Classic Mopar Bargains Do Still Exist

Another story to tell. Last November I purchased a 1978 Dodge Aspen SE woody wagon in Homosassa Springs Florida for the lofty sum of 600.00 from an ad on Craigslist. I drove the car home to Lakeland approximately 75 miles in the dark incident free. The former owner had an altercation with a bus that messed up the bolt on sheetmetal but not bad enough that I couldn't drive the car the next six months with nothing more than an oil change and a set of plugs for the slant six. The 904 shifts fine and the interior is in good shape too.
The Aspen should be proof enough, but isn't this an A-body site? Oh yes this is For A Bodies Only so I should continue my story. Since I bought the Aspen I have been on the search for a pair of good wood grain fenders for a 76 thru 79 Aspen or Volare. I had found regular fenders in Arizona for 50.00 each plus shipping that are in great shape but don't have the rivets and moulding that surround the woodgrain. I could use those as a last resort. I called Wildcat and they have the fenders I need but they want between 350.00 and 425.00 plus shipping and my cheap side says that is too much money for rivets and mouldings over the Arizona fenders. So I kept watching Craigslist and I found another pair advertised in either Ohio or Wisconsin but he wouldn't ship. I finally came across an ad that said package deal, 3 F-body mopars 1200.00 in Ocala Florida. I contacted the seller and found out that it was a 4 door that all the suspension had been removed from and two wagons. One rusty Volare woody wagon that had good mouldings and a 77 Aspen wagon that had been a woody but had the mouldings removed and the vinyl painted over. I eneded up buying the two wagons for 800.00 just for the fenders. I will strip and junk the Volare and have not decided what to do with the Aspen yet other than to swap out the front Fenders. I should be able to sell the Aspen for a grand or so and have the fenders for free. I am still looking for another pair of woody fenders for spares though.
Ok onto the A-bodies. The seller asked me if I was interested in a 77 Chrysler Cordoba with a big block 400 in it. I looked at the car but even though it was in decent shape I told him no. This car is still available if there is any interest. He then asked if I was interested in another package deal so I asked whatcha got? He told me he has a 71 Dart Swinger that had a 383 automatic with a almost rustfree body. It isn't numbers matching as it was originally a /6 car. He also said he had a 70 Duster original 340- 4 spd. car that now has a 318 but has the original 340 needing a rebuild. This car was hit in the nose and the nose is swayed but easily repaired. The next car is a 74 Gold Duster slant six car but somewhat rusty and mostly complete. The last car is a 66 Dart 4 door from Texas with little rust. It is a factory V-8 car that he got with a 318 that now resides in the 70 Duster. I told him that the cars were probably beyond what I could afford. He said he didn't think so. So I asked how much? He said 2500. and I said 2500. each was more than I could afford. He said no it was 2500.00 for all four and he had the titles for each and also extra parts. I said SOLD. Sometimes it isn't too good to be true. The best part is that I was given time to move the cars and that the money could be paid as I moved the cars with the balance due when I picked up the last car. I can't ask for better than that. I have the 71 Dart home already and it is almost rust free. It needs a small patch on each of the front floor boads and another in the trunk. The drivers fender has a little plastic in it and someone drilled a hole for an alarm so I think I will look for another fender. All the rest of the tin is in good conditionM going to pick up another one on Sunday. Gregg