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Actually it looks a whole lot better than I expected considering the asking price. Usually any mid 50s Chevy wagon has a hopelessly high price.

Another in a long line of vehicles not to be caught dead in.

The pictures look very much like a Buick ambulance that was on display at the Wisconsin state fair several years ago. I wonder if it is the same one?

My late neighbor had a home based auto repair business in his garage for years. One time a customer brought a big early 80’s Cadillac to him with an antifreeze leak from somewhere on the block. The customer insisted he use a particular treatment that he supplied for the repairs. Some type of “glass” compound. Pretty complicated repair process that involved draining and refilling the system a few times. My neighbor did it while being doubtful if any success. The leak stopped much to my neighbor’s surprise and did not return for the rest of the time his customer owned the car. Several years anyway. Unfortunately I do not remember the name of the product though some of you might know it.

If the rest of the vehicle is like the two photos we see honestly $5000 is a very fair price. I wish there was more detail though

As the second owner of a 1980 Volare four door “Special” with about 32,000 original miles on its slant six automatic self it makes me happy to see others in good shape. 😁

I suspect then that one would have to be careful where you park it to avoid having the bed filled with full trash bags.

To me much better material is available on You Tube. Even Fantom Works has a channel with current projects not ones from 2019 and before.

Not too bad looking. But even as a fairly rare 42 model I think the price is too high. Maybe $6000-$7000. And only be because it is a 42. A 41 or 40 would be worth a bit less to me.

Very reasonably priced. Much like the 1940 Plymouth my Father had when I was a child. Considering how maintenance adverse he was the car lasted a long time and survived a trip from NE Illinois to West Virginia with only one breakdown. Were I a bit younger and not so arthritic I would consider it.

Full Moon time again?

I had a Rambler 327 in a 61 Ambassador and it surprised me how much pep it had. Smooth running as well.

Well, that answers my question of after you get it what do you do with it?

More than Porterhouse steak or prime rib. How much more I cannot say.

Thus you are a true professional. I hope to learn at your feet. (If I can get to the floor and more importantly get back up)

My ex brother in law’s Father made his living restoring Model As. His wife worked as well and I am sure provided a steady income and insurance. He tried to do two a year in his garage and did it full time, one at a time. I think he did everything that was needed to be done from mechanical to cosmetic. I knew him slightly and never really discussed the work with him as my interest in Model As was even less than it is now. This was in the 60’s and to at least the end of the 70’s. He must have been in his early 60’s when I met him in the mid 70’s. His son told me he never lacked for work with people lined up to get their cars in his garage. I know most of my story is hearsay but does tell how a small restorer could make a living before things went crazy a few decades later.

Once again a builder I have never before heard of is in the news as it’s history is about to be lost. At least the physical part. I am sure some of you know of the company but new to me even though I had driven on the South Michigan Ave. area where it is located a number of years ago. https://www.aol.com/m/64b0c052-0fef-3268-8895-ca1d5805efc8/south-loop-had-a-hybrid-car.html

My only interaction with a real restoration shop was about 20 years ago. It was then and is still now as far as I know a very professional business. They certainly had a fairly high class of cars when I hired them. I needed some frame repair and everyone else I talked to wanted me to take the body off the frame and bring them the frame alone and they would see what they could do. The shop I did take it to said sure we can fix it. Just bring it over. I did and after asking me how I planned to use the car( a driver)he said no problem. Within a couple of weeks I got a call to come and get it. They replaced the bottom of the frame on both sides and fixed a couple of body mounts that were weak. They even installed the rear shocks I has been struggling with when he saw them sitting on the back seat. It wasn’t cheap($900 in 2004) but has held up just as the owner promised. So I guess I am saying that there are some good ones out there. Even willing to make a hole in their schedule to help out a beginner owner with a project.

My wife says NO! Not even for Christmas😢

It’s the kind of car I like best now in my old age. Plain and relatively simple. I agree the price might be a bit high but that is why God invented negotiations.

The “Plum Crazy” paint color is innovative to say the least. And the least is all I am going to say about this car.

The sad thing about old Mopars is they really don’t have a high value. The good thing about Mopars is that they really don’t have a high value.

And be sure to update his insurance policy with road service.

When I see a car advertised today for $2000 I immediately think” There is a good $50 car”