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daveymc29 · 07-08-2019, 11:22 PM

26 YEARS AGO I PAID $4500 for a Murray town sedan and drove it for a while as was. The headliner fell on top of me and I had a time getting it to stay up. had to keep the doors closed. Body was really nice and it ran okay. I felt it was too nice of a car to be driving without some restoration and I didn't feel I had the knowledge or the tools to do it justice so I sold it for $5600 to a guy who had restored some other cars. He felt it was within his capabilities and was an excellent candidate for high point restoration so we were both happy. Never saw it again and that was the last car I bought that wasn't an everyday driver in my thinking. (I can live with them as is and enjoy that I can keep them running well. None are show machines, all have been a joy to own. If I tire of one I sell or trade it for another. Try to keep two or three around for variety and some day may buy a point care to drive if I can get one at the right price.

07-08-2019, 11:22 PM	#15
daveymc29 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,554	Re: Should I pass on this A? Or would I miss out on something? 26 YEARS AGO I PAID $4500 for a Murray town sedan and drove it for a while as was. The headliner fell on top of me and I had a time getting it to stay up. had to keep the doors closed. Body was really nice and it ran okay. I felt it was too nice of a car to be driving without some restoration and I didn't feel I had the knowledge or the tools to do it justice so I sold it for $5600 to a guy who had restored some other cars. He felt it was within his capabilities and was an excellent candidate for high point restoration so we were both happy. Never saw it again and that was the last car I bought that wasn't an everyday driver in my thinking. (I can live with them as is and enjoy that I can keep them running well. None are show machines, all have been a joy to own. If I tire of one I sell or trade it for another. Try to keep two or three around for variety and some day may buy a point care to drive if I can get one at the right price.