New Member from San Francisco, CA

[shadowgray396]

Welcome Titan to the site. Anytime you buy from a dealer the price is always high. The blue Chevelle you have a link to is over priced in my opinion. Looks like who every painted it didn't take the time to cover the wheel wells since they have blue over spray in them, so that makes me wonder what else they covered up under the paint. Doesn't look like the car has been restored, it may be a true SS car looking at what it has on it. But looks like it needs work. Looking at the car in pictures maybe 24k if it doesn't have a bunch of issues and is a SS car. I missed the full documentation statement in the write up.

[flash]

I forwarded an E Mail w/pics of car for sale ,let me know what you think.

[Titan06]

Ray,
Thanks for checking those out with observations and advice. They claim they have $17k in receipts that have full engine and trans rebuild, paint etc. hopefully I see them in person later on this week. I was thinking no more than $30k after everything IF receipts are legit n car is cleaner than pics. After all ,it's not a true SS.

[Titan06]

John,
Thanks for finding those for me to check out. I saw the wagon and conv. I want a 2dr coupe and a 396. They're extremely clean and I really like that and everything else about the 2 cars. I'm gonna pass on those 2. I'm still doing research and learning while I look for the one I love. This is gonna be my first and I want this to be as original as possible. I'll worry about building and customizing on the next one. My name is Wes by the way.

[shadowgray396]

Originally Posted by Titan06

Ray,
Thanks for checking those out with observations and advice. They claim they have $17k in receipts that have full engine and trans rebuild, paint etc. hopefully I see them in person later on this week. I was thinking no more than $30k after everything IF receipts are legit n car is cleaner than pics. After all ,it's not a true SS.

Write up says it is a true SS and has full documentation. Still looks like it may have issues looking at the under side of the car.

[Titan06]

Ray,
Should I just ignore the Fathom Blue one all in all, or inspect it well? What about the Astro Blue one? I still prefer the Fathom for the cowl, Muncie n bucket seats. But those alone aren't enough to ignore the whole thing unless its "suspect" or more serious.

[shadowgray396]

Anytime you buy a car you need to inspect it. Find out if there is a Chevelle club in your area and try to find someone who knows Chevelle. The Fathom Blue one just looks like it has a cheap paint job on it just from what I see from the pictures. Who every painted it didn't take the time to do a class A job on it. Even the rockers are not totally covered on the lower side. Looks like you can see a lighter color on them. Try to buy from a private party rather then a dealer.

[Titan06]

Ok thanks, I'll see what options my network can find around here. They're definitely better than me at assessing classic cars, so I'll definately hear them out and value their opinions.