Showing posts with label abandoned cars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label abandoned cars. Show all posts

Monday, March 18, 2013

Old Ice Cream Truck






 
This is another vehicle that doesn't fall under the haunted and/or abandoned category but again it is old and definitely unrestored so I put it here.
It's a pretty cool old ice cream truck. I'll write more about the old ice cream trucks on my personal blog at http://life990.blogspot.com and http://diary505.blogspot.com.
You can see pictures of old rides that are completely restored at http://365carz.blogspot.com. You can also view random photos at http://sassygrrl32.blogspot.com.
 
You can read my articles at http://sassygrrl32.hubpages.com. By bourbon street blogger

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Old Oldsmobile


 
Again, another old car that doesn't exactly fit into the haunted and/or abandoned category but again it is old and appears to be unrestored or at least partially unrestored. For that reason it gets a place here. For totally restored cars I have a blog featuring those at http://365carz.blogspot.com for old rides.
 
This is definitely an old ride.
 
Visit my other blogs at http://life990.blogspot.com for my personal blog and http://sassygrrl32.blogspot.com for random photos.
 
You can read my articles at http://sassygrrl32.hubpages.com. By bourbon street blogger

Thursday, January 3, 2013

1967 Buick Riviera





 
This was stored in Georgia.
Update: Sold for $700. Not a bad haul considering what kind of terrible shape it was in. It's nice there are collectors out there that have the money and want to restore cars like this. And BTW, some states are very strict on selling a car without a title, even and old car. NC is one of those.
 
 
I just bought this car and didn't even have time to register it before code enforcement came by and told me to move all my project cars off my property. The pictures of it are taken at a friend of the family's farm quite a ways from where I live that I moved it to last week. So, I've decided to sell it quickly since I can't work on it and since I'm paying someone to let me store it.

It's a 67 Buick Riviera with a 430 engine in it. The first time I tried to start it, the engine turned over and almost started up. The next day, it only made a clicking sound when I turned the key. It could be some simple electrical connection fix, I'm not sure. I was only using a spare battery I had lying around the garage to test it out.

I don't know much about the history of this car, but I believe that must have been stored on concrete up until last week when I took it to the farm, because it doesn't seem all that dirty on the underside. However, where it had a vinyl top removed, there are several rust holes on the roof. The front bumper is also dented and a fairly large trim piece is missing for the front left fender. The back bumper has the chrome really peeling off but doesn't really seem dented. The mufflers are both blown out. The body overall seems pretty straight. I was looking forward to taking it down to bare metal and repainting, but oh well.

The inside smells like it has been closed up for several years. The driver's seat is cracked and the rest of the vinyl has that brittle feel to it, which might be taken care of with some good armor all, I don't know. The shifter has been taken out but comes with the car, as does the shifter linkage and console, which is in ok shape. There are also pieces of the dash that had been taken out that come with the car. The ignition switch is all connected but is hanging down a bit.

There's no brake pressure. I never even got a chance to try to bleed them down. The tires are mismatched but seem to hold air pretty well. One of the wheels is red, but I have the original colored one to replace it.

I forgot to check the vin and odometer while I was out there. And I can only give a bill of sale. It's not a salvage title that I'm aware of, but I just wanted to make sure everyone knew I only have a bill of sale. Georgia and some surrounding states are very lenient about registering classic cars. I'll do my best to answer anyone's questions to the best of my ability, but I may not be able to make a 45 minute trip to go check on the car in person if it's something I can't just remember off hand.

All that being said, I think this car would make an excellent restored vehicle. I may sound a little bitter about it just because of the hassle of code enforcement and neighbors, but I was actually extremely excited to get this car. I'm not out to make a profit, I just want it gone so I'll have one less thing to think/worry about.

I'll try to add more info as I think of it.