Preparing a classic car for sale

I acquired my '57 Olds with no keys and found that the ignition key from my dad's '65 Impala turned the ignition switch on the'57 Olds. Also found keys laying around from either dad's '49 Olds or '57 Olds that work in my '54 Chevy.

Maybe that's a good thing....it shows that there are younger enthusiasts on this forum who don't know about how keys and parking lights were configured years ago.

I give decent quarter to the young set, but when guys older than I (57) hit me up with this, grrrrr...

Tires too. In the habit today of pressures over 32PSI with our modern radials, some a lot higher, how many 30s cars are running around at 28-30 like thy should be? Not many. That change makes a HUGE difference in ride and control over tar strips. It's the little things that make a big difference when you add em all up.

What gets me is people who want to sell their cars - old or new - who don't at least vacuum them out and wash them. Pictures of cars for sale with dirty floors, paper strewn about, etc., just turn me off. Even at Hershey, there were some cars for sale that looked like they hadn't been cleaned in months.

I'm right there too John. Since when does dirt have value? You'd have to be the biggest freakin fool in the game to claim the pidgeon schtick all over the car has value, but damn if some don't think it does!