1978 NYB, 392 MILES,For the sceptics.

I bet I could easily push a pencil through the bottom rear quarter. There is a big issue from what I'm seeing in this picture. The other side is probably as bad or worse.

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If it was stored poorly, that'll happen, driven or not. Nothing will stay showroom pristine for 40+years stored in a warehouse, like this reportedly was.
 
I am about 100 years late to this thread ...

she's in 'Wooster" huh? If its still around when i am in Boston next month i'll try to take a look at it.

I honestly did not make it through nearly 600 posts here ... so i honestly dont know what we finally made of this car?

my hunch is it is what it purports itself to be .. sorta. lotsa contradictions alongside lotsa confirmations

Price now isn't back-breakin though. almost feels like a bargain at $9-$10k-ish

I'll try to look at it in any event .. but if someone has laid eyes on it/put butt to seat recently, and posted it here, can you point me to your report?

It's been a roller coaster....

Per the tone of the ad on Snapface, any potential buyer will be met with extreme hostility, especially if any questions are asked about the car. If you look at it, be sure to post about your experience here. The odious seller will be the biggest hindrance of any transaction taking place, with an assumption that hostility and price are inversely proportional.

If I recall correctly, this one might be the, or one of, the "newest" known C-bodies in existence. @PeugFra was tracking this topic....grazie di nuovo.
 
Thank you, thank you!

To put that in perspective, here's a list ordered by MDH showing all cars known to have been built after Richard's car. His is the highest VIN though, if anybody cares about that.

MDH 061413, CS23T8C183615, SPD 626 (Richard's car)
MDH 061610, CS23T8C182416, SPD 626
MDH 061611, CS23N8C181403, SPD 619
MDH 062011, CS43T8C181574, SPD 619 (Pettit's car)
MDH 062013, CS23N8C183444, SPD 626 (recent Ebay ad; pic of the door sticker)
 
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I am about 100 years late to this thread ...

she's in 'Wooster" huh? If its still around when i am in Boston next month i'll try to take a look at it.

I honestly did not make it through nearly 600 posts here ... so i honestly dont know what we finally made of this car?

my hunch is it is what it purports itself to be .. sorta. lotsa contradictions alongside lotsa confirmations

Price now isn't back-breakin though. almost feels like a bargain at $9-$10k-ish

I'll try to look at it in any event .. but if someone has laid eyes on it/put butt to seat recently, and posted it here, can you point me to your report?
As far as price is concerned... take whatever you paid for Kip's (nobody needs to know), then start to deduct the flaws... I bet you get to $2500 pretty quick... mileage claim, regardless of truth, is for azzoles who think they are making an "investment". :realcrazy:
 
This bullshit has been going on for so long that I can't even remember which car we're talking about.

No. No need to remind me, thank you.
 
As far as price is concerned... take whatever you paid for Kip's (nobody needs to know), then start to deduct the flaws... I bet you get to $2500 pretty quick... mileage claim, regardless of truth, is for azzoles who think they are making an "investment". :realcrazy:

i did finally read the whole thread.

If not noticeable in my five years here, i really never ever get personal with people. And I will not here .. hell, they're just cars.

I have been involved in 100's vehicle transactions, successful and failed. The ones that work best is when seller and buyer communicate clearly, openly, and negotiate fairly, etc.

Sometimes, even when that happens, deals fail. But you part ways as "friends", maybe another deal comes up later, maybe never, but that's the way the ball bounces.

Let me just say ... this deal would have been hard for me to conclude. my patience would have been long gone IF these posts accurately describe the information flow/content in an actual deal discussion.

Long and short of it all: I'll try my hand at it -- irrespective of what happened before as documented here-- and see how it goes. I like this car. Perfectly able to buy it with a keystroke .. but I don't have to have it.

But it does need to be "saved".

I DO hope it transacts at a fair price and finds an appreciative new owner, or stays with an appreciative current owner, whatever the case may be.
 
Now I would love to see the ones sans vinyl.
did that with my '78 st regis. that was a hot car. swapped 440 with my offy tunnel comin' through the hood behind those waterfall grills. med. gray metallic. never took pictures though, damn it. really love these cars, but too late in life to own another one.
 
The '78 has been for sale by Kressleys for at least 4 years....they're asking $12K....and it ain't getting sold anytime soon!
 
Judging by the high VIN it could have an interesting SPD and MDH. But the dealer's site doesn't load in my part of the world. If somebody gets hold of these data, I would be happy to know.
There is no picture of the door VIN sticker online. You might consider shooting Brian Kressley an e-mail at [email protected] and ask. He'll be excited to receive a message from Italy! :D
 
Thanks! I just sent him a mail.

I don't pretend to be a prospective buyer, I just explain what I want to know and why. With about 33% I get lucky.
 
Not to change the subject....but guess what's back on the market on CL? The "Blue Pig" in Florida (1977 NYB) is still for sale with a $5400 price tag. The seller now claims he's in ill health.
 
I had an opportunity to buy this car from the original owner back in 2004. He was a great guy but I couldn't come up with the "coin". At that time, I could have bought it for $6,000. I always wondered what became of it.
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