A couple of cars we bought yesterday

[eddie102870]

If it's a survivor car, don't do ANYTHING to it... especially if it runs (with minimal effort... ie: plugs, wires, cap, rotor, etc). If you repaint or try to polish the paint you will LOOSE half the value. Keep ALL parts you take off... no matter how bad they look.

Send me more pics of the Vette, when you get a chance, Eddie ( [email protected] ). Especially of the vin and body tags, any engine numbers you can find, and if you can... casting numbers off the trans and rear end. I can find out exactly what you have.... Also, check for a build sheet stuck to the top of the gas tank (you can feel around up there by hand from under the car. If you feel something, DO NOT REMOVE IT!)... Also, if you find a maintanence booklet with a metal tag attached to it, it's called a "Protecto Plate" (see here: Protecto Plate). Those are also very valuable with the car. Be very very careful doing anything to the car, if you think it's a survivor (all original). Corvette collectors are extremely picky/fickle! I'd hate to see you not get what it's worth because of a mis-guided mistake. If just the wheels are original, date-coded, Kelsey wheels they could be worth $12-15k! You could have a real gold-mine there. :rock:

right now we are just going to get it running. the guy put screwed up wheels on it but we did find the hubcaps with spinners so we are going to have to find a set of steel wheels for it. the paint actually looks pretty good. the front fender on the passenger side has started to crack where they all do.whoever had it converted it to a 12v system with a alternator but the generator was in the trunk.

 

[Cruster]

I love the way Benny does business!!!!!:rock: :rock: :rock:

Does Benny like oral sex???? I really like that Charger!!!

You beat me to it!

What's a BJ compared to getting a car like that??? and I don't even lean that way. I'm sure some lucky bastich will end up with it, and it won't be me. Probably worth 75K.

Awesome find guys. The old hotrodders dream....the killer barn find!:rock: :rock:

MORE pics please!!!!

 

[Cruster]

me and pops went to dothan yesterday and looked at some cars. ended up buying all three a 62 corvette(35000 miles, 57 cadillac eldorado convettible(56000 miles) and a 69 rt charger(9300miles) the pics suck but all i had was my cell phone. all three cars were drove to the storage sheds 3 years ago and havent been touched since. he has a 60 or 61 lincold continental convertible im tryin to get too. should know today...lol the corvette has the original 327 in it its a automatic air car with both tops, the caddy has 2 four barrel carbs on it. pops want to make a hot rod out of it...lol


OK, I'm dying here. Any chance you might say "about" what you gave for them??

 

[Black1]

right now we are just going to get it running. the guy put screwed up wheels on it but we did find the hubcaps with spinners so we are going to have to find a set of steel wheels for it. the paint actually looks pretty good. the front fender on the passenger side has started to crack where they all do.whoever had it converted it to a 12v system with a alternator but the generator was in the trunk.

Take every number you can find and research it. You never know what you have with these old vettes! It just takes one "odd" option or a rare part to send the value through the ROOF. And, seeing one that came outta a barn with that much dust on it just peeks my interest. It's really cool the guy kept some of the old parts (generator).

.... I suppose a wash wouldn't hurt. :dontknow: Just make sure you stick some towels or something in all the weather-striping points (doors, TOP, windows, etc).

I would love to help you research it, Eddie, if you want me too.

 

[Black1]

me and pops went to dothan yesterday and looked at some cars. ended up buying all three a 62 corvette(35000 miles, 57 cadillac eldorado convettible(56000 miles) and a 69 rt charger(9300miles) the pics suck but all i had was my cell phone. all three cars were drove to the storage sheds 3 years ago and havent been touched since. he has a 60 or 61 lincold continental convertible im tryin to get too. should know today...lol the corvette has the original 327 in it its a automatic air car with both tops, the caddy has 2 four barrel carbs on it. pops want to make a hot rod out of it...lol


OK, I'm dying here. Any chance you might say "about" what you gave for them??

Oooooooh.... Continental.... :rock:

 

[FATJACK]

me and pops went to dothan yesterday and looked at some cars. ended up buying all three a 62 corvette(35000 miles, 57 cadillac eldorado convettible(56000 miles) and a 69 rt charger(9300miles) the pics suck but all i had was my cell phone. all three cars were drove to the storage sheds 3 years ago and havent been touched since. he has a 60 or 61 lincold continental convertible im tryin to get too. should know today...lol the corvette has the original 327 in it its a automatic air car with both tops, the caddy has 2 four barrel carbs on it. pops want to make a hot rod out of it...lol


OK, I'm dying here. Any chance you might say "about" what you gave for them??

You couldn't beat that out of Benny (Eddies Dad) with a big stick!!!

 

[Django]

I'd love to have an old Lincoln Mark II.......... 1956-57.....

D

 

[flchub]

eddie i'll give ya 10k for the rt ,my dad has a few vette books for the codes,pm me the numbers and letters on the plate so i can look it up for ya

 

[Cruster]

You couldn't beat that out of Benny (Eddies Dad) with a big stick!!!

Yeah, I figured as much, that's why I was trying to ask.....gently

 

[Cruster]

I'd love to have an old Lincoln Mark II.......... 1956-57.....

D

My Gram had a "64" Mark II and she'd just let me drive it around when I wanted and I was only 15...freakin awesome car. And my other Gram had 57 tricked out caddy that she wouldn't let anyone touch....but my Dad inherited it later and I got to drive it.....talk about land yachts.

So, I'm with ya on the older Lincoln, it'd be sweet....
automotive engineering at it's finest, for America anyway.

I was drooling over Benny's caddy....turn it into a hotrod??:dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow: Not me, drive it around with a big ceegar in my lip LOL

Can you imagine the sound those 2 4bbl's make when you punch it??

 

[Cruster]

Just a note......not to be negative and I'm sure you have more experience than I do.

Bought a 71 Roadrunner that had been sitting for 3 years untouched. Got it home and changed all the belts and hoses but I took it out for a drive, it was sweeeeeeet and got to BF egypt and two of the freeze plugs blew and stranded my ass. Rusted through and I didn't have enough "car recovery" experience to think about it past the hoses and belts.

So having said that, you might want to check them after the cars come up to operating temp. At least before you go too far

 

[muscletrucks]

Damn!! I was just in Dothan at the begining of the month (what a pain in the arse to get there). If I knew they had cars like that hiding there I would have stayed an extra day or 2.

Very Nice Finds! Enjoy them..

 

[eddie102870]

a few more pics i took yesterday when we went and got the other cars. did fine out the caddy only 450 or so were made so it will be going back original

 

[eddie102870]

and more

 

[eddie102870]

a few more pics of a pick up a friend of our bought from a museum in ohio somewhere.

 

[Demon 8]

Damn Eddie

 

[Scrambler1]

Damn they cleaned up good!!! Love the caddy!

 

[eddie102870]

Damn they cleaned up good!!! Love the caddy!

that was just with 4 dollars in quarters at a car wash...lol still needs some attention by hand.

 

[SHU-DOG]

See you also have a red 69-71 Chevy Truck in one of the pics.

Very Noice.

What are the plans on the RT?

SHU

 

[eddie102870]

See you also have a red 69-71 Chevy Truck in one of the pics.

Very Noice.

What are the plans on the RT?

SHU

get it running first