Ol' Fart's Firebird Fantasy

[64wgn]

oldskool, not sure if it would work for you or not but there is a decent looking 71 LeMans wagon on Minneapolis minn craigslist now. Sorry, but I cant post a link

[HandOverFist]

Originally Posted by 64wgn

oldskool, not sure if it would work for you or not but there is a decent looking 71 LeMans wagon on Minneapolis minn craigslist now. Sorry, but I cant post a link

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/an...856191096.html

[oldskool]

Originally Posted by HandOverFist

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/an...856191096.html

Yeah, the Bird scoops and amber headlights really give that wagon some personality, don't they ?

I'll probably have to find something a little cheaper and a little closer to home. It would cost me a grand to get a car shipped from that far away. I'm in north Louisiana.

And something else I've realized is that for Stocker purposes, I need to find a car as complete as possible, at least body and interior wise. I never worried about it in the old days. I bought all the cheap Birds and A-bodies I could find and stacked 'em up behind my shop. When it was time to put another car together, I'd just go out back and snatch what ever I needed off another car and put it on the racer.

It's hard to believe now. But I bought literally dozens of Birds and Goats, and rarely ever gave more than $350 for 'em. And some of 'em had running 400 engines, TH400 or 4-speed and posi rear. If I'da knew they would be worth what they are today, I'd be a rich dude. I bought a '70 GTO vert for $350 off a used car lot--400, 4-speed.

When I got it home TJ said we oughta take it for a spin. So, I dropped the top and we took off up the road. It turned out to be my only street ride in a ragtop--well, except for a little test and tune in a '68 Bird I built for TJ to race. I may have had to give a whopping $500 for this one--don't remember. But hey, back then they were just old high mileage cars that nobody else wanted. Times have really changed.

[Dwight Southerland]

http://easttexas.craigslist.org/cto/4796957483.html


http://shreveport.craigslist.org/cto/4841245286.html


http://fortsmith.craigslist.org/cto/4841158976.html


http://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/4827976687.html


http://batonrouge.craigslist.org/cto/4845166129.html


http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/4840084797.html


http://carbondale.craigslist.org/cto/4828614149.html


http://northmiss.craigslist.org/cto/4835095290.html


http://bham.craigslist.org/cto/4820748901.html

[oldskool]

[QUOTE=Dwight Southerland;459262]

http://fortsmith.craigslist.org/cto/4841158976.html[/URL]



Hey thanks for the links. That Lemans in Fort Smith looks interesting. Wish it was a little closer, so I could go check it out. Google says I'm over 350 miles and nearly 6 hours from there.

But I think I'll contact him anyhow, for more details. Thanks again !

Just sent an E-mail for more info.

[oldskool]

Since this is an AZ car, it probably don't have a whole lot of serious rust, and would make somebody a good "start from scratch" Stocker. But I don't live close to AZ. Cars like this, in my area, have long since rusted down and were taken to the crusher--engine, trans and all.

http://www.carsforsale.com/used-cars...n-az-229449966

And if I had more $ than I could spend, I'd probably buy this one, just because I love black and it's about the best lookin '72 Lemans I've seen.

http://www.carsforsale.com/used-cars...s-mi-228466100

[64wgn]

If that wagon really has new paint and good interior it probably isnt to far outta line. Make him a lower offer , grab a cheap flight and drive that baby home!!!