For Sale Neat 300D - not for the faint of heart or those without deep pockets

[crv]

'Fantastic barn find'...without the barn

 

[hergfest]

$15,700 was the final price. So with the 10% commission and transport you would be close to $20k. I'm shocked it went that high, I was in at about $10k.

 

[polara71]

That was the closest I'd ever get to owning one

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

I liked it but wouldn't want a big Forwardlook project.

Tough projects to deal with and my main focus is on other cars (Fuselage Cs and 68-71B-Bodys). So I consider buying a 57-59 Chrysler Letter car or Desoto Adventurer but it needs to be a driver for me.

 

[polara71]

My feelings exactly minus the Bs

 

[Fratzog]

We are quickly getting to the point where the supply of 50's 60's and 70's cars will be exhausted so even if there was interest among younger folks their only alternative will be to look of 80's or newer cars. Starting to see it now at the local cruise nights.

 

[tbm3fan]

Younger folks can't afford much anyway given costs. Besides why would younger folks, in general, want a car from the 60's anymore than I want a car from the 40's?

 

[Fratzog]

Younger folks can't afford much anyway given costs. Besides why would younger folks, in general, want a car from the 60's anymore than I want a car from the 40's?

I'm seeing a lot of these back on the road locally. They are not expensive to by in decent shape. Young guys (relative to me) are spending significant coin to make them look very nice. The hobby will move on and survive.

 

[tbm3fan]

My 33 year old nephew had the car below before he went into the Navy for six years and it sat in my sister's garage. The he left the Navy to get his degree in Geology in Minnesota. The car was left in the garage in favor of a Mazda pickup. He has now graduated, still has the Mazda, and the Camaro which has been sitting since 2007 is being sold off instead.

 

[commando1]

Fumbuck County kids:
Hispanic: Japanese tuner
African-American: Any car with RWD that they can donk
Caucasion: Lifted, loud, and covered in mud
Asian: High end compact
Indian: 17 year old faded Camrys
Arabic: Toyota pickups (just kidding)

 

[tbm3fan]

Well apparently the Camaro is not for sale now after talking to my father. It seems the nephew has gotten his first private sector job and at a very good hourly wage. Being 33 he is back in his mother's house where the Camaro is.

 

[fury fan]

Tell that man to stay at Mom's for awhile, take care of her when she needs it, and save some coin for the future and/or a good DP on a house. I graduated college at 25 and got a decent job, stayed at home until I was 27 -- it was one of the best decisions I made back then. Had to put up with some scorn from some guys 5 years older than me, but they were living in apartments and had no gameplan. At 27 I put 20k down on a house and still had savings left over - and they were still in apartments. 1 of those guys bought a 15-yo beater to drive because he put too many miles on his leased Honda, and if he kept driving it to work he'd owe more in miles than the beater cost him.

Oh - and I skipped the new car route too - bought the Fury in my sigpic (1-owner car with 110k) and drove it every day, doing preventive repairs on weekends, and put almost 70k more on it in 5 years. 2-3 years later I started buying cars here/there and having a blast -- and those guys were still in apartments.

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

Tell that man to stay at Mom's for awhile, take care of her when she needs it, and save some coin for the future and/or a good DP on a house. I graduated college at 25 and got a decent job, stayed at home until I was 27 -- it was one of the best decisions I made back then. Had to put up with some scorn from some guys 5 years older than me, but they were living in apartments and had no gameplan. At 27 I put 20k down on a house and still had savings left over - and they were still in apartments. 1 of those guys bought a 15-yo beater to drive because he put too many miles on his leased Honda, and if he kept driving it to work he'd owe more in miles than the beater cost him.

Oh - and I skipped the new car route too - bought the Fury in my sigpic (1-owner car with 110k) and drove it every day, doing preventive repairs on weekends, and put almost 70k more on it in 5 years. 2-3 years later I started buying cars here/there and having a blast -- and those guys were still in apartments.

I do agree with your statement in general.
It just seems to me your are focused different.
I lived at my Moms place, too for a long time to be able to buy more Mopars.

I live in a apartment now.
I don't want a house.
I am fine in renting a building to live in.
I would rather buy a building for my car collection than a house!

Carsten

 

[fury fan]

What I meant by 'apartments' regarding those guys I spoke of was that they lived in them because they had no plan, didn't want to make sacrifices now for something later on. Wasn't meaning that apartment people are bad.

I kinda miss the old days when it was just me and the cars.
A 1-bedroom pad with 20-cars worth of space would suit me fine.
Although my life is way different than that now, I don't regret my path one bit, it's almost as if someone smarter than me has been guiding my steps.