If you’re a car enthusiast, you’ve likely experienced the sad scenario of the old relic stashed away in a corner, collecting dust. When you ask the owner to buy it, he says “Not for sale!” with enough vigor that you know that he’ll die before he turns a wrench on the poor car. What cars have you tried to revive but couldn’t?
I’ll start this off by mentioning the car I wanted to save wasn’t mine, nor did I want to own it, but I did actually manage to turn a wrench on it. Unfortunately, my efforts were ultimately all for naught. The car in question was an ‘60s International Scout that Andrew Collins bought as a project that never took because of time and budget constraints. The car was a rusty mess and every mechanical component was utterly screwed, but it had the charm of a limping puppy - you earnestly felt bad for it but knew that it was just as happy as it had ever been.
Take a gander below and see what Andrew and I did to attempt to get the truck running, and witness the disappointment in our faces when we were forced to inevitably face the music.
So now, I turn this over to my loyal commentariat - what cars have you tried to save, but couldn’t?