Re: [MBZ] Single family owned Basket case

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

$4700 might not be unrealistic, the car looks fairly unmolested but 
obviously is showing its age.


This guy's comment kinda says it all, fix what needs to be fixed to turn 
it into a runner and to deal with the obvious really ratty aspects, 
throw a few $k at it and have some fun.  I see a coupla cars of about 
this vintage running around here, they look similar to that one, and the 
owners just drive and enjoy them


--FT


Dec 20 at 9:15 PM
MiketheBarbarian /This author's likes:/ 1,757 



Speaking from a few years experience in body shops, I don’t think there 
are any huge challenges to making this into a driveable decent-looking 
vehicle. Understand, I am NOT talking about “restoration,” which in my 
opinion is often a name for vacuuming all the cash out of your wallet 
and savings account. In other words, my preference would be to find any 
actually rusted-through floor holes, and weld patches on, rather than 
finding an expensive pristine floor section and replacing the whole 
thing. And so forth. Same with the paint job. I myself would not 
completely strip this car, where there is fairly sound paint I would 
just sand, prime, seal, paint. More work where the paint has gotten so 
thin there is surface rust, of course. BTW, I think that floor rust is 
from years of the top leaking maybe while it was still being driven, 
possibly never garaged when it was being driven. Doesn’t take a very big 
leak, the floor mats will hold even a small amount of rain water a long 
time and rust that floor.


But first questions first: I have not found in any of the comments or in 
the description whether this car is, right now, in running and driving 
condition. There are lists of things that have been replaced, like 
radiator, power steering pump, etc. etc. but does that mean this car is 
currently capable of starting and driving down the street, stopping, 
turning a corner, returning to where you started? If so, great! Someone 
needs to buy this and make a nice looking car out of it. Patina? Naw. 
Not me. I want shiny new paint and a sparkling white top and a nice 
interior.


But of course, Buyer gets to make all those decisions as THEY prefer. 
GLWTA!!




On 12/21/21 10:39 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

Trashed and thrashed but sold at NR

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[MBZ] Single family owned Basket case

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Trashed and thrashed but sold at NR

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