A silver opportunity missed....VIN 6507!

Recently VIN 6507 surfaced on Ebay Motors as a "Delorean project" with a seemingly low $7000 But-it-now price. A richer, more eager version of me would have gladly clicked that button to make the purchase......and worried about the details later.

But what would $7000 have gotten me exactly? A clear title for a November, 1981 build DeLorean located in Virginia. No accidents associated with the car......that's always good news. An original mileage of 16,xxx.......not bad. 

But you knew at $7000 there WOULD be bad.....

Like an engine that hadn't been started in 4+ years....

An interior that was thoroughly trashed....and oh by the way....in complete disarray and only partially assembled. (But a promise that all the parts were there to go with the car...)

And look at that....epoxy peeling off a rusting frame. 

Oh yeah, and it was painted.....of all colors.......SILVER!?!? (WTF?)  

So like I said.....a richer, more eager version of me would have clicked the button, paid my $7000.....and gladly applied for a vanity license plate reading "MONY PIT". Yes I realize the $30-$40,000+ a guy could easily spend on such an example.....but I am of the mind that it is beautiful and poetic to resurrect something neglected and abandoned by others. And it would have made the perfect donor car for the custom DeLorean of my dreams.

And it appears to have been the jewel of another eye as well. Somebody else clicked the "Buy-it-now" button and made this project their own. Good luck to you!