Most rust ever?

[Bmoreindy]

This Craigslist post in Florida has the most unbelievably rusty hood I ever seen. Hows that even possible??

 

https://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/d/orlando-bmw-cylneeds-restorare/6852169731.html

[halboyles]

Looks like they forgot the decimal after the number 20.

[Conserv]

Prediction: not getting $2,050....?

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

Edited March 30, 2019 by Conserv

[Arizona02]

How can the hood get rusted like this one. My guess is the car parked outside for 20 years with hood in the open position. Salt air plus the yearly rainfall. Scrap metal  value is 4 cents a  pound.

[Vicleonardo1]

I think I found someone that may take the car. 

 

 

[Mike Self]

28 minutes ago, Arizona02 said:

Salt air plus the yearly rainfall.

That's salt air rust--Coastal cars--especially in warm climates like Florida and the Gulf Coast rust from the top down.  The salt in the air gets into that locked over seam where the hood and trunk skins are crimped over their respective frames, then the high humidity keeps it damp.  Presto, rust.  Road salt cars rust from the bottom up...notice on that Florida car neither the fenders' trailing edges or door bottoms--notorious rust spots are rusted through like they would be from a New England or Midwest car.  

 

Morals: 

• don't buy a car from Houston that was taken to Michigan--or vice versa! 
• don't buy this one unless you have a good hood and trunk lid.  You might be surprised about the rest of the car if it didn't leak into the interior and rust out the floors and rockers. But not for the faint of heart!

 

mike

[BeMyWay]

3 hours ago, mike said:

Morals: 

• don't buy a car from Houston that was taken to Michigan--or vice versa! 
• don't buy this one unless you have a good hood and trunk lid.  You might be surprised about the rest of the car if it didn't leak into the interior and rust out the floors and rockers. But not for the faint of heart!

mike

 

“Hear, hear”..preach brother !

[Guy Cocquyt]

Nice wiper blades and gas cap... only shiny bits still left on this hulk.

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[1972_Targa]

12 hours ago, mike said:

That's salt air rust--Coastal cars--especially in warm climates like Florida and the Gulf Coast rust from the top down.  The salt in the air gets into that locked over seam where the hood and trunk skins are crimped over their respective frames, then the high humidity keeps it damp.  Presto, rust.  Road salt cars rust from the bottom up...notice on that Florida car neither the fenders' trailing edges or door bottoms--notorious rust spots are rusted through like they would be from a New England or Midwest car.  

 

Morals: 

• don't buy a car from Houston that was taken to Michigan--or vice versa! 
• don't buy this one unless you have a good hood and trunk lid.  You might be surprised about the rest of the car if it didn't leak into the interior and rust out the floors and rockers. But not for the faint of heart!

 

mike

Mike, in 1980 I moved from S(al)t. Louis to Houston, and brought along my first 2002, a 1972 Agave. If I listened closely, I could hear the rockers being gnawed away by southern rust weevil. A T-boning Ford pickup put it out of its misery two years later. Rust in peace...

[SaharaX2]

This car looks like it had it’s weekly wash with salt water since new!


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[COOP]

“Rare find!!!!!!” ?

[JerryC]

Looks like the tidal surge caught it during a hurricane.

[Schnellvintage]

That’s nothing for a couple of gallons of “Evapo-Rust” can fix... it’ll be as good and a good driver... that stuff is magic... some good paint and abracadabra. Poof. It’ll be on Petrolicious!!!

Cheers!!!![emoji485]



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[M3M3]

looks the same amount of rust it had the last time it was discussed...a month ago.

 

 

[Bmoreindy]

Thanks mlytle, I'll pm you before I post in the future.