Saw this over on Facebook. Why are these finds so far away? Someone snag this. Posted 8 hrs ago but
I bet it will be gone by morning.

https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/...012177530.html

 

I agree. Somebody should be in jail for letting that happen to that car. it is criminal.

 

Deleted by author. What was it?

 

A complete 69 Hurst Olds that had been sitting outside under a tarp. I wonder if someone on site was able to get it.

 

“Im going to restore it someday!”

Year after year, decades later, it still sits until there is nothing left to restore.

 

And at the same time he didn't really know what he had. " Make offer, I need it gone."

 

It was an all original California car sitting in basically a desert under a tarp. It spent it's whole life in California because it still had it's original blue "68" license plates on it. Had it left the state and came back, they would not be there. The ideal candidate for a "barn find" restoration.

Being from California, I can 95% be sure it had no rust of any significance and it looked all original and unmodified. It did have minor body dents, surface rust on the likely original paint and torn up upholstery, so it was not just a buff and go type deal. It needed a complete restoration, but it will be a relatively easy restoration compared to what I see others here doing.

It would not surprise me in the least if this car gets a complete frame off restoration and ends up in a Barrett Jackson auction. It's the kind of car you could make money on.

 

I got the feeling he was kind of hoping for a bidding war. I think he knew it was worth money, just not sure how much. Of course nobody does until it sells.

 

Someone still had a pic of it over on FB.

 

Thanks, guys. It sure does look restorable!

 

i swear that car was in a thread on here a year or 2 ago,someone spotted it but "guy was gonna get to it some day".and yeah inland empire is basically dry desert area.i'm from iowa where if you blink you will see new rust on your cars.my wife has friends in san ber'dino i hate the drive out there but man there are some nice old rust-free cars out there.