"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
06/04/2018 at 09:50 • Filed to: barn find
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"Roundbadge" (Roundbadge)
06/04/2018 at 09:50 • Filed to: barn find | 7
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...and found this. Actually, my FIL found it. He asked, “Hey, can you tell me what this car is?” It’s in a collapsing garage not far from their house. I kind of want to contact the owners of the house and make an offer.
punkgoose17
> Roundbadge
06/04/2018 at 10:04 |
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Save it!
random001
> Roundbadge
06/04/2018 at 10:30 |
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Uh, guys, that’s an AMX badge on the c-pillar, so it’s not an SST...
2-seater, as well. I want it.
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Roundbadge
> random001
06/04/2018 at 10:31 |
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I was agreeing with his assessment of the 1970 year. I know it’s an AMX.
Tristan
> Roundbadge
06/04/2018 at 10:43 |
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AMX!!!!! Please rescue it before the garage collapses! I want it!
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random001
> Roundbadge
06/04/2018 at 10:47 |
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That reply had not shown up yet. I am too excited. I love these.
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Roundbadge
> random001
06/04/2018 at 10:52 |
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I didn’t intend that reply to be snarky. I’ve always loved AMXs as well. I could come up with the scratch to buy the car as it sits, but getting it out is another story altogether. There are 2 derelict vehicles blocking the garage door, then there’s the door itself. I know that door hasn’t been opened in 15+ years.
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random001
> Roundbadge
06/04/2018 at 11:14 |
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Didnt take it as such!
I had a 74 javelin AMX. Omfg that car was awesomely evil.
M.T. Blake
> Roundbadge
06/04/2018 at 11:37 |
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I don’t want to be Mr. Practical buuuuut, it would be cheaper to buy a near restored or completed car then buy and restore this one. If finished it is worth 20k... that’s not a lot. A good paint job will eat up a good chunk of that value.
My bird IS the word
> Roundbadge
06/04/2018 at 11:50 |
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If the body is ok that thing is worth some $$$
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Roundbadge
> M.T. Blake
06/04/2018 at 11:57 |
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That’s where I am. Hagerty says a concours-condition ‘70 AMX 390 w/ 4 spd is worth somewhere near $70k. Cost to get it there? More than $70k I’m sure. I can afford to buy the car, but the cost to pull it out of it’s resting place and restore it is way more than I’ve got.
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random001
> Roundbadge
06/04/2018 at 12:15 |
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I found a picture!
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Roundbadge
> random001
06/04/2018 at 12:23 |
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That’s heart-achingly beautiful. My goodness...
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random001
> Roundbadge
06/04/2018 at 12:36 |
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It was a pure monster. built 401 with the lumpiest cam i’ve ever had, with only a pair of glass pack mufflers. I set off more car alarms with this thing than godzilla. it had enough torque to make tracks if you floored it at 55 mph.
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M.T. Blake
> Roundbadge
06/04/2018 at 15:20 |
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Unless you do a lot of the work yourself it would be a hobby not a good business decision. The paint for my Camaro was 17k. It is a near flawless Orange with very little bondo and lead used when any larger parts needed fixing.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Roundbadge
06/04/2018 at 17:03 |
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As long as you repair the body work, you could always forget about the paint and Reidus and Cletus-style leave the patina alone?