71Polara383
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Okay. Get it!
For Sale 71 300 U Code Sunroof
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Ok, thx.
71Polara383
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Who cares? Drive faster!No a/c
You know, for when the sun roof fails!!
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in the Los Angeles area?
Most guys don't know if the third gear in their automatic cars work cause they won't reach it in the traffic jam
But they do know if their car has an overheating problem quickly
No A/C = less crap to remove for the performance increase I'd have planned.No a/c
You know, for when the sun roof fails!!
sauterd
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totally agree. It can't be me either. Someone please save it, what a car !!
I hope it gets saved. Could I buy it right now and be THAT guy...yep! Am I going to? Nope.
No when I fund this car the engine was already removed from the car , i was on the hunt for parts for the other 71 300 when I stepped over this one and i had to buy it then I paid $2500 for it about 3years ago, my buddy was knowing where the original power train was and I brought the power train back for $4500 i paid only $4500 for the engine because i wanted it and i spend another
$8500 on the engine rebuilt including parts and Maschine shop work.
I can sell the car only including the engine and trans if someone pays me $11500usd for it Steve
71Polara383
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The original story of this car is in this thread.
What I don't understand is the following -- @Tobias74, please help me out. I am not criticizing any of your decisions, I am just befuddled by the current situation.
When you bought the blue '71 sunroof 300 back in 2017, you said that the "Engine was long gone" but you had later "found the engine but the owner of the engine wasn’t ready to sell me the engine and after talking for over 10 months he finally sold me the engine for a amount of money where I usually buy nice C Body’s for, it was important for me to have the original engine and transmission when I start the Restauration" (blue emphasis added).
I fully understand your passionate search and the decision to buy the engine at the time despite the cost. As @Ripinator and @Dobalovr commented at the time, it was really fantastic that you managed to reunite the engine and the car!
Now, however, you are willing to sell the two separately. The engine and trans cost you $4,500 for the original + $8,500 in rebuilding costs. Even if those are Canadian dollars (are they?), we are still talking about USD9-10k here.
--> Is $10k the price of a rebuilt 1971 U-code 440? If so, then this 1970 300 'vert in Montreal (on which I passed last Saturday) is a good deal at $15k US -- regardless of my issues with the underbody/repaint and the lack of fender tag.
--> If not, then why would you boost the price of the 300 so much if sold as a complete car?
What I don't understand is the following -- @Tobias74, please help me out. I am not criticizing any of your decisions, I am just befuddled by the current situation.
When you bought the blue '71 sunroof 300 back in 2017, you said that the "Engine was long gone" but you had later "found the engine but the owner of the engine wasn’t ready to sell me the engine and after talking for over 10 months he finally sold me the engine for a amount of money where I usually buy nice C Body’s for, it was important for me to have the original engine and transmission when I start the Restauration" (blue emphasis added).
I fully understand your passionate search and the decision to buy the engine at the time despite the cost. As @Ripinator and @Dobalovr commented at the time, it was really fantastic that you managed to reunite the engine and the car!
Now, however, you are willing to sell the two separately. The engine and trans cost you $4,500 for the original + $8,500 in rebuilding costs. Even if those are Canadian dollars (are they?), we are still talking about USD9-10k here.
--> Is $10k the price of a rebuilt 1971 U-code 440? If so, then this 1970 300 'vert in Montreal (on which I passed last Saturday) is a good deal at $15k US -- regardless of my issues with the underbody/repaint and the lack of fender tag.
--> If not, then why would you boost the price of the 300 so much if sold as a complete car?
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I would sell the car complete only if I can get the $11500 for it.
I’m to busy here at the moment with my Coronet RT build as my friends know and i’m getting to a point in life where I like to spend my time with my Family and not every night in my garage.
polara71
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You must be about 40 then.
Ten grand for a rebuilt 440? No wonder folks in North America aren't buying these cars, it doesn't make any sense, at least not to me.
-Car bought for $2500 in the same condition as it currently sits. (Please correct me I'm wrong)
-Engine bought for an an astronomical price of $4500 to keep car complete.
-Engine rebuilt for (an insane price to me for my experience) $8500
So it has cost a total of $15,500 for a car that's a shell and needs a complete restoration other than rebuilding the engine. No wonder the auctions get the money they do, if buyers are coming across examples like this 300, spend three times as much for a car you can simply step into, turn the key,and drive away.
Best of luck to you Tobias, but this one makes me go, and not in a good way.
-Car bought for $2500 in the same condition as it currently sits. (Please correct me I'm wrong)
-Engine bought for an an astronomical price of $4500 to keep car complete.
-Engine rebuilt for (an insane price to me for my experience) $8500
So it has cost a total of $15,500 for a car that's a shell and needs a complete restoration other than rebuilding the engine. No wonder the auctions get the money they do, if buyers are coming across examples like this 300, spend three times as much for a car you can simply step into, turn the key,and drive away.
Best of luck to you Tobias, but this one makes me go
, and not in a good way.- Status
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