Yeah I know man. Trust me I went over it a thousand times in my mind but my gut still says no. Problem is it looks so damn good on camera I look like an idiot for passing it up but the fact is the car was full of bondo and repainted. It had been hidden quite well so it took a while to pickup on. So i had to imagine thr csr how it would look beofre all the "work" was done to it. It was "saved" 30 years ago when someone wanted to get a couple more years out of it and they did. Had it looked like this original everything it would be the perfect car. Hard one to pass for me trust me lost sleep over this one and most people will disagree with me on it. But I have to stick to my gut on this one as much as it hurts the ego. Thabks for your words you arnt wrong

That's awesome man sounds like good times what I would do to be alive in that era. Yeah was tough to let this was go but check out the next few videos and like you said it's the right move. We did find out car eventually and it was well worth the wait. Feel free to check it out and let me know what you think about that car. Thanks for your comment love the old stories sounds like great times back in the day

Thank you so much for the kind words my friend. Your channel is a resource far beyond what else is out there. Thank you

Thanks for watching Jeff glad you enjoyed it. What brings you to our video?

Mark thank you for the kind words. I think the hard lessons in life happen to teach us a lesson, this car did just that. I kicked myself for MONTHS, even lost sleep due to this car. What ended up happening was a blessing in disguise. So you are 100% correct, and the patience paid off. Hope you check out the other episodes on this series this is episode 5. You will end up seeing just what we found :) Cheers thanks for commetning!

100% man totally agree

Thanks man I needed that I have been kind of down in the dumps. I know a lot of people will disagree with me and I'm just going to have to live with that. Doing simple math showed me I can buy a car with almost no rust for thr amount of money just the metal plus purchase of the car would cost (around 15k total). So if I can find something in the 8-10k range but needs things like quarter planels, trunk, floors, rockers and bodywork. I would be super happy with that. I will find the car just haven't found it yet.... thanks for the support

Thanks man I really Appreciate the support as always. I will keep going and never give up for sure. Thanks!

Oh trust me Johnny I was 95% certain I was coming home with a car. I sure as heck didn't expect what I got and it was a valuable lesson... I cannot tell you the value of seeing something in person. Thing is the idea of something being "in great shape" is totally personal and different for everyone. Just so happens the fella who owns the car is much more experience than I am so this car for me was past my capabilities. So It was hard to so no and I knew a lot of people would be mad (which they were trust me I heard about it) but I had to be honest. Rather than being driven by ego I had to choose reason even if it "pissed some people off" in the process. ..

@@SubdivisionAuto Well they are just wrong and weren't paying attention. I was thinking how fortunate you were to have your expert advisor/influencer along. Caught up in the moment it would have been very easy to make a huge mistake. I could see by your emotions that this was not a suspense 'tease'. Your were genuinely disappointed as was I. ...the search continues. With a wise reset.

Thanks man always appreciate the support. Lots of leads coming up since I started posting ads again something will come up...

Thank you glad you liked it. Fear of the unknown has made me deviate from time to time but never to the point I'd make a decision I'd regret. I know my skill level and I think setting me self up for success is important. If I go for something far beyond my skills I'm really shooting my self in the foot. Not that it can't be done it'll just take too much time I want to drive this thing in about 2-3 years. If I get a complete car I know where everything goes and I'll have the vast majority of what I need to complete the car. One day I may do something insane but not the project it's still a massive project for me. Thanks for watching a lot more coming with this

Yup. Check out the car we ended out and let me know what you think. Last episode out was floor pans.

Thank you so much you are the best

Very cool man thanks for the insight. Yeah shortly after this I learned the entire front end was off an acadian. Along with that the whole car had been covered in bonds including the rockers, quarters and parts of the doors. They then painter the whole car and inside of the engine bat. So if they changed so much on the front and did that much work you can imagine what it looked like. So someone had tried to "save it" probably in the 90s or 80s even. They certainly got some life out of it but it was in no way original like I thought. Just one of those lessons of "don't trust the pictures". The owner was very honest with me he didn't even know. If the car looked like this without all this work being done it would have been a gem. But that said it can be saved like I said I'm the video its just not going to be done by me. Thanks for this great comment love hearing the insight.

Thanks man needed that. Back to looking for cars and have much more specific condition to look at 😎

Yeah 100%. It just doesn't seem like there is anything out there that doesn't need new frame rails. So even after this was filmed I have been considered getting one and doing the frame rails as well. Or I may go to thr states not sure yet I still have a couple options here to see before I make a decision. Regardless like you said you just have to start working and developing the confidence.

Thank you so much that is great

I cant tell you how much I appreciate this... this is well beyond what anyone has been willing to do for this crazy jounrey.... If you do get to get try to get pictures of the inner structure if possible (Unless its all covered in upholstery). Firewall, underneath were the frame rails are (use flash if you can it shows a LOT). Rear diff area. I know quarters will for sure need replacing they all do. Its more im curious what the condition underneath is... whether the transmission tunnel is solid or the entire bottom needs replacing. Also details like is it manual, picture of the rear diff. Thank you so much for this man!

Got your pictures, will send as soon as this afternoon, this body is in greater shape than mine is!

@gerardleclerc9640 sounds amazing very excited for this Subdivisionautocanada@gmail.com

I think for someone with experience yeah for sure but for someone like myself doing an entire bottom and rear end replace every piece of metal is beyond my capabilities. Yeah could probably so it but it would take a long. Going to find something a little more realistic for me. Thanks got watching and commenting

Right? He got it running after we left. Total roadkill car

No kidding eh I was wondering where those came from. The whole front end was from an acadian so the car was Mish Mash of parts

Is it a 396 matching numbers? what trans and is it matching? Is it bucket seats or bench?

Thanks for the kind words. I agree they are the nicest cars ever made (in my mind). Will keep looking for sure and find something but this was stings for sure because it was really nice. But I have good news about this car that will be revealed in the next episode (nothing to do with me). Thanks for watching and the words of motivation.

Maybe... but jm going to keep looking and will do this project. Thanks for watching

Thank you June I needed to hear this. I just seen too many half finished cars were abandoned and I don't want to be "one of those guys". But I know better if I take something that big on that can happen. That said I have not given up and still going but getting more confident with larger projects. But this was not the one for me. Thanks for the support

Im happy to hear this comment to be honest because I know a lot of people didnt agree with me... But this is one of those cars that looks nice but would be a lot of work. The camera really doesnt do justice how bad the metal was but in my mind if your frame rails are done likely every single piece of sheet metal is done too. Not that this cant be done its just a huge job for a guy like me and at the same time it would be around near 15k just in metal and cost of the car before any work is done. Just doesnt make sense to me. Anwyays I did find a car and if you check out the video on this channel Its part 6 of this series, youll see why waiting was the best thing I ever did. Dont get me wrong the car I got has some other issues but overall it doestn need all new metal. Canadian cars are brutal the salt just eats them up. One of thing about this Nova is it has a lot more history than we see. You are correct, things dont look right because a lot has been changed. I later discovered it has Acadian grille, bezels and some other pieces. The car was also re-painted so you have to image how it looked BEFORE all that was done. One thing gave it away and it was the firewall. if the firewall is that bad it means the rest of the car was pretty bad too. Its easy to hide stuff with spray paint and bondo but when you strip it all down it can be crushing. Check out the car we found and let me know what you think. Thanks for dropping in nice to hear your comment

@@SubdivisionAuto I thought it might have been an Acadian grill as the bumper definitely was from one with the smaller lights. I’m in NY on the coast and it’s no better here for classics. It took me over two years to find my Nova and while not perfect, definitely better than any local car I found. I’ve started watching the new vids with the 72, nice score. Looks like it might have been Rally Nova at birth.

Hes not wrong lol. Trust me I feel I need one sometimes when i think about the failures on this project. Almost a year now still feel I have not accomplished to much... Thanks for stopping in man nice to see ya as always.

​@@SubdivisionAuto I wouldn't call em failures, they are exactly what makes the story worth telling. The journey is what you are documenting and it's being done well and is very interesting! The right car will show up!

Yeah your 100% right Dave. Even since this was filmed (2 Months ago) I've done a lot of research. So planning to replace frame rails on whatever I find. I have yet to see one car with solid rails.

Absolutely. No I do plan to do the work just need something has has structure to work off. It just doesn't make sense if the car needs an entire rear end in my case. Beautiful car but it just doesn't fit the project. Thanks for watching and commenting

I am not a mechanic nor expert, just a regular joe looking to learn. I have very limited experience but doing this journey to learn and share it. Thanks for commenting cheers.

Best answer you could give. And Friday is the next episode that follows up on this.... thanks for watching