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    1990 Cadillac Allante

    in Automobiles and Parts - Buy/Sell

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    Something very strange happened to Allantes since 1990, they're value went down the drain. I've been looking for a two seat convertible for my wife for sunny weekend days and have noticed that you can buy a beautiful Allante all over the country for as little as $1000. None of them are molested too, because they never became tuner projects for kids or high mile daily drivers. All the Allantes I saw for sale were elderly owned, garaged their whole life, and sat more than they were driven. Even junkyards around the country have Allantes that are in beautiful condition. Some similar cars I was looking at for my wife were the Maserati TC (hard and soft top convertible), and the Mercedes SLK (automatic hard top convertible). We ended up buying an SLK because I found a very rare Designo model for sale, it was also very close to my house. I've had two Maserati TC's in the past and they are very nice cars, but the Allante was in a close second place because they're beautiful cars. 

    Super Rare 1948 Playboy Model A-48 Documentation and Restoration

    in Our Cars & Restoration Projects

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    3 hours ago, alsancle said:

     

    Just put it up in general.  You will be a hero.   Vintage gas stations are more popular on here than Duesenbergs.

     

    People get in trouble on this forum when they start musing about how much better their 1920ish whatever would be more fun to drive with a crate engine.

    Ya, I really hate when people chop up a classic car for their own amusement. Those cars are usually found in the junkyard a year later. A few weeks ago I saw someone selling the original engine and interior from their original barn find 1957 Thunderbird so they could put a jeep engine into it. A few years ago someone on this forum was parting out a supercharged Graham Sharknose so he could chop the top, lower it, and put it on a chevy chassis. Poor rare car, I'll bet the car got crushed for junk after the owner was done getting his jollies. 

    For Sale: 1948 Playboy A-48, VERY RARE

    in Automobiles and Parts - Buy/Sell

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    Hi All, I agree, it's too bad what happened to this car. I'm selling it for the current owner. I have, however, seen cars in worse condition get restored back to stock. So although it's not impossible, it would cost alot unless all the work was done by the buyer himself. All in all, I think it should be saved. I've advised the seller to sell it whole and not for parts. I would love to have the trunk lid but if you look closely at all the cars, not only are the components of the cars different (heater, carburetor, brightwork trim, etc), but also the body panels. For example, the headlight area of this car is kind of snub-nosed, my car is more rounded in that area...

     

    Regarding the doors, the owner has two extra doors, and they're the doors that came off of my car! 

    For Sale: 1948 Playboy A-48, VERY RARE

    in Automobiles and Parts - Buy/Sell

    Posted · Edited by 89tc (see edit history)

    1948 Playboy model A-48, one of 97 made, 55 in existence today. Search Playboy cars on the internet for more information on the company. This particular car was modified and put on a GMC Jimmy frame. Comes with all the original parts taken off the car including the suspension, motor, interior, heater, transmission, radiator, and original battery. Located in Florida, seller will assist with loading up on your shipping truck. This car needs to be restored back to original. 

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    Super Rare 1948 Playboy Model A-48 Documentation and Restoration

    in Our Cars & Restoration Projects

    Posted · Edited by 89tc (see edit history)

    2 hours ago, alsancle said:

    This deserves its own thread.  Got a link?

    Hmm, I didn't think anyone would be interested in an old gas station sitting in a junkyard... I just posted the pictures for kicks. I'm an architect and really think that it should be saved; that's why I felt compelled to take pictures of it when I saw it. In fact, I know of two other gas stations that may be for sale that are almost identical to this one. As the years go by, all three of them are deteriorating, and one is getting vandalized because homeless people are staying in it and the front door is open. I wish someone would save them but I don't think there's a market for 1930's-40's Americana filling stations...

     

    I wonder why no one asked for more info about Flava Flav... 😁

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    Super Rare 1948 Playboy Model A-48 Documentation and Restoration

    in Our Cars & Restoration Projects

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    2 hours ago, Tate said:

    Love the car, I enjoyed reading an article about them in Hemmings Classic Car, quite an interesting story. How fun that you know so much about your cars history. I have to ask, are you going to make some doors or are you going to drive around al fresco? I would love to see more photos of the station too. 

    Yes, funny, The Hemmings story pretty much put Playboy on the map with car enthusiasts, and brought the car from complete obscurity out to the public eye. 

     

    Regarding the history, I'm hoping that this thread will generate some memories from old-timers who will contact me and say that they saw the car in 1956 rolling down some country road in Maryland with three people in it (one of the original selling points of this car is that they said it was a three-seater)... I'm in contact with all the previous known owners too, which is nice...

     

    Regarding the doors and trunk lid, I'll talk more about them later in this thread....

    Super Rare 1948 Playboy Model A-48 Documentation and Restoration

    in Our Cars & Restoration Projects

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    2 hours ago, keithb7 said:

    I admire your determination. That's a major undertaking. Spare used parts? I suspect mostly unobtainable. I look forward to watching this car come back to live. I am subscribing... Thanks for taking the time to post and share.

    Thanks! Actually I don't think this is too bad. It's a very simple car, no luxuries, just bare bones.. The nice thing is that it's almost complete and the motor has never been molested. The original paint is still on all the nuts and bolts... If you want to see a major undertaking, ask me about my well famed 1970 Boss 302 project car that was all over the internet a few years ago.. It's so rusted out that I've left it on the trailer for three years because I'm afraid that it will break in half if I move it...

     

    Regarding parts, that's another subject I'm going to go over later in this thread....

    Super Rare 1948 Playboy Model A-48 Documentation and Restoration

    in Our Cars & Restoration Projects

    Posted

    2 hours ago, alsancle said:

    I’ve always thought these were cool, especially the folding top.  Good luck.

     

     

    Thanks! You''re probably one of 200 people in the world who even know what this car is.. I've never even heard of them until this past March when I was walking past a vendor table at a local car parts swap meet. The "for sale" sign was taped to the front of the table with a small thumbnail picture. I had to do a double-take to figure out what kind of car this was... 

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