another craigslist car to poke fun at
May 9th, 2011, 04:53 PM
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another craigslist car to poke fun at
not as bad as others i have seen but still......
http://louisville.craigslist.org/ctd/2368022820.html
http://louisville.craigslist.org/ctd/2368022820.html
May 9th, 2011, 05:58 PM
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Gross!! I can't stand to see these cars all jacked up so they can put some gosh awful rims on. 6 cyl? There's a first for the '72, okay lets take out the V8 and put in a 6, nice. With that bogus vin, I can't tell if it came with a 455 or 350?? Oh well who cares I don't see this car bringing $14,500.00 anyway. IMO.
May 9th, 2011, 06:55 PM
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If that car wasn't about 6 hours away, I might have to go check it out and drink as much orange kool-aid as I can on the way. See if I can rowlf a matching puddle on the groud after seeing it in person.
Honestly, I don't understand the attraction in doing this to a car. If it was jacked up on a 4x4 frame and set up for muddin, that's one thing, but how in the world do you even set up a suspension to DO that to a vehicle. At the very least, it would require replacing the front control arms, springs, spindles, brake lines (and brakes??) and the steering linkage just to get it on a sprung suspension and steerable, and something similar with the rear suspension arms to relocate the rear axle once the travel has well exceeded the factory limits, and much longer springs as well, and how in the world do you keep springs of that length from popping loose on every pothole. I know jacked up 4x4 trucks will kick a spring out from that kind of lift kit pretty easily.
*boggle* I guess it takes all kinds, but if that's someone's dream car, I suspect their mother had a lot of controlled substances during their pregnancy. *cough*LSD*cough*
Whoever did it seemed to have spared no expense in the detail work, but wow. what in the world do you do with something like that???
Honestly, I don't understand the attraction in doing this to a car. If it was jacked up on a 4x4 frame and set up for muddin, that's one thing, but how in the world do you even set up a suspension to DO that to a vehicle. At the very least, it would require replacing the front control arms, springs, spindles, brake lines (and brakes??) and the steering linkage just to get it on a sprung suspension and steerable, and something similar with the rear suspension arms to relocate the rear axle once the travel has well exceeded the factory limits, and much longer springs as well, and how in the world do you keep springs of that length from popping loose on every pothole. I know jacked up 4x4 trucks will kick a spring out from that kind of lift kit pretty easily.
*boggle* I guess it takes all kinds, but if that's someone's dream car, I suspect their mother had a lot of controlled substances during their pregnancy. *cough*LSD*cough*
Whoever did it seemed to have spared no expense in the detail work, but wow. what in the world do you do with something like that???
May 9th, 2011, 06:59 PM
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not as bad as others i have seen but still...... http://louisville.craigslist.org/ctd/2368022820.html
http://louisville.craigslist.org/ctd/2368022820.html
Actually I believe that particular car was built by a craftsman whose last name is Lee, although he goes by his first name mostly. Friends call him 'Ug'.
May 10th, 2011, 11:51 AM
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May 10th, 2011, 01:18 PM
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Actually, the 2G1WU583781198305 VIN decodes as follows:
2 = Canadian built
G = General Motors
1 = Chevrolet Division
The rest of it doesn't make much sense. The tenth character should be the year, but the year should be a letter in this VIN, not a number. If we assume the "8" is really a "B", that would indicate the 1981 model year, but if so, the rest of the VIN doesn't make much sense. The fourth character (W) should be the restraint type, but the only choices would be A, B, or C. The fifth character should be the model type, but again there is no "U" that year. If the VIN is copied wrong and the "W" should be the fifth character, that would be a Malibu Classic. Positions 6 and 7 are the body type, and "58" would indicate a four door notchback, which is consistent with a Malibu that year. The eight character is the engine, and "3" would indicate a 3.8 liter 4bbl motor.
I don't know if this car has been mounted on a different chassis, but clearly that VIN doesn't go with a 72 Supreme.
I wonder if headers fit it now???
2 = Canadian built
G = General Motors
1 = Chevrolet Division
The rest of it doesn't make much sense. The tenth character should be the year, but the year should be a letter in this VIN, not a number. If we assume the "8" is really a "B", that would indicate the 1981 model year, but if so, the rest of the VIN doesn't make much sense. The fourth character (W) should be the restraint type, but the only choices would be A, B, or C. The fifth character should be the model type, but again there is no "U" that year. If the VIN is copied wrong and the "W" should be the fifth character, that would be a Malibu Classic. Positions 6 and 7 are the body type, and "58" would indicate a four door notchback, which is consistent with a Malibu that year. The eight character is the engine, and "3" would indicate a 3.8 liter 4bbl motor.
I don't know if this car has been mounted on a different chassis, but clearly that VIN doesn't go with a 72 Supreme.
I wonder if headers fit it now???
May 11th, 2011, 10:28 AM
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Yeah " Arrrrrgghhhhhh, HELP ME!!!"
May 11th, 2011, 11:06 AM
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May 11th, 2011, 11:30 AM
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And to think somebody LIKES IT !!!!
May 14th, 2011, 09:06 AM
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I don't get the attraction of doing this to a car. More money than sense.
Here's another one, albeit not nearly the amount of money thrown away.
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/2373081989.html
Slightly less nausea inducing, and not lifted, but still, I can't believe the front wheels have room to turn w/o rubbing the crap out of everything.
-Jeff
Here's another one, albeit not nearly the amount of money thrown away.
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/2373081989.html
Slightly less nausea inducing, and not lifted, but still, I can't believe the front wheels have room to turn w/o rubbing the crap out of everything.
-Jeff
May 18th, 2011, 06:59 AM
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Of course this only would apply to those who don't have PERFECT cars.
May 18th, 2011, 07:07 AM
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I would do that, but I'd probably get tossed out on my ear, as the ones I'd be posting aren't Oldsmobiles. And I have plenty of laughable material. My 85 GTI has at least 14 cars that went into it over the last 15+ years.
I wish I had some pictures of the "Rubik's cube" that a buddy built many years ago. It was a rabbit with EVERY unboltable body panel replaced with one of a different color off another car. Talk about a head-turner and/or cop-bait.
I wish I had some pictures of the "Rubik's cube" that a buddy built many years ago. It was a rabbit with EVERY unboltable body panel replaced with one of a different color off another car. Talk about a head-turner and/or cop-bait.
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