I came across this car about ten years ago, it was in the parking lot (
yard?) of a body shop/repair place that looked abandoned, along with several
Dodge Chargers, Super Bees, etc. The limo was surrounded in tall weeds, and
looked like it hadn't been moved in years - very rough shape. If it looked
that bad ten years ago, I'd say it's definitely a parts car by now...
Chris
72 Lebaron
71 Lebaron... and a bunch of other junk
----- Original Message -----
From: <RandalPark@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Stageway Limo on ebay
> 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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