by "Die-Trying" (die-trying)
Published 02/27/2017 at 22:15
by "Die-Trying" (die-trying)
Published 02/27/2017 at 22:15
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So there i was, on craigs, looking at stuff JUST outside my usual budget, when what do i find staring back at me?
1974 Chevrolet Chevy Nova Great Condition Runs Great - $6000 (Buda)
it is a car i had worked on once upon a time......... last time i worked on it the guy had wanted $9k for it. and then he gave it to his son in law. i thought that i had seen the last of it then, but here we are........
oh yeah NP or CP? ..........
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/27/2017 at 22:21, STARS: 0
NP!
"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1)
02/27/2017 at 22:33, STARS: 2
CP No V8
I’ll say I paid just a wee bit more for my Gran Torino
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
02/27/2017 at 22:40, STARS: 1
Oof! $6000? It’s teetering on the NP/CP border.
If it was a 68-72 or a small block car? I’d go NP for sure. The refresh for 1973 and 74 kinda hurt the looks of these a bit.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
02/27/2017 at 22:48, STARS: 1
one of my real good friends was always drooling over the car, and i would tell him the exact same thing. “but its a 3 speed, and a 6” he kept pointing at my loud truck.......
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
02/27/2017 at 22:54, STARS: 1
the body IS real straight, and the paint is SOLID. the front fenders have those sheetmetal insterts, that you can take out to put in the older “right year” look headlight bezels and grille . and the interior is some kind of nice leather. but at $6k starting i wouldnt want to NEED to muss with it.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
02/27/2017 at 23:12, STARS: 1
It’s awesome in the sheet metal and interior department. I love the color too.
Things go south under the hood though. Missing heater hoses, a weird opening below the heater box, filthy compared to the rest of the car.. I might be getting picky but these are things I know a typical CLer will be nitpicking too at any number over $3000.
Though, I am often wrong. My word is not to be taken as gospel.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/27/2017 at 23:42, STARS: 1
I was with you, until I saw it was a stick.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
02/28/2017 at 00:03, STARS: 0
I saw that too. It just made me wonder if it was originally a “3 on the tree” car.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/28/2017 at 00:07, STARS: 1
“3-speed manual transmission moved from column to floor.”
Indeed it was. I still say nice price. I got $6500 for my ‘74 Apollo.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
02/28/2017 at 00:15, STARS: 2
I need to work on reading those ads better. Now we’re dealing with a hole in the floor?
The Apollo? Really? That was a nice machine too. Maybe this really is a NP. The BOP X bodies do seem to get less money than their Bow Tied platform mates for some reason.
Well heck. I don’t know what to think now.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/28/2017 at 07:09, STARS: 1
Yep, $6500 for a pretty nice ‘74 BOP X-body. I’m sure if mine had been a Nova, despite the Nova being uglier, I could’ve gotten $9-10k for it.