Gotta love craigslist sellers!

[dmack91]

So I went to look at a 68 SNB today. Seller said rockers were shot, battery box rusted out, but otherwise good shape. Engine ran fine, but trans was shot. OK, I can deal with that. Sent several pics that didn't help much, but I knew I would kick myself if I didn't go look.

So I drug a trailer 3.5 hours to find:

(knew I was in trouble when I could see the front of the engine through the grill and the starter hanging from the wiring),

Hood not attached in any way (no hinges to be found),
radiator in bed,
engine disassembled to long block ("but it will run"),
wiring mangled/grafted/cut,
door completely gone in the bottoms, as well as crush damage on one,
tailgate torn out and rusted through on the bottom ("it's straight exc. one small dent on top"),
2 lug nuts holding each wheel on,
floor rusted through,
battery lying on it's side in the bed, along with various other parts scattered,
oil pan crushed ("I never looked under it" - in 2 years of owning it?),
interior gutted and dash was ugly.

On the plus side, the grill and hood were nearly straight, and the box was decent.

I didn't expect much for $500, and the grill and box may have made it worth it, just not to me.

Not really upset because I understand that for that kind of price, you shouldn't expect much (although I got my C20 for $650, running and driving and straight). Just would be nice to get some straight info.

Oh well, you don't know if you don't look every once in a while.

And I didn't mention that it was purple - like Barney purple.