I notice that the seller of this car is bidding on the "restored" 67
Convertible in LA.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6181&item=
1874716321&rd=1
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: IML: georgeous 55 on ebay
> This car keeps showing up from this dealer - about once a year they run
it -
> it never gets close to the reserve, which as I recall was way up there. I
> think they're hoping for a miracle. There are a few other cars in their
> "collection" which seem to follow the same pattern - they run on various
> sites alternately, once in a while coming back to eBay. I have a feeling
> these folks are a consignment house, probably just parroting what the
owner
> of the car tells them to say in the ad. This is opinion on my part, based
> on previous cars they have run, mostly Packards.
>
> It's nice and shiny, but I urge anyone who is really interested in the car
> to go see it before bidding. I haven't seen it myself, and I don't know
> much about 55s, but even I can see some goofy things about it in the
> pictures. Check out that front seat upholstery, for instance.
>
> Dick Benjamin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mopar48291@xxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 4:26 PM
> Subject: IML: georgeous 55 on ebay
>
>
> > Unrestored original?????? All the early hemis were painted silver, not
> > battleship grey. Also, under the hood, inner fenders and underside of
the
> > decklid were painted a battleship grey. The '56's were painted body
color
> in
> > those places, so a very late production '55 may be as well. However the
> hood
> > hinges and hood latch plate were silver cadmium plated with the hinge
> springs
> > painted red. The original brake booster would still show some of its
gold
> > cadmium plating--this one has been changed along with the master
cylinder.
> So,
> > what's unrestoredon this car?
> > Peace,
> > Roger
> >
> >
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