Normally I'm not nit-pickey, but I think $30K should bring close to perfection:
-it may be the scan resolution, but the body looks a little less than perfect
around the right front door;
-there is no mirror on the passenger side;
-the rear fender stone shields are absent;
-there is no windshield washer bag;
-the ignition cable covers SHOULD be black on silver valve covers;
-the steering-wheel vinyl looks the same as all of mine at the angles:
shriveled;
-the pedals look well worn, even for 81k miles, except for the parking brake
rubber which isn't! (there)
-the steering wheel has the usual cracks;
-is anyone bored yet?
So I'm a little skeptical of the "needs nothing" and the mileage, and wonder if
the "runs and drives like new" is as credible.
That said, is it worth $30K?
The correct answer is...........yes, if you want it bad enough!
Bob
PS: $30K is only the starting bid: there is a reserve!
hugh hemphill wrote:
> I want to correct some incorrect statements made here regarding this car.
>
> !. It is a 1958. You can tell by the bumper, the grille, the length of the
> upper side stripe and the indicator switch.
>
> 2. The valve covers are the correct IMPERIAL covers, in the correct colour,
> silver. You can see the Imperial stamping. They should not be black, as
> someone said. 1958 engines are pretty much all silver.
>
> 3. I will accept the generator does not look correct but it is in the right
> place, and the right colour. As the car does not have A/C and mine does I
> always find the lack of the belts going to the compressor a little odd at
> first.
>
> 4. I wonder about the carburetor. It looks brass coloured, not aluminum
> grey.
>
> 5. The dash looks immaculate.
>
> 6. The interior of the engine bay looks fine too.
>
> If I had the kind of money this car will command, I would get this car in a
> heart beat. It is hardly a depreciating asset. I'd love to get more close
> ups and pictures of the interior. I'd like to see the roof down, too, to
> make sure the mechanisms are functional. I would need a thorough
> examination by a qualified inspector, too. However, anyway you slice it,
> the car would be worth the initial investment and any subsequent one might
> have to make.
>
> Here's the link again.
>
> Hugh
>
> PS Check out the nice 1958 light set on e-bay while you're there.
>
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