Thanks I'll keep that in mind. Much appreciated.
Davis,
I may have offered before, but if you get in a pinch and don't mind outside storage a
few hours away, you can always drop that two-seater where you picked up that
Spirit in Morristown, NJ.
Long term, no problem. If it sells, I can meet the buyer
there (could even BE me, if I get goofy and decide to have yet another). And fear
not, I've no need to pick at it for my own projects...I'm a 71-88 guy, it seems. :)
Let me know if that would help.
By the way...everyone here can consider that property as a way-point if needed.
If you were to buy a car located beyond here and, say, the seller could bring it
there for you to pick up at a later date, no problem. The only stipulations are that
nobody visit unannounced as it's mom's place, not mine, and I have to be there
when cars are dropped off or picked up...so mom doesn't have to deal with any of
it.
Just one of the services we offer here at John's AMC Bed &
Breakfast.
-----Original Message-----
From: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Davis Martin
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:51 PM
To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Oh, the HORROR! My Javelin has been parted out!!!!
Eddie's right. I have had my rust free 68 AMX forsale for quite some time now. Lots of
tire kickers but no takers. I only want 1500. If I were to say cut off the rear quarters I could get at least 1200 front fenders 700 windshield, 200 rust free floor pans 450 rear clip 250 front clip 250 I could make ALOT more parting it(double my asking price). But I am an AMC guy and can't stomach the idea right now. But I may have to one day.
I need the space for my Gremlins!!
Davis
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Well yes and no here. Sheetmetal has been at a premium for over 7 years.
There are people who buy whole rustfree cars just to part them out,
cannibalism is part of the old car hobby, whether we like it or not or agree
with it or not, it has been going on since the automobile was invented. And
still does. Not taking away from John's car, but how abuot the fellow
several
years ago who bought three rustfree 68-69 AMX bodies in the NW? He
decided to part them out, he paid $1500 for the lot of three cars, and you
sell a hood for $900, a fender for $350, and a windshield for $200 and
everything else after that is profit. Last I heard from him he was well over
$6000. Sure, the cars could have been sold 'as is' but whole cars are
sometimes tough to sell, I believe Davis(?) has a rustfree AMX body for sale
for months now, and I could make a case for my 74 Hornet for $575 for sale 3
years now. The sum of the parts are worth more than the car intact. I don't
want to speculate, although already have, on what might have made someone
part out a rustfree, or solid car, or cars. Could be financial, could be
greed, could be limited space, or time, or a combo of things. Still hate to
see it,as there is a x amount of cars left. Like those three SC/Ramblers
just butchered in WI and hauled away to scrap last month.
someone would have
loved a shot at one of the bodies, no matter how shitty, hell, get a old
Rambler parts car and start chopping and fixe the little Hurst car back up.
Again, not everyone sees it like that. There are several files on my website
about this, which one was written in 1992 about the parts crisis and cars
getting parted out problem. It's 2006 now 14 years later. But nothing has
changed except the amount of survivor cars I guess. The files on my site,
whether one agrees with them or not, ro reads them or not are the 'altered
amcs' and 'rambler mentality' files, I would guess to see some cars end up,
the 'amc cars in barns/rotting ramblers' file too. And maybe a worst case
scenario would be the 'amc estate file' what a massive waste of good AMC
iron.
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
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