It looked like an ok driver car, and the guy drove it to my friend's shop, but when they got it on the lift last week it started falling apart. Lower quarters were made up of cardboard and bondo, body mounts/braces/etc were gone. The car is so bad that the owner is now going to use it as a parts car and buy a new body, which I'm kind of excited to see in person.
Most likely. Many vehicles have died that same death. My friend with a restoration/body shop just got a convertible '67 Camaro in from New York. I've seen rust before, but wow that Northern salt can do damage. Maybe that's why most Yankees are assholes.
), and am quite familiar with the damage caused by the dreaded tin-worm. I once bought a '66 Mercury Comet 2-door hardtop in Saratoga Springs, NY. Car looked salvageable, until I made the mistake of putting it up on a hoist with both doors opened slightly. Oops. The car buckled in the middle just enough that I was never able to close the doors again. Instant parts car, right there, and a valuable lesson learned.
