African Muscle Cars - Forum

It’s a personal taste thing. I prefer the ‘forward tilting’ look cabs, so ‘56 Ford F100 and ‘55-59 Chevy trucks have a better look in my opinion. It is very likely you will end up spending more to do a proper restomod than what the truck will be worth. But, in the end you build it the way you want t...

What do all of you think about the right hand drive conversions on these vehicles? Should it be done (properly) or should the vehicles be kept left hand drive? (not talking about 100% authentic restoration projects) Personally, I feel doing a RHD conversion on a classic is bastardising it. Of cours...

socram wrote: ↑

Thu 08 Feb 2018, 18:27

Looks very dicey

People in glass houses....

Unless it was something exceptional rare I would never contemplate buying something with no papers, unless I had some way of dealing the mountains of paper work. Agree 100% - no papers and I walk away. I see a lot of comments on how straight forward it is to get papers - fine, then get them if it i...

One of those ads that does not specify anything :roll: - best to assume the worst that it is a shell and any usable parts will be a bonus. A big unknown is what that paint is covering up. The last few builds I’ve seen had bodyfiller by the bucket load - real pity since some nice cars were involved. ...

Why would an owner that wants to sell his car photograph it on a loadbed. Similarly, if you request that only serious buyers contact you then perhaps post an asking price.

That’s true, you rarely see good body work these days - seems most guys buy body filler by the truckload. :( Of course getting it done right is costly and if somebody wants to do a flip they will skimp - it’s difficult to get your money back on a well done resto job. Just my opinion but I doubt the ...

From my little experience with cars (I am more of a custom bike guy) I can tell you I would much rather build one than buy one. There are ofcourse exceptions, being that if you find a car that’s already build to your expected quality and liking and the price is right, why gamble with a build? Time i...

Difficult to see from the pics but if that chassis is not boxed it may be worth considering it - even the 383 could twist it. With the motor size it all depends on what you want to do. As important as the size is that you get the diff ratios right - no use you have the power but can’t put it down on...

I also think the price is fair considering the cost of importing one and the parts used - MOPAR parts aren’t cheap and after shipping and duties things quickly add up. Also consider that this one is available now. How many have actually been offered for sale to the general public in the last few ye...