Anthony,
I am with Mr. LeCrown on this one, but not because it isn't worth saving. You
stated yourself that you are tired of restoration. In that case, if you want a
'61 Two Door Southampton you should wait for a good one and pay $30,000+ for
it. This car needs plenty. He is right about it needing way more than is
visible from the pictures.
As far as the car itself, I have seen cars much worse than that used as a basis
for restoration. Yes it needs everything, but once you decide to take it
completely apart, replacing the trunk floor, or even the complete floor isn't
impossible.
Given the rarity of 1961 Imperials, and two door hardtops in particular (that
one looks like a Crown) I would say if you have the money and the energy why
not check it out? The only thing that I believe would make it hopeless is a
rotten frame. Restoring a car from the ground up is a very rewarding and
educational experience, especially if you decided to do it yourself.
I would love to see someone take on a project like that. At this point it is a
shame for any Imperial to end up as a parts car. I read a story about someone
here on the IML that actually bought a parts car from a junk yard to restore.
Nothing illustrates better than this hobby that beauty is indeed in the eye of
the beholder. For that matter, if we were doing this for the money few of us
would be here.
Paul
In a message dated 1/10/2004 2:08:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
lecrown60@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> Anthony, This is a parts car at best. I once started a car that was almost
>but not quite this bad. I can guarentee that all the body outriggers are
>gone. The rust you see in the pictures is probably less than 50% of what is
>actually there. The remaining metal that looks good I am sure is well pitted
>from the back side and once you get into this car you might as well totally
>reconstruct the bottom of the car from scratch. Unless you need a good parts
>car I would run from this one very quickly.
> Richard
> '60 Crown Sedan
>
> alacaria@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Did you guys see the 2 door 61 Imperial on Ebay? It is what I have been
> looking for. I just am tired of restoration, I am in the middle of a
> Javelin. I see that it is straight, but setting out on a grass field
> concerns me about the underneath of the car. Sometimes setting out in the
> grass can rot the underneath.
>
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2453146611&category=43905
>
>
> anthony
>
>
>
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