[elky] Re: no tire kickers yet for Clustertruck :)
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 05:38:39 -0500
Wow, yep, mask and fizz can the whole thing in the same color primer.
Alternately, take the junk out from behind the seat, and clean the debris
from the floor. I see things like that and it's a turn off when I see
pictures.
Good luck though! It would be nice to put all your energy in to one project.
I have, just no time to get it done.
JC
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 10:47 PM, Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Brought my son to a high school football game tonight, and there was a '76
> GMC Sprint for sale in the parking lot. It was black, not much rust except
> surface rust in bed, body fair with numerous scratches and dents, and some
> sort of tube welded to the bed (looked like it was supposed to hold up a
> large flag or some other upright poll). Kid was asking $2000, which I
> seriously doubt he'll get based on my limited experience of trying to sell a
> similar car :)
>
> I really have gotten to like this unique body style for the '73-'77. I
> look on ebay and at any given time there will be approximately 100 El
> Caminos for sale, with only 4 or 5 of them being 4th gens. I guess that's
> what I like about them...they're definitely different from the rest. But
> anyway, I have to remember that my tastes are different from the general
> public. I think I posted earlier this year that I looked at a '72 that was
> not much better than mine, except had red paint thrown over the rust on the
> car. That truck sold for $3600.
>
> Anyway, I'm not stressed about this at all...just felt like typing a
> little. I finally re-listed the Sprint on craigslist and if someone has
> tastes like mine, they can buy a classic 4th-gen for much cheaper than the
> black '76 at the football game tonight :)
>
> Here's my ad re-posted, except now asking $700 (first ad was for $950, and
> mentioned a driver's window problem that has since been fixed.)
>
> http://wichita.craigslist.org/cto/2579238746.html
>
> I think for anything below $500, I'd rather keep the truck even though it's
> a bulky eyesore in my overcrowded driveway. It's nice to have a "practice
> vehicle" for repairs, and a driveable parts car, and a truck that I'm not
> worried about scratching the paint.
>
> Saul
> '76 GMC Sprint
> '73 GMC Sprint "Clustertruck"
>
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