Cars you DID NOT BUY.

[L78M22Rag]

Bruce,
at least you made an effort to buy most of those. Can't really help it if things didn't go your way. I like this thread... makes me feel much better about opportunities I've missed.

Last year I sold an all original (original paint & drivetrain) 1967 Camaro SS/RS 350 to a friend because he wanted the car. A month ago he told me that he was considering selling the car and he advertised it for the same price that I originally sold it to him for. He asked me if I was interested, but I didn't need another car (not at that price). Yesterday I spoke with him and found out that he accepted less than half the asking price for the car. I wouldn't have had the nerve to offer him that little. Had I known how badly he wanted space in his garage, that car would be back in my garage as a future driver for my son... or me, until that day comes.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

You win that one Bill, no regrets!

Ryan

[VintageMusclecar]

2005: I'd just sold my Pro Street `67 Chevelle and was on the hunt for a restoration project. I highlighted the details of the full story elsewhere on here, but in a nutshell by sheer happenstance I happened to find the current owner of my first `67 SS396 Chevelle. It was on a car lot here in Ohio.

I called the owner and after a brief discussion he emailed me several pics of the car. He was up-front and told me the quarters had been poorly installed and would need to be re-done, and the pics showed a mediocre paint job at best anyways.

Unfortunately for me the seller was apparently suffering from a severe case of eBay-itis when I inquired about the price.

As much as it broke my heart, I had to let my first love slip through my fingers again. I just couldn't justify getting gouged like that to get my old car back, mainly since it still needed so much work to make it right.







Love that quarter panel emblem placement. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]















The car was an automatic originally and when I owned it. My friend who I sold the car to converted it to a 4 speed.









When I owned it (~1984-1985)



Wherever she is today, I hope she has a good home. Even though I couldn't get her back, I did wind up buying my current Chevelle shortly after finding this one...and most know what an epic journey that turned into.

[nova7579]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">2005: I'd just sold my Pro Street `67 Chevelle and was on the hunt for a restoration project. I highlighted the details of the full story elsewhere on here, but in a nutshell by sheer happenstance I happened to find the current owner of my first `67 SS396 Chevelle. It was on a car lot here in Ohio. </div></div>



WOW...those pictures were taken at a little lot between Lima and Elida right on ST RT 309.

Brina

[VintageMusclecar]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: nova7579</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">2005: I'd just sold my Pro Street `67 Chevelle and was on the hunt for a restoration project. I highlighted the details of the full story elsewhere on here, but in a nutshell by sheer happenstance I happened to find the current owner of my first `67 SS396 Chevelle. It was on a car lot here in Ohio. </div></div>



WOW...those pictures were taken at a little lot between Lima and Elida right on ST RT 309.

Brina </div></div>

Sounds about right.

[ds1]

I am a little young. 1991 graduated high school and one of my dad's Co workers had a 69 Pace Car all NOS sheetmetal,7k to much for a young guy. 2 69 Z28 s one rough in 1997 for 3500 and the other for 5k. Just did not think they would go so crazy

[markinnaples]

This is a great and (sometimes) painful thread to read.

I have some old Auto Traders with some really great prices on some old muscle cars that I'll have to dig up and post.

[camaromb]

Some of the local Chicago Auto Trader and Old Car ads from back in the late '80s early '90s:

1971 Buick Stage 1 Convert, window sticker/docs/loaded $ 7,200 / 1968 Hemi Charger RT 25,000 miles mint $ 10,000
1970 Trans Am RAV motor $ 11,500 (This one went to Al Maynard back then)
1965 Shelby GT 350 $ 14,900 / 1968 Shelby GT 350 blue 4 speed $ 9000 / 1969 Z28 JL8 $ 11,500
1971 Challenger 440-6 original paint $ 5,500 / 1974 SD Trans Am auto 35k miles $ 8,200 / 1969 Trans Am auto $ 12,000
1971 Z28 Mulsane Blue 4 speed 19k miles 4 speed window sticker $ 9,500 / 1970 Z28 4 sp 35k miles $ 9,500 / 1970 Olds 442 W30 4 speed $ 8,500
1969 Z28 61 k miles $ 5,200

The wish list was really long, they always seemed to be too much money.

[Fast67VelleN2O]

I have a few.

Fall Carlisle 2003. Superbird project car on a trailer in North Field for $17,500. I thought he was crazy.
Spring Carlisle 2013. Rally Green SS 350 1969 Nova in the infield for $5500. Ran and drove. I must have forgot my brain at home.
I parted out a 1968 Z28 old street race car in 2004 because it was &quot;too rusty&quot;. Why did I do that again?
1996 a 1970 Chevelle SS 396 sitting in a chicken coop. Citrus Green white stripes. Price was right very nice car but car had 4 flats with wheel locks and no lock key. I couldn't get it home on the car dolly.
1970 Challenger R/T in 2000 guy wanted $2500 and I didn't know the Mopar market at all.
Tradin Times 199-2003 there was always a large contingent of SS 66-67 Novas and 1970 Chevelles priced around 5K that I never called about.

[day2killa]

When I was about 13, 1983, I saw my first altered wheelbased car it was up on a trailer , I climbeb up and remember reading to my dad alluminium on the fender. All I remember is it sat there all weekend and no one wanted it, but I thought it was so cool