PWA 3: Dark of the Lounge

[BowtieBelle]

Originally Posted by IROCanSS

inner rear wheel wells cut and widened to accept larger tires and a narrower rear end. You do know what a rear end is right...

:-P Sorry, I've just never heard it called that before.

It's got drag slicks on it, so I'm going to assume so. I've only seen it a couple times. I'm going to get a good look at it this week after we get insurance put on it; it's hidden and locked up in a race trailer right now.

[BowtieBelle]

Originally Posted by bhall82

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No you're not an idiot if it has huge slick more than likely it's tubbed, if it has a roll cage in it. I ask all these things bc if the answer is yes then the car isn't worth a shit except maybe $20k or whatever the buyer is willing to pay. The reason the drasctic price cut even if it is an all number matching car and you semi restored it back you will not get top dollar for it becausae the car has been cut up. Still a bad ass car none the less but Don should've bought an plain jane vette and put that one in a barn or garage and left it alone and "all original"

I know he's been offered $100k at Summit Racewalk Park in Norwalk for a couple years by the same guy... he raced it there every Fall for 30 plus years I guess we'll see what we end up with! Either way, it's such an amazing machine How was Don to know when he bought it what it would be worth on down the road? If it was an L88, that's the perfect drag car back then-- especially if you own a drag strip!

[bhall82]

Good Luck.

So when can we see pics of said car

[BowtieBelle]

Originally Posted by bhall82

Good Luck.

So when can we see pics of said car

SOON! Right now it's locked up until we can put insurance on it. But I hope to get a good look at it this week, and I'll post tons of pics

[AZCamaroFan]

Originally Posted by IROCanSS

In the late 60s early 70s no one gave two shits about them... why not build them into drag cars. No one could have guessed it would be the way it is today.

BUT they are not worth near what they could be.


And yea, those idiots with first gen drag cars

yeah that is true. it's just when i still see those cars set up that way i guess i assume it's a recent conversion. if somebody took a new Camaro and did it no one would think about it. 20 years from now when everything is 4 cyl they'll be worth huge money probably.

[BowtieBelle]

Rich just told me it isn't tubbed.

[bhall82]

Originally Posted by IROCanSS

In the late 60s early 70s no one gave two shits about them... why not build them into drag cars. No one could have guessed it would be the way it is today.

BUT they are not worth near what they could be.


And yea, those idiots with first gen drag cars

Ouch

[bhall82]

Originally Posted by BowtieBelle

Rich just told me it isn't tubbed.

That's great

[BowtieBelle]

Originally Posted by bhall82

That's great

No kidding. His stepdad was pretty smart really... heck of a mechanic and race car driver. I'm just so stoked about this car; I can't wait to post pics for y'all.

[bhall82]

Originally Posted by IROCanSS

In the late 60s early 70s no one gave two shits about them... why not build them into drag cars. No one could have guessed it would be the way it is today.

BUT they are not worth near what they could be.


And yea, those idiots with first gen drag cars

kinda like this one that runs in the 5's

[2L82RUN]

Originally Posted by bhall82

kinda like this one that runs in the 5's

[insidethreat07]

Thats awesome Sarah. Cant wait to see some pics.I know I guy that turned a Corvette Split window into a drag car

[WadeWilson]

Originally Posted by bhall82

kinda like this one that runs in the 5's

Is there a height requirement to drive something that mean and nasty?

[jewel25]

Congrats on the car Sarah, but very sorry for your lost.