Not a Chevelle, but there are a couple of Camaro guys in the club that might like this. I had a '67 Camaro at one time, and still have the fever at times. Good thing I don't have the shop built or I'd be pulling together some scratch for this one. Looks like the right way to buy it with all the body work already done, then work on it a little at a time.
BTW, this is what happens when I'm stuck in the basement on the laptop when it's so friggin' crappy outside.
Seems like a lot of coin for a project car with no engine/trans/paint. Looking at, potentially, another 15-20k to complete. There are a lot of nice Camaros out there for less than that. Save up and buy a done one. My ss/rs driver must be worth a lot more than I think and have it insured for...
SShink said
Apr 15, 2018
I get what you're saying Mitch that the price seems high, but I've learned that I shouldn't get anywhere near a project that needs bodywork, and that the attractive part about a project like this is the hard stuff is done, and the rest is a paint job and assembly. Yeah, the paint could run another $7-10K for a driver quality level, but even if a guy put $20K in paint, drivetrain, etc., it would be a $35K car and probably worth it.
Or, I could be wrong since I haven't watched Camaro values as much. Maybe you could get a really nice finished one for $35K, but you wouldn't have the fun of picking the color, drivetrain, etc., which is the part I enjoy.
BTW, here's what I would turn this one into if it were mine, as it's my favorite Camaro combo (Yeah same combo as the '72 vert I had):
Lost in the 60s said
Apr 15, 2018
From my current paint experience, there is no such thing as a "driver quality" job, unless you do it yourself. Everyone I've talked to won't touch a car unless they can make it a show job, since their name will be on it and 10k is about the bottom of the barrel. My first estimate was 16k and yes it probably would have been very nice, but that is an example of what we're up against for cost. Now, after the first disaster, I'll likely be in that same range, again, for a new painter to strip back enough of what's on the car to know and be confidant to work with it.
Kind of the same with that Camaro. You would need to carefully inspect the work and fit of all those new panels to know if it truly was paint ready. You were lucky in having Tim do your convert. Most people aren't anywhere near as particular and just throw panels on and call it good. At this point, I would take my car to Tim in a heartbeat and just pay whatever he wanted.
Too bad it's so far away. It would be interesting to see it in person. Does Polaris have any reason to send to to Ankeny IA...
Jon H said
Apr 15, 2018
Lost in the 60s wrote:
Too bad it's so far away. It would be interesting to see it in person. Does Polaris have any reason to send to to Ankeny IA...
3 hours 45 minutes. Down back and lunch in one easy day.
Lost in the 60s said
Apr 15, 2018
Jon H wrote:
Lost in the 60s wrote:
Too bad it's so far away. It would be interesting to see it in person. Does Polaris have any reason to send to to Ankeny IA...
3 hours 45 minutes. Down back and lunch in one easy day.
There ya go Stan, sounds like Jon is drivin' and buyin'...
OscarZ said
Apr 15, 2018
Stan buy it and just put a new full vinyl wrap every few years so you think you got a different car every so often!
Lost in the 60s said
Apr 15, 2018
OscarZ wrote:
Stan buy it and just put a new full vinyl wrap every few years so you think you got a different car every so often!
I'm beginning to think I should do that with the Chevelle and move on...
Not a Chevelle, but there are a couple of Camaro guys in the club that might like this. I had a '67 Camaro at one time, and still have the fever at times. Good thing I don't have the shop built or I'd be pulling together some scratch for this one. Looks like the right way to buy it with all the body work already done, then work on it a little at a time.
BTW, this is what happens when I'm stuck in the basement on the laptop when it's so friggin' crappy outside.
Link to 1968 Camaro
Seems like a lot of coin for a project car with no engine/trans/paint. Looking at, potentially, another 15-20k to complete. There are a lot of nice Camaros out there for less than that. Save up and buy a done one.
My ss/rs driver must be worth a lot more than I think and have it insured for...
I get what you're saying Mitch that the price seems high, but I've learned that I shouldn't get anywhere near a project that needs bodywork, and that the attractive part about a project like this is the hard stuff is done, and the rest is a paint job and assembly. Yeah, the paint could run another $7-10K for a driver quality level, but even if a guy put $20K in paint, drivetrain, etc., it would be a $35K car and probably worth it.
Or, I could be wrong since I haven't watched Camaro values as much. Maybe you could get a really nice finished one for $35K, but you wouldn't have the fun of picking the color, drivetrain, etc., which is the part I enjoy.
BTW, here's what I would turn this one into if it were mine, as it's my favorite Camaro combo (Yeah same combo as the '72 vert I had):
From my current paint experience, there is no such thing as a "driver quality" job, unless you do it yourself. Everyone I've talked to won't touch a car unless they can make it a show job, since their name will be on it and 10k is about the bottom of the barrel. My first estimate was 16k and yes it probably would have been very nice, but that is an example of what we're up against for cost. Now, after the first disaster, I'll likely be in that same range, again, for a new painter to strip back enough of what's on the car to know and be confidant to work with it.
Kind of the same with that Camaro. You would need to carefully inspect the work and fit of all those new panels to know if it truly was paint ready. You were lucky in having Tim do your convert. Most people aren't anywhere near as particular and just throw panels on and call it good. At this point, I would take my car to Tim in a heartbeat and just pay whatever he wanted.
Too bad it's so far away. It would be interesting to see it in person. Does Polaris have any reason to send to to Ankeny IA...
3 hours 45 minutes. Down back and lunch in one easy day.
There ya go Stan, sounds like Jon is drivin' and buyin'...
Stan buy it and just put a new full vinyl wrap every few years so you think you got a different car every so often!