I was going to write that as long as you have the vin# pretty much every body part they stamp out. I learn that with a tri-five 1957 Chevy convertible I thought was a rusted out piece of shit two year's later it was a show car. It cost a whole lotta $$ and hour's.
I've got a buddy that constantly tackles lost causes like that. Everyone turns out fantastic but in the end, not much of the original car remains and he refuses to count his labor in the cost. I'd venture to guess that finding one cleaner to start with will almost always end up cheaper when its all done. Especially if you find one that someone got half way done with and ran out of money. Even the 'good' parts on a car like that likely won't be all that good. It looks like its been through a few floods and a sat out in the sun for decades. What really sucks is that its about average for a car like that in my area.
She's gone but can still be used for some parts. I've restored some pretty far gone classics but once you have rust like that around body supports, the car won't survive getting towed out.
Strip every piece of trim off of her. Cut the front end out around the engine/tranny and snatch them out. Take the rear end too. Take the seat frames if they are still solid. Take any gauges left as well Leave the rest .
Have you ever watched "Chrisitine"? If Chrisitine was in this condition, and you were inclined to restore it, you'll just end up with a contraption made of mostly new parts, and the resulting car wouldn't be hunted at all because the mayority of the original hunted car would be disposed and sold for scrap.
There are so many parts companies out there, the question is not is it save able, the question is... how much do you love this car and what do you do with your free time??? Understand? All car's can be brought back. Takes dedication and the will to bring her back!!!
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. Almost anything is fixable. Get as much documentation as you can on it, catalog its life, take pictures, and go from there. She can as yard art, be parted out, or slowly be worked on. Tough choice for these old girls. Would have been nice to see her in her hayday.
Take the engine and the VIN tags and scrap the rest. Then call Year One and get every part you need to rebuild the car. If you have the VIN tag, what you end up with is a ground up restoration with matching numbers worth $45-60,000. You can do the same without the VIN tag and get the same result but it is a replica worth $25,000.
If the frame is rotted through, then the car is through. But you have got to save the drivetrain at least. And anything else you can. I hate saying that about cars that year. I was born in '67.
I’ve found some heartbreakers like that and I’ve saved some real pos’s but this ain’t worth the trouble unless it was really sentimental.problem is,if the frames gone,it’ll fall apart getting it home
It can be done, its alot of work, arent many of them left, how much time do you have? And how much love do you have for this "ol' girl" to put 'er back on the road where she belongs ? GET OUT YOUR TOOLS AND WELDER !!!!
I've seen worse get restored, you can buy another frame or you can put it on a gasser chassis even, floors, trunk and firewall aren't that hard to replace on a full frame car, just buy the metal from AMD or something and take it to a spot welder, or you can find a clean body and frame and use this for parts, its better to fix it though, than there is 1 more on the road
This curve probably needs a total frame of restoration. And probably the frame needs to be replaced too. So I would say no to the restoration it just wouldn't be worth it😅
I want to say save it please, but is it even possible or will it require building an entire new car. If even the frame is gone what will remain of original body? I also love freebird. and Chevelle's.
RIP THE 327 N THE WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN OUT. OF IT..THE 327 IS A SUPER GREAT ENGINE.. THE CAR IS A CRYING SHAME. LET SOME ONE ELSE DEAL WITH SPENDING 1 MILL ON IT. THERE R MUCH NICER CARS AROUND...
Body shell is too far gone. It's just good for all the glass, trim and various small parts , brackets and pieces. Parts car donor. I'd love to have that vinyl top trim for mine.
now days you just need the title and the vin plats and block and trans you can buy a new body and Fram and all the other parts and have a no machine car that looks brand new.
Anything is salvageable if you have enough $$.
At some point, it would become a reproduction
And a donor car.
but at what point are you building a car instead of restoring one you need to ask
@taylorebenguard6998 is there a difference at this point really? Lol
I was going to write that as long as you have the vin# pretty much every body part they stamp out.
I learn that with a tri-five 1957 Chevy convertible I thought was a rusted out piece of shit two year's later it was a show car. It cost a whole lotta $$ and hour's.
Move on son. She's a goner
Channel recommendation: Speed Bump Garage.
Whatever you think your time is worth!
I've got a buddy that constantly tackles lost causes like that. Everyone turns out fantastic but in the end, not much of the original car remains and he refuses to count his labor in the cost. I'd venture to guess that finding one cleaner to start with will almost always end up cheaper when its all done. Especially if you find one that someone got half way done with and ran out of money.
Even the 'good' parts on a car like that likely won't be all that good. It looks like its been through a few floods and a sat out in the sun for decades.
What really sucks is that its about average for a car like that in my area.
Only for good parts
Said the Ford guy 👦
If nothing else, please grab that 327 !!!
She’s done son, find another one
No car is unsavable its just a matter of how much work and money you can spend
😂😂😂
it wouldn't be the same car. Ship of Theseus
Bumpers, grill, glass exc... is all it's good for
R.I.P.
Its toast unless you want to put 10s of thousands into it. The engine could maybe be saved.
I wouldn't put no money in it if I was rich and I love a old chevelle
Playing Free Bird for a Chevelle. Bro a legend.
Sad as heck
Its finished, ive never seen a metal dash rusted like that before
Good parts car for collectable car owners
SAVE HER!
She's gone but can still be used for some parts.
I've restored some pretty far gone classics but once you have rust like that around body supports, the car won't survive getting towed out.
Yes it can be saved! It just needs a lot of money.
you would be building a car instead of restoring at that point
Im in alabama 20min from Tennessee line and say for the right price its a keeper
A litte paint and she's golden
It depends more on the bank account not the car.
My son would love to fix it!
that’s funny
Strip every piece of trim off of her.
Cut the front end out around the engine/tranny and snatch them out.
Take the rear end too.
Take the seat frames if they are still solid. Take any gauges left as well
Leave the rest .
A rotten frame has sentenced this old girl to wasting away and returning to earth. It's genuinely just a donor.
Sure it is. Have one here I saved not as bad as that one. She's looks like new now. With all the bells and Whistles and a big motor under the hood. 😮
Cut chop rebuild a little love towards that car will work always savable
THIS IS BEYOND SAVING !!!
Nope. Sad but true.😢
I admire the confidence of folks who feel it could be salvaged, but sadly, this one is toast.
Not a BBC, Not a 4-Gear and definitely not a SS.
R-I-P. Let it rust in pieces.
Have you ever watched "Chrisitine"? If Chrisitine was in this condition, and you were inclined to restore it, you'll just end up with a contraption made of mostly new parts, and the resulting car wouldn't be hunted at all because the mayority of the original hunted car would be disposed and sold for scrap.
Absolutely. Labor of love.
One of my favorite Chevelles.
It would cost you more money than it is worth get the parts that still good it too far gone to be restored 😮
There are so many parts companies out there, the question is not is it save able, the question is... how much do you love this car and what do you do with your free time??? Understand? All car's can be brought back. Takes dedication and the will to bring her back!!!
Yes, I had one looks just like mine but without rust
Use that fiber reinforced bondo and the metal duct tape.
Depends on three things. How much money you have, how skilled you are, and how much time you have. Good luck!
I grew up with a bunch of ole boys who would love to try to save her.
The song that should have been playing was Aerosmith Dream On
Haha ok that was actually pretty funny 😂
If you're a fabricator it's a good 5-year job otherwise I just pulled the motor and tranny maybe the rear end
Great tune bro
"Speed is inversely proportional to rectangular dollars. How fast do you wanna go?"
- Don Gartlits
Jonathon Taylor here. Go for it
Good luck matey!
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. Almost anything is fixable. Get as much documentation as you can on it, catalog its life, take pictures, and go from there. She can as yard art, be parted out, or slowly be worked on. Tough choice for these old girls. Would have been nice to see her in her hayday.
Take the engine and the VIN tags and scrap the rest. Then call Year One and get every part you need to rebuild the car. If you have the VIN tag, what you end up with is a ground up restoration with matching numbers worth $45-60,000. You can do the same without the VIN tag and get the same result but it is a replica worth $25,000.
Grille and bumper look good.
It's just a parts car now - and not many at that. In its day it was one nice butternut yellow/black sport coupe.
She did her duty, let her lie...rest in peace..
Enough money enough time and a perfect donor car and you can do anything
Mother Nature reclaims her own
Call Jensen and Jared...they'll give her a good home.
Hell yeah she will be come live again 👍🏽
If the frame is rotted through, then the car is through. But you have got to save the drivetrain at least. And anything else you can. I hate saying that about cars that year. I was born in '67.
If it was a rare model and you had DEEP pockets... maybe....
I think it's worth saving
Nature has began to reclaim this car noway
As a unit no, as a donor that’s iffy! It’s all about what the person looking at the car is willing to pay!
Yes, Kinda use some of the parts you can save and order the others. You can buy everything for that car so all you need money.
Anything can be saved. Wouldn't be much of the original car left though.
And she still sits there today !
I’ve found some heartbreakers like that and I’ve saved some real pos’s but this ain’t worth the trouble unless it was really sentimental.problem is,if the frames gone,it’ll fall apart getting it home
Thats nothing compared to what was my grandpa's hot rod was before he built it😂
Enough money and time , they are all salvageable.
Looks more like a 66 and 67
With those back windows
If it was an SS car.... Maybe but all you're gonna save is the Vin
What a shame. I wish cars weren’t left to sit outside like that, but they were worthless at a time, so.
It looks original I'll get it and bring it back to life 😊
Nowadays all you need is a good frame and you can buy a complete body and motor and trans combination to go fast😎💨💨😎🏁🏁
Radio knobs looked okay that's about it
It can be salvaged. If you want to put 3x as much money into it as it will ever be worth.
She's had a good run,too far gone to bother.
The reason they found it Al and TN border cause it wouldn't make it to TN and wouldn't make it out of Al get the 8track tape out of it, Good song
Cant even melt the steel down at that point
Sad thing is when it was parked probably wouldn't of taken too much to get it going.
If you have 2 or 3 of them than you can build one with matching numbers😊😊😊😊😊
It can be done, its alot of work, arent many of them left, how much time do you have? And how much love do you have for this "ol' girl" to put 'er back on the road where she belongs ? GET OUT YOUR TOOLS AND WELDER !!!!
I've seen worse get restored, you can buy another frame or you can put it on a gasser chassis even, floors, trunk and firewall aren't that hard to replace on a full frame car, just buy the metal from AMD or something and take it to a spot welder, or you can find a clean body and frame and use this for parts, its better to fix it though, than there is 1 more on the road
All things are possible, but there has to be better starters than that poor thing.
I believe in someone else restore it then I buy it 😂
Some of the glass and headlight bezels. That’s about it.
R.I.P
rust in piece
No frame, no car
Proud of you to try and save, but ya know its gone.
This curve probably needs a total frame of restoration. And probably the frame needs to be replaced too. So I would say no to the restoration it just wouldn't be worth it😅
THAT'S A PARTS CAR,BARELY,TIME AND WEATHER TOOK IT FOR A RIDE
Anything is saleable but it's going to cost a lot to fix
I want to say save it please, but is it even possible or will it require building an entire new car.
If even the frame is gone what will remain of original body? I also love freebird. and Chevelle's.
Should have been restored 30 years ago.
RIP THE 327 N THE WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN OUT. OF IT..THE 327 IS A SUPER GREAT ENGINE.. THE CAR IS A CRYING SHAME. LET SOME ONE ELSE DEAL WITH SPENDING 1 MILL ON IT. THERE R MUCH NICER CARS AROUND...
It's served its purpose. D.O.A. Yank the engine and call it a day
There's nothing there. At least you got a video.
Anything is save able it all depends on the amount of money you want to spend
By the time u replace/repair the damaged parts...it will be more replacement parts than the original car.....
Put a running motor and transmission drive it like that
This car, is potentially a hole in the garage that you keep pouring money into.
It will make a fine Money Pit❤
I would save it!❤
Grab the motor...that's all folks.
It'll take about 2 tons of form-a-fender!
Body shell is too far gone. It's just good for all the glass, trim and various small parts , brackets and pieces. Parts car donor.
I'd love to have that vinyl top trim for mine.
yard art
No way it's a waste of time to bring that back
now days you just need the title and the vin plats and block and trans you can buy a new body and Fram and all the other parts and have a no machine car that looks brand new.