NCC1968
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- Joined
- Oct 24, 2015
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- 168
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- Location
- Sunny SoCal aka The Valley
One owner.
Purchased new in 74 by a Chrysler employee. He retained it until his death a few months ago. His daughter took possession and was both looking for a good home and good money - that's where I came in.
The car was maintained like it should be...and I mean to the letter. I have receipts back to at least 88 showing oil changes every 3000 miles and it has had every part to fail replaced. This guy loved his car.
She spent $1500 to make sure it was road worthy and then drove it several hundred miles home. She posted it for sale and was looking for $10K. I told her I would make an assessment of the car and make an offer. Even if she refused my offer (which she did) she would have all the important info for potential buyers.
We hit it off and even though my offer came up very short she called me back two days later and said I should have the car...she wants me to have it. So we struck a deal. I had upped my offer to $7K without even seeing it in person. Upon inspection I told her I'd stick to that offer and she took it. I'd say though it has some minor cosmetic issues and damn near no mechanical issue that it was a decent buy. I hit the avg to low end of the high value on this one.
I just drove it 50 miles home.....perfect. Not even a HINT of smoke on hard acceleration nor from the filler cap when warm at idle - it is sealed as you would expect a very well maintained MOPAR smallblock to be.
I really like it.............
I bought it as a driver while I build my Viper Bee and I think I did alright. It will be treated to a minor resto after the other car is done.
More pics later..............
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AND.............to show what proper care can do:
This awesome runner has..............
OVER 146K miles on it.
Remember that next time you want to skip a service.
