[elky] Re: no tire kickers yet for Clustertruck :)
- From: Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 21:05:26 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks Mary! It really is a work truck. Someone might restore it, but it's
probably better for hauling.
One thing I don't know if I've mentioned to you guys...I noticed some rust
underneath between the frame and the bed, near the rear bumper. Looks like it
might officially make Clustertruck unworthy of restoring. I have a friend who
had worse rust on his '66 Chevelle, and he got a skilled welder to fix it. But
a '66 Chevelle is worth more than a '73 Elky. Don't know why...Chevelles can't
haul anything :)
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From: Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, September 3, 2011 11:08 AM
Subject: [elky] Re: no tire kickers yet for Clustertruck :)
it's not the body style that turns folks off, Saul. It's the lack of engine
and the perception that it is heavy, therefore slooooowwww.
Because so much became plastic in those years, it's not much heavier
than the previous years, but try telling someone that. Throw in air
pollution insanity and no one wants to deal with them.
It'll sell. We bought ours to take the trash to the dump. Try
marketing it as utility, not classic?
Mary
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 :)
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>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.
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>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 :)
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>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.)
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>http://wichita.craigslist.org/cto/2579238746.html
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>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.
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>
>Saul
>'76 GMC Sprint
>'73 GMC Sprint "Clustertruck"
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