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>Kelly, >How right you are about being in the right place at the right time. I looked >all over N. California before finding my first Elky ( non SS )about two miles >from my home. >Then, after I've pored about $1500.00 into it, I spot my current SS Elky for >sale, 3 miles away. Not that I was really looking, but the ad caught my eye. >"'69 SS El Camino $5K obo. I had to look. And then after 4 days no one had >bought it. I couldn't believe it. It was not long after 9/11 though. So I got >it for $4.4K. Yee ha. Very well done....mine was for sale for $5500...the guy was a auto shop owner and he had two projects, a '54 Ford truck/350/350/12bolt and the Elky (shop truck/daily driver)...his wife said that one must go to pay off the credit cards. He had rebuilt the original motor to 325 hp and the tranny (TH-350) got a shift kit and he also put in a 10 bolt 3.08 posi, he had the build sheet and everything....he got a lot of tire kickers at $4k, got disgusted and took his wife's edict to heart and relisted the car for $4500....I was the first one on the scene that Sunday and bought it without dickering....well worth it. Since, I've seen lesser equipped Elky's of that year sell for $1-2.5k more. I am very happy with mine even though it's not one of the "golden" years...I've only put about $2k into getting the air redone and replacing a few things like the windshield and power steering pump, etc. . I had always thought the 78-79's were good looking. I still want the '70-72 BB, but will have to wait til I nail a few more boards together...:)....unless I get really lucky...... >I was then able to sell my non SS the 2nd day the ad was out, for only a >couple of hundred less than I had into it. >Someone will have to give me web site tips for posting pictures when the >paint's done in the next couple weeks. I can do that. You'll have to tell me what programs you'll be using for the photo processing and such. >BTW I did fly to Plano Texas (Dallas Airport) to purchase my Vette last year. >Horrible traffic trying to leave town. Yeah, this is bad traffic city, but it's still better than a lot of others I know of. I am happy to be back......no car clubs in the sticks....:) I went to meet the guys from Metroplex Muscle the other day....very nice people...more car oriented than the last "Club" I tried to join...this one has no formal dues or self serving meetings, just a bunch of car nuts getting together to show their cars off (and they are very nice)....I talked to one guy for at least an hour about how he painted his own car and other things he did to it....since I'm getting my business off the ground (again), I won't be perusing the organized club for awhile. I will be hanging out with these guys though....here's some pics of the meeting.... http://www.geocities.com/twosupersports/dec01.html If the page won't load, try back in an hour...Geocities has gone the route of charging for traffic....I just found a site that offers unlimited everything for $4.95 a month (right up my alley) and offers free domain reg and forwarding. http://www.hostonce.com/ I'll be moving my business pages there very soon as well as my fairly extensive Elky/Chevelle site. Kelly C. Hanna www.hannawoodworks.com ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
