Hi , I am looking at trading my car for this 1980 with a 454 and th350 trans.
The owner tells me that the car has no rust, needs a new windshield, needs new weatherstripping, and a needs a interior restoration. But the rest is complete.
I'm in Seattle so the interior restoration is no problem as I don't wanna get in a spotless car wet everyday. It'll be nice as I'll have a car that looks beautiful but I don't have to worry about the seats getting wet, then after this winter California it is, then I will restore it there.
For now, I drive less than a mile a day and wanna know if this looks like it can handle that. I'm not sure if the engine pictures had been from restoration or if he has set it up further. I don't know much about these cars. I know that it was recently restored by a older man that seems very respectable. He is on a fixed income and ran out of cash to do the interior, but like me didn't need it finished.
Does she look like a good start?

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During restoration

 

from what I can see on the picts - it looks ok so far... is this going to be your DD?

other than finishing the interior, what are your concerns?

 

Looks like it is a nice car,keep in mind though,if moving to California,they have some of the worst emmison laws in the country,so you may have a hard time registering it there being it is not the factory stock motor,and doesn't look like it has the emmisions equipment on it.

 

I guess it depends on how it runs, or if the engine is in the unfinished state we see in those pics. I also agree with B&M that Ca. is tough on smog testing for newer cars from 70's forward, so you may have to add a lot of smog equipment to make it Ca. legal.
It also depends on how much the seller is asking.

 

the pics are not very clear , blur

 

Looks great to me, are you painting it yourself? Check the numbers on the block. That will tell you what year it is and what it originally came in.

 

You may have some problems in Ca with it.

 

I didn't think you had to smog them old cars. Of course, I live in WV so we don't have any of that sniffer stuff.

 

Ca. is different than everywhere. I believe the cutoff in Ca. is 1972, but it might be even earlier. My '71 Camaro came from Ca. and had all the smog pumps, etc. on it when I purchased it used in 1973.
Give it some time, and WV will be forced to smog test by the Feds too!

 

In California, vehicles 1975 and older are exempt. Your car will have to conform to 1980 smog regulations (how it came smog equipped from the factory).