This is a Sante-Fe Blue GLH turbo I picked up in Milwaukee, Wi on 9/12/04. The car came from Colorado originally and is still 100% rust free.
This is at the former owner's place just after loading it on the trailer. It does not have hydraulics or "switches" like this photo would make you think. The ghetto stance was achieved by removing the engine and transmission and putting them in the trunk (keep that a secret or soon everyone will be trying it).
An hour later the car is safely home, time to take a few more pictures...
The car was repainted once upon a time. My guess is that it was once owned by an executive at a pinstriping company and was used as a showcase for all of their products. Notice the faded marks where a pair of pinstripes goes around the car twice (just because the package includes enough to stripe a truck doesn't mean you have to use it all up), and the remnants of "GLH-Turbo" spelled out with mailbox letters, don't forget the pink and purple, red, white and blue stripes along the bottom. The graphics really make women hot, on the 40 mile drive home I had babes flashing me and giving me numbers and everything (note to self, 111-111-1111 is not a valid number...).
The passenger fender and door are waving at you, please wave back.
The drivetrain was removed and everything was labeled before being carefully placed in the rear cargo area. The box of live tropical fish has been back there for two years, that explains part of the smell inside.
A classic Grant wheel made steering the car up onto the trailer a real dream. Just lookout for the lack of clearance between the wheel and the dash, fingers won't fit there. A stock wheel will go back on the car for safety purposes before I drive it. This one will look nice on my lawn tractor.
Meet Spot. He's housebroken and doesn't eat much. I'm sure his head was carefully disassembled and placed in the trunk too.
If you stare at the stain on the dashboard long enough it kinda looks like a profile of Bart Simpson. The tire in the passenger seat is a flotation device in the event of an emergency water landing.
The exhaust tip is so macho it had to be chained to the car.
The hatch struts work!!!!
Just like Spot's head, the engine is missing.
Fortunately a complete spare 2.2 turbo engine of the correct 1985 vintage engine came with the car
Nothing funny about the bottom of the car, look ma no rust!
More rust free floorpan pictures, Sexy....
Again, no rust here.
The rear hatch lip is another common rust location, looks like new. The same can be said for the bottoms of the doors.
The previous owner installed a sunroof, looks almost factory and doesn't leak.
So, what's in this car's future? Having paid only $300 for the car I can't complain, it's even got decent tires on it. For the short term it will probably get put away in storage (indoors) until I find time to repaint it and install a fresh engine. While it rests I'll search for some body parts (drivers doors, passenger rear door, drivers fender, bobble dog head etc..) Once I've got alll the pieces this car should be a simple restoration project. It may look scary in the pictures, but in reality it's a solid car that with a little TLC can be a real head turner. Check back in a year or so for updates. In the mean time check out the status of my other turbo-Dodge projects via my homepage www.boostbarn.com.
