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Lotta hours Found them fresh azz taillights at the junkyard What do u think Headliner Yes i did. 2 sony 5in 4 way speakers and 2 more sony 6.5 in on each backseat shoulder pannels and 2 6x9s and 2 6.5s in the back dash. Love my good year eagle sports 6x9 keenwoods on the doors
Lotta hours Found them fresh azz taillights at the junkyard What do u think Headliner Yes i did. 2 sony 5in 4 way speakers and 2 more sony 6.5 in on each backseat shoulder pannels and 2 6x9s and 2 6.5s in the back dash. Love my good year eagle sports 6x9 keenwoods on the doors
Pretty cool when you focus on a Theme for the Car, I did that too! Nice ride.
The car looks great. But, uh... you got something against paint?
Not at all, but I do have my reason.
It's been ~36 years since I last painted her… in fact, here's a photo from back then; the girl was a visitor from Switzerland.
Anyway, ~30 years ago, I rear-ended a car that was parked on the freeway, around 1:30 in the morning, with nobody in it and no lights on, which is why all the front-end sheet metal is different colors. Some of my friends call her the "FrankenCarlo". Because she's a California car, there's no rust and, despite the calico appearance, her body's straight. I have the rear bumper fillers, opera window trim, and everything else for when I'm ready to refresh her body. What's keeping me from doing that is, with how frequently I get offers from random folks who want to buy her, once I make her look nice again, she'll end up looking nice for someone else, i.e., she'll get stolen. As it is, every once in a while, some piece will get stolen off of her such as a center cap or, the last time, the original rear license plate; that one really irked me, I had to report it stolen to the police and the DMV charged me $30 for new plates. I had to replace the door lock once because it was all mangled from someone having jammed a screwdriver in it to try and jimmy it open.
Speaking of offers, the most bold one I got was a guy walked up my driveway to my garage while I was changing the car's oil and interrupted me just to ask if I would sell her. After I said she's not for sale, he persisted, asking if I would hypothetically consider selling it, what would I want. On the fourth time he persisted, me being rather annoyed at this point, I said it would have to be for stupid money to even listen any further. Probably thinking he was going to score a deal, he then excitedly asked, "How much is stupid money?" to which I answered, "Well, she's a '74, so how about $74,000?" He called me crazy to which I responded, "You come trespassing onto my property uninvited, asking me if I would sell my car and after I said 'no', you persisted, then when I finally give you a price, you have the nerve to call me 'crazy'?"
Fortunately, I had a hefty ½" drive socket wrench in my hand while I went on, "I think it's best if you leave now."
People will probably be eager to buy your car because they think they alone have the magical insight to know that your car is only a few paint coats away from being a prize winning showpiece, and they figure because it needs paint they can get it for a song. Like you wouldn't know what you have there.
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Originally Posted by JuniorCar
People will probably be eager to buy your car because they think they alone have the magical insight to know that your car is only a few paint coats away from being a prize winning showpiece, and they figure because it needs paint they can get it for a song. Like you wouldn't know what you have there.
That is actually a rational way of looking at peoples intent. Pull one over on someone, the owner is a simple Simon, he is clueless as to how quick I can make this Monte come together. And then gets run off the property, funny. Like your thought process here JuniorCar
Just for contrast to show I have nothing against paint, here's a photo of my pampered, fair-weather, car-show ride; sorry it's not a Monte Carlo but it illustrates my point nonetheless…
A funeral director friend of mine hires me to use it when clients request a vintage hearse…
