Not quite sure how it is setup, but the swing away works.. Moves when you put it in park and locks in gear..
That is very cool! I gotta say, overall I like this car very much. The exterior is beautiful, (it needs to lose the limited badge on the trunk lol). I would make sure it is looked over very well by a great body guy and a mechanic that knows older cars. I would say again, the low teens would be as high as I would go, if all checks out, I still stick to that. While it is a very COOL car, that is my opinion, others might hate it because it is such a restomod. I also keep in mind that we are almost into 2020 - these cars are getting more and more rare, s0 we might have to lower our standards a bit as well
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For me, it would be important to know the shape of the body as well -
rust could blister right up through that beautiful paint shortly have the check is cashed. I would want to know the engine is sound, the electricals check out
(important, very important with a car this modified).
In the end, you can get opinions from body guys, mechanics, and electrical guys - even a frame shop would be a great idea -
but you won't know really until you have it. I would collect the opinions, see what they think, then with the data, throw an offer out there you are comfortable with paying and stick to it. With that kind of money, you can buy some pretty awesome custom cars that are MUCH simpler than a flairbird ....
Flairbird = weird problems.
I bought my car sight unseen off
eBay - I made the
mistake of reading the ad and looking at the pictures and
thinking it was all true. It was delivered, and it did run, just not well. It drove, but needed much electrical work, stuff worked on it, but not correctly - so no case against the guy.
Not to mention the body issues that will cost me thousands. Here is my point - you add in what I spent, I paid 4500 for my car + 600 shipping = 5600. I have a project car at best, it is mid optioned, and a very common color. I will need to spend probably 3000 on a motor rebuild (maybe more), 3000-4000 on the body and paint, interior probably 2000 including the stereo, and I know it needs suspension work add 1000 in parts and 1000 in labor if I hire it out. So grand total: 16,600.00 - not including little stuff, like badges, steering column weirdness(problems specific to the make or model) and so on. Now, the car will be made custom for me pretty much, restomod, but I will keep is mostly original for sale in the future - just make improvements. But, as you can see this adds up!!! Also, this does not include ANY of MY TIME!
Honestly, if you find a car that checks all the boxes I outlined (and others outlined) and can get it for 12-15k - and all you have to do is wax it and maintaining it - you are much smarter than me - starting here and speaking with all of us is smarter than what I did! (I am not at the point in my life though where I can throw 20k at something and it not be a life-changing event, too many setbacks as of recent....long story, so I do it a little at a time. I like to think of it as a loan - I am paying interest on not being able to buy a finished car - so I will get the car I want, I will just have to put in the money to get it where I want it to be...and it will take years. Most likely, the guy is on the level but may be getting rid of it because he either needs the money, lost interest, or ran into an issue he is tired of dealing with. Just look it over with a fine-tooth comb.
