Thread: should I not buy a Street Beasts Car ?

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Street Beasts are a vague replica of a 33-34 Ford. I have seen many that are nice but others are crap. It's true that if you break something like a fender, it is basically a repair job. You can't go to Wescott's and buy a replacement - it will not fit. The grille and shell are not actual replicas and are unique as well. And quite frankly, mant people ignore them at shows as it's "only a Street Beast POS" regardless of the fact as much time, effort and money have been spent. And yes, when you research the company, you will find lots of financial and legal problems past and pending

But saying that, like all street rods, they are an expression of the owner - and if you like it, don't mind some aches and pains, and criticism, can afford it both in purchase price and eventual selling price, go for it if it is your thing.

At first glance it looks pretty OK. Looking closer, especially with all our CHR friends' trained eyes the picture becomes cloudy. One thing for sure; you shouldn't touch it without going to see it first hand and going over it very diligently.

If the glass body won't hold up as stated previously, that fancy paint job is gonna look mighty crappy really quick! And she'll cost a bundle to redo and maybe still not hold up?!

Regards, Kitz

Originally Posted by kitz

At first glance it looks pretty OK. Looking closer, especially with all our CHR friends' trained eyes the picture becomes cloudy. One thing for sure; you shouldn't touch it without going to see it first hand and going over it very diligently.

If the glass body won't hold up as stated previously, that fancy paint job is gonna look mighty crappy really quick! And she'll cost a bundle to redo and maybe still not hold up?!

Regards, Kitz

Great advice, you should NEVER buy a car without seeing it in person regardless of how many pictures are available. Nothing can compare to in person visual inspection, what may look good in a picture may not be how it actually looks and feels once you actually sit in it and take it for a drive.

Spending a few hundred dollars in gas money could save thousands and lots of grief in the long run. I had a six hundred mile round trip to see my car before I bought it (actually had to drive it twice) but in the end it was well worth it.

Spending a few hundred dollars in gas money could save thousands and lots of grief in the long run. I had a six hundred mile round trip to see my car before I bought it (actually had to drive it twice) but in the end it was well worth it. (QUOTE)

I couldn't agree more. If I were spending over $ 30,000.00 I would want to feel it and touch it before any cash exchanged hands. Drive it too.

The only time I ever backed out on an Ebay purchase was on a '40 Ford pickup cab I bought on Ebay. We drove 13 hours to Shreveport La, saw the horrible condition it was in (it looked much better in the pictures) and within 3 minutes we were back on the road home........with no truck on the trailer. He had made it sound like it was in really good shape, so I didn't feel bad about not going through with the deal, and I was talking about a whole lot less than $ 30K.


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