To Buy or Not To Buy

[SumHungL0]

My boss told me of a guy who wants to make room in his garage, and wants to sell his 50 chevy pickup. It is all torn apart, but everything is there except a motor and fuel tank. he wants 900, but will settle for 800 cash. it was being preped for restore, and has almost no rust. not a bad deal i think. but my problem is this..... do i eat up my savings or kick myself in the arse everyday till i die because i passed on the deal?

['95-Silverado]

DO IT! Money is always replenishable, that truck will be gone before you know it... DO IT!!

:D

[NEUMANNZZ]

it will never go down in value. when i bought my 66 chevelle for 2500 back in 1989, had to get rid of it in 1992. if i would have finished restoring it,I couldve got 25000 for it now.

[Bullwinkle]

it will never go down in value. when i bought my 66 chevelle for 2500 back in 1989, had to get rid of it in 1992. if i would have finished restoring it,I couldve got 25000 for it now.

You're not kidding. The '66 Chevelle is my dream car. Even un-restored '66 Chevelles are overpriced if you can find one. I've been looking. Ended up settling on a '57 Chevy pickup for $700. :head:

I say buy the truck. Good bodys un-restored are getting harder & harder to find. My only advice is to sell that truck (if it's still un-restored) before you buy something else you gotta have. You don't want a yard full of valuable gems just rotting away.

[Rickdef17]

see what kind of parts are even availible real quick on the internet. Check for grills and see if availible. If supported then it sounds like a good deal. :smokin:

['95-Silverado]

see what kind of parts are even availible real quick on the internet. Check for grills and see if availible. If supported then it sounds like a good deal. :smokin:


That's what resto shops on the internet specialize in. They sell parts for cars from like 1930 and up. I would check out

http://www.lmctruck.com/scripts/mgrqispi.dll?APPNAME=WebLmc&PRGNAME=CatalogRequest&ARGUMENTS=-ATK,-ACA

Get that catalog, its for 1947-1959 Chevrolet Truck, it's free, and it has SO much stuff for less!

[thekl0wn]

Go for it! I want one bad, but I have to wait till I'm done being skoolde. U'll regret it!

[Sinister C3]

Might not be a bad deal, but when you buy a dissasembled vehicle the parts are NEVER all there.
No matter what the guy says, some stuff....well...a lot of stuff...will be missing.

[oldredtruck]

1950 is way cool... get it!

[SumHungL0]

i think its a good deal. i plan on looking at it tward the end of the week. i just talked to the guy and he says he has extra parts also. if parts are missing i think i could ask him if he has them at a later date and still get them if he has em. we shall see when i check it out. but my boss and this guy both said the parts are all there. sounds good so far. the guy says it has a dent in one rear fender. has a ford 9 inch and 4 link without springs. but i will look at it and make up my mind.....

[CamaroGuy87132]

like everyone else im gonna say just buy it, its always fun to have a project..

[Joe]

Buy it.

If you find the project is overwhelming for some reason or another, part it out and make some $$ :cool:

['95-Silverado]

All in favor to buy it.... so, what are you waiting for!?!? BUY THE DAMN THING! :D

[Black Dog]

Only buy it if a '50 is really what you want. You will be buying into a HUGE project, and you will never finish it unless you have a passion for the vehicle.

[1hot84']

i would do it my grandpa has a blue 50 chevy truck and i love it!! he put flame throwers and stuff on it to just have fun so i say do it.

[SumHungL0]

welp just got the garage cleaned up in case i do buy the truck tomarrow morning. leaving at about 730 in the morn. should be home around noon-ish. ill post photos if i get it. the guy already dropped the price to 800 by himself. so, we shall see....

[DirkDiggler]

Is it the 5 window version?

[timamin]

I got a 292 and a 4 speed manual tranny u might be able to throw in it :D

[Bullwinkle]

You can buy every part you need on that truck through these guys. www.brotherstrucks.com

[Mobile Wiring]

Dont let it get away or TELL ME WHERE IT IS

[blazenlo95]

So did you buy it???:read: Asking $800 he would probably take $600 cash.

[2005silverado]

Do it...your will regret it in the future...sweet deal also.

[Pete-FWA]

99 2-door and Blackdog had it right: if you buy it disassembled, you know parts are going to be missing or damaged from disassembly.

How badly do you need a project?

Sure, the money is right if the body is straight and all the pieces are there, but this isn't a slam dunk reassembly unless this person has every last item labeled and it's not rusty.

:pow: <-----former victim of buying projects and learning the bad way

[SumHungL0]

welp, didnt turn out how i wanted. the truck is not in the condition i expected it to be. front bottom corners of the cab are rusted away, every fender is rusted in some way. his bottom dollar was 800, i might try to get everything but the frame for about 400 er less. but it was not worth 800. not complete like i was told either. small parts missing. the deal was that he wanted to get his money back from the mustang 2 front end that he had on this frame. thats what he wanted 800 for pretty much. the back didnt have a 4 link or a rear end for that matter. he would have gave me a rear end that fit. so thats why i didnt come home with the goods. but im not kicking my self in the arse because it wasnt worth it in my eyes.

[Pete-FWA]

Good call, then, SomeHung
Wise decision