How long did it take you to decide to sell your car

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I looked at many Darts before and pulled the trigger. I went through so much to get it that I won’t sell except for crazy money. I have done a complete restoration and after all the work I can’t see at 63 going through it all over. Plus I will pass the car onto my son, who will pass it onto his son as an heirloom.
 
Brooks James said:
I looked at many Darts before and pulled the trigger. I went through so much to get it that I won’t sell except for crazy money. I have done a complete restoration and after all the work I can’t see at 63 going through it all over. Plus I will pass the car onto my son, who will pass it onto his son as an heirloom.
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63 your a youngster LOL
 
No offense meant to anyone and may be a reason that I don't enjoy my Scamp I'm just not into "Pretty" any more been there done that. More into the not so good - cheap and worry free paint job with everything under the paint top notch. That's how my C10 is and really enjoy it. Decided it's time to put the Scamp on the market and move on with life. Retired and really looking forward to the Studebaker truck project don't know how it will end up but it will be an adventure been a good ride but sorry no more Mopars in my stable

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I have a recurring problem. I start out wanting a nice street car, and then my drag racing genes kick in and I start to modify it to make it faster until I make it virtually unstreetable and then I sell it and it starts again. I never advertised the cuda but ended up selling it after answering a wanted ad. Not sorry to see it go, but still kept in touch with the new owner. I bought the Charger as a cruiser. Turned out it needed a valve job. Now a cam intake and carb later I seem to be relapsing.
 
dodge71demon said:
No offense meant to anyone and may be a reason that I don't enjoy my Scamp I'm just not into "Pretty" any more been there done that. More into the not so good - cheap and worry free paint job with everything under the paint top notch. That's how my C10 is and really enjoy it. Decided it's time to put the Scamp on the market and move on with life. Retired and really looking forward to the Studebaker truck project don't know how it will end up but it will be an adventure been a good ride but sorry no more Mopars in my stable

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I hear you, and I completely agree with not being into "pretty" anymore. I built the 70 Dart, and it was great, drew lots of attention everywhere I went. Eventually I found that no matter how far away I parked from all of the other cars in a parking lot, it always drew a crowd. One Saturday morning, I parked my car where there were no other cars for 200 feet in any direction, and my wife and I went into the store. 30 minutes later, we came out to find more than a dozen other vehicles parked around the Dart, yet still a significant area of empty space between the store and the area where I had parked. I also got tired of cleaning the car every weekend, and just wanted to drive it without worrying about dust or dirt inside or out, that is one thing I really don't miss. I still have a pretty car, my 76 Ventura, it's a 39k original mile survivor, that has had 1 repaint, done at my wife's insistence. I drive it some, but don't really worry about it much, it sees gravel roads frequently, and has been driven in rain many times, but has not seen a winter in 30 years or more. I intend to just drive it, no more shows for me, tired of that scene too. My 75 dart, if I ever get it running properly will never have anything beyond a rattlecan flat black paint job as long as I own it, I just don't care. My wife has suggested on several occasions that my daily driver 1990 Bronco could stand some love, and she's not wrong, but I really don't see it happening at this point.
Enjoy your C10, I think they are pretty cool trucks, my best friend has had plenty of them over the last 35 years or so, and I might even have had 1 or 2 myself.
 
My buddy had a 1970 duster and was slowly turning it into a strip only car. Indy 245 cnc 408 engine with some good parts and just wasn’t running as well as it should. He spun first time trial on new tires Friday night after a not so good tire heat using the transbrake so on the phone I told him to footbrake it. It ran a 7.10 on that pass but probably should be 6.50’s if not faster. He seemed pretty happy. Saturday he listed it for sale turn key for 18,000.00 or trade for Harly. Sunday a guy brought his Harly and left with a duster
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Haven't regretted selling any car that I've sold, but would have liked to have kept the 300K. I've got the two cars that I want and they will not be for sale as they will be going to my sons. Just gotta get 'em done so that I can enjoy them before that...
 
missing linc said:
I hear you, and I completely agree with not being into "pretty" anymore. I built the 70 Dart, and it was great, drew lots of attention everywhere I went. Eventually I found that no matter how far away I parked from all of the other cars in a parking lot, it always drew a crowd. One Saturday morning, I parked my car where there were no other cars for 200 feet in any direction, and my wife and I went into the store. 30 minutes later, we came out to find more than a dozen other vehicles parked around the Dart, yet still a significant area of empty space between the store and the area where I had parked. I also got tired of cleaning the car every weekend, and just wanted to drive it without worrying about dust or dirt inside or out, that is one thing I really don't miss. I still have a pretty car, my 76 Ventura, it's a 39k original mile survivor, that has had 1 repaint, done at my wife's insistence. I drive it some, but don't really worry about it much, it sees gravel roads frequently, and has been driven in rain many times, but has not seen a winter in 30 years or more. I intend to just drive it, no more shows for me, tired of that scene too. My 75 dart, if I ever get it running properly will never have anything beyond a rattlecan flat black paint job as long as I own it, I just don't care. My wife has suggested on several occasions that my daily driver 1990 Bronco could stand some love, and she's not wrong, but I really don't see it happening at this point.
Enjoy your C10, I think they are pretty cool trucks, my best friend has had plenty of them over the last 35 years or so, and I might even have had 1 or 2 myself.
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Again no offense to anyone just got real tired of the local Pretty Boy crowd. There's a local person that I've known for years with a real nice 68 Camaro that constantly wins at shows he's always in a non brand specific class put the Scamp up against him once and took first place haven't been friends with him and his brother since and I quit going to shows. Just took the C10 to a get together of mainly local people from back in the day. A person that I know had his 68 C10 there. He spends lots of money on paint and interior but mechanics are so so. My truck got just as much attention if not more than his and he was OK with that. Seriously considering putting a 4 cylinder in my 50 Studebaker truck looking at the GM "IRON DUKE"
 
dodge71demon said:
Again no offense to anyone just got real tired of the local Pretty Boy crowd. There's a local person that I've known for years with a real nice 68 Camaro that constantly wins at shows he's always in a non brand specific class put the Scamp up against him once and took first place haven't been friends with him and his brother since and I quit going to shows. Just took the C10 to a get together of mainly local people from back in the day. A person that I know had his 68 C10 there. He spends lots of money on paint and interior but mechanics are so so. My truck got just as much attention if not more than his and he was OK with that. Seriously considering putting a 4 cylinder in my 50 Studebaker truck looking at the GM "IRON DUKE"
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I think you should sell me that Studebaker truck ;-)
 
Its a hobby, so do what makes you happy. If that truck puts a bigger smile on your face, go for that!
With me, cars have always come and one, Some stayed for 5-6 years, some for 1 day or less. Over the last few decades.
Today, I have 2 "more door"early B bodies because I got them cheap and I actually like their style, their art. Bad part is if I le them go, hard to get $ back out of them, so I keep everythng under control $ wise. On the 4 doors I work totally for FREE!
Only car I have worth anything is a 64 Savoy project. I bought it as a keeper to replace 2 I had back in the 90s, but I light decide to not have that many $in a toy. I just weigh my smiles against $ invested and $'s I can make for my labor on it.
 
I have had around 100 cars in my life, not all of them classic cars as that number includes daily drivers also but, there are a few of the muscle cars I wished I would of kept. The last one I sold I have regretted since it drove away and, I won't do that again unless I have something to replace it with as it took years to get back into another car. I don't do the show thing I just drive them and hit the local cruise ins. Any day you can slide behind the wheel of an old car is a good day!!
 
66fs said:
They are just too cool.
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correct that's why I bought it don't see that many will be a fun project unknown how it will end up got the motor to run but carb needs rebuilt kit to be here Friday. If the motor is good I'll probably keep it OEM if not ????
 
dodge71demon said:
No offense meant to anyone and may be a reason that I don't enjoy my Scamp I'm just not into "Pretty" any more been there done that. More into the not so good - cheap and worry free paint job with everything under the paint top notch. That's how my C10 is and really enjoy it. Decided it's time to put the Scamp on the market and move on with life. Retired and really looking forward to the Studebaker truck project don't know how it will end up but it will be an adventure been a good ride but sorry no more Mopars in my stable

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i really like that.. and driver paint is so nice to have.
 
pittsburghracer said:
My buddy had a 1970 duster and was slowly turning it into a strip only car. Indy 245 cnc 408 engine with some good parts and just wasn’t running as well as it should. He spun first time trial on new tires Friday night after a not so good tire heat using the transbrake so on the phone I told him to footbrake it. It ran a 7.10 on that pass but probably should be 6.50’s if not faster. He seemed pretty happy. Saturday he listed it for sale turn key for 18,000.00 or trade for Harly. Sunday a guy brought his Harly and left with a dusterView attachment 1715742812View attachment 1715742813
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I would have given him either or both .

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you want to know how long to think about selling?..................... from a person that has sold one too many. "not long enough" if you are still thinking about selling.

never more. the current stable will be sold when i don't have a say in it anymore, and not until. done.
 
It bothers me not to decide to sell...... what bothers me is all the total BS involved in trying to sell at a fair price. In some cases selling for near nothing would not be good enough, you would need to pay someone to just haul it away. THEN watch what it would be WORTH to them!!!! lol
OR have 52,394 people respond to the FB Marketplace ad " is it still available"!!!!!!
 
Sold my Dart after 25 years. Needed quite a bit of work. Didn’t have a place to do the work. Too much money to pay someone else. Bought a newer hotrod that I don’t have to work on. Just drive and enjoy.
 
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