> >
> > Regardless, this big top of line mopar is only at $1969 with 5 days
> to go as
> > I write this. Put it on your watch list. Too bad they didn't also
> take it
> > out, clean it up, dust it off, and push it back and forth to get
> some better
> > shots of what this rare car's body lines look like and bring it up
> to more
> > potential, but then they would not have been able to use "barn find"
> in
> > auction. Note there are 240 hits for phrase 'barn find' on ebay
> right now.
> > Yup, photos sell, but watch the big old Mopar anyways I guess.
> > Eddie Stakes
> > 713.464.8825
> > eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > www.planethoustonamx.com
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