I was curious if anyone has had any experiance with them or was in the
neighborhood and interested in checking it out. If not I'll have to make
a road trip or fly out there. Only coming from KC it shouldn't be too
bad.
Re: Anyone familiar with Auto Yard Shop near Framingham, MA? (Black Snowman)
Yes I am familiar with this place called Auto Yard Shop. I have been there several times. I actually bought my 1977 corvette
there. It might be worth a trip they have a lot of nice cars to see,
but to be quite honest they seem to be rather overpriced on most of
their cars. The cars there are sold on a coinsignment basis. One place
you might look into is in St.Charles MO. called fast lane classic cars.
Higher end stuff but prices seemed fair last time I was there. They are good and cheap on shipping though. If you don't plan to travel, shipping trough them might be a good idea.
P.S.
Fast lane is right down the street from just vettes (a corvette junkyard)
Re: Anyone familiar with Auto Yard Shop near Framingham, MA? (stram9877)
Helps a lot thanks! I was thinking about offering $8500 for it since
the front clip obviously needs to be replaced, the rear isn't much
better, and I'm sure there are a few "suprises" waiting as there are
with any old car...
Wow, I can't believe I found Fast Lane with my 1st Google search! For those who are interested the site is: https://www.fastlanecars.com/
Re: Anyone familiar with Auto Yard Shop near Framingham, MA? (standup)
I think it HAS been vaccumed and the interior is that trashed. It
DEFINATELY needs paint and the front clip has cracks and the rear looks
like it's shrunk a bit, but if it's really as mechanically sound as they
say that's all stuff to bring the price closer to what I want to pay. I
want to do a custom interior and some bodywork anyway so it doesn't
bother me so much. I'm a function before form kinda guy. That makes the
C3 a bit of a departure for me since I want one solely based on the
curves ;)
I shot them an e-mail with a few quesitons on the condition of the
frame, the weatherstripping, do the headlights work, etc . . . to try
and weed out some things ahead of time and maybe save myself a trip.
We'll see Monday how much they are willing to admit :skep:
The '72 BB is sweet, and a little over twice what I can afford. . . well
to be honest I can't really afford ANY 'Vette but you only live once
right? I'll let them repo the rest of my toys 1st :leaving: ;)
Re: Anyone familiar with Auto Yard Shop near Framingham, MA? (Black Snowman)
Quote:
...but you only live once right?
TOO RIGHT! :)
Definitely check the frame, frsh welds and rust....especially in front
and behind the wheel arches!!!! A wheel alignment will tell you a
lot...too many shims is not good...
Re: Anyone familiar with Auto Yard Shop near Framingham, MA? (Black Snowman)
Snowman, No way in this world would I give 8500 for that car. If you
look around a little, you can find some nice cars for that amount or
close. I know of one 1975, Orange that makes this one look sick for
10,500. Take your time and look around, youll be much
happier.............LT
Re: Anyone familiar with Auto Yard Shop near Framingham, MA? (ltinnell)
Ya, My left brain is not in a hurry, but my right begs to differ. I
just need to make sure reason wins out of emotion. Thanks for all the
input from everyone. Especially the shim hint. I hadn't thought of that
:thumbs: