YELLAHEEP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Littleton, Colorado
I told myself never again after the '48 Ford.
'41 Chevy Special Deluxe Sedan. No engine or trans.
Looked fairly complete from the pics.
Dude had it at "best offer, needs to go today". Text reply says "$1,000 with clear title." I offer $700, he says "Come get it, but I won't take any less."
Got there and yeah....... issues. The hood is all kinds of tweaked and separated across the center. Interior is non existent except for the frame and springs of the front seat. Rusty at the lower cowl area behind the fenders and small spot on driver's floor. No glass, guy has cut thin plywood to fit in the rear windows for some reason and plexiglass in the wing windows. Not huge issues but realistically, the body is really solid. Go to open the trunk and both pot metal hinge arms are broken so the lid just sits in place.
I ask to see the title. It's from 1959 where that owner had settled the lien on it. The next owner signed it with a notary seal stamped over it dated a few months after the lien release. Dunno, will the DMV allow me to sign as the buyer when the titled owner signed the seller's spot 58 years ago?
I go to look at the cowl tag and verify the VIN..... yeah, cowl tag is gone.
Sorry dude, not interested. I tell him I'd give him $400 for the value of the parts it has on it, mostly believing he'll say "nope." He says "ok."
Dammit. :laugh:
Now what do I do with it? :banghead:
'41 Chevy Special Deluxe Sedan. No engine or trans.
Looked fairly complete from the pics.
Dude had it at "best offer, needs to go today". Text reply says "$1,000 with clear title." I offer $700, he says "Come get it, but I won't take any less."
Got there and yeah....... issues. The hood is all kinds of tweaked and separated across the center. Interior is non existent except for the frame and springs of the front seat. Rusty at the lower cowl area behind the fenders and small spot on driver's floor. No glass, guy has cut thin plywood to fit in the rear windows for some reason and plexiglass in the wing windows. Not huge issues but realistically, the body is really solid. Go to open the trunk and both pot metal hinge arms are broken so the lid just sits in place.
I ask to see the title. It's from 1959 where that owner had settled the lien on it. The next owner signed it with a notary seal stamped over it dated a few months after the lien release. Dunno, will the DMV allow me to sign as the buyer when the titled owner signed the seller's spot 58 years ago?
I go to look at the cowl tag and verify the VIN..... yeah, cowl tag is gone.
Sorry dude, not interested. I tell him I'd give him $400 for the value of the parts it has on it, mostly believing he'll say "nope." He says "ok."
Dammit. :laugh:
Now what do I do with it? :banghead:
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