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I saw this on ebay and it made me wonder where do you draw the line. The original engine is gone and it looks like the body is beyond repair. If you can save the body then what would you have in the car and what is it worth when done. I am not a fan of VIN swaps but it look like this car maybe headed that direction.This would have been a fantatic car to have to bad it was not taken care of. Look at the question section of the listing this my get ugly  http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-Pont...tem110222737135
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Hmmm, that one is bad. One would have to be a true trouper to attack that puppy! With a big wallet! 
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too far gone, only an illegal action could "save" it...not for me.
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Not sure about that one. It would take an awful lot of time and money to get that car back on the road. Would be pretty neat if it was truely a dealership performance car (looks like it could be), and I could imagine in fully restored condition it would be quite valuable.
but what a shame to see a bird in such bad shape.
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I saw this on ebay and it made me wonder were do you draw the line. The original engine is gone and it looks like the body is beyond repair. If you can save the body then what would you have in the car and what is it worth when done. I am not a fan of VIN swaps but it look like this car maybe headed that direction.This would have been a fantatic car to have to bad it was not taken care of. Look at the question section of the listing this my get ugly http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-Pont...tem110222737135 The question section; LOL  The seller needs to learn to not post all the questions. Specifically the ones that just cut the car down and argue....
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Aint that the truth......it must be so bad he just wants to "lay it all down on the line"...all the while hoping for an eBay miracle! 
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Too far gone for my liking -- and I brought one back from the dead.
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not even the best part car by my standards
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You can see sun light under the car!
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You can see sun light under the car! must be that global warming! 
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You should be able to buff that out.
I 'm sorry but I laughed when it read "I have tried contacting Union Park Pontiac to see if someone who is still working there remembers this car"
I had this image of an 80 year old man, still working there and
he replies "Hell yes! I remember that car ,I can retire now!!"
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lol,if you put a buffer to that one you may not have anything left.
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The motor, trans (M-21) and the 3.90 rear (if original) is worth around $4500. $2500 of that is for the rear.
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You can see sun light under the car! What a coincidence! http://www.curious-goods.com/ebay2/1270/1.jpg
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The motor, trans (M-21) and the 3.90 rear (if original) is worth around $4500. $2500 of that is for the rear. I was thinking that engine WZ the M21 and rear end would be worth some pretty good money also. I wonder what the reserve it?
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lol,if you put a buffer to that one you may not have anything left. I think it would ruin the buffer... 
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"Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it."
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Didn't it go something like......"we can make it better, stronger, faster....."?
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"Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it." I thought he was a dentist?
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That's what I thought too, but Google said TV repairman.
Someone's gonna have to go rent the gnarly movie.
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That's what I thought too, but Google said TV repairman.
Someone's gonna have to go rent the gnarly movie. Rent it, doesn't everyone already own that movie! To bad mine is on beta! Just kidding, it's on VHS, so it's kinda close to beta today!
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It is DEFINITELY "television repair man". The movie is etched into my brain forever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWaywr-QGagMmmm... Phoebe Cates
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Didn't it go something like......"we can make it better, stronger, faster....."?
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HEY! I thought that was going to be a link to the Phoebe Cates clip!! Still awesome though. We used to drive our muscle cars to the drive in every Saturday, with the trunks full of beer, to watch this movie over and over. Guess what is there now, where the drive in used to be.... Google!! 
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Rent it, doesn't everyone already own that movie! To bad mine is on beta! Just kidding, it's on VHS, so it's kinda close to beta today! Why rent when you can download it?:
http://rapidshare.com/files/82614461/f457.71lvl35.part01.rar
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Rent it, doesn't everyone already own that movie! To bad mine is on beta! Just kidding, it's on VHS, so it's kinda close to beta today! Why rent when you can download it?:
http://rapidshare.com/files/82614461/f457.71lvl35.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/82615865/f457.71lvl35.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/82617318/f457.71lvl35.part03.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/82605773/f457.71lvl35.part10.rar
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"That's gnarly!" Who remembers Nicholas Cage in the movie?
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"That's gnarly!" Who remembers Nicholas Cage in the movie? Or Forrest Whitaker or Eric Stotz or Anthony Edwards and others.
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I just saw that Nancy Wilson of Heart was "beautiful girl in Corvette".
Where was this in the movie??? I hate to admit I don't remember!
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She was in the Vette next to Judge Reinhold when he was delivering the fish to the "IBM guys".
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Keep in mind, Cameron Crow was friends with a lot of bands from the early 70's when he was a writer for Rolling Stone magazine. If you have never seen it, I highly recommend his semi-autobiographical movie "Almost Famous"
Great, great movie.
Really sorry about the thread jack.
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