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Posted by: itsa914 Nov 3 2003, 09:46 PM

Pic's of the parts cars that I paid $25 for. Six years ago the guy wanted $1500 for the pair

Here is a small list of parts that come with the
cars.

2 extra set of fog lights
3 Trans (2 side 1 tail)
1.7 motor from the Blue 71 (has a 2.0L in it now)
monza muffler (nice shape)
misc interior parts

and 6 boxes full of stuff that he hasn't opened since
1986.

Here is the pic of the 74, the 2.0L motor is in his garage.


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Posted by: itsa914 Nov 3 2003, 09:49 PM

Here is the 71. Check the flare on the rear fender.
This car has a 2.0 with a side shift trans.


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Posted by: vortrex Nov 3 2003, 09:50 PM

rabbit flares and wagon wheels!

Posted by: redshift Nov 3 2003, 09:57 PM

Rusty mildew, with bright trim!

Hey man, nice job on beating him for those Mahles.

You have to have a ton of patience to get them to look like that.


M

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 3 2003, 10:55 PM

i'm looking for a (cheap, what else is new) core 2.0L ...
any way i could talk you into parting with one of those engines?

Andy

Posted by: swood Nov 3 2003, 11:01 PM

I'll give you 1/5 the total purchase price of both cars for a set of uncracked door handle flaps! US cold cash buddy! Shoot, make that 1/4!

PM me dude!

Posted by: Mark Henry Nov 3 2003, 11:09 PM

Total score dude!

Tons of good shit there!

Mmmmm.... whitewalls on a teen...yum.

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 4 2003, 08:49 AM

Andy & Mark I sent you both a PM.

Garold

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 4 2003, 08:50 AM

Umm, Make that Andy & Swood I sent you a PM.

- Garold

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Nov 4 2003, 09:15 AM

Whats the VIN and numbers from the front drivers door plate on the 74 car? Is it a repaint by chance?

Posted by: onrails Nov 4 2003, 09:43 AM

can't decide if i like the flares or not,,,,,
but you deffinately scored!

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 4 2003, 10:38 AM

The vin is 4742915266. Are you thinking it my be a
LE car??? It does have all the goodies, fogs, sway bars, wheels, 2.0L, rear window defroster.

Not sure if it is a repaint or not. I will get it home
Thursday and will have a better look then.

- Garold (The Fred Sanford of 914s)

Posted by: davep Nov 4 2003, 10:39 AM

[ Whats the VIN and numbers from the front drivers door plate on the 74 car? Is it a repaint by chance? ]

When I saw those rims, that was my first thought also!

DaveP

Posted by: davep Nov 4 2003, 10:40 AM

The vin is 4742915266. Are you thinking it my be a
LE car???

Yup, sure is

DaveP

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 4 2003, 10:54 AM

Great, I think. It is a rusted POS. The floors are
more than gone, they do not exist! I will check
out bowlsby website on LE cars maybe this car
can be saved

- Garold

Posted by: GWN7 Nov 4 2003, 11:41 AM

Great score

Anything can be saved. All it takes is time and money.

Posted by: davep Nov 4 2003, 11:53 AM

You should have Photoshopped the colours to green, and got Jeff really going. The point that got my eye was that the rims had a silver edge just as the real LE's do, not full face in colour. Talk to Lawrence about a rusty LE! When you get the chance, post me and Jeff the chassis number and engine #. Jeff and I share everything we get on these cars. Run, don't walk to get the cars and parts home. Floors are available, as is most everything. The cost is in installing everything. One fellow here in Ontario is doing tube frame race cars using the remains of a tub. Not sure how many he has completed already. He has built one car, from scratch, of all new design using mostly Porsche drive train and suspension.

Welcome to the LE owners circle.

DaveP

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 4 2003, 12:52 PM

I will keep you guys posted. The thought of this
being an LE is way cool. To be honest the only reason why I was interested in this car was for
the rims.

If it turns out to be a LE are you guys interested
in moving to Portage Indiana to help rebuild it?

There goes my sons college fund

- Garold

Posted by: Chris H. Nov 4 2003, 01:11 PM

Wow that's amazing. It's a Creamsicle huh? Good catch Bowlsby and DaveP!!

Garold you thought you got a great deal on a couple of regular old 'teeners, now the gauntlet has been passed! You have to restore it now! Or you could just trash it, I mean heck it's not like it's a rare and desireable car that they only made a couple hundred of, right...er...ah... wait I guess it IS!!!

How about some pics of the rough spots when you get a chance?

It's a cool story no matter what happens!

Chris H.

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 4 2003, 01:18 PM

The whole car is a rough spot

- Garold

Posted by: John 9:14 Nov 4 2003, 02:43 PM

I see door handles............. I NEED DOOR HANDLES! You got door handles, I got money.....wanna trade?

Posted by: Chris H. Nov 4 2003, 02:44 PM

LOL! They both do look rough. And I've seen some bad ones! Usually they look OK at the distance you took the pics at. I bet they smell great inside too! So where are you putting these gems? Back yard? Check for critters before you bring them home! Seriously!

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 4 2003, 03:12 PM

Going to keep them in the drive until I can do the critter check, then I will put the blue in the garage
and start the parting out work. Also the cat is going
to spend a few nights in the garage just incase I missed a critter or two

I bought two cheap car covers so the neighbors
don't have sh*t fit while these sit in the drive.
I have a neighbor that has a problem with people
having their cars sitting in the driveways. Heck my
drive is three cars wide and can hold nine cars end
to end. You should heard him bitch after my
sons 1st B-day party. He thought I bought all the
cars and was going to sell them from the drive.

Nice guy, I just don't think he has both oars in the
water.

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Nov 4 2003, 03:25 PM

Way cool. I leave the computer for a few hours DOING REAL WORK...and I come back to find you guys drooling...

As Dave Pateman said previously...the Creamsicle rims caught my eye and that it was a 74. Also the painted bumpers, and lack of targa bar vinyl. The VIN is right.

See if the paint code is L80E. and that the 1st three digits of the chassis plate are somwhere between 071 and 144.

If its a real LE...you have to save this one. Only ~300 Creamsicles made. But the only way to know for sure, especially this car in this conditions is to get the COA...~$110.

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 4 2003, 03:43 PM

I will say this. IF it is a LE I will save it. It may take
me 20yrs to restore it. I will check the paint code &
chassis plate if things look right I will spring for the
$110 for the COA. I am lucky to have the space to
keep the car and a wife that knows I'm nuts and
understands why I love these cars.

I will be looking to you guys for guidance (sp) since
I have never done any sort or restoration work
before.

Stay tuned, we will know more thursday.

- Garold

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Nov 4 2003, 03:49 PM

Garold, you dont necessarily have to restore it yourself if you dont want to...just dont cut it up. It would be worth something to someone else to do it...

There is a list of items to check for on the LE website. If it is am LE...it will be the 111th on the Registry to surface!

Posted by: davep Nov 4 2003, 03:50 PM

Is it Thursday yet? Just can't wait!

DaveP

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 4 2003, 04:10 PM

I know that. Its just the thought of having a rare
car that I find way cool. Its like one of those stories
you hear about the car in the barn but never think
is true and here it is, I MIGHT have found one just
because I wanted the rims. And to think I have
been driving past it for the past 6 + years watching
it slowly rot away

Anway, there is no time limit on a restoration project
and I still have my 70 that I drive every chance I get.
So we will see.

Again I am greatful for this site and all of you for the
help & support we give each other. Stay tuned.......

- Garold

PS I can't wait till Thursday, I will try and get over
there tomorrow to look at the paint code & chassis
number.

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 4 2003, 05:16 PM

take more pictures ...

Andy << who wants a GT-Bumblebee

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Nov 4 2003, 06:21 PM

You know...maybe its just the camera angle...but...

I think I see that the front drivers side wheel well is painted white behind the tire...

Posted by: Engman Nov 4 2003, 06:42 PM

Pretty good buy! I'm there if you want to do a sawzall party - in laws live in Portage.

M

Posted by: vortrex Nov 4 2003, 06:43 PM

bowlsby,

did you see the creamsicle LE on ebay the other day? it's gone now and I can't seem to find the completed auction.

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Nov 4 2003, 06:46 PM

If it was the one in TX, the guy wouldnt tell me the VIN, but said it wasnt a real LE...he had just put the stripes on it for looks was all...

Posted by: jkeyzer Nov 4 2003, 06:46 PM

The rabbit flares are cool. The more I look at them the more I like them (even on that POS!)

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 4 2003, 08:50 PM

Well I couldn't stand it, I went over there this
evening. Of course no one was home so I just
peeked over the fence and guess what
the inside door panels are off, and...........
the inside of the doors are WHITE !!!
I almost pissed myself, how cool. This is starting
to look good



That was my plan for the 71. Maybe some weekend
between Turkey day & X-mas.

- Garold

Posted by: Chris H. Nov 4 2003, 08:54 PM

I agree Bowlsby. I see white paint under there too.

I'd be very surprised if this wasn't an LE. What are the odds someone would choose to repaint a white car that color and also paint a set of Mahles to match? Garold, there's a great book available called the "Metal Fabricators Handbook"......

Posted by: davep Nov 5 2003, 11:36 AM

Well, that is enough evidence for me. It is in my list of LE's. I'm sure Jeff will have it added to the website soon. Be sure to get the engine and transmission for it. Send us the numbers when you can. What colour is the interior? The white cars often got the brown interior. A friend of mine showed up one night last fall with the car he had been working on for several years. As soon as I saw it I got a little suspicious. While it was all black, originally it had been a white LE. Was he surprised to find out that bonus!

DaveP

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Nov 5 2003, 11:57 AM

I am gonna hold out...this is a real siskel & Ebert show huh...

I need to know the chassis number before it gets a place on the Registry, and even then...I want to see the COA when its available. Oh and I need your real email address Garold, so that other LE owners can find you when they want to have a meet in your area.

Dave...which Creamsicle is currently black? I know of only one...is it the same one? Its Zachs Protzkos car, VIN 14706 Also, of the ~30 or so Creamsicles on the LE Registry, only 2 are tan interior.

Posted by: Pnambic Nov 5 2003, 12:02 PM

Hey Garold,

I'll be up Thrusday evening through the weekend. I don't have a trailer or anything, but I'll help ya get everything loaded up and then unloaded if you need the extra hands. In case the PO happens by this post and realizes his faux pas, maybe an extra guy could help persuade him of the finality of this sale.

Dan

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 5 2003, 12:42 PM

Dan, just sent you a PM.

Just got back from taking some pics. Will post them ASAP.

- Garold

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 5 2003, 01:11 PM

Here is the good, bad, & ugly. It was White. The
chassis plate has been painted over. Once I get
it home I will clean it up.

Here is the plate from the driver side.


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Posted by: itsa914 Nov 5 2003, 01:12 PM

interior pic#1 (notice NO floor)


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Posted by: itsa914 Nov 5 2003, 01:16 PM

int pic #2


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Posted by: itsa914 Nov 5 2003, 01:20 PM

front


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Posted by: itsa914 Nov 5 2003, 01:21 PM

driver side jack point


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Posted by: itsa914 Nov 5 2003, 01:23 PM

Last pic, the rear trunk. Sorry for the extra large pics.


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Posted by: SirAndy Nov 5 2003, 01:33 PM

not bad!

what's that additional switch next to the heater control?
did the car come with heated rear window?

did the floor fall out on it's own or was there human intervention neccessary?
Andy

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 5 2003, 01:40 PM

Andy, it has the rear window defroster. The floors
fell out on their own. It has been sitting in that spot since 1985/6.

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 5 2003, 01:45 PM

i'm concerned about it braking in half when you try to move it.
make sure your camera is charged!

Andy

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 5 2003, 01:57 PM

Your concerned so am I. It is a damn
shame that this car got that way. I know Jeff is not
going to like this but if it does brake in half, then
its gone. I will part it out

Unless someone really feels the need to restore
then it will be for sale, maybe. We will know more
tomorrow.

- Garold

PS. just put new pics in the camera

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 5 2003, 01:59 PM

I ment batteries

Posted by: Chris H. Nov 5 2003, 04:31 PM

Sorry if I missed it, but how will you get it home? A flatbed is really what you need for safety's sake. If that thing encounters any resistance at all it might bend in a permanently bad way or break in half as Andy said. Be very careful! Whatever you do DON'T take the top off. It may be wedged into place and providing some level of support. I know that's probably a no-brainer but just in case.

Good luck with it! Thanks for the pics!

Posted by: itsa914 Nov 5 2003, 04:34 PM

Drive it

I got a trailer. The trick is going to get it on the
trailer.

Stay tuned, more pics tomorrow night.

- Garold

Posted by: kafermeister Nov 5 2003, 04:45 PM

No two ways about it. This is just cool any way you look at it. Even if it does break in half.