1974 Slick top Tii - For Sale

[Dosky]

Price: $22000

Location: Fort Worth TX

Description:

Sold the car to a fellow from Houston.  His comment was "most cars look better in photos than in person, this car looks better in person".  Nice car and sad to see it go but life goes on!

 

If you are looking for a good, rust free Tii that is not a project, you would be happy with this car.

 

This is my '74 Tii.  I am not a dealer, this is one of my cars.  The title is in my name and tags are current.  I've done a lot of work to this car over the past year.  I intended to keep it but I have two 02s and I just don't need both.  I barely have time to drive and maintain one.

 

This is a numbers matching car with little to no rust.  I removed the factory sound deadener before installing the new carpet.  The pans still had the factory coating and are in great shape.  I painted the floors with Pro-15 before installing new Dynamat.  The car was painted about 6 years ago and still shows extremely well.  The body is straight and rust free.  There are not any rust bubbles coming up in the normal places, the fenders, doors and belt trim areas are all rust free.  There is a small patch in the spare tire well but the well is very solid.  It was originally Malaga and now E21 Topaz.  The motor was out of the car when the engine bay was painted.  The glass, trim and all chrome were removed as well.  The doors were removed so the jambs and inside surfaces of the doors are painted too.  I'm running 14" OZ wheels with Falken tires and a stock steel spare.  The jack and tire tool are in place.

 

I have recently done the following:

New Sachs clutch kit installed

Drive shaft and carrier bearing replaced (Drive Shaft Specialties, San Antonio, TX)

Transmission output shaft seal, shift shaft seal and reverse switch replaced

Shifter rebuilt prior to re-installing the transmission

Dynamat installed in floors

Esty carpet kit installed

E21 Recaro seats and full interior from Aardvark Racing installed

Dash cap installed due to 2 cracks in the proper Tii dash

Fuel injection adjusted to spec, as close as I can get it anyway.

 

The car shifts, runs and drives out very well.  It is running the original 4 speed with a numbers matching block.  UPDATE:  I have the cold start valve working properly and the car starts pretty quickly.  Once warm it starts instantly.  The history of the car shows it was sold at Barrett Jackson in 2012 with a reported 86,000 original miles and a rebuilt motor.  I don't have documentation to support this rebuild but the motor is spotless and injection pump has all new fittings and hoses.  The cooling system is clean and functioning as it should.  In cooler temps the gauge stays in the 25% range.  When it is hot outside it runs just below 50% in the temp range.  I recovered the center console panel and deleted the radio.  It needs a radio and gauges installed.

 

Overall, this is a nice Tii that can be driven and enjoyed.  It most definitely is NOT a project but not a 100% restoration either.  If someone wanted to return it to the original Malaga color it could be an easy restoration to stock.

 

Known issues: 

1)  The heater blower motor is not working.  I have checked the switch and wiring.  Power is getting to the blower motor but it does not run.  

2)  I do not have a key for the trunk.  It is not locked but there is not a key for it.  

3)  The door locks are very stiff, so much though that I don't use them.  I have not tried to repair them.  

4)  The windshield wiper motor only has 1 speed.  

5)  The right side trunk floor panel is missing.  I have seen these available here on FAQ

6) The in dash Tii clock does not work

 

My asking price is just under what I have invested and I'm not negotiable on the price.

 

PM me for more pics or questions.

 

Edited June 7, 2020 by Dosky
sold the car

[mbausa2001]

Nice.  GLWS

[majdomo]

Looks nicely sorted... GLWS!

[1936spyder]

Nice price on a tii that is basically done and can just be enjoyed as is. I actually prefer the color over Malaga, even though it's not "factory correct". Only thing I would immediately do is shoot the trunk so it matches the rest of the body.

 

Very nice-GLWS!

[2double02]

Car looks great and price seems very reasonable. 

[02Les]

FWIW: the car was previously Sienabraun.

 

GLWS

 

Edit: maybe not - different car?

Edited April 6, 2020 by 02Les

[ray_]

^ unless they retrofitted back the USA front bumper

 

The only bad thing I can say about the car listed is that the gas cap is ugly

 

GLWS!

[Dosky]

The Sienna Brown car was my third 02 purchase in my search.  It came from TN and had some issues I did not want to deal with, mostly paint and body issues.  I sold it to someone that was trying to buy it at the same time I was trying to buy it.  They wanted a car to restore and paid $22,500 for the Sienna car.  I paid $22,500 for it as well.  Just swapped dollars and the CA buyer ended up with a Tii to restore. 

 

The Topaz car I have listed was originally Malaga.  That was evident when I pulled the carpets.

[02Les]

Ah, mystery solved, thanks.

What's the VIN on your Topasbraun tii? Curious to see if I have any older info on it.

[Dosky]

2780721 is the VIN

 

[Conserv]

3 minutes ago, Dosky said:

2780721 is the VIN

 

VIN 2780721 is an early 1974, manufactured December 1973.

 

GLWS,

 

Steve

 

[02Les]

4 hours ago, Dosky said:

2780721 is the VIN

 

 

Thanks.

 

Oct-Dec '10 Dealership in ME

May-Aug '11 D/ship in WA

Jan '12 Barret-Jackson auction in AZ

Feb '13 D/ship in AZ

 

I guess the Buyer in 2013 (I have no record of him/her) did the paint change.

 

2010

 

2013

[mbausa2001]

12 minutes ago, 02Les said:

 

Thanks.

 

Oct-Dec '10 Dealership in ME

May-Aug '11 D/ship in WA

Jan '12 Barret-Jackson auction in AZ

Feb '13 D/ship in AZ

 

I guess the Buyer in 2013 (I have no record of him/her) did the paint change.

 

2010

 

2013

Appears you have a good source on history of 02 vehicles.  How about vin# 2571502.  1971 Nevada 2002
Owner claim it has about 24k original miles. Thanks 

Edited April 6, 2020 by mbausa2001
typo

[02Les]

16 minutes ago, mbausa2001 said:

Appears you have a good source on history of 02 vehicles.  How about vin# 2571502.  1971 Nevada 2002
Owner claim it has about 24k original miles. Thanks 

 

First, apologies to Dosky for sidetracking.

 

2571502

Roundel Seller, OH, Feb '03

Ebay Seller, Toledo, OH, Nov '09 & Craigslist Seller, Aug '11, 21.6k showing on odo in '09. How about those wheels????

[mbausa2001]

great detective work.   my apologies to Dosky too! current owner bought it from someone in Ohio.  currently in southern california with 24k miles.  the wheels are gone! Thanks