Nick from Jersey

[piette]

As was said, the single most important thing you can do is check it out very very carefully. Rot would be my biggest concern. Pretty much everything else can be fixed a little at a time and fairly easily. But major rust rot can get very expensive and time consuming and isnt neccesarily something for a beginner.

Check all the fluids, make sure the engine is running well. Take it for a drive and make sure it shifts correctly, check to see if it pulls to one side or the other. Check the brakes for working condition as well.

Crawl all over this car and see what it is you are getting yourself into. Go to websites like www.npdlink.com and see how much things like a underdash wire harness and guages are going to cost you, you dont want to buy the car and have it burn it up a few weeks later.

Just thoroughly check it out, and if anything feels wrong, walk away from it. You have to keep in mind, their are hundreds of thousands of chevelles out there, you dont need to jump on anything, their will always be another. The worse this economy gets, the more that are coming on the market and the cheaper they are getting. Dont feel as though you have to get this one or never get one, you'll get one easily enough.

That said, if it feels right for you, have a blast with it. From what I see, I love the car. I want a 65 really bad.

Jeff