Found a 70 Coronet R/T ???

Dartnut said
I guess it's time for me to jump in here.
Well, where do i start?
I agree with you somewhat TylerW.
The reason for my posts and scrutinization of this car are as follows:

(1) I didn't want Button to buy a car (or anyone else for that matter) that was in fact as you call it a ''car-lot cheapy'' which this one obviously is.
(2) Every car has potential, but, not many people are willing to bring a car like this to it's former glory as in, how it was like when it was delivered and in an ''as new'' restored condition.
(3) If it was a rare Mexican car, for example, how easy would it be to restore it when it's been obviously pieced together with a lot of incorrect parts, the correct parts would be difficult, if not impossible to find to do a proper resto on the car in my opinion.
(4) Rare doesn't always equal desirable or even cost effective when it comes to restorations.
(5) The cost to restore a car in this condition would exceed the price of $30,000 including the purchase price of the car by a good margin in my opinion. Be realistic.
(6) I have owned and driven over 100 mopars in my life, including 10 Coronets, and in my experience, after looking at a lot of cars, i know sh*t from shinola, and this one is sh*t.

You can hate me or my opinions if you like, but the bottom line is this is the kind of car that is cobbled together trying to find an unsuspecting buyer with a boatload of dreams for it and after they drive it for awhile and the real problems arise from the shoddy way that this car is put together, it will end up either being parted out, crashed, sold to someone else who is a sucker, or another still born project in a back yard, which is probably where it originated in the first place.
Rare? Maybe.
Cool? Sure.
Worthwhile? Not a freakin' chance.

We would love to save them all, i'm guilty of that, but sometimes they need to be seen for what they really are.
It's a labour of love, not the resale value you need to look at when you restore a car.
Barret Jackson prices and hype don't apply here in this case.

So, i need to ask you this question,
Why aren't you there buying it right now if it's so great?

Cheers, :evil4:
Tom.

i agree 100%. it not just that the paint sucks...its what it may be hiding. obviously from the looks of the engine bay,its been painted at least 3 times and from the looks of the body work it is most indeed a mud shark. and from the looks of the wiring and other mismatched pieces and parts , who knows how long it will run before it catches fire and burns to the ground. on the other side of things and coming from experience(i myself have had 2 70 bees,3 70 500's and 3 R/T's and half a dozen 70 coronet 440 4 four doors) i know how hard to find the body pieces and parts are and that the 70 coronets are a one year only body design.the only interchange is the drivetrain and suspension (you could physically bolt on 68 and 69 stuff but it would not be correct although i believe the doors maybe the same) given that, and the fact that it maybe a 318/4 speed car it maybe somewhat rare.in all my days with the 70's,i have never seen a factory hood like that and it may be desirable.but ,are you going to DRIVE it or buy it for VALUE? that is why we are NIT picking because the questions were asked and input was requested as it was being considered as a purchase and we are giving answers as to what we see and what it may be worth. i myself would not pay more than 1500 for it and i would drive the crap out of it and if i discovered in the mean time that it was in fact rare and worth dumping 40k into it to restore then maybe i would.but who cares how RARE it is any way? you are never going to get back the 80k you sunk into it . cant we all just buy them,build them,and enjoy them, without worrying about how much friggin value they hold? that is why prices have shot through the roof and made it almost impossible for average people to buy mopars.because all these people convince all the folks with deep pockets of how RARE a car is and next the you know you have people scouring the country picking up every 68 charger they see and selling piles of scrap for outrageous prices and driving the market through the roof. JMO