The thing that bothers me the most about this car is the extent of the rust. It
also appears as though it may have even been fixed, albeit poorly, at least
once. I have seen cars that didn't look half that bad in person that were not
salvageable, due to severe structural probelms. Although, there are some that
say "anything can be fixed".
It looks like a car that had driven in salted roads all of its life. It seems
to have been worked to death by a limo service.
Paul
In a message dated 5/4/2004 11:18:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
> I finally got around to looking at this limo on ebay that everyone has been
>talking about,
> and it makes me sick to see the condition this thing is in. At one time,
>this was a very nice
> car with a lot of handbuilt features you will not find anywhere else (like
>the wooden
> cabinet for the stereo & heat controls, etc.). I just don't understand how
>someone could
> park this thing outside and not make any effort to protect it in 20 years.
>
> As for the value, a person I know who deals in antiques told me there were 3
>basic
> factors that influence value:
>
> 1. Desirability
> 2. Condition
> 3. Rarity
>
> I think this car scores very high in the rarity dept., fairly high in the
>desirability dept., but
> where it really loses out is in the condition dept. If they had just kept
>this thing inside, or
> even under a cover, I think they could have gotten a very respectable price.
>
> As an aside, I tried to find out if the Stageway company still exists and I
>couldn't find it on
> the web. Anybody know if they're still in business?
>
> Mark M
>
>
>
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