Never thought I'd see a complete 70 convertible in a regular salvage yard in this day and age but there is was. Walk around video of it also. https://youtu.be/XNDajecteX4

 

Thanks! Seems too good to throw it away, in spite of its issues. Those bumpers look great, and how often are people looking for good condition, original bumpers?

Here's an active link to the video.

 

To somebody it was just an old car. Could have been lost in a divorce or the owner died. Maybe the frame and floorboards are rusted out. After watching the video it appears the car has lots of bondo in it.

 

Still, it's a complete car with buckets and console, and AC. Unless there's bad frame rot, it's probably worth restoring. I hope it doesn't get scrapped, and instead finds a good home.

 

The fact is that it is probably worth more in parts than it would sell for as a complete car.

 

Wow, the original radio, and more importantly, the console lid's not broken! How often do you see that in a non-restored car?

 

Very sad!

 

I could write a book on this subject. The only problem is the subject is only of interest to car guys. JMO but my recurring theme would be guy buys first new car/car he's always wanted. Life changes, marriage, kids yada yada. Car becomes daily driver, a few bumps and bruises. Car gets put away for future restoration. Never happens, time marches on. Guy dies, grown children pulls car outside. Car weathers badly. Wife dies and/or kids want "eyesore"/piece of junk" gone. The original car guy's pride and joy is now either junked or sold to a "part it out" guy. I used to advertise in the small local trader/for sale papers in the 1990s. Thanks to my car hauler, I dragged dozens of old Oldsmobiles out of fields, off small mountains in western Pa., Ohio and even a couple from W.Va. I went for the 425/455 cars. Anyway, we see a "diamond in the rough" or at least a treasure trove of desirable parts but whoever had last control over this convertible saw only a eyesore piece of junk. I'm hoping my health holds up so my "Babies" don't end up in the crusher any time soon.

 

I saw this same car on a trailer at a swap meet over two years ago. Someone must have either bought it or it was maybe scrapped because there was no where to store it. Maybe the owner passed away and the family just scrapped it to get rid of it. When it was at the swap meet it was priced so high, nobody would touch it.

 

For the youngsters on here, the majority of these cars were:

1. Crashed
2. Rusted out
3. Worn out

And ended up in salvage yards for parts or recycle.

They were just transportation back then.

Back in the 1970's, the yards were full of cars like that.

 

IDK about worth restoring but def a lot of good parts. Hopefully it doesn't get crushed

 

I think there is more value parting out the car than spending the $$$$$$$ needed to restore it. Likely will end up in the crusher after all the valuable parts are removed.

 

I concur Allan. Somebody has tried to save it or otherwise it wouldn't have all the plastic taped over the rear window. It is an original car since it still has the wire wheel covers on it. If the front fenders are not totally full of bondo they will be valuable since they are 1970 fenders without the crumple edges. Judging by the master cylinder it looks to probably have drum brakes. Unfortunately if you bought this one at an even reasonable price, you would be underwater pretty quick. Now if were a 442 or W30, it would be another story. It is sad to see a car that has survived this long die in a junkyard. But many parts will probably help others finish a restoration and put a nice car back on the road.

 

Seeing the salvage sticker on the windshield I'm guessing it went thru a Insurance broker or salvage auction like Copart or something, Maybe it was flooded? Interesting to see the Cutlass/F85 grills on it instead of the supreme grills.

 

If I remember right, this is a V code car.

 

Back in the day I saw a striped 67 442 W-30, red auto. It had the red wells and all the air cleaner parts even the trunk mounted batter was gone. My Brother in-law towed it to a yard. I got there on a Sat. it was striped to the bone BUTT I know where the parts are here in Calif.
Gerald

 

Maybe someone was going to part it out but rather than go thru the hassle of taking each part off, then listing a price and taking the chance the part didn't sell, they sold it to a junkyard.