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It doesn't sound like he's motivated enough yet. That quite
steep, even if the integrity of the bodywork & paint is real good. You could
easily spend another 3K to get the interior in like original. The last time I
had 2 Imperial bumpers replated, (about 11 years ago) cost around $600.00. By
the time you get the brakes, heater & any other stuff that shows up after
will likely exceed the price of the car. I'd offer $2500 & tell him to give
you a call if he doesn't sell it, you may still be interested. If you go back,
offer $2000.
John
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 3:48
PM
Subject: IML: 62 Crown for sale, your
thoughts please.
Hi.
Wife and I just went out to Outback to eat, and on
the
way back she says "what kind of car is THAT?" I
looked, and it was a
'62 Crown 4 door. I knew of the
car, knew it was for sale, but hadn't seen
it before
and wasn't sure what the asking price was. It looked
pretty
good from the road, so we stopped in (it was at
a car stereo place) and
asked about it. Body's been
redone, new paint, looks really nice, all the
chrome's
there but the bumpers could use re-chroming. 413 never
been
rebuilt (the carburetor needs to be "gone
through", apparently it doesn't
like it when the car
goes over bumps) to the owner's knowledge, but it
runs
very smooth, doesn't smoke or make weird noises. Dual
exhaust on it
sounds good, though there is a slight
leak somewhere. Car drives well,
brakes work but the
booster needs to be rebuilt or replaced. It
needs
interior work though..front seats need either
replacing or
re-upholstering, headliner has a couple
small, look like burn holes in it,
square steering
wheel is cracked. Needs all 4 inner door
panels,
interior chrome trim is pitted. Heater doesn't work,
owner
doesn't know why, switch for heater is missing,
owner says switch "fell in
behind dash". 2 power
windows on driver's side don't work. Has
original
radio, don't know if it works or not. I asked about
the price,
owner says "I'm asking 6k, but I'm
motivated, I'll take 5"...It's a neat
car, really
looks sharp, whoever did the bodywork and paint really
did a
good job, but is it WORTH that much? How much
will it cost to track down
all the interior odds and
ends it needs? And those brakes, I just see $$$$
when
I think about them, are they that bad to service? He
said the front
brakes had 2 wheel cylinders each. I am
interested to read what others more
experienced with
these cars think.
BTW, I already have a '73 NYB
that has a near perfect
interior, solid body but some rust in the
lower
quarters, that runs and drives great and everything
works. I'd
have to sell this car to get another one.
Thanks,
Chad
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