Cheapest car to restore?

[byndbad914]

I sold my 70 fastback to pay for college in 1997 for about what it takes to buy a rough roller these days.

Take the two 69s you have and if you can do bodywork cheap, get them straight and decent (don't paint them) and throw the rollers on eBay and get some money out of them. Or throw them on as is and just get what you can for now.

Then take the $2500 you will waste on the T/A and add it to the roller money or use it to get the two rollers straight and good enough to get $4-$5K each (69-70 fastbacks bring cash in rough shape, check eBay! cuz I have considering getting a tub for my next project and my jaw dropped what I see a crappy roller go for) and turn your $2500 and two free cars into about $8-$10K or so, then buy a 65-66 fastback in okay running condition with rough body, do all the work and a decent paint job and turn for $3K-$5K profit on a regular basis (when the economy is better).

My neighbor a couple years ago had 4 or 5 65-66 Mustangs in front of his house on average every month - he was buying rough ones on eBay, doing rust repair, etc himself, rebuilt engines at times if necessary, so forth and put a decent (at best) paint job on and would sell it on eBay 2-3 months later so he was pretty much averaging 2 cars per month flipped. He tore down his 2 bedroom house and built a monster on the lot with the money within just a couple of years...

and don't listen to the sour pusses and stuck ups with their taste for fancy paint jobs smack you down, I was your age once and we all start somewhere and I admire a seriously sweet paint job as much as the next guy. Keep in mind most on this forum pay others to build their cars so it is always a losing proposition for them... flipping cars can be done when you do the work and the paint jobs you are showing are more than adequate for that. But stick to the obvious cars - the early 'stangs are popular and new repop parts are aplenty.

[youthpastor]

good tread if we stick to the question- what is a cheap car to build??

someone suggested an early chevy truck - good choice

s-10 square body style-- big motor

70's anything

60's a-body non chevy

78+ malibu

a wagon

any other ideas??

[skatinjay27]

Originally Posted by youthpastor

good tread if we stick to the question- what is a cheap car to build??

someone suggested an early chevy truck - good choice

s-10 square body style-- big motor

70's anything

60's a-body non chevy

78+ malibu

a wagon

any other ideas??

not a muscle car but when i think of cheap VW bugs come to mind for me...
pick up any vw mag and youll notice how cheap it is to have a bad azz bug.

[86TransAm]

I just picked up a pretty clean and rust free 83 Camaro for $800 less motor+tranny. I think that is a good deal considering how much anything 60's or 70 is going for,if you can get them in even close the same condition.if I had a choice I would have a late 60's-73 muscle car but for the price I am forced to go for the 80's or newer.they are easy to work on and parts are readily avaiable.one big key however as everyone on here has stated to being able to restore a car cheap is being able to do as much of the work yourself.

[youthpastor]

Originally Posted by 86TransAm

I just picked up a pretty clean and rust free 83 Camaro for $800 less motor+tranny. I think that is a good deal considering how much anything 60's or 70 is going for,if you can get them in even close the same condition.if I had a choice I would have a late 60's-73 muscle car but for the price I am forced to go for the 80's or newer.they are easy to work on and parts are readily avaiable.one big key however as everyone on here has stated to being able to restore a car cheap is being able to do as much of the work yourself.

they handle great out of the box and parts are cheap-

[youthpastor]

Originally Posted by skatinjay27

not a muscle car but when i think of cheap VW bugs come to mind for me...
pick up any vw mag and youll notice how cheap it is to have a bad azz bug.

my speedway catalog has a straight axle conversion to make em look like a rat - rod

[DriverzInc]

Originally Posted by youthpastor

my speedway catalog has a straight axle conversion to make em look like a rat - rod

That's sweet.

[TreySmith]

Pics below are my uncles mustang and the trans am I am looking at.. Hard to believe they drug those hunks of **** out of a field and got one ready for paint.. I can't wait until he decides to paint it because that means I get to drive it here ..

Hopefully my Lemans will be gone and I can go look at the trans am in person.

[Harri-76]

That Mustang seems like a nice project car...

[badmatt]

Originally Posted by youthpastor

good tread if we stick to the question- what is a cheap car to build??

someone suggested an early chevy truck - good choice

s-10 square body style-- big motor

70's anything

60's a-body non chevy

78+ malibu

a wagon

any other ideas??

not always cheap.... me and Marty could tell you that.