is this a good buy? 1956 chevy

[Russell Ashley]

Originally Posted by bikerman9967

i made him an offer of 7 and he wouldnt move. says he has too much tied up with shipping it up from ga. guess he paid too much for it

I saw that truck on the Atlanta CL for a lot less than the current price. I think it was about $4 or $5K they were asking but don't remember for sure. He might have bought it thinking it was better than it is, but shipping charges don't help the current value and justify a higher price IMO.

[bikerman9967]

i just picked up a 55 1/2 ton. runs and drives. not in bad shape but needs work. the truck had a hack resto done to it years a go. needs a bed, steps with rockers, door skins, probably the left side floor and toe board, possibly cab corners ( the only piece of the truck that was repaired by a pro) there is no rot that i have found/can see, just horrible patches . motor and tranny were rebuilt which is a plus. frame is in really good shape with no rust . i got it for 6000, a little high but ite the best i can do up here in the northeast. not many good trucks up here.

[bikerman9967]

these are the external hack patches that were put in and some of the rough spots .

[Dan in Pasadena]

Hack work, move on.

[bikerman9967]

I already picked it up. I know a lot of it is hack. But the big parts are in good shape. Gota spend big money to get one that's in really good shape up here. I'm gonna drive it for a little while the way it is then strip it now
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[azsnow]

Damn, I would have let you get mine for 10K

[bikerman9967]

Originally Posted by azsnow

Damn, I would have let you get mine for 10K

I don't follow ......
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[azsnow]

I would have let you have my Cameo, new motor/trans and all for 4K more than you spent, and mine has very little rust as its an Arizona truck. No matter what others say though, if you are happy with what you paid, then good on ya!

[bikerman9967]

You guys are making me second guess myself haha. its on deposit still, i havent picked the truck up yet so i can still think about it.

[1959 Apache 3600]

Originally Posted by bfink

around here thats a $3500 truck , MAYBE 4k , even thats doubtful . good luck to him but id pass

Even too high for us Iowegians. He can fix it up and price it to whatever he wants to. He'll still be owning it.

[azsnow]

Get your money back, way to much work, and its nothing special for that price. I paid $6500 for my truck back when the economy was fantastick....and mine is a CAMEO!

[bikerman9967]

ya i just called it off, he wasnt too happy. oh well . anyone know of any 55-57 for sale?

[_Ogre]

4 eyes are sexier

[meter swinger]

good call. that had headache written all over it.

[azsnow]

Yeah don't jump on something just because you have the itch. Like I said, for 10K you can have mine, but for something closer to your price range, I know of 2 Cameos in AZ that are going for around 6K...
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/2827815558.html

[drivea55]

I sent you some info seeing you are from CT>

You are close enough to me that I hope I can help.

Brian

[oldcouple]

http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/2787804728.html

http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/2798409311.html

[bikerman9967]

old couple, i looked at the first one you showed put up. its in bad shape, needs a lot of the firewall and toe board work . keep them coming thanks guys!

[bikerman9967]

Originally Posted by azsnow

Yeah don't jump on something just because you have the itch. Like I said, for 10K you can have mine, but for something closer to your price range, I know of 2 Cameos in AZ that are going for around 6K...
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/2827815558.html

found a cameo very close to me for 6500 but its got a wood bed, which is kind of useless to me. i may look at it tho
http://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/2849155130.html

[bikerman9967]

i really love this one, its far, and pretty expensive, but its got a good rusted look to it to drive it as is.
http://www.classiccarliquidators.com...up/3A57K113602