jezzzz why can't i find a deal like that, darn it, and i have the money right now too, man this stinks, all i have is a freaking clone, i want the real thing atleast a 70' GS 455 heck even a 70' 350 GS would be nice
I wouldn't necessarily call that a "deal." (this isn't putting Kurt's car down at all, I'm really glad he's bringing it back from the dead). It depends on what you are looking for. That GS is a "time filler" project, a place to put your extra parts. It will be nice one day, but a LOT of time and money down the road. Your time would be much better spent spending 3k and getting a driveable project car. You can find a '70 GS that needs some work somewhere in the 3-4k range, the more you spend the more money you'll save down the road. If the clone is nice, I wouldn't be in a big hurry to pick up a car that doesn't run. That's just my $.02
Josh, holes around the back glass, trunk floors rotted and both 1/4's shot, the car will require a rear clip. It also needs front and rear bumpers,core support, decklid, 1 door, 1 fender(I have a fender and a 70 GS hood) someone donated a used 70 GS grille that needs repair. This car is a long term project! Chris, I know you arn't putting the car down, LOL, it's the type of project that would scare most folks away, just pissed me off to see it in the yard and I had to do something about it, also the titled owner was PO'd that the car was in the yard too, he's a nice guy and I actually knew him from the motorcycle shop I worked at, he use to buy parts for his dirtbike from us.
Well it happens, who can say what the situation was for him to do that?? I bought a 72 GS 455 with intentions of restoring it (the guy wanted it saved and I wanted it saved), but once I got into his crap paint, discovered everything had been patched together and misrepresented....there wasn't hardly a good piece on the whole car, hooks in the a/c box, 67 carb on a 71 455, a'arms cracked, backing plates cut, previous repairs with fibreglass, p/s pulley bent, it goes on and on and on posi was shot (full of metal), throttle cable broken (but glued together), everything I looked at (once cleaned up) had been butchered in some way...there was just no way it was going to make it so I parted it out. I hated to do (really, I do, there were only so many of these cars and its sad to see such a crappy fate for them). The cancer in the forward dash area once the windshield came out was the final killer. Then I bought my 72 ragtop 350/72 GS 455 hardtop combo....the ragtop will be saved for sure, but the big block is still up in the air...its sad but true that most of these cars are worth more in parts than as a complete machine. I tried selling it complete, got stupid and insulting offers on it. It might get parted. For now it sits. Some die so others can live. Thats just the way it is. Hats off to Kurt for bringing that car back. I am doing the same for my interior fire and rusty ragtop, most people would not even bother. A guy can only save so many from the crusher. later Tim
