1977 Malibu Classic Build #20. Reveal! Cost to Build! Test drive! Art update! Build is done!

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I remember the video when you went over this car in detail (a year, maybe two ago?), when you were still trying to convince Art to pull finger get it done and I remember being so sad because it could be a real good looking cruiser. I didn't know much at all about the Malibu (being that I'm way down under in New Zealand and they weren't sold here at all) apart from the fact they were under the GM banner, but I loved its lines, loved the options that car in particular had and could see what it would look like finished. Then you started work on it and I've followed each stage, falling more and more in love with the beast as you went.....and bugger me if you didn't pick EXACTLY what I wanted it to look like! Earlier in the video, you were pondering about the addition of the red stripe and the door-ding strip. I paused the vid showing the side of the car and I thought "If ANY red stripe goes on this, it should be on the top of the top silver pencil line only. Any more and it would look overdone....and as for the ding-strip, either half way between the silver stripes and the next body line up or level with the top of the striping". And there it is - pretty much right where its going to do the most good and it doesn't look overdone at all. Any more red would and any more stripes or highlighting of bodylines would tip the scales, but she looks absolutely grouse - inside and out. The noise she makes from that exhaust is pure music and boy does she get up and boogie when asked! Yeah - a couple of little niggles / shakedown issues to sort, but all-in-all a hugely satisfying finished product that you can feel rightly proud of, mate. As for me, I wish I lived a lot closer, because I'd pay you the money and drive her home. I could not buy a Malibu here - if I could find one in that condition - for $19,300 (which is what $12k US equates to in our 3rd world currency). Sure, I'd have to swap out the headlights for ones that go to the left, pay for Compliance, import tax, registration and inspection, but what the hay? The biggest cost would be Compliance because they go over imported cars with a fine tooth comb looking for issues, expecting a 50 year old car to still present brand new inside, outside and especially underneath. Anything that looks like it might conceal an issue, hide rust, is non-standard, is cut and welded or is coated in surface rust, is rejected. You almost have to be able to eat off the surfaces to be able to pass. Believe me, I am very tempted all the same, but right now I have nowhere to store it until I move one (or more) of my others on...and you don't want to leave a car out in Auckland weather for any length of time unless you want to turn it into a project again. Between the salt air, the humidity and the rain, things don't last long - hence our rust laws. We'll see what cooks though and if I can swing it in the short term, I'll be in touch. All the best!

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[@dixonlopez86]

I have a 77 Malibu Classic. Thanks for all the ideas!

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[@slyboogey6263]

Looking good Lee!!

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[@paulnewman7568]

Great job, beautiful car , and you did it in not much time!!👍 I like those cars I had the 74 Monte Carlo and the 75 Buick century and they seem to grow on ya , thanks for the videos looking forward to your next big project, hopefully a classic Chevy

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[@matthewh3795]

Wow it looks absolutely amazing 👏

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[@shake9574]

Outstanding job!! Respect for showing us how to build a beautiful running driving car on a budget. Love the channel sir!! Keep up the great work

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[@lmcollins_54]

For some unexplained reason Lee, I honestly love the look and style of this particular car. To me, it has a similar style/appearance just like a 1976/77 Monte Carlo. What do you think? Out of all the other car builds, that I have watched from beginning to end, in my opinion, this build has definitely got to be one of the best! I mean, you took this rust bucket of a car, completely and totally apart (and I do mean apart), and then welded it back together again. The amount of engine work that you performed on this car and the interior and engine upgrades to increase the overall engine performance and horsepower, will definitely add to the overall value of this car. Wow, absolutely incredible and insane in a good way. Art, is probably thinking of ways that he can try and convince you to sell him this car back to him. He completely destroyed this car by driving it in and out of the ocean surf - total insanity!The amount of time and energy that you put into this car is mind blowing. WOW, so much focus and determination!

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[@tbonepumper5623]

​@@clunkersandclassicshey brother I don't suppose you would have a extra dash bezel cover or any rear sail panels kicking around for sale having a hell of a time finding any got scammed on Facebook too lol

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@@tbonepumper5623 no, I need rear sail panels too

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@@clunkersandclassics damn they aren't easy to find your car looks great by the way if by some miracle I find any I'll let ya know

[@jpb1231000]

SWEET RIDE!!! The "POST SMOG"Detuned GM's were SO BEAUTIFUL!!! The Grand Prix, Malibu's Cadillac's and Riviera's and My FAVORITE... The 73 - 77 OLDS CUTLASS, were some of the most BEAUTIFUL and MOST UNDERATED American Cars built!!! Thank you sir for MAKING AMERICA'S ROADS BEAUTIFUL AGAIN!!! I'm 55 and the best I could do for "The Cause" with my $$$$ was a 2007 LINCOLN TC !!~!! I NEVER thought I'd love a FORD but after "BULLWINKLE" hit my Cadillac DTS the only BIG AMERICAN Sedan/Coupe that was DEPENDABLE enuff for me was the LINCOLN with my Work travels and I HATE SUV'S unless it's a REAL K5 or BRONCO!!! I have a 2007 LTC and a 1993 Toyota 4wd ... Just need a Full Size Chevy to pull my Camper into TWILIGHT!!! LOVE them CRAGARS!!! My 1st '77 Cutlass Supreme has them Spinners in the middle.... SUBBED!

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[@IOSAGifts]

Clunkers and Classics, I'm addicted to your videos keep them flowing

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[@gregt722]

This paint job is amazing. I love the stripes and especially the Laguna side stripes. Fantastic! Can’t believe you built this for under $4000! Amazing!

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[@johnnymack8442]

Car turned out great Lee! That red pin strip really makes it pop.

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[@Daryl-S]

Beautiful job and great advice about just doing a little bit every day and your projects get done! Love your channel sir.

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[@darrelparenteau2795]

Excellent!! It all came together and it Looks great with the stripes! Good job.

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[@michaelbristol6467]

Woooooo baby what a car. I love it Lee! You did it again brother, another notch in your belt. Awesome!!! 😉✌

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[@Waderizer]

That’s a great Looking chevelle! My first car was a 76 Malibu

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[@tombo1001]

Once again Lee you really pulled it out of the bag! great job mate

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[@ClydePodvin]

Have to admit this car turned out amazing.

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[@user-vx5pl3zn1x]

Looks great nice job

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[@randymacsgarage]

great job lee another quality build and another classic saved from the scrap yard.👍👍

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[@gregt722]

This build was amazing. I mean you put on an entire roof! Something about this generation Malibu/Chevelle is really growing on me. This build and your 76 El Camino are my favourite. I hope to see you driving this to run errands in future videos. This is a great daily driver!

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[@terryeustice5399]

Lee it turned out gorgeous. Just got a few odds and ends and bugs to work out. It’s dandy. Thank you for sharing! 💯💕👊👍

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[@lewismartin9980]

Yep Lee is always honest about how to spend money on a project he always makes it make sense.😊

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[@JonnyHolms]

I had 73 Malibu with a 350 ci and an automatic and ever since I have been in love with this body style and I am in love with what you have here, Thank you for not parting it out...

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[@ambk2010]

Car looks great, you did a really good job on it. Keep up the good work

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[@mnanninga4247]

This turned out simply amazing. Great job Lee. This is one to be proud of

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[@carlosquintana6930]

It came out at the end, looking sharp 👍👍

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[@yonnyjimenez4723]

A very nice car I really do like it. I remember in New York. I used to have 1977 Malibu classic as a taxi in 1988

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[@MoparJimmy]

Hell of a job you did with this whole build.

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[@ohiovoodoo5479]

great back yard resto keep um coming

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[@Lucas_Tulic]

To think that not long ago we were congratulating you for having reached 10Ks, and now you're on the verge of getting to 20Ks subs! Good builds like this are appreciated. Cheers from Argentina!

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[@chrismorton2633]

Nice job...turned out sweet, keep'em coming.

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[@jamespn]

Interesting back story on this Chevelle, it’s been through many transformations, great job Lee.

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[@jonoskowski5545]

Love the car. You did a great job rebuilding it.

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[@nickkonwent7387]

That turned out badass!! I can't believe you welded everything with a flux core welder, gives me some hope cause that's all I have to

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[@jdwoods2]

Free Bird! Glad you were able to use that stereo. Car turned out great!

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[@jam6sco2]

IMO, it’s the best looking paint job you’ve done yet. Love the silver. Looks AMAZING!

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[@carlbroomhall9665]

This builds been great to see from start to finish well done Lee it's turned out 👍 👌

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[@guitarsbyatomixcustomguita2789]

I think it looks great!

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[@Spiffy86gn]

Love your videos. Nice to see someone giving the mid 70’s cars some love. I think she’s worth 12k to 15k all day long. Love the black and silver my favorite two tone color too.

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[@Doug2114]

Kirker was making Summits paint and Kirker has been around a long time. Good stuff. Great job!

[@chrismedaris4873]

Turned out fantastic you sir are a true old school motorhead and body man and everything in the middle it turned out just great

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[@BudFranks-fu9ye]

Wow 😲what a beauty. Looks really good Lee. It just shows what hard work and dedication can do. Anybody would be proud to drive that.👍what a change from the pile of crap it used to be. Well done👍💯👊💯

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[@cobramike13bravo63]

Damn, what a transformation. I am blown away at the amount of work and the dedication to finish it out. Great work 👍. PS, keep it up, you are going to get more people watching.

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[@davidlaramore1359]

Looks terrific Lee. Supplies ain’t much. It’s your skill that cost the most. Not everyone can do it good the first time so more money and time. 💯🔥

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[@mauricedubeau3247]

Great work as usual Lee !!! It's beautiful,,,,,,Your craftsmanship speaks for itself !!! Awesome job,,,

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[@jimnuding4011]

The car looks great Lee! I like the color combination and the red pinstripe gives it a good look. Great job. Followed it from the beginning.

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[@rickloera9468]

I am so glad you saved this car. It is stunning. I think the Colonade cars are starting to pick up on popularity. The only thing I may have done differently is around the wheel wells, where the stripes are. I would love to have seen what they would look like if you had carried over the rounded corners on the side stripes like you did on the hood and trunk lid. I am looking forward to the Scooby Doo Van. I'm kind of hoping the 78 Nova might get some love, too.

[@edwardbowsher8364]

Looks great I always enjoy your paint jobs

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[@ferrochinabisleri1587]

I just saw the video, the car looks awesome, you did a great good looking job!

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[@geedee94134]

You do it all right! I'm doing a 76 El Camino and a 74 Laguna S3 in my backyard myself. Appreciate the tips and inspiration. I buy parts cars and sell the rest off to save money on my builds.Great work Man! 💪🏽 🏆 🔥

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[@jeffdickens7019]

Lee I will have to say when you started this build I thought to myself what have you got into I watched every video you are a hell of a mechanic and a great paint and body man the car turned out great take care

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[@TonyBruno-c4i]

Great job and videos 🎥 thanks peace ✌️

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[@jct300m]

Looks really Nice!!! Enjoyed this series!!

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[@74howell]

That is one great build thanks for sharing with us!

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[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍 : Lee it looks really good ! The Colonnades don’t get much love , that’s fine I myself have a 1976 Cutlass S sport coupe it replaced my 1976 442 with a stick. Rust toke the 442 so I made it my parts car for the Cutlass S ( DNA is 442 ) with a 455cid duals turbo 400 . No surprise on what you found to do repairs my 442 cancer was in the same places ! You did a very nice job 🍩☕️👀😎👍🇺🇸 outstanding 👀😎👍

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[@fgannon625]

You did a great job looks sharp!¡!!!👍👍

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[@randyhoepker5528]

You made a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. For all the work you did and the improvements you made, you sure didn’t have a lot invested. Of course that parts car was a life saver on this build. Without it you couldn’t have done it or made it as nice as you did. The silver stripes on the top and bottom definitely added a lot to it. Your call on adding a red pinstripe on the bottom of the silver on the lower body. I would just put it on there and make a judgment call. I wouldn’t add any more red stripes anywhere else on the sides of the car. It’s going to make it look too busy. The Cragars give it street cred and make it look like a hot rod. Looks sharp.

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Thanks. It wouldn't have been built without the parts car for sure.

[@glenbo2464]

Looks and sounds GREAT ! The sound of a 4 barrel opening up is one of the best sounds ever !

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[@Hwyhogg]

@classicsandclunkers this car is not for me, but of all the builds I’ve watched you do, this seems your most ambitious. Well done! Keep giving us inexperienced poor newbs some inspiration! Good work!

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[@listenerjim]

This has been a very interesting build, thanks for making this series of videos.

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[@unchained20000000]

I told you they'd like it Lee. I know, I had one in the 1980's with a 400 small block, and everyone liked mine. Sometimes, bigger cars with girth add a certain appeal to the eye. I had the exact same Cragars on mine.

[@garyeverhart2260]

Wow very beautiful car all the cars you have my that one my favorite 😊

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[@bgreasy6318]

You did an awesome job on this beauty. look alot sleeker with a rear bumper delete , but cant trust other drivers these days

[@Sandra-y9q5n]

Love your show.You did an awesome job on the paint.

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[@impalaman4546]

looks nice great work love the paint job

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[@brandonrimes1547]

Absolutely speechless wow this one came along way great job!!!

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[@charlesbowman5614]

Looks great, a friend of mine had a Laguna in the eighties. Small block 400,headers and glasspacks,good car.

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[@mikebarnes8908]

Great job J.P. LEE! Much better than your neighbor that gets more views! Not going to mention names. But you do it right!

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[@MikeyMack303]

The car looks fabulous. i really like the Laguna stripes.

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[@philhiggins5482]

Turned out beautiful!!

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[@michaeljankowski8036]

The car turned out Amazing.

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[@jeffs.7412]

Looks great Lee. Can't wait to see what you do with the van

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[@RichL8223]

Lee the one man restoration machine👍

[@Dookieandsons]

I remember commenting on this car in the background of one of your videos a year or so ago when I first started watching your videos you said it was your friend's car that he left at your place but now I'm in love with that car it is beautiful

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[@waynebooth5193]

Nice one Lee ,, looks mint

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[@nickenglezos687]

Came out awsome.later after it cures you can detail it.maybe silver pinstripe around the mirror too.peace

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[@outlaw3753]

Looks great!

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[@markstangsn9518]

One of my favorite builds nice job Lee 👍🏻

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[@stevengonyaw1617]

That black summit urethane laid down slick ! I like painting with those urethane kits.

[@chuckpratt447]

Excellent paint job that looks so good

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[@eugenefernandez3351]

WOW!!! GREAT JOB!!!!

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[@rajcam80]

Looks good, you did numbers for that Malibu! Summit brand paint is a good alternative to the other guys.

[@erikbragg6751]

I don't agree with everything you do but I do agree that you save alot more doing it yourself. And I respect and admire the work that you do.

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[@joeshermenti2082]

I really like it looks like the cars we built in the eighty's

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[@abrdds]

Dayumm… that turned out nice.Touche’ , sir… proper build… nice

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[@CW-user]

Looks great. Very inspiring for a do it yourselfer.

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[@patlv2210]

What a beauty ! Talent!!!

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[@bobloblaw7025]

Amazing strip work Lee.

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[@keithroute8906]

You are so correct. The way you do cars there is no way you could buy one done to that level already done. I would encourage anyone to follow your advice restoring cars on the common sense cheap. What would prove Mortski right would be on a very high end car. Then you could buy a pristine restored car cheaper than you could build it. There are rich people that will do that but that market is tight and small. However if the car is nice enough you can always hold out to get what you want for it. You did an outstanding job on this car. It was a disaster and it looks great now with your work, way to go. You could not buy that car looking as it does for what you built it as. It might take three or more weeks to sell it at 10k around here. It would sell within days around here for 7k. That is double your money which any business needs to do to stay in business. You know how to do things correctly and on the cheap. Should be an inspiration for any guy learning and getting started or trying to improve their abilities.

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[@gazza6348]

G'day mate bloody awesome job on that car mate you have so much talent ...should have 1 million subscribers by now you do way more work on cars than those other patina clowns channels it's not all about getting a car started and drive it home it's about fixing the whole car doesn't have to be showroom quality ...I love your work mate all the best and you deserve much more recognition for your skills no one would have gone to that effort in that car well done ...thanks mate 🙏🙏👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

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[@ChrisJuel-kd8lk]

Looks good great job

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[@dwaynewilliams6334]

Excellent job, Lee!!!!

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[@johnmilanesi8221]

Looks f’n incredible Lee. I’d bet you can get near $10,000 for that classic. Maybe more. Whether you sell it or not it’s another beauty for your collection.

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[@toddjohnston4788]

Ya Lee..tire kickers blows!! Please don't give it away. You did a wonderful job 👍💪

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Oh ya...13,000.for ---Art 11-11.500

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[@kennethsonier1766]

The Malibu looks really good 👍 as far as buying a vehicle already done as compared to building your own, it all depends on the vehicle and it's actual value. You don't understand the fact that that model A is All steel with appropriate hot rod parts from its day. Mortskes model A is worth considerably more then what he paid the way it sits now.

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Mortskes car is a cobbled together amateur old build, it needs a total rebuild to be worth any "good" money. He got taken for a sucker, he knows that.

[@wilenelson1810]

Looks awesome !!! 🔥🔥🔥

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[@brucecrawford5166]

It really looks good 👍🏽👍🏽

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[@dougduff2755]

Looks really good! Well done!

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[@andrewbrubaker1366]

Looks good lee!

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[@patcarbone1753]

I knew he would want to buy it back after he saw it finished! As long as he wants to give you the money you need sell it back to him!