[Shotimes] FW: Cleveland SHO on eBay

[Noah South III]

It's got the rod shifter in it, and you can see a Plus hood on it too.  Not
sure if that makes it worth it or not.  It definitely doesn't have minor
surface rust, more like major rusting on the entire body.  Might not look
like much from the pictures, but anyone that knows SHOs knows how they like
to rust.  There's no way in hell $600 is going to make the exterior 100%,
more like $3000+ because of all the panels that will have to be replaced.
Also, solid metal is an outright lie, this is a 90's vehicle not a 40's
vehicle..  Behind all those rust spots is a sponge like filler material that
LOVES to absorb water (one would think they WANTED it to rust, oh wait, they
did).  You can't just cut it out and weld new metal over it.  Looking at the
amount of rust on the whole vehicle, I'd bet that you could just pull the
side skirts off the car.  I think it's worth about $1000 because it's got a
rod shifter ($200) and a plus hood ($200).  Anything more than that would
just be being generous.  The seller on that auction sounds a bit sketchy in
their description, so I wouldn't trust anything they said, I'd go check it
out first with your own eyes.

-Noah South III


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 1:29 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] FW: Cleveland SHO on eBay


> Ron, could you post this on SHOtimes, thanks.
>
> Well I have been developing a soft spot for a Gen I, heaven know why the
AWA
> would kill me if I brought another SHO home.  Remember I am suppose to be
> saving for a wedding.  But since this one was in my bad yard, I thought
what
> the heck I would go take a look.
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&mfcisapicommand=Vie
> wItem&item=1871463720
>
> Unfortunately I couldn't meet the owner because of conflicting schedules
but
> I went to take a look at the SHO anyway.  It's been sitting outside for
some
> time now and it has a couple of flats.  It supposedly has new rear struts
> with mounts and new brakes.  I couldn't tell about the brakes due to the
> rust on the rotors.  It does have a new catback exhaust (brand ?).  The
car
> was locked, but the interior doesn't look too bad (looking through the
> windows), there is no rips in the drivers seat.  The windshield has a
crack,
> but the owner warned me of that before hand.  I couldn't get a look under
> the hood, but the front of the sub frame looked wet (messy oil changes,
> leaking PS system?).  I expected the typical Gen I rust spots, rear
quarters
> behind the wheel wells and the lower edge of the truck lid.  I also found
> more surface rust than I was comfortable, with including a long hole in
the
> passenger A-pillar, not good.  Not sure if it had a cable or rod shifter.
> Personally unless you feel like doing some major sheet metal work, I think
> this one has seen too many salty winters.  It may make a good parts car,
but
> I have no way of knowing for sure since I didn't drive it or even hear the
> engine run.