Looks great from across the street.

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 09/09/2018 at 10:30 • Filed to: None

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Current bid is $25,000. Nope.

Ash78, voting early and often > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/09/2018 at 10:45

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I sold one of these for my recently deceased FIL in 2009. Got $10k cash for it, was probably worth $15-$17k at the time (needed some work, body not super straight). Sad situation all around.

These things were odd because of the early unibody construction — the body panels were part of the structure, so any accidents were very obvious and hard to repair.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Ash78, voting early and often 09/09/2018 at 21:04

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Handsome car, though.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/11/2018 at 09:50

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I just noticed this - same color (paint code 334) as my car:

Also similarly aged condition, but I kind of like the patina.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail 09/11/2018 at 12:03

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I like the blue hub caps. Who has patina, you or this guy?

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/11/2018 at 14:21

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Both.  My car is another that looks mint from across the street, but is definitely not restored.  Not always a bad thing.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail 09/11/2018 at 15:27

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I definitely like patina. Have you seen my project van? I am not into coupes as a general rule, but the one at the top of this thread is a really handsome car.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/11/2018 at 15:58

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I like preserved original cars too, with all things equal, I would take an original car over a restored car.

The W113 was a pretty car, elegant and lithe in a 1963 (the year it was introduced) way, compared to the larger R107 that replaced it. Values on nice ones tripled or quadrupled in 15-20 years.