Perhaps the car is not all that great, but the engine is low mileage
in super condition. The present owner may have pulled that engine for another
car he owns. That may explain why he could sell cheaply. Just my .02
John
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Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 4:23
PM
Subject: Re: IML: 56 Coupe Ebay
Chuck,
This car was for sale in Vermont in the winter of
2003. I was interested in seeing the car in person, but the owner
said a man from New York was also interested in it, and I couldn't get to
it before he did. I assume he bought the car and is now re-selling
it.
The lady in Vermont said it had been her late fathers car. He
ran off the road with it and ended up in a ditch and that's how the right
side rocker moulding came off. She said he was in his nineties and
still driving, although very occasionally. She said he took it to
Florida when he was in his 80's, but after his death it was put away in a
barn for several (?) years. I imagine the Vermont winters were not
kind to this car, nor the barn environment it had to endure. She said
there were a ton of extra parts for it also, which makes me skeptical for
several reasons: 1. Why so many "extra" parts for a car with so
few miles, 2. Why an engine switch for a car with so few miles, and
3. Why haven't either owner just put back the rocker strip if they
"have the part". The ad sounds like the present owner has done a
bunch of work on it, which is interesting, because when I talked to the
woman in Vermont, she said she'd be looking for something in the 9K to 10K
range. Either the present owner is losing his shirt on this one,
or he got it for a song. For $6000, it's either a real bargain or a
real rat trap. She never mentioned that there had been an engine
swap; perhaps the present owner swapped the engines or there was a major
problem earlier on in the cars life that she wasn't aware of. I
imagine that she told the present owner that someone in California was also
interested in purchasing the car, and that's why he mentioned that the car
"could make the drive to California" specifically in his ad on
e-bay...
Bob Trepanier ----- Original Message ----- From: <RandalPark@xxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent:
Saturday, July 17, 2004 3:49 PM Subject: Re: IML: 56 Coupe
Ebay
> This seems to be a pretty nice car. The last time he
listed it, I asked the guy if it was the same one that sold on Ebay earlier
this year. He did not respond. > > There was an identical car
that sold back in January or February in the same area. It had wide whites
and looked pretty sharpe in the pictures. They usually do. There aren't
that many of these left. I am 90% certain that it is the same car, yet the
guy makes it sound like he has had it longer. Or more accurately, he
doesn't say that he just bought it. I am very curious why it is for sale so
soon if it is the same car. I also think that it is odd that he didn't
respond to my question. > > I want want a lot more information
before bidding, but with a buy it now price of $6,000 you wouldn't go too
far wrong. If you do buy it, it would be easy to tell from the date on the
title when he actually bought it himself. > > Paul > >
In a message dated 7/17/2004 5:36:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
chuck milverton <chuck_milverton@xxxxxxxxx>
writes: > > >Does anyone have an educated opinion on this baby?
It > >seems fairly reasonable. Thanks > > >
>Chuck >
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> > > > > >
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