Need help assessing car

[99ss]

does this look like water damage to you?

Possibly looking at this car..looks like a survivor..

guy said he bought it at an estate sale but the carpets look to be water damaged and the dash is cracked to sh*&*^&t

 

[cornfield county]

The carpet looks like it has some serious moisture damage, hard to tell with the floor mat in the way. The cracked dash pad is typical. 71-74 dash pads are next to impossible to find without cracks. The lower passenger door panel has some weird discoloration spots. It almost looks like someone tried bleach-white or some other chemical to clean it and had bad results.
Good looking car, but I would for sure look under that carpet.

 

[fatecaptured]

Idk about which years it affected, but it could be from a wiper pivot leak. Are asking if its a flood vehicle? or just moisture damage? If your worried about flood damage, look at the sub frames.

 

[99ss]

The back seat carpet on the drivers side has the same discoloration.. I was thiking it was a flooded in which case its not a good idea to buy is my thought.. the door panels maye have been moldy and they tried to clean it or thats was if left after the mold is cleaned off

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Just heard back from owner and his says mice turds

 

[steve from staten island]

look at the interior after the windows have been closed for awhile. Does the interior smell? Do you smell mildow? I agree i would also want to pull a small area of the rug up and look at the underlayment and floor

 

[Jeremiah]

I am not too sure without seeing it in person or some detailed pictures. One thing that I always see in flood damaged vehicles is a large amount of silt in the frame rails. Something to check...

 

[99ss]

I emailed and asked about it to the owner and he acted like a total jerk and told me to look elsewhere. I asked nicely but obviously the car and he are hiding something


He has all the orign docs and is more interested in that angle, docs are nice but you dont drive them down the road. I told him to forget it


Found a 71 anyway that might be in my price range better but still more than I have to spend right now. I'd like to maybe do a trade plus some cash for my car which came back yesterday and is running awesome!

 

[WP29440SE]

its possible the heater core could have sprung a leak if its only on that side. i would definitely pull up the carpet and have a look or at the very least run your hand under there and feel if its still wet.

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I emailed and asked about it to the owner and he acted like a total jerk and told me to look elsewhere. i asked nicely but obviously the car and he are hiding something

the heck with him then , its clear he knows more about it IMO and got mad when you started questioning it.

 

[99ss]

The guy emails me back and tries to insult be because I am not looking past the cars issues and buying it for the one owner all original paper work car that it is. Last time I checked you cant drive paper work and its not as highly optioned as the nice ones. He is trying to sell it on how rare it is and the fact he has all the original paperwork. So because I really dont care about that stuff, I am not entering car shows and dont subscribe to snob appeal he insults me ...LOL
Guys like that give Mopar guys a bad name. the red one is a 4 speed but its lacking the chin spoilers which I want. I think that only a 71-72 looks like it looks. For some reason I like that style better than the 68-70.. looks more unique

 

[WP29440SE]

The guy emails me back and tries to insult be because I am not looking past the cars issues and buying it for the one owner all original paper work car that it is. Last time I checked you cant drive paper work and its not as highly optioned as the nice ones. He is trying to sell it on how rare it is and the fact he has all the original paperwork. So because I really dont care about that stuff, I am not entering car shows and dont subscribe to snob appeal he insults me ...LOL
Guys like that give Mopar guys a bad name. the red one is a 4 speed but its lacking the chin spoilers which I want. I think that only a 71-72 looks like it looks. For some reason I like that style better than the 68-70.. looks more unique

i couldnt agree more. IMO these days there is way too much emphasis put on original documentation bla bla bla. just another excuse to tack another 10K . the main reason i got out of the numbers game was because of the snobs that sit there and criticize everything that is wrong with it instead of everything that is right. it sucked the fun right out of it for me. i will do it my way , you do it yours and keep your BS comments to yourself LOL

there are still plenty of great deals out there. it just takes patience to find them

 

[Photon440]

If it's the front AND back seat, and just one side, it could have just been parked in the rain with the window open for awhile.

 

[bigredbird]

the red one is a 4 speed but its lacking the chin spoilers which I want.

You can get a set of those for $75 and put them on in 30 minutes, including measuring time. Are you seriously passing up whole cars because they don't have two pieces of plastic on them that you can buy from 100 different suppliers??

 

[fatecaptured]

You can get a set of those for $75 and put them on in 30 minutes, including measuring time. Are you seriously passing up whole cars because they don't have two pieces of plastic on them that you can buy from 100 different suppliers??

I believe he's passing on the first one with the questionable flood/water damage. Due to the douche not wanting to be questioned. "F" him. Like somebody is just gonna toss there $ in the wind.

When I bought mine this past June/ July, i called and texted the seller several times. Even after i won the ebay auction. He was understanding, helpful and sincere. The way a seller should be. Even though I was a nervous wreck after I realized I bought a car 2500 miles away without inspecting it first. Thank god it was everything he said it was.

Sorry for the hyjack there, but remember your the one with the Benjamin's and $ talks. Good luck my man.

 

[99ss]

No not passing on the red bird....LOL it would be perfect for me to be honest. I'd like to trade my 70 Sport Satellite for one if I could, I called on it left message but I dont have 10k for it. But its what I want..

 

[bigredbird]

I believe he's passing on the first one with the questionable flood/water damage.

I was replying to the post about the red one not having chin spoilers.

Just making sure our eager buyer here understands that desired options can still be added 40 years later if they happen not to be on a car that's otherwise fine....

All good.

 

[fatecaptured]

I was replying to the post about the red one not having chin spoilers.

Just making sure our eager buyer here understands that desired options can still be added 40 years later if they happen not to be on a car that's otherwise fine....

All good.

Oh, i misunderstood. Had to throw my 2 cents in i guess.

 

[djais1801]

the fact that the windows are fogged up while it's wet is moisture trapped in the car (the first one)...i'd stay clear.

 

[bigredbird]

What's the guy want for it? Is it for sale online somewhere with a link? Hell, I'd tear out the interior and flush the silt out of the frames if that's the worst of it and that body is rock solid.... The grille alone is worth a grand.

 

[99ss]

13k, he pulled it off craigslist as I posted a response with his pictures. He will cut out the carpet and pretend like there is nothing wrong with it I'm sure. The guy just seems as dishonest as the day is long and for 13k I know I can buy and honest car with or without paper work

 

[tpodwdog]

new carpets...$150.00......some bleach....$3.00..... elbow grease...FREEEEE .. dont let some water damage scare you...we have all left our windows down at one time or another....RIGHT ? i would DEFINITELY check to see if theres silt in the frame rails.....other than that....its just water and if it didnt go over the dashboard....i wouldnt worry about it. ( look under the dash for signs of silt also.) MAKE SURE ALL THE ELECTRICAL STUFF WORKS..( SIGNALS ,DASH LIGHTS BRAKE LIGHTS...ETC ETC. )

if the guy is being a real douchebagg about it....move on, but that seems like a nice solid car that just needs a little detailing and TLC .