1978 Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country

Ugly but it's cheap!

http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/4333433707.html

 

That owner has had those plates since around 1980, when that sequence was issued, so chances are he's had the car for a long time. Plates stay with the person in Colorado, not the car. Can't beat that for the money.

 

Looks solid ...with great petina!

 

"Proper" patina is well-worn, yet presentable. This is beyond "patina"...it is now "needs restored". Patina is the way-overused word of the 2010s...

 

Perhaps "patina", and for that matter "presentable" is in the eye of the beholder.

If this were $4k, it would scream "I'm in desperate need of restoration," but for $650, to my eye it's perfectly presentable as a survivor anywhere this side of Pebble Beach.

Another entry level car for the budget strapped young wagon enthusiast/collector.

Whoops! Clicking the link, I note that the page is deleted. I hope it goes to a new owner that will appreciate it properly and not use it as a paint truck/beater/derby car.