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Well I've just got back from checking the car out. Its actually a 1970 E with the original engine.
-engine very clean underneath
-smoked for a couple minutes at the exhaust (white smoke)
-took a few minutes on hand throttle to settle down (actually did backfire once)
-clutch is new
-the 1st, 2nd (especially) & 3rd gear sychros (a 915 5 speed) are pretty shot.
-suspension not so great (David- didn't see your post before I looked at the car, so couldn't identify the front suspension)
-steering relatively tight
-power was good, but hesitation in second gear below ~3000rpm (MFI related?)
-fairly cheap paint job (obviously many years back)
-body straight.......but 1/4" rust-through in passenger door sill, rust developing under paint around window seals, & rust on underside of front pan (surface rust but the metal is getting pretty thin at the front section between batteries)
Anyway, even though I think I can get it for 5000 I think I'll probably pass on this one. Things like the transmission & suspension are relatively easy to fix, but I'm not prepared for a bare-metal restoration & I don't think I could sleep soundly knowing that the rust is slowly spreading.
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