We did a friend's 74 Malibu that way YEARS ago so she could still drive it to work. Her nephew had it towed to his apartment and we did it in the street.
Between that and her wore out exhaust system.. It was like seeing this little old lady driving a stock car through town.
Light poles and reverse.. Or come-a-long.. port-a-power.. There are ways to get it pulled out. Some are cheaper and more fun.. Tree & 4LOW..LOL
Aaron
---- Don Rey <radon220@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Jon wrote:
> >
> > Is the plan to get it re-titled and drive on the street, or would
> > it be a trail-only rig?
>
> No need to re-title, it's got a good title. Insurance never got
> involved in the crash.
>
> > What sort of price are you able to get it for? If its low enough,
> > it might even be worthwhile for the drivetrain alone.
>
> Yeah it's worthwhile... I'm pretty convinced now. I just needed 24
> hours to second guess myself before I take on yet another project.
>
> > If the body is really bad, possibly it could be pulled off (except
> > for the floor pan) and the frame and chassis used as the basis for
> > some sort of buggy?
>
> If it comes to that, it will be a very long term project, but that's
> ok too. The body's not really too bad though. I like Aaron's idea of
> simply banging the fenders out flat. It may need a little more than
> that (e.g. the headlight housing got mushed way back) but to start
> with, I'll take that basic approach.
>
> When I get my hands on it, I'll see what kind of resurrection is possible.
>
> Don in CT
>
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