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Old 02-18-2016, 01:46 PM
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I found a project car

Tell me what you guys think

https://rmn.craigslist.org/cto/5453034949.html

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Old 02-18-2016, 02:03 PM
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Go for it.

You guys get all the luck - I wish I could get good deals like that over here.
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Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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Old 02-18-2016, 02:10 PM
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Good a bit of bondo will do the trick I hear.
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Old 02-18-2016, 02:29 PM
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Is that one of those rare Duster retractable convertibles that I've heard about?
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Old 02-18-2016, 03:19 PM
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Buff right out
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Old 02-18-2016, 03:54 PM
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Buff right out
Beat me to it
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Old 02-18-2016, 04:04 PM
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Better than a few of the project cars I've seen friends drag home.
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Old 02-18-2016, 04:07 PM
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Rocker panels look a little iffy...
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Old 02-18-2016, 08:05 PM
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How about this?

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Old 02-18-2016, 10:40 PM
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LOL!
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Old 02-18-2016, 11:53 PM
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I would verify or carfax the 17k miles before jumping in.
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Old 02-19-2016, 12:18 AM
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I would verify or carfax the 17k miles before jumping in.
Good point. Make sure to check the collision history, too.
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Old 02-19-2016, 06:13 AM
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This is the ultimate fate of rusty unibody cars! I've driven a couple which I got rid of because I was afraid of this sort of thing.
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Old 02-19-2016, 02:28 PM
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I would verify or carfax the 17k miles before jumping in.
Good catch.
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Old 02-23-2016, 04:26 AM
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Cadillac ranches and Cadillac couches are some ways of finding some value out of old american iron ,the full circle of cars is watching them slowly return to dust ,some still like to drive them to the ground .

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