Anyone In Here Near Moses Lake, Washington?

Or, "Why Can't I Find Anything Near A Major Metropolitan Population Center"

I need eyes on a 2 door MoPar "M" body before I commit to a 2,000+ mile trip out there.  The only good thing is that it is near I-90, so at least it isn't completley in the middle of nowhere.  Reasonably priced two door MoPars are pretty thin on then ground, and this one wasn't very common even when new.

No, it isn't this one, but it is two tone with white as the main color.  


I mostly need to find out if it has a decent, rust-free body, and if the Slant Six has enough life in it to make drive back to Chicago.  Any help would be appreciated.   

I'm on the wrong side of the mountains, but Moses Lake is only about 2.5 hr from me. If no one closer pipes up, send me a pm..

In reply to Jay_W :

That's an awfully long drive for you.   I have a friend in Spokane, and wouldn't even want to make him drive the hour and a half to get there.  

Is that all? Heck tell 'em you'll buy 'em a pint next time ya meet up. That oughtta cover it.

If this was 2 weeks ago i would have been almost driving past it on my way to Pasco, damn

Rust is one thing, but can you not just assume, sight unseen, that the Leaning Tower of Power can take you home to Chicago and then back to Moses Lake in case you left a sweater or something in the motel?

Stealthtercel said:

Rust is one thing, but can you not just assume, sight unseen, that the Leaning Tower of Power can take you home to Chicago and then back to Moses Lake in case you left a sweater or something in the motel?

I’m pretty sure even if it spits a rod out the side the other 5 cylinders keep working as intended.  And you can start the trip with no oil.  And you can throw some nuts down the carb.  While you’re at it drain the radiator.  Also like 400hp nitrous shot until bottle is empty, as well as every other slant six claim i’ve seen online.

Stealthtercel said:

Rust is one thing, but can you not just assume, sight unseen, that the Leaning Tower of Power can take you home to Chicago and then back to Moses Lake in case you left a sweater or something in the motel?

No.  I cannot.



The rumors of the Slant 6's indestructibility have been vastly exaggerated.

This one is in a previous daily driver/parts car I am selling.   I have seen this far too many times over the years.

Antihero said:

If this was 2 weeks ago i would have been almost driving past it on my way to Pasco, damn

Timing is everything.  There are now two coupes in the PNW that I have found and the other one is even harder to get to than this one.

Cooter said:

In reply to Jay_W :

That's an awfully long drive for you.   I have a friend in Spokane, and wouldn't even want to make him drive the hour and a half to get there.  

I’m also on the wrong side of the mountains, so it would be a roughly 5 hour drive each way for me. Years ago I lived in Walla Walla, one of the closer towns to Moses Lake and it still would have been 2 hours each way. My point with all of this is that with the geography and population distribution of Eastern WA, you are really unlikely to find someone closer than your friend in Spokane. Know anyone (or any GRMers) in Tri-Cities?

In reply to ae86andkp61 :

As mentioned, I know it isn't near any major population center.


I don't know anyone close enough to Moses Lake, nor am I close enough to anyone to want to ask them to drive an hour and a half one direction.   

This is why I posted this thread instead of just asking someone I knew that was nearby.

As I said, it is very near I-90, so there is a chance that someone might be driving past it.   (In fact, someone recently did)

Cooter said:

Antihero said:

If this was 2 weeks ago i would have been almost driving past it on my way to Pasco, damn

Timing is everything.  There are now two coupes in the PNW that I have found and the other one is even harder to get to than this one.

Im pretty sure i know the one you are looking at, theres at least one more in the area too

Patrick said:

Stealthtercel said:

Rust is one thing, but can you not just assume, sight unseen, that the Leaning Tower of Power can take you home to Chicago and then back to Moses Lake in case you left a sweater or something in the motel?

I’m pretty sure even if it spits a rod out the side the other 5 cylinders keep working as intended.  And you can start the trip with no oil.  And you can throw some nuts down the carb.  While you’re at it drain the radiator.  Also like 400hp nitrous shot until bottle is empty, as well as every other slant six claim i’ve seen online.

Kinda like the 300 I6 stories

Antihero said:

Cooter said:

Antihero said:

If this was 2 weeks ago i would have been almost driving past it on my way to Pasco, damn

Timing is everything.  There are now two coupes in the PNW that I have found and the other one is even harder to get to than this one.

Im pretty sure i know the one you are looking at, theres at least one more in the area too

The one for sale by the Dale Sr fan is a lost cause.   It has a stripped column, questionable body mods, he "can't" take any pictures besides the two from the driver's side with it covered in an inch of snow, doesn't have a phone, has "marital and legal troubles", and is non negotiable on his high-as-a-kite price.

Cooter said:

Antihero said:

Cooter said:

Antihero said:

If this was 2 weeks ago i would have been almost driving past it on my way to Pasco, damn

Timing is everything.  There are now two coupes in the PNW that I have found and the other one is even harder to get to than this one.

Im pretty sure i know the one you are looking at, theres at least one more in the area too

The one for sale by the Dale Sr fan is a lost cause.   It has a stripped column, questionable body mods, he "can't" take any pictures besides the two from the driver's side with it covered in an inch of snow, doesn't have a phone, has "marital and legal troubles", and is non negotiable on his high-as-a-kite price.

PM sent about another in the area

In reply to Antihero :

Appreciate the heads up!

Sent a reply.

Srsly... if you can't find another set of eyeballs, and you think you found the right car, paypal me a bit of gas money and I will use this as an excuse to drive for a day for the sheel helluvit. When the car to be driven is a goldern E55 continent eater, it doesn't take much to rationalize a road trip...

Cooter said:

In reply to Antihero :

Appreciate the heads up!

Sent a reply.

 

Certainly, too bad its the wrong year because that thing is amazingly clean