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Location: Linn County, Oregon
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Originally Posted by masraum
Absolutely, older would be better. This is probably the absolute limit of what I could do, and even at that, it'd have to be a much, MUCH better deal than that. It'd have to be all around in good shape cosmetically and mechanically (not perfect, not restomod, not high hp, just decent original driver with reasonably decent paint) and still be <$10k before I'd even consider it. If it was a '72 or better yet, '70 or older, then that price could be higher.
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20-25 years ago, I might have been interested in the stalled project I linked to. With a mild restomod in mind...horsepower around 350-400, suspension mods, good brakes, overdrive automatic for deecent MPG, air, nice stereo...nothing radical, but a decent driver for today's roads.
Today? Nope.
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