Beegle17

Thank you! I was not putting "the" in front of his user name. Message sent! Thanks again.

I tried searching 510keeper here and nothing comes up? I assume he is a member here? If anyone can connect me that would be great! I did find a car in Montana that looks good but the seller has not replied to me as of yet. It is only about 8-9hrs from me On a side note this car that is here locally has dropped in price considerably...he is motivated to sell it. My decision now comes down to getting a better car/shell from South and pay the cost of US/CAD exchange, shipping and other related expenses or just put that money into the local car here if I can get it down to the price I need it to be at to make it worthwhile. Because of all the additional parts/pieces that come with it and a good running motor that I can choose to rebuild/modify or sell off and prepare for a swap...still undecided on that yet.....if I can get him down a bit more this one is worth buying just for all that stuff.

Yes that is the car. I am going to look at it this weekend as I finally have time to go...and it's NOT -30 anymore! It's only a 30min drive from me. I may offer him a lowball number and see if he bites. There is at least $1500 in new parts included. I am looking all over and I am open to buying in the US. I have done this before and have no issues. There has not been much available lately. The search continues!

Thanks for the reply and I do agree with all you have said. Trouble is....I can't seem to find anything other than this or completely done cars for big $$$. I know for sure that it will need most components replaced/upgraded especially because of the vision I have for the completed car. Some parts of course can be re-used. My issue is shelling out 4-5k for a car I am going to tear down to the wood and rebuild. But, that seems to be all I can find. Seller claims only 60,000 original kms on car. I am searching the forums here and the 510Realm for cars for sale but the pickings are slim. If I can figure out how to attach pics I will.

Hello folks! New user here but long time lurker. I am ready to purchase my first 510 and start a rebuild project so I have been doing a lot of research and collecting information. I love all the stuff you can find on the net and forums like this are a great tool. Now the biggest hurdle we all have is finding a good car to start the project with. I am up in Canada so my options are even more limited. I do have 1 car locally available to me (more on this in a bit) but my question is: Where is a good place to search for cars...I am having trouble finding much for sale right now. Even looking on ebay isn't turning up much for sale! The car I have locally is a 72 2 door. Complete car and he says it runs. Don't really care as I will be doing a swap and rebuild anyway. He has a good selection of additional parts like brand new front fenders, a few extra body panels, a bunch of new rubber items, front end components etc. The ad does say there is some rust in the unibody but I do not know how bad it is as I have not seen the car in person yet. The pictures he has sent do not show the full extent of the rust I am sure. Asking price is $4900 CAD recently reduced from $6500. No idea if that is good or not as I have found nothing to compare it to. So, I am not asking for any detailed analysis of this car as you all have no info to go on but what might be your simple opinion on this? Or, where can I find a decent donor car to start with? Buying from the US is no problem if I find a good one. All I really care about is the body/unibody as I can buy most everything else easily. My plan is to build a "streetable" track car that I can take out and do some fun races with but can drive to shows and events locally. It will not be a long haul or daily driver. Love the forum and I look forward to reading more!