Greg In The Desert

Today’s look at Albuquerque Craigslist cars and truck ads finds all red vintage fords. Almost.

A beautiful red 1965 Ford Galaxie LTD with white interior for $3650. A good price if it runs wells.

Has good running 390 4V (factory 4V car) auto. Solid body. Has Power steering and is a AC car, Looks like all the AC stuff is their but the belt was removed from the AC compressor, so I am guessing it either needs Freon or mybe new seals in the compressor. I dont know I bought it just like it sits. Did have current plates on it when I bought it, it was being driven. Good Interior. Dual Exhaust and 9 inch rear end. Good deal for only $3650.00 , Has good NM title.

A 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 that looks to be in good shape for a nearly 45 year old vehicle. For $5000 is better run.

1965 Ford Galaxie 500. 2 door hardtop. 289 with two bbl carb newly rebuilt. Runs great starts right up and is an attention getter. Orange and white paint with Orange and white interior. Calling will be a better way to get a hold of me.

A 1966 Ford Mustang with low miles and in good shape for $2500. I have to wonder why it has a salvage title.

1966 Mustang – SALVAGE Title.$2500.00, Low mileage since engine and transmission were rebuilt 6 years ago. 200cc straight 6 engine, Automatic Transmission. My sons lost interest earlier after stripping paint off of trunk and side as you can see. Small dent on passenger door and front right light shroud damaged. No rust that I could see.

While this could have been a all red Ford craiglist round up, I couldn’t resist this next car. A 1992 Buick Rivera (Rivvy on D’s?) with a gold chain steering wheel and champaign bucket for $2950. Good luck explaining that to APD.

1992 RIVIERA, CRAZY NICE, COME SEE, CASH & CARRY, 9701 CENTRAL NE

A person in Los Lunas, NM will trade their car for a Nintendo Wii on Craigslist.

i will trade my car for a nintendo wii with all the the games and all the controlers u have and some money email me at benitezalta@q.com be sure the wii is in very good shape

No mention of what kind of car they have but they are very concerned about the condition of the Wii. And they want money to go with it.

There seems to be quite a few newer cars in the Albuquerque Craigslist auto section than there used to be. I had to go back several pages to find these three cars.

Not a much info available on a 1976 Ford Ranchero. I think they need to bring the Ranchero back, but not looking like these.

1976 Ford Ranchero for sale 1700$ willing to negotiate

$3250 for a 1973 Cadillac Eldorado convertible in Rio Rancho doesn’t sound too bad but I would be concerned about the condition. This would be a good car to drive around in the summer unless your in the mob. I think I have seen this one driving around town a few times.

Our 1973 eldorado runs ok but needs a transmission tune up it has a tear in convertable top fun car to pimp around in

I’m suspicious of a 1972 Pontiac LeMans for $2000 in Los Lunas. Only 62,000 miles? Plus the ad is written in all caps.

THIS IS A RUNNING 1972 PONTIAC LEMANS 4 DR. HARD TOP. 62K MILES. 350/350. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE USED IT DAILY FOR WORK TRANSPORTATION. VERY RELIABLE. PARTS ON CAR ARE WORTH MORE THAN SELLING PRICE. GREAT BUMPERS, DASH, METAL. HAS 4 AMERICAN TORQUE THRUSTS WITH NEWER TIRES. PERFECT DASH PAD AND CAR HAS ORIGINAL PAINT AND IS RUST

Since I’ve been in Phoenix Arizona a lot recently, I though I would check out the Autos posted for sale in Craigslist there. I was expecting more cars and more of a variety of cars. But I was disappointed since it seemed there were less older cars in Phoenix compared to Albuquerque.

One thing I can tell is there are a lot of desperate, broke and unemployed people in the Phoenix Metro area. Take this 1978 Cadillac Hearse for $1700 with 125,000 miles.

I have a 1978 cadillac hearse, white with black top. Its has the 425 engine with about 125000 original miles. Yes it runs, and good. A/C needs some work. All the windows are in good shape with a limo tint all around. I also have a custom dual exhaust on it. Everything else is fairly stock as far as I know. It has the Cadillac side mirrors, hood orniment, front and rear light lenses, and hub caps. The interiors in decent shape. Still has the roller set up in back. I have the privacy glass taken out, but I do still have it. It has electric windows in the front, however I think the motor on the passenger side just went out. The window rolled down, but now wont come back up? Other than that, there is some rust spots on the car. Not too bad, but near the 2 rear doors and the back door. This can be seen in the pictures. I was trying to sell this originally for $2500, but times are hard for everybody including me. Im now in the process of selling my entire life and my hearse will not fit in the shopping cart I will be living out of soon. Please help! The first $1700 takes right now. Since I am now poor, my phones has been shut off. Please email me.

Something not seen driving around town is a 1961 International Scout 80 for $1500. It’s not listed how many miles but looks like it’s been used as storage.

1961 International Scout 80. Great little 4×4 or hunting rig. Have all glass, runs well, and i put a new muffler on it. The body is in decent shape for a 1961 4×4 (minor dents and scratches). The interior is pretty bare, original seat needs recovered and the guages are all there but dont work too well. It’s a 3 speed with a twin stick transfer case. Email with questions. $1,500 or best offer.

Here’s a 1977 Oldsmobile Regency 99 Series with 109,000 for $750. It’s not up to todays safety standards but it’s a pretty good price for the miles.

1977 Oldsmobile Regency 99 Series. $750 or best offer. RUNS GREAT! Good tires. New brakes approximately 16 months ago. 109,000 original miles. 8 cylinder. Needs new heater core. Air conditioning works but needs freon added first. Upholstery needs repair. Mother no longer drives so need to sell.

One reason I’ve been regularly watching the Albuquerque Craigslist is that I’m determined to one day own a Delorean. About 10 years ago I came across one for $10,000 and I regret not buying it. Although Deloreans rarely show up recently a red one appeared.

1981 Delorean LOW MILES!!!!! – $12000 (Albuquerque)

1981 DeLorean 4.3l Chevy engine conversion 200hp (almost twice stock hp) approximately $9000, Corvette pistons, cam ext. Auto trans. Fresh Interior and 28000 miles. Couple of dings on passenger door. Good tires. New door, hood, trunk struts. Sorry pics taken at night if you want more pics of interior contact me.

The craigslist ad includes a link to ebay motors. I would much rather have a Delorean in it’s original configuration, no chevy motor and I would much rather have one not painted. It’s a stainless steel body, what’s the point of painting it?

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I often check out the Albuquerque Craigslist to see what kind of cars are being sold.

There seems to be a number of project cars listed on Craigslist, like this 1941 Chevrolet Master Deluxe.

I’M SELLING THIS 1941 CHEVY MASTER DELUXE CLASSIC CAR IT HAS A NEW ENGINE AND, ALL THE WINDOWS. JUST NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND WILL BE READY TO RUN. I ALSO HAVE A CLEAN TITLE FOR THE CAR. IM ASKING $4,500.00 O.B.O

I always liked the massive boat-like cars of the 1970’s. This 1975 Lincoln Mark IV is only $5000. Seems kind of expensive but it depends on the miles.

1975 460 motor Runs well, current registration, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Air conditioning, Fender replaced. $5000 OBO

Apparently the economy is hitting everyone, including the rich. This 2004 Dodge Viper is $52000.

2004 Dodge Viper. This baby is one of a kind, convertable or hartop. It has a V10 engine with 505 horsepower, 6 speed manual trani, antilock brakes, xeon head light, power steering, tilt steering wheel, power asjustable pedals, ac, power window, power locks, gauge cluster, clock, odometer, techometer, leather interior, rear defroster, mirror tilt, 6 CD changer, with remolt keyless entry. Low miles (25,500.00) , garaged and covered, never seen snow or rain. It is in excellent condition, run like a dream car. Selling below N A D A blue book

I often check out the Albuquerque Craigslist to see what kind of cars are being sold.

Here’s a 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline for $4500. The poster says it’s 99% complete (with restoration I assume). If so that seems like a good price.

NEEDS A GOOD HOME 1950 FLEETLINE 2DR 216 3SPEED RUNS GOOD NEW BRAKES,DRUMS,AND NEW MASTER CYLINDER,NEW ROCKERS NEW TIRES,CLEAN GLASS 99% COMPLETE NICE CAR $4500

A 1967 Ford Mustang Convertable for $14000. It’s a steep price unless the car has low miles, even if it’s in really good shape.

1967 Convertible, Windsor White, Red Interior, 289 V-8 Engine, 3 Speed Manual Transmission. Would be a good car to clone into a Shelby Convertible. Very basic model, not a rust bucket. Good interior, good body, no major damage, needs new home. Garage stored, floor panels are good and original. Basically needs nothing. This is what I’d do with it but don’t have the time right now. This car is perfect for a project although it is good as is.

How about a 1973 Ford F100 Pickup for $1900. Again, no idea how many miles but may not be a bad deal if it’s really in the condition stated.

73 ford f100 360 v8 1/2 ton 2wd white in decent condition barely any rust at all/ minor dents. interior is in awsome condition. no cracked or broken windows No stereo (hasn’t had one the entire time i’ve had the truck, never had money to get a new one) has 2 gas tanks. 22.5 and 19 gallon tanks, and a side tool box built into the truck. Runs well, just replaced starter silanoid, battery, valve cover gaskets,
as well as the transmission pan gasket and filter. had a full tune up on the 25th of april.

With summer approaching, it’s time to start focusing on outdoor projects and leave the indoor projects for the winter. Even if the weather doesn’t want to cooperate. The previous owners of my house had a section of the back yard, about 1500 square feet, sectioned off to grow grass including an underground sprinkler system. When I moved in to the house it had been unoccupied for a while and the weeds had taken over. I tried growing grass where it used to grow but haven’t had success.

The problem, the low water grass (buffalo grass, blue gamma, etc) I’ve tried growing can’t compete with the weeds. I refuse to use chemicals to kill the weeds and I’ve tried manually cutting down the weeds down and pulling them out but it hasn’t been effective enough (especially against the dreaded goat heads aka Tribulus terrestris).

I’ve discovered a chemical free method of eliminating weeds on a large scale called solarization. It uses transparent plastic directly on the ground to bake the soil and will kill seeds. It’s possible to cook the soil 6 inches deep and at 125 degrees ore more. The University of Arizona has a good article on the process for use in Tucson (also see Wayne Schmidt’s Solarization Page) and should adapt to New Mexico.

The timing for installing the plastic is good right now, it has just rained giving the ground a good soaking and the spring winds died off long enough to install the plastic. My first try was using 108 square feet of 1 mil painters drip cloth. The thinner the plastic the better the sun penetrates but 1 mill is too thin for this application. Even though I had cut down the weeds even a little bit of plant materials was able to puncture the plastic. Smaller sections of plastic are harder to manage than larger sheets.

I was able to find 500 square feet 4 mil plastic sheets at the local WalMart (as much as it pained me to have to enter the place). It wasn’t cheap at a cost of $20 per roll. I could have probably put a ad on craigslist and found some plastic sheeting for free but I have a limited window to install it.

The installation of the plastic went well. I used bricks to hold the plastic down while I laid it out. I then dug a trench around the perimeter and used the dirt to seal the edges. I used two sheets and overlapped them about 6 inches using bricks and landscape staples. It’s important that air cannot get under the plastic sheeting so the moisture and heat stays under the plastic.

I’m not planning on growing grass in the entire area where grass originally grew, only about 1000 square feet so two sheets should be sufficient. Since I will be out of town for most of the summer the ground should be well cooked by time I get back. I will try to make regular soil temperature readings during the summer.

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