[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Last Word on the Lost GT (Almost)

["lumina333" <lumina333@xxxxxxxxx>]

I was willing to go $500 on it 'as is, where is'. The original owner 
stated he had the hood and flairs/air dam somewhere but I never saw 
them or what condition they were in. The grill was in great shape, 
only requiring a repaint/chrome work (all tabs were in tact). The 
wheels where useable, 3/4 center caps were gone. Some rust and dings 
on fender. Interior needed carpet, driver's seat work, glove box 
lock ring, and an aftermarket radio was in dash. Radiator and some 
A/C parts were present in hatch area. Hatch gasket was mostly gone, 
windshield cracked, but overall body and interior were very good 
although it looks like something was going on with the paint on the 
passenger side (see photo). Car would need new paint and decals.
The goombah that got it in trade goes to car auctions with the 
fellow he supposedly sold it to for $650. This person sells used 
cars on a gravel lot out of a trailer, no garage present. So it 
leads me to wonder 1. if he works on cars himself and 2. where does 
he do his work? I am also wondering where he is going to happen upon 
a running 258 and how he knows that the transmission, which has been 
exposed to the elements for at least 2 years is going to work 
properly. Oh well, I guess he can have fun figuring all that out by 
himself. My personal feeling is that this clown is going to pop some 
engine in it, get it running as is, and sell it as a beater. I will 
cruise by his place in a few weeks and see what's happening. -Lu-
--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John W Rosa" 
<JohnRosa@xxxx> wrote:
> Lu,
> 
> What was it they were asking for it 'as is'...
> and how high were you offering??
> 
> Judging by the photos, the available info on
> GTs and Gremlins in general, and my own 'seat 
> o' the pants' judgement, the car looks like a
> $500 max piece.
> 
> The price goes up if:
> The flares and air dam are present and usuable. +250
> The grille is undamaged +100
> The wiring isn't butchered from the engine removal +100
> The wheels are usable as is and need just paint and 
> better trim rings. +100
> 
> Adjust down if-
> any rust-thru is visible anywhere -250
> 
> Note: I'm not suggesting the items above are only 
> worth the numbers quoted. Only that the car's worth 
> as a whole adjusts accordingly.
> 
> If this car were dead-mint, with a perfect-running
> 258/4spd, it *might* sell for $4500. More would take 
> a fluke. AMCs being what they are, alterations don't 
> always hurt value. So this car, all dolled up and 
> 'new' looking, with a worked 360 installed with a V8 
> 4-speed and twin-Grip V8 rear....that would likely 
> bring the 6-8000 the guy is talking about...but the
> work would have to be very good. A non-AMC mill
> would likely be worth slightly less unless it's a 
> well-modified and hi-cube mill....like a 440 or HEMI-
> that kind of thing would be worth bucks...not to you
> or I perhaps, but to the buying public in general 
> that prefers the Big Three engines.
> 
> I looked at the baby blue GT that was for sale in 
> Jersey a year or so ago. At $800, the rust was too 
> established for me to consider the car seriously.
> But in blue, I really like the car...and would love
> the idea of a worked 304 version...a road-racer 
> instead of the usual drag build. Something that
> *could* be a daily-driver, even though it won't be.
> Decent on gas, lotsa of torque for passing and 
> traffic-light get-aways. Fat, sticky tires on 
> oversize wheels (no more than 16"...it ain't 
> Asian). Maybe a set off a 'stang GT?
> 
> John W Rosa
> http://www.JavelinAMX.com
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lumina333 [mailto:lumina333@xxxx]
> > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 10:02 AM
> > To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Last Word on the Lost GT
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks all for the encouragement about the lost GT. As you can 
see 
> > from the photos of it posted in my folder, it is going to take 
much 
> > more than merely dropping in an engine and hooking up the A/C to 
get 
> > this baby right. Like a couple of you said, I bet I will have 
the 
> > opportunity to own it again. And for now, its off to the tech 
> > school's body shop with the doors & hood from my '74. I plan on 
> > putting the front end together this week and get it ready to 
become 
> > a rolling chassis, ready for paint. -Lu-
> > 
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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