I went to see this Cat on Saturday:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=190302212304
I have to say, I have real mixed emotions about the car..but I told the seller that I'd post it and mention it. It suprised me in a couple of ways, but also reassured me too. It appears to be a very very original Car as far as the body goes. The motor has been rebuilt and done to almost Hot Rod specs. It runs very strong but we didnt' wind it up past 4k rpms. It screams at that level, though..
The Front Buckets have vinyl. Nicely done, though. The rest of the interior is nice, but not perfect.
The Trunk has been repainted at some poiint. There are a Lot of door dings and some scratches all over the body, with one rear quarter rusted "through" right behind the wheelhouse.
The Engine Bay has been repainted..medium quality job. The motor is paiinted the wrong color. The original Air Cleaner and snorkel go with the car..that is good!
The Shifter goes with the car. It looks nice. Also good.
The wheels may or may not be original..they look awfully nice to be original. Trim rings are knock off cheapies. The wheels just don't look right to me.
I dont' know how to feel about the car. I suppose for ME, I'd be happy with it at about 11k to 12K as I've been looking for a 4 speed ORIGINAL PAINT cat..and it's a great color combo. It just wasn't somethign I fell in love with immediately. It has a couple "dents" and wrinkles that indicate it might have had a front end collision at one point (ie reworked fender apron tops on Driver's side)
There isn't a Marti Report. He misplaced it, unfortunately. That would be nice to see, but it reads Traction Lock "A Axle" "5 Tras" Body "65b" Color "T" Trim "6a" date "30F" on the door plate.
It has a tilt wheel, no "tilt away", though, so probably aftermarket. It works, though, and looks nice.
The steering wheel center is very lightly cracked..looks very nice. The bezels on the instrument panel/dash are nice and clear. The XR-7 "wood" is very bright and clean..I'm talkign myself into liking this car!!
It's just a bit too radical/loud for me, but no big deal. I might change my mind, I dunno. Again, I must be too "heavy" on Cats or something, because i just can't fall in love with this car.. So I thought I'd try to help anybody here that might be interested.
I did comment to him that he could really use some bigger pics, more of them, and mention the seat covers and the imperfections..and the wheel rings, and the engine paint color maybe. And the engine bay paint. It is semi-gloss, bye the way.
If anybody has any other Qs, fire away.
PS Oh yeah, I did experience another great thing on Saturday while viewing the car. Another fellow called the owner while I was there, turned out he owned my G Car for 3 years in the past! At least I learned more about the G..including the fact that that the motor has been rebuilt a lot more recently than I thought, thanks to John Benoit?? John, is this true?
A great experience talking to Ray and just goin' on another "Cougar Hunt" overall..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=190302212304
I have to say, I have real mixed emotions about the car..but I told the seller that I'd post it and mention it. It suprised me in a couple of ways, but also reassured me too. It appears to be a very very original Car as far as the body goes. The motor has been rebuilt and done to almost Hot Rod specs. It runs very strong but we didnt' wind it up past 4k rpms. It screams at that level, though..
The Front Buckets have vinyl. Nicely done, though. The rest of the interior is nice, but not perfect.
The Trunk has been repainted at some poiint. There are a Lot of door dings and some scratches all over the body, with one rear quarter rusted "through" right behind the wheelhouse.
The Engine Bay has been repainted..medium quality job. The motor is paiinted the wrong color. The original Air Cleaner and snorkel go with the car..that is good!
The Shifter goes with the car. It looks nice. Also good.
The wheels may or may not be original..they look awfully nice to be original. Trim rings are knock off cheapies. The wheels just don't look right to me.
I dont' know how to feel about the car. I suppose for ME, I'd be happy with it at about 11k to 12K as I've been looking for a 4 speed ORIGINAL PAINT cat..and it's a great color combo. It just wasn't somethign I fell in love with immediately. It has a couple "dents" and wrinkles that indicate it might have had a front end collision at one point (ie reworked fender apron tops on Driver's side)
There isn't a Marti Report. He misplaced it, unfortunately. That would be nice to see, but it reads Traction Lock "A Axle" "5 Tras" Body "65b" Color "T" Trim "6a" date "30F" on the door plate.
It has a tilt wheel, no "tilt away", though, so probably aftermarket. It works, though, and looks nice.
The steering wheel center is very lightly cracked..looks very nice. The bezels on the instrument panel/dash are nice and clear. The XR-7 "wood" is very bright and clean..I'm talkign myself into liking this car!!
It's just a bit too radical/loud for me, but no big deal. I might change my mind, I dunno. Again, I must be too "heavy" on Cats or something, because i just can't fall in love with this car.. So I thought I'd try to help anybody here that might be interested.
I did comment to him that he could really use some bigger pics, more of them, and mention the seat covers and the imperfections..and the wheel rings, and the engine paint color maybe. And the engine bay paint. It is semi-gloss, bye the way.
If anybody has any other Qs, fire away.
PS Oh yeah, I did experience another great thing on Saturday while viewing the car. Another fellow called the owner while I was there, turned out he owned my G Car for 3 years in the past! At least I learned more about the G..including the fact that that the motor has been rebuilt a lot more recently than I thought, thanks to John Benoit?? John, is this true?
A great experience talking to Ray and just goin' on another "Cougar Hunt" overall..