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72 gs fantomworks car

Discussion in 'Cars and Parts For Sale Leads' started by Buickcub, Oct 10, 2022.

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  1. Buickcub

    Buickcub Well-Known Member

    Buickcub, Oct 10, 2022
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  2. Brad Conley

    Brad Conley RIP Staff Member

    Seller doesn't know what kind of car he has! Called it a GranD Sport. Jeesh.
     
    Brad Conley, Oct 10, 2022
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  3. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    That's not the guy who supposedly owned it when the show aired
     
    CJay, Oct 10, 2022
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  4. Max Damage

    Max Damage I'm working on it!

    Hilariously it's not the seller that spelled it wrong, it's the fantomworks people. Come to think of it they spelled Phantom wrong also.
     
    Max Damage, Oct 10, 2022
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  5. Fred Hickey

    Fred Hickey Founders Club Member

    Does anyone on Marketplace own a vacuum? Never look at a wet car! Is he sanding drywall over the dash pad?
     
    Fred Hickey, Oct 10, 2022
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  6. Quick Buick

    Quick Buick Arlington Wa

    Not trying to start any *#@!...
    To be totally honest I believe if Ford never renamed the Torino to Gran Torino. Spell check would allways put a D on the end of Gran.. After all what is a gran?
     
    Quick Buick, Oct 10, 2022
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  7. 72gs4spd

    72gs4spd Well-Known Member

    I went to look at it on Sunday. The person selling it is the owners son in law. In his defense he’s not a car guy. I did make an offer and waiting on his response. Car has issues vacuum leak under dash A/C blows on feet only, body panel misalignment driver side hood and fender, drivers door hinges worn, wiring is a rats nest under dash power windows work with ignition key off, wrong front bumper (71) some trim pieces missing, interior needs a lot of work as well. There ls also a couple bubbles in the paint in one of the quarter panels and a paint chip by the rear bumper the car was in storage and they scraped the drivers rear quarter pulling it out. With that said the car is way overpriced in my opinion.
     
    72gs4spd, Oct 11, 2022
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  8. BUQUICK

    BUQUICK I'm your huckleberry.

    72gs4spd, Good luck getting the car, while it has some issues it's still a cool '72 and appears to have lots of potential.

    Just like most old cars, it's not surprising to read that there are many issues (the same can be said for most of my cars too) but having no brake or clutch pedal pads is crazy. Anyone here ever driven a car with no brake or clutch pedal pads while wearing wet boots? I thought maybe they were removed after leaving FantomWorks but looking at the photos on their website shows that it left their shop without them. So FantomWorks converted the car to a manual transmission, which included installing the clutch and brake pedals and they didn't install the rubber pads? Makes you wonder what other corners they cut that aren't so obvious.

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    BUQUICK, Oct 11, 2022
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  9. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    My hope is that the car was tossed together to create content for the show. Something like that should have never left a quality restoration shop.
     
    Smartin, Oct 11, 2022
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  10. George D.

    George D. Platinum Level Contributor

    Is the attraction for this car the 4 speed? The red? Or the "Fantomworks" hackery?
     
    George D., Oct 11, 2022
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  11. 72gs4spd

    72gs4spd Well-Known Member

    I’m looking to replace my gone too soon 72 GS that was also red with black. Personally as far as Fantomworks is concerned their work leaves a bit to be desired in my book and adds no value to this car.
     
    72gs4spd, Oct 11, 2022
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  12. FLGS400

    FLGS400 Gold Level Contributor

    Wet foot wear and no pedal pads = no bueno!
     
    FLGS400, Oct 11, 2022
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  13. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    That prick that owns that shop takes douchery to new level,...I wouldn't let him put gas in my car
     
    hugger, Oct 11, 2022
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  14. 69 GS 400

    69 GS 400 Well-Known Member

    From watching the show it doesn't look like they do all out restorations. They seem to try to work within a person's budget and only address the issues at hand. So if the owner doesn't want the car rewired or a new harness installed it doesn't happen. Also sourcing out parts takes time and money so probably some people tell the guy they will do it themselves. I've spent years gathering parts.
     
    69 GS 400, Oct 11, 2022
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  15. pbr400

    pbr400 68GS400

    pbr400, Oct 11, 2022
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  16. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    They don't know what the word budget is,..every client I've seen pays a mountain of money for an ant hill of work

    The owners face just irritates me ha
     
    hugger, Oct 11, 2022
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  17. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    I can relate, lol. That alone takes a lot of time.
     
    Dano, Oct 11, 2022
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  18. Brett Slater

    Brett Slater Super Moderator Staff Member

    I'm hopeful the potato farmer continues to supply Adam with Buicks and it becomes a YouTube to Motor Trend sensation. :D:D
     
    Brett Slater, Oct 11, 2022
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  19. Hawken

    Hawken Hawken

    How much $$$ did Phantom Works charge the guy to "restore" this GS?
     
    Hawken, Oct 11, 2022
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  20. Mike B in SC

    Mike B in SC Well-Known Member

    I think it was around $75,000.
     
    Mike B in SC, Oct 11, 2022
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