Found this today and I have to head back and talk with the owner for a price. opera windows have the usual rot and the dog legs are starting to show their age. if the price is right my wife will have a total of 4 reasons to be mad at me ;D
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j261/thereverendbill/20110528153207.jpg)
This one looks like its worthwhile to be in the dog house for awhile for. Remember, its easier to ask for forgiveness than permission ;D
You could try this, Hey honey it just followed me home!
Quote from: eagleman on May 28, 2011, 09:06:00 PM
You could try this, Hey honey it just followed me home!
That could even be the truth if it's on a trailer! >:D
i was told that the owner of the car wants 400 bucks for it ..... so i am going to offer 200 and see what can happen ....... it isn't a real bells and whistles car (no ac, radio delete, no right mirror) but it's a 4 door sedan and i don't have one yet, i hope the wife can understand my logic ;D
Once I showed my wife a couple of TBirds that had been sitting out in the field for a few years and had been taken over by mice. Then when I showed her a decent looking TBird she said that it was in much better shape than the others and was okay with me buying it. Just like painting a car, its all in the prep work :occasion14:
LOLOL, That was pretty funny.
even if I brought home 2 more eagles, my wife don't need to use that as excuse to be mad at me! :'(
That is a nice find, and Eggs to you for trying to saving her. I hope you can get it for a really fair price.
I never understood why some people allow any car rotting in a field somewhere, and then expect some kind of windfall. The car is worth the condition it's in.
I saw an ad from a bunch of 'found' rare AMC's and there was an actual Rebel "Machine" there. I think it went for under $500 (If I remember it was like $2-300) because it had been sitting and rotting for so long.
Just my 2 cents worth.
speaking of rotting in a field, today sleepsundercars made it out to my place today to help me with the bravada and he was talking about an old junkyard like 3 towns over ...... so we loaded up in my cavlier and headed out there, the place is amazing .... we found a half dozen hornets, 3 javlins, 2 rebel sst, 2 ramblers, 3 gremlins, and a 1980 eagle wagon (and that's only the amc cars) that place is where i got word about the sedan forsale
If it was cheap, I'd be after the Rebel SST. I figure that would be the most valuable of the lot, and probably the one (If I could only choose one) I'd be saving.
It would also depend on what year it is, but dammm! A Rebel SST. Those are cool cars.
Quote from: Whuntmore on May 28, 2011, 10:42:49 PM
If it was cheap, I'd be after the Rebel SST. I figure that would be the most valuable of the lot, and probably the one (If I could only choose one) I'd be saving.
It would also depend on what year it is, but dammm! A Rebel SST. Those are cool cars.
sadly those sst rebels have the looks to have been sitting in that yard since before i was born. most of the oldies in that patch have trees growing through them. it was exciting going through that yard (no organization what so ever) but sad at the same time because here in pennsylvania once a car gets a salvage title all of the work and money to get it back on the street as far as paperwork dwarfs the accual work done to the car :(
That's sad. There should be a law against that kind of thing - At least for rare cars that is.
HI that is a good looking 4 door I know what you mean about being mad at ..I stay there all the time ....
I have some thing I want to ask you P M .........Don
All I can say is...Go for it!!! heres the way I look at it when I bring one home....My wife will either get over it or learn to live with it. 8)...Eggs to you bill!!
the only thing holding me back from buying this eagle at the moment is I want to pull up in my wagon to talk to the owner. My thoughts are I will get a better deal on the car if the owner knows I already have an eagle (or 3)
That is a good point...he wont think your just in it for scrap value.
Quote from: shanebo on June 12, 2011, 12:34:29 AM
That is a good point...he wont think your just in it for scrap value.
Unless he doesn't care about the car at all, in which case he might think that you'll pay more for it.
It could really go either way.
Quote from: Sunny on June 13, 2011, 11:34:01 AM
Quote from: shanebo on June 12, 2011, 12:34:29 AM
That is a good point...he wont think your just in it for scrap value.
Unless he doesn't care about the car at all, in which case he might think that you'll pay more for it.
It could really go either way.
I thought that too.
Let us know what you do Bill, and if you get it.
Some people are so funny...they have a car sitting for 10 years taking up space and no intent of ever using it or restoring it...yet its like pulling teeth to get them to sell it to ya.....even at high price.
ill sell my eagle right now for a high price. Ill sell everything for a high price. lol.
Define "high"... ;D
well lets not get to hasty... im still working on her
Quote from: shanebo on June 14, 2011, 01:50:29 AM
Some people are so funny...they have a car sitting for 10 years taking up space and no intent of ever using it or restoring it...yet its like pulling teeth to get them to sell it to ya.....even at high price.
AMEN to that, I have been after a pair of 83 SX/4s that the owner bought new. For some reason he thinks they should fetch 5k a piece, In my opinion even in great running order and can be driven across country after transfering the title there isn't an eagle worth 5k (not counting turbo diesel and some know my thoughts on the sundancer).
HI Bill do you have that car at your house yet and if not why not ... the only thing keeping me from
getting that car would be money .. HA----HA theres one outher thing to Donna my sweet wife of 44
years later.... Don
Not mine yet, Going to be moving into a new place soon so money just isn't there for anything until we are moved. Then I have to find out the "rules" for having a project vehicle at the new place
Quote from: thereverendbill on July 01, 2011, 04:31:10 PM
Not mine yet, Going to be moving into a new place soon so money just isn't there for anything until we are moved. Then I have to find out the "rules" for having a project vehicle at the new place
HI I forgot about the moving thing that will take up some time .....and rules I hate RULES and laws but some people need them outhers not so much.....To Meany nots ..so I guess your off the hock for now HA---HA..
Have the best day you can ...............Don