Peter S

forget the convertiblew. save the donor! peter s.

nice!

nice car for $10K

Actually I'm only assuming the title is missing. Usually ads mention having the title as a selling point. P

1930s and '40s coupes go surprisingly high. Here in the east I see coupes of similar vintage that are in much worse shape at higher prices. Its lack of title hurts, of course, as does the distance from major metro areas. Still, if the sheet metal and floors are as good as the seller claim, the current price of $1975 isn't exorbident. The post-WWII DeSoto is longer and heavier than the Plymouth.

very cool

its a nice car with a lot of potential Peter S.

If you want to rescue a REO a 1936 Flying Cloud has been on the Des Moines Craigslist for months

nice... but wondering where it is located?

Not mine and know nothing but that it's cool http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/5866688019.html

that's a beauty. what a nice price, too.

you may remember Webb Pierce, the country singer, who had silver rifles mounted on his circa 1960 Pontiac. I don't think they were functional.

A nice car, if not to my taste in models. Seems like a good price.

looks like an excellent complete car for the money. Where is it located?

What's wrong with a few obsessions?

where's it at?

Cars were mass market items that had to be sold at an affordable price, so they came with many small imperfections. A "perfect" car is no longer a re-creation of an original object - should it even be called "restored?"

Am I missing something? In most states, doesn't the customer have a legal right to a written estimate, which must be revised if charges exceed it by a specified percent? If that's true and the shop complied, how could it be a surprise that the bill mounted so high?

really curious. What did you find? Your question about value depends on so many variables. If this car is as rust-free as advertised, it would go for a premium here in the Mid-Atlantic states, perhaps in the $5-6K range if the engine ran. But I imagine that lack of rot is a given there in Arizona. I think I saw a similar car in Hershey that had a running engine but had had rust repairs and was in rather nasty primer for $3500. Peter S.

I believe you but I'm still awfully surprised. I suppose that I'm an example of the phenomenon you mention to some degree, as I prefer the smaller models like the Century or even the 40 to limos like the 90. But, even tho I should be nostalgic for the 1965 Mustangs and Superbees that were hot when I was a teenager, I'd rather have the 90. than any of them Peter S.

I guess I'm pretty surprised that you can buy a big Buick that's already "done" for only $20K. I know from experience that restoration is a money-losing proposition, but that seems an extreme markdown from the $70K restoration estimate. My thought is that this would not be a bad car to start with if you're interested in the fun of working on it yourself and aren't after museum quality perfection. Just something that's fun to drive and enhance without the hassles of major rust repair or a complete mechanical rebuild. On that basis, I think it's pretty competitive with a lot of similar vintage cars I see for $6-8K that don't have the cachet of a Buick.

A nice looking car, but not for me. Actual mechanical condition is apparently unknown, but the price isn't absurd if it is excellent,

It is, but standing water deteriorates it. My concern with the floor is also that moisture from shoes, leaky windows, open vents, can soak through the carpet and accumulate. My Hudson stepdown, there are terrible moisture traps where the floor attaches to the bottom of the frame rail. (I'm very lucky that my car spent most of its life in the dry west.) I'm also a ways from being ready to lay carpet, so I'm pretty paranoid about scratching through the primer and getting rust spots going, altho it is quite a tough finish. Peter S.

I'm planning to overcoat the epoxy primer on my recently-sandblasted interior floors with something that will be more scratch-resistant and waterproof. Does anybody have recommendations? I will probably apply it by brush, as I lack a powerful compressor and spraying gets frustrating. Besides, nobody will see my floors once the carpet is down. Peter S.

Thanks, all. These are excellent tips. I opted to encapsulate and it seems very effective. Peter S.