msco123

I know this is not an Olds. But look at the pics of this car and the guy claims he spent $17,000 for professional work on it. This just made me laugh.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercu...item335a1ee775

cutlassgal

I don't understand his "no labor" statement... if most of the work was done by "authorized repair shops" that's probably where most of the money went - in to labor!! Shops aren't cheap!!

70 cutlass s

You know most of the 17,000 was beer.

rocketraider

Some of the Cougar stuff is not cheap. Buddy has three of these and is always howling about how much some of it costs- it ranks up there with Olds performance NOS. The headlight actuators and sequential taillights are plumb outrageous.

I want a 66-7 Thunderbird, but they use the same headlight/taillight systems as the Cougar, so I know what I'm getting into. Good thing is people DO rebuild and refurbish the stuff.

But yeah, I expect a lot of the $17,000 went to pay someone else, and at California prices. Could probably have gotten it done for half that somewhere the cost of living isn't quite so high.

wolfman98

Well if he's spent 17,000 already it looks like there's about another 83,000 to go.

Nilsson

That is a 2500-3,000.00 car tops as it sits.

And yes Cougar part prices are not for the timid.

mike's88

Giving bebefit of the doubt, $14,500 in quarters in the trunk?

firefrost gold

Thats why i never add up what i put in my car. I bet thats with his purchase price plus parts and a divorce lawyer

Blk71SX

$16,500 on hallucinogens

paul879

LOL allways tell the wife it less than what you really spent so at least you dont have to give it to her ,Looks like that guy typed in the wrong info to many 000"s

Indy_68_S

And a bit more for the taillights.....

jeffreyalman

LOL I was gonna say crack

Aceshigh

Storage fee's
EPA fines
Towing costs

For what that car would cost to restore, because of limited #'s.
You're probably better off building a pro-touring classic with custom interior and drivetrain.

GoodOldsGuyDougie

Its actually in Pesos so...its not that much really!

truthautomatic

most of it went into the invisible 351 in the engine bay