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Originally Posted by Girly TT
This is the kind of answer(s) I was looking for  Thank you.
Is there anything else you can pick out about the car? I appreciate it. |
I don't disagree with 911Freak's assessment, above. For buying the car "as it sits" I would have to assume the engine is dead or otherwise unuseable. An aftermarket turbo and nitrous'd engine with no history just isn't going to get a lot of interest. I'd have to factor in the cost of putting in a used 3.2, which will probably run $6K.
If the car could be made to look presentable inside and out, and had a good running 3.2, and is done in all steel bodywork, it's probably a $12-15K car. At the end of the day, it is just a modified '75 and that is of somewhat limited value.
It's a little bit of a mixed bag, at least from the pictures. In some ways, it looks like big money was spent on it. For example, the brakes and wheels are big $$ for sure, that many people don't spend when they modify a car like this. The bodywork looks like it was done well, although at some point it looks like it had a relatively cheap paint job slapped on (lots of visible overspray on parts).
On the other hand, it has some really shoddy looking work, like the engine wiring, the stereo wiring up front, etc.
Personally, I wouldn't buy the car to "fix up." It's too much risk, given the unknown condition, and the upside is too limited. This is not like a '73S, where if fixed up can be worth $60K+. The only way to ever make this car worth even $20K would be to put $30K+ of time and money into it.
It does have a few tasty parts, like the wheels, brakes and seats. The front spoiler, fenders, rear wing could be parted, and other slantnose parts, esp. if factory parts were used (which looks possible from the pics). Me, personally, I wouldn't pay more than $3K as a parts car.