64 SD V8 convertible

kelico · Poncho Master!

64 SD V8 convertible

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

waht a shame thanks for photo maybe someone will save it Any conv is worthy of restore...

67BBSD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

there used to be a 64 SD rag here in Welland near Chippawa park-it sat there for years very rotten "going to fix it someday" I was very suprised 10 years ago when he sold it-it was only weeks later he commited suicide.

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

See? you have to do something with them or you will go crazy.. biggrin

65sssd · Poncho Master!

This is the one that you chased off of a email. All rags are leaky condos unless there frame off restos and kept dry. You would be better to buy the 64 custom with sd trim on used victoria. He is a good guy and the car is nice. The condition of the car is the key. If you can pick a solid rag for 20K to 25K it is cheaper than doing your own.

67BBSD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

always best to buy the best car you can get your hands on-it'll always pay you back.

interesting the topic of rarity and quality-would I prefer a wrong motor 1/2 quarter/floors replaced BBSD or a super low mile original 283 powerglide custom hardtop ?

just had this conversation with the owner of a 19,000 miles orig paint 70 malibu

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Ken, I'll take one of each please!

That is a very tough call. it depends what you want to do with the car. If you are a trophy collector you better take the low mile original 283. If you want to to peel with the car and have a ton of fun AND you don't care two hoots about what others say about your car, buy the wrong engine BBSD car.

It depends if you are looking at it as an investment you want to do well on, or you are buying a toy you want to enjoy. I have seen many guys with beautiful cars who truly did not enjoy them. I never forget talking to a guy at a POCI meet years ago. He had a gorgeous 64 tripower stick Goat rag. $40,000 restoration, and this was in 1994, so what would that cost today? I asked him if it was a blast to drive. His reply? Never driven it since it was restored X number of years ago, just in and out of the enclosed trailer he hauled it in, that was it.

He was ticked off after the show when he didn't win his class........

Now this may describe some of you guys, I don't know. I hope not. To me, that is not fun, that is not enjoying a car.

1964Canso · Guru

I've been bugging a guy about a 65 sd rag for a yr or 2.Finally waiting on a call re: his asking price for a few months now.The car is sitting with the back window out,and I imagine the int. is full of snow;as we've had quite a bit this yr.
Probubly out of my price range,so would likley pass it on.
should be covered up though.

-- Edited by 1964Canso at 01:30, 2008-12-29

67BBSD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

nice find if the price is fair

67BBSD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Carl Stevenson wrote:

Ken, I'll take one of each please!

That is a very tough call. it depends what you want to do with the car. If you are a trophy collector you better take the low mile original 283. If you want to to peel with the car and have a ton of fun AND you don't care two hoots about what others say about your car, buy the wrong engine BBSD car.

It depends if you are looking at it as an investment you want to do well on, or you are buying a toy you want to enjoy. I have seen many guys with beautiful cars who truly did not enjoy them. I never forget talking to a guy at a POCI meet years ago. He had a gorgeous 64 tripower stick Goat rag. $40,000 restoration, and this was in 1994, so what would that cost today? I asked him if it was a blast to drive. His reply? Never driven it since it was restored X number of years ago, just in and out of the enclosed trailer he hauled it in, that was it.

He was ticked off after the show when he didn't win his class........

Now this may describe some of you guys, I don't know. I hope not. To me, that is not fun, that is not enjoying a car.

Carl,

Yes we can argue both sides of the storey-I located a 26,000 mile super original 70 LS6 Chevelle for a previous friend back in 1996-he sold it a couple years later even though it had been his life long dream-said it was no fun.

I sold my NCRS Top Flight 65 Corvette coupe because it was too good to have around with kids growing up and too valuable.

All the time I had your friend's 67 SD I wanted to do a frame off to make it as god as possibly-yet now it would be a great car for me to have and was probably amongst the most fun cars I had.

No arguing that a SS, SD, or big block desirable car is the one to have-but when a guy who has a basket 57 chev convertible mocking the guy with the cherry 4-door sedan it can be confusing !

ss acadian 350 · Veteran Member

Just pay up for the best car !! get in it an drive ! no trailer ! buy the biggest motor you can get ,that the top go's down . Down the road your money should be safe smile

57poncho · Uber Guru

You can buy a car for less then it cost to build .But what fun is that I love working on my cars and it make the winter go by .

65sssd · Poncho Master!

I prefer to build one while I drive another. It takes the pressure off.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

65sssd wrote:

I prefer to build one while I drive another. It takes the pressure off.

Good position to be in but right now I have 2 projects! Hopefully that will change by spring.

Stephenzone · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

1 55 gmc on the road, 2 projects, jeep and rat wagon. 1 motorcycle on the road, 3 projects, the 3 bikes just need me to get off my fat (you know what). actually one was back ordered parts since sept 07, just got them. garage is heated. no reason why i'm not out there.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Are you still looking like the dog in the avatar? Get out there man!

December I'm down a bit but November I averaged about an hour and a half every day, Monday to Friday for the whole month.

January should improve again. December always sucks for garage time.