Be thankful someone was "too stubborn to sell" all those years ago as at least it's there to be seen today in any condition.Regardless of the body damage, the engine is now artificial reef material... damage done by someone too stubborn to sell when they should have is my guess.
Not arguing... but I would suspect it would be in worse shape sitting in there that long. Another 5 years you'll have to buy the tree growing out of it too.Be thankful someone was "too stubborn to sell" all those years ago as at least it's there to be seen today in any condition.
A 1961 car could have been junkyard bound as early as late 60's. These cars were not desirable at all in the 70's / 80's. If it had sold during that time, it would have probably went for less than a hundred bucks to a teenager that would have wrecked/destoyed it within months. I am guilty of being one of them. I was still buying them in that price range in the early 90's and was mocked for wasting my money on ugly Chryslers with fins.
It's easy to have rose colored glassed about the past. The truth is Forwardlook cars have value today because they were not desirable for so long and so few survived.
No arguing here either. I certainly can't dispute the possibility of a tree in the very near future. I shouldn't have quoted your original comment specifically and just made a general statement instead.Not arguing... but I would suspect it would be in worse shape sitting in there that long. Another 5 years you'll have to buy the tree growing out of it too.
Talk about mission impossible, I would love to see pic's of it nowFor comparison, this one was recently restored. (some will probably recognize it)
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For comparison, this one was recently restored. (some will probably recognize it)
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