The Flying Penguin is in the rookery
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The Flying Penguin is in the rookery



Just curious...what specifically is it that leads you to believe that this car 
has just over 29,000 original miles? From the description it sounds like it was 
pretty well used up.

Paul

In a message dated 8/3/2004 9:44:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "David Whitney" 
<david.whitney@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>
>Hi, folks --
>
>I got my '66 Coupe delivered via flatbed this weekend and took a good
>second look at it.  The first look was short, just long enough to say "I'll
>take it!"  Persian white with black leather and black vinyl top, hence
>"Flying Penguin".
>
>Good stuff --
>Odometer reads 29,xxx, does not appear to have rolled over
>Last registered in 1975
>Has been in covered storage since then, no sun damage
>Dash pad, wheel, headliner and visors are perfect
>All interior trim present and intact except rear cigarette lighters
>Leather is dry but not worn or torn
>All wood present except one triangle on dash
>4 matching wheel covers
>Rear air and T&T
>Perfect body except right front quarter panel needs replacing (damaged
>pulling car out of chicken coop)
>
>Challenging stuff --
>No motor
>Left vent window broken, as in may have been stolen (have replacement
>window)
>So dusty you can't tell the vinyl top is black
>Needs full repaint and rechrome and new carpet (dry rot)
>
>I'll put before photos on the OIC site in a few days and see if I can dig
>up some provenance info.  First sold on Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco,
>according to the license plate frame.  The 1972 registration IBM punch card
>is in the glove box (which is also perfect), and there are some extremely
>fragile 30-year-old credit card receipts in the compartment below the
>driver's side arm rest .  Did I mention I paid $600 for the car?
>
>P.S.  There were no chickens in the coop with the coupe.  Whew!
>
>-- David
>'91 K-Imperial driver
>'66 Crown Coupe project
>
>
>
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