1973 Pontiac Catalina Safari

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  1. 101Volts

    101Volts Well-Known Member

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    My Dad inquired about the car, and apparently it's a 42,2xx mile car unless the odometer went over. However, as WagonKiller said the driver's side fender is rusty; I also think the passenger's side fender has some rust starting at least.

    As for options, It doesn't have a roof-rack nor does it have a third seat. Manual locks and windows and I'm not sure it has air conditioning; maybe not, given that it's in Wisconsin. It does have an automatic tailgate and passenger-side mirror though. I have no idea what it has for a radio yet or if it has a rear window defogger. Brown and dusty front seat.
     
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  2. WagonKiller

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    It's bad real bad. I dunno it must of sat in a dirt floor garage or something. Dog legs are gone, Fenders are junk. Manual tailgate altho the window seals don't look TOO bad. AM radio and Idiot lights.

    I would have WAY more in that than if I bought the Buick near me, once I was done. And still have half the car.

    Very scared at what the floors look like.

    And not real sure at it being original miles either because of the way it looks. it looks more to me like drive rot than sit rot.

    It MIGHT be a 1500 or less car IMO. Just way to much work IF it's even fixable. My smashed Stewie mobile is nicer than that. Save for the tailgate lol
     
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  3. ModelT1

    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    So is baby poo brown!

    About this wagon, I've learned it's best to buy the nicest vehicle you can afford, even if you may have to save and wait. All of the extra expense and work costs more in the long run for wagons like this.
     
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    Excellent advice. And buy cosmetics. It is much less expensive to repair an engine than is is to do body work....
     
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  5. 101Volts

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    Ad's gone now.
     
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  7. WagonKiller

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    LOL that's not all the pics!

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    I offered them $2,000 for it
     
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  9. azblackhemi

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    Aye carumba! These pictures sure make me glad to live in Arizona!
     
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    That's rust free in the Midwest
     
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    That's a shame. My '74 is perfect except for the window channels and this car is rusty everywhere but the window channels. And I'll probably end up parting out the '74 because I'm not paying $4000 just to cut the window channels out!
     
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    My window channels are perfect
     
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    Apparently sold - ad deleted.
     
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    Or maybe it rusted to pieces and blew away :rofl2:
     
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