My wife has been talking of getting a "hot rod". She knows little of old cars, just what she thinks looks cool or doesn't. She really loves the new Challengers and Chargers in the orange colors. Those are a bit out of the budget. Cool. I agree. Just not spending that kind of money. My buddy has a 68 Chevelle he is talking about selling. Showed her pictures. She likes it. She asked "Does it sound like a hot rod? Because it is definitely cool looking." Yes. Has a good sound. I am just not real up on the values of these. Hoping some of you might be able to help me out.
Specs: Original 327 powerglide car. Now mildly built 350/powerglide car. Mild cam, aluminum intake, headers, carb, ???
Forget the color name but it is a gun metal grey color. Was a factory color. Not original paint.
Body? Not a rusted out mess. Far from show car finish. I would rate it as a pretty good do-it-yourself restore. It is a nice driver. You can see some flaws if you look close enough but it is very respectable. Not sure how else to word it. Haven't crawled under it yet to check the floors.
Interior- Didn't look horribly close. Appears to be mostly original factory interior. Might have had newer carpet. Did notice aftermarket radio and an extra gauge or two.
Tires- Like new. Redlines. Aftermarket chromed ralleye wheels. I think these would be considered the ralleye wheels anyway.
Undercarriage- Original "restorer" started with bottom. He replaced a-arms, suspension, brakes, brake lines, etc. Then moved onto engine and body. Nice plus in my opinion.
Overall, I would rate this as a 5-6 if a show car, probably 8-8.75 for an old hot rod "driver".
I realize missing the original engine hurts if you wanted to restore to factory. I realize you would probably drop $8-10k to give it a "show car" paint job. We are looking for a driver that is fun. My goal if we purchase something like this is to not get hurt. If we hang onto it for 5-10-20yrs, I would simply hope to get my money back minus any upkeep like batteries, occasional brake line, alternator, etc.
Specs: Original 327 powerglide car. Now mildly built 350/powerglide car. Mild cam, aluminum intake, headers, carb, ???
Forget the color name but it is a gun metal grey color. Was a factory color. Not original paint.
Body? Not a rusted out mess. Far from show car finish. I would rate it as a pretty good do-it-yourself restore. It is a nice driver. You can see some flaws if you look close enough but it is very respectable. Not sure how else to word it. Haven't crawled under it yet to check the floors.
Interior- Didn't look horribly close. Appears to be mostly original factory interior. Might have had newer carpet. Did notice aftermarket radio and an extra gauge or two.
Tires- Like new. Redlines. Aftermarket chromed ralleye wheels. I think these would be considered the ralleye wheels anyway.
Undercarriage- Original "restorer" started with bottom. He replaced a-arms, suspension, brakes, brake lines, etc. Then moved onto engine and body. Nice plus in my opinion.
Overall, I would rate this as a 5-6 if a show car, probably 8-8.75 for an old hot rod "driver".
I realize missing the original engine hurts if you wanted to restore to factory. I realize you would probably drop $8-10k to give it a "show car" paint job. We are looking for a driver that is fun. My goal if we purchase something like this is to not get hurt. If we hang onto it for 5-10-20yrs, I would simply hope to get my money back minus any upkeep like batteries, occasional brake line, alternator, etc.