Re: Economy must be OK

[Wakeman Massie <wakey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike, you are spoiled in NM....  I've restored several, but never a car that 
was was even close to this... "un-rusty" !

Hell, it has a floor!

Cheers,

Wakeman


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mikelj@xxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:34 AM
Subject: RE: Economy must be OK


> Well I guess you are right.  It's just my idea of an original includes 
> having the original drive train, radiator, equipment, etc.  This is just a 
> rusty shell, and if you replace all the missing stuff (about 80% of the 
> car) it would seem to classify as a clone at that point without the 
> original engine, tranny, etc.  But it's alway good news for a Mopar in 
> this kind of condition to get such big bids.
>
> Mike in New Mexico
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > From: wakey@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Economy must be OK
> > Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 09:51:35 -0700
> >
> >
> > Buying the history of the car is part of it, but the car itself is
> > unbelieveably rare -
> >
> > It's an original, factory aluminum-nose hardtop. Look at the mileage - 
> > 1/4
> > mile at a time. To find an original, factory racecar that hasn't been
> > modified to death or cut to hell over the last 46 years is almost unheard 
> > of
> > today. Hell, these cars were hen's teeth the day they rolled off the
> > assembly line.
> >
> > Of course, I can't afford the bumper brackets from this car. But if you 
> > got
> > it for the current bid price, it would be a STEAL, even in todays market. 
> > I
> > wouldn't be surprised to see it hit 50, 60, $70,000 or more. And way more
> > than that two years ago...
> >
> > Wakeman
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <bt6t4@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 8:42 AM
> > Subject: RE: Economy must be OK
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > That is a large chunk of change. I guess you're buying the history of 
> > > the
> > > car. It was interesting to see the positive batt. cable is routed the 
> > > same
> > > way I ran mine. It seemed logical.
> > >
> > > George
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Wed, 3/4/09, Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >> From: Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >> Subject: RE: Economy must be OK
> > >> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > >> Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 6:52 AM
> > >> Geez, that thing looks rough. Not for me.
> > >> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
> > >> =====================================================================
> > >> mikelj@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > When a rolling chassis gets these kind of bids, wow!
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120385825782&viewitem=
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Mike in New Mexico
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----
> > >> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one
> > >> person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car
> > >> transactions and negotiations as well as other personal
> > >> messages only to the intended recipient, not to the
> > >> Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your
> > >> privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the
> > >> content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!
> > >>
> > >> '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> > >> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----
> > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- 
> > > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and
> > > negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended
> > > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will 
> > > protect
> > > your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content
> > > signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!
> > >
> > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > ----
> > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person --  
> > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and 
> > negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended 
> > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will 
> > protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the 
> > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!
> >
> > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
>
> --
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
> ----
> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person --  
> directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and 
> negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended 
> recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect 
> your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content 
> signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!
>
> '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.


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Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.