It pains me, but it's time I sell my Swinger.
"Original" Condition, one-family car. Belonged to my grandmother and I was dragged to church in it as a kid. I've had it for 10ish years.
California Car, always garaged, often covered -- by Grandma more than me! The car was purchased in Santa Barbara in 1972 and then lived there and in San Jose, Santa Cruz, and now San Francisco
The Bad:
The Good :
Location : Northern California.
Price : $7,500 firm
"Original" Condition, one-family car. Belonged to my grandmother and I was dragged to church in it as a kid. I've had it for 10ish years.
California Car, always garaged, often covered -- by Grandma more than me! The car was purchased in Santa Barbara in 1972 and then lived there and in San Jose, Santa Cruz, and now San Francisco
The Bad:
- Radio doesn't work
- Needs new cork gasket for the tranny pan, been sitting and now it's leaking
- Small bubble under vinyl top on passenger side
The Good :
- Paint is 75% original, I had some dings/scratches taken out of passenger side 8 years ago, looks perfect. Had the bumpers re-chromed too. Front bench was re-upholstered in the 80's.
- Original roof too!
- Front-end rebuild w/ eccentric bushings, 340 bars, front sway
- Good Boston 6x9's + Clifford Alarm
- Numbers matching Slant Six 225 + 904 Auto
- Single Family Owners, records going back 25+ years. Broadcast sheet (what's left of it) included.
- California Car. Comes w/ original smog pump, now removed.
- Factory 4-pot Haynes Disc Brakes
- Factory power steering + AC. AC Still blows cold.
- Maintenance done in the last 10k miles : Replaced Steering Box, replaced calipers, drums, redid windshield wiper seals, rebuild power steering pump, shocks, torsion bars
- 97,000 miles.
Location : Northern California.
Price : $7,500 firm
