ti for sale

[jgerock]

Brake booster appears to be standard 2002, not a ti/tii one. I see the airbox brackets. Interesting. Battery seems to be higher than the really low ones in the ti - wonder if that has something to do with a possible nose and fender replacement?

[Conserv]

It's entirely possible someone transplanted a ti motor into a, perhaps less-rusty, '73 body. But those airbox brackets -- the originals are welded on -- strike me as either original or the work of a very dedicated tribute car builder, and nothing else about the car seems to suggest care. Perhaps the transplant was many years ago by a real enthusiast and the car fell upon hard times?

Or...just as my '69 02 (NOT a ti!) was registered as a '71 when I bought it -- quite simply a clerical error by the Pennsylvania DOT -- the year could be wrong or reflect a later sale or the date of Canadian import.

Steve

[hanksjim1]

here's the answer from the seller:

It is a 1969 ti power train from engine to rear axle in a 1973 body. I also have a other 1973 2002 base as a parts car....I am selling both for $5000.00 cash..

If you would like to view the car text me at 519 222 5002

Thank you DuArte

[Conserv]

here's the answer from the seller:

It is a 1969 ti power train from engine to rear axle in a 1973 body. I also have a other 1973 2002 base as a parts car....I am selling both for $5000.00 cash..

If you would like to view the car text me at 519 222 5002

Thank you DuArte

Thank you, Jim!

[vinceinIL]

So very interesting....

As previously mentioned, that the airbox mounts are on the car is very unusual, though I shudder at the use of the term tribute, which used to be what we called called fakes. Either someone puts them on a non ti to use the factory airbox (which makes oil changes from above more time consuming), or they're making a serious effort to build a replica, and hopefully they'll try to add the other important touches before they think of slapping a ti badge on each end to confuse the unwashed masses.

Plus, it looks like the engine bay is Colorado, which is the most common color for tis that I've gotten information from. And, I could be wrong, but I don't see many Colorado 1973 2002s, usually by then it was Inka.

I see other older stuff in there, too. Hmm.

Wonder how many fuses it has?

I should give the owner a call and see what else he can tell me.

Thanks for listing it!

vince

[TonyHavana]

I got the same email back from the seller. It's about an hour from me, so might be worth taking a drive over. I'll post the results and additional photos.

[TonyHavana]

Went to see it today. Motor is VIN 1691118, so I figure late 70 or early 71 ti.

Body VIN that I could make out was 2583XXX.

He does have a lot of extra parts, new sheet metal, etc., and the other car is in pretty good shape, for a salt-belt car. Also had the ti clock mounted. No ti airbox. Couldn't find a name on the rims of the non-red car.

These pics should answer some of the questions. He bought these two cars hoping to build one. Recently lost his storage, and for the week they were outside, the red one had front and rear windows smashed. Now he just wants to move on.

[TonyHavana]

a few more....

[jgerock]

Thanks for investigating them Tony.

Are those nylon high pressure fuel lines from the pump to the Solex carbs (as used on a tii)?

[TonyHavana]

Jim, it looked more like the clear line that goes to the window washers.

He said they both run, but neither had a battery.

[jgerock]

Jim, it looked more like the clear line that goes to the window washers.

That is scary if he is using washer hose for fuel lines.

Are you going to buy it/them? Wonder if the clock still works>>>?

[Conserv]

Tony,

Thank you for taking the time and effort to examine the car and report on it here!

Regards,

Steve

[TonyHavana]

Jim, it looked more like the clear line that goes to the window washers.

That is scary if he is using washer hose for fuel lines.

Are you going to buy it/them? Wonder if the clock still works>>>?

No Jim, not planning on buying them. But a pretty fair deal in this neck of the woods, considering all the parts he has accumulated.

Happy to help out on this forum, which has given me some great guidance. But I might have bought it myself had it been a complete ti, so I had a vested interest in seeing it.

I would have liked to buy his Bosch fogs, but he's not ready to part it out....yet.