Eddie Stakes" <
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
Nice looking 74 Matador coupe in rare Brilliant Green color
http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/2660465647.htmlAnd Marc mentioned:
What's the deal with all these people who want to sell a car but aren't organized enough
to get a title? I'm seeing a lot more of this lately.
Maybe it's cuz titling fees have gotten so friggin' outrageous that more people are
thinking it's not worth it to bother. I know in VA it costs a minimum of $50 ($35 minimum
tax, $10 titling fee, etc) just to get a piece of paper that says you own a parts car or
future project car...
-- Marc
Most 'bonded' titles are in the $250 range
now. To me still a bargain to secure a car you
may or may not fix up or may/may not part
out.
This beautiful 67 Ambassador wagon with 343 4 barrel the guy emailed me months ago with
photos, was basically looking to give itaway if someone restore it. Uber rare color and a
woodie to boot:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1967-AMC-Ambassador-wagon-343-4bbl-restorable-extra-spare-parts-shop-manual-/290621296042?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item43aa610daaalthough he mentioned it 'might end up as parts car' for someone fixing up a AMX or
Javelin. Which....is what has happened to thousands of 'big body' AMC cars thru years,
cannibalized for their engine, or trans. I'm a big fan of six cylinder Javelins but few
exist as many people even in 1970s, used to drop 390s, 401s or Chevy something in
there....or they got
parted out to use parts on AMX or V8 Javelin. A lot of this was and
still is, supply & demand you know.
Not big, if any, market for four door, or wagon AMC anything. There is rare 360V8 N
code
Hornet Sportabout wagon in Phoenix now for months. Rare car! There is a neat 69 Rebel
wagon for sale in New Orleans craigslist for sale for $4K/obo, nice car but will be hard
to find someone willing to give 1/2 of that for it sadly.
Shoved down at near bottom of the AMCS FOR SALE file, formerly the Shut Up & Drive Lists
on my site is some thoughts about 4 doors and wagons.....written back when Al Gore
invented the internet while filming love story or whatever that drivel was. It talks about
how hard a market it was.....in the 1980s....for 4 door and wagons to sell.
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/Shut_Up_Files/amc_for_sale.htmEven though 4 door and wagons were integral part of aMC day to day bread and butter sales,
still tough to sell in 2011. So someone buys a say, Ambassador 4 door with
401 for $1200
and out comes drivetrain and sell it for more. Sad to say but that is how it has always
been, and that is coming from a big fan of 'intermediates' Ambassador/Rebel/Matador
series.