I am new to the site and interested in purchasing my first convertible. Looking for a car 67-69 in good condition with manual transmission. Don't want to have to do much work to it, just plan to drive it on the weekends. Been following some of the recent strings on the site and clearly many of you have tremendous knowledge of these vehicles and what may be out there. Been scouring craigslist, ebay, etc. with no real luck so far. Hoping you have something that may be helpful. Thanks.
If you are looking to get something and just drive it keep an eye on ebay. There are deals that do pop up, just if you are serios also run a PHS on it to see what i was when it left the factory. If you are not looking to restore and dont care if it has a Pontiac engine or a Chevy engine you can find some cars that people have put a lot of money into sometimes more than they are selling it for. I just picked up a 4 speed vert from a Craigslist ad in Porkland. Has some body rot but they delivered it yesterday and ir runs awesome!
86 Pontiac 2+2 69 Firebird Coupe(Under Construction) 69 Firebird 4 speed Vert Driveable but Under Construction 64 1/2 Mustang (Under Construction) 86 Z28 Convertible Weekend driver
The other option you may want to consider is swapping out an auto to put in a manual. I did it many years ago on my first FB, and remember it wasn't all that hard once you get all the parts. I am even considering doing it own my current FB and keeping the parts in case I want to put it back. If I remember correctly it can be done without permanently damaging anything.