Random projects from the swap meet

[balthazar]

Rain started killing off the day around 1, but before that some interesting stuff was spotted.

Edited April 16, 2011 by balthazar

[balthazar]

Tin Indian fans:

^ asking $1000, had decent interior

^ Don't often see a pair of 1 year flank-to-flank like this

^ $7500

One for roger:

Dodges of a feather:

Would've been strongly tempting if it had a bed (Studebaker Champ):

Hudson Wasp, asking $22K:

English Ford Escort:

There were four:

[balthazar]

ZERO rot- no plastic, only 2044 built. You need a parade permit tho... :

I am liking these the more I see them in person...

[ocnblu]

Some very interesting schtuff you don't see every day, balthy. That Lincoln is cool, it's a convertible WITH a reverse canted back glass! And I guess I need to wikipede "Ford Escort", I didn't know it was such an historic nameplate.

[SAmadei]

Really like the '67 and '68 B-bods. Do you remember roughly how much they wanted for them?

I also think its interesting how the '68 Poncho B-bod has ICH-848 and the Lincoln Continental has IHN-345 license plates... so wierd to see two Ixx series plates in teh same series of photos... I would guesstimate the plates where issued in 1963 or 1964.

As for the reverse canted window in the Continental convertible... I imagine its easier to engineer that than a normal forward canted window, as the window would just collapse between the folds, hinged on the rear bow, as opposed to falling into the convertible pit.

Edit: So where was this?

Edited April 16, 2011 by SAmadei

[balthazar]

I know the guy with the blue Cat- not sure how much he was asking. A rather pedestrian 4-dr sedan I have no interest in, but I could find out if you wanted.

I talked to the guy with the Bonne coupe. He thinks he sitting on something. Black bench interior is nice, but it's a low-option car (A/C). 108K, but every panel is tagged in some way, there's minor rot around the RR wheels, and considerable bubbling under the Cordova top. He wants $4000 (was asking $4500 there), and he doesn't have the title. I'd give him $1500 if I wanted it, maybe $2K with the title. I didn't like the guy, and I only talked to him on the phone. He talked like everyone asking about his unwanted car was an idiot.

Englishtown Raceway Park. They host a 3-day swap meet every spring & fall. It's been getting suckier over time; if you are just looking for something vintage to mess with, you'll find something as the above pics symbolize... but if you are searching for something specific beyond Chevy and older than 1975, you are likely to come away empty-handed. Still, it's close to me and I almost never miss it.

http://www.etownraceway.com/

[balthazar]

One more sweetie:

[balthazar]

^ Don't often see a pair of 1 year flank-to-flank like this

^ Rather stupid of me- the blue Cat is a '67, the white Bonne is a '68.

I don't see many '68s- they were not advertised from the rear & I forgot the rear harkens so much after the '67s.

I tend to place the '68s in a separate category based on the fact they dropped the stacked headlights in '68... a category I tend to ignore as inferior.

Sorry for the mis-label.

[Intrepidation]

Some cool stuff there.

[SAmadei]

^ Don't often see a pair of 1 year flank-to-flank like this

^ Rather stupid of me- the blue Cat is a '67, the white Bonne is a '68.

I don't see many '68s- they were not advertised from the rear & I forgot the rear harkens so much after the '67s.

I tend to place the '68s in a separate category based on the fact they dropped the stacked headlights in '68... a category I tend to ignore as inferior.

Sorry for the mis-label.

Can't fool me, Balthy... my yellow/black top Catalina Convertible "Banana Boat" is a '68.

[ocnblu]

The blue Catalina... balthy, did you say it's a 4 door? Also, that little Ranchero is nice!

Edited April 17, 2011 by ocnblu

[balthazar]

^ Yes, it's a 4-dr... I posted above that it was a 4-dr sedan, but now I'm thinking it was a hardtop. Yep- 90% sure it's a 4-dr hardtop.

I really didn't pay any attention to it- the '60 was 2 cars away.

[Camino LS6]

That Falcon Ranchero does catch the eye...

...and I want to punch the guy that ruined the '65 Camino.

[GMTruckGuy74]

One for roger:

Any idea of the asking price? Any other pictures you may have taken?

[balthazar]

Only got that 1 shot of it. Asking price was $9500.

[ocnblu]

On the sweet little GMC van, at first I thought the front bumper had a blue stripe... but now I see it's had a giant swath cut out of its middle! What is the purpose of that? It's roint!

Edited April 17, 2011 by ocnblu

[Intrepidation]

I want the Bonneville.

[balthazar]

Come get it, but be quick- the guy threatened to scrap it if he couldn't get $1K. I'm going to have to see what he thinks now tho...

ocnblu- I think the thought there was to make it more sporty or custom or something. It was well done, but weird all the same. I think the rear was split too, not sure.

[Intrepidation]

Time and money man, time and money.

[knightfan26917]

Cool, balthazar.

Any MCs or CCs there?

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[balthazar]

No MCs that I recall.... and I would not have taken note of any CCs.

The show area was a ghost town- the forecast rain was well publicized. The Hudson was the only car I walked over to while crossing the strip (show area).

In general, anything newer than '71 (with a few exceptions) gets 'filtered out' automatically.