[elky] Re: no tire kickers yet for Clustertruck :)

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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