Looked at a 72 in Los Alamos, NM, It's in pretty good shape! (no, really) Options

[Madswede]

So I looked at a 72 today here in Los Alamos. 1.7L that actually runs and starts amazingly easily (well, I'm biased with my 3.2L hot cam engine that always needs a little coaxing to really fire up and some pedal play to keep running (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) )

Anyway, I'll be taking some pictures of it when there's more time to remove rocker panels and the battery to look at the hell hole. It's still fuel injected, the interior is in surprisingly good shape, verified the AAR valve works well (heheh), with really decent seats, side door panels, some electrical work done (new improved fuse box) while PPO (previous-previous owner) installed a stereo and possibly a Viper alarm system, a top that's in good shape (not perfect), vinyl sail panels removed but good trim remains, front trunk and rear deck very clean. Needs the usual rubber seals. All in all, not as bad as I expected when I'd first heard about it.

L60E Irish Green crappy respray, and there's the usual rust I can see without removing the rocker panels, but doesn't look like it would prevent the car from being restored without welding (EDIT: without structural welding, I should say). Not sure yet, next week with more info/pics if possible.

I updated the VIN database with it. It would need a real paint job to get it looking pretty again, but this car could be a real candidate for a concours restore or just for someone looking for a car that hasn't rusted itself to imminent death. There's a surprising amount of good condition stuff on this car! Can't wait to share pics with you all ...

Oh, and I'm not buying it. If you couldn't guess by the flavor of this post, I'm going to be the owner's advocate (such as I can be) in his interest in selling it. Checking with a local first, but it's just nice to see these cars in relatively good condition in spite of the 10 years of sitting around that this car did. Ahhh, good old dry New Mexico!

Stay tuned in about a week or so for pics ...