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This car looks pretty nice and for what it is I do like it. But 55ER pointed out the inequities of the car which does affect the price. I don't see 48 grand either. I know that a nice '57 Bonnie convertible will fetch somewhere around a hundred grand but this ain't no Bonneville. So I wonder what the reasonable price for this 58 would be.

This is my favorite year for the sedanet. It appears to be in the Oak park/Forest Park area of Illinois judging by the photos plus it's got Illinois license plates. If this car is as good as it looks the ask is very reasonable. However some might think a Dyna-Slush trans takes some value away. Wish I had the room for this thing as these cars are big!

Be careful buying museum cars! All the has to do is look pretty while on display. Too much red in the interior. I like the 4 door convertibles but I am wary about this one.

That Allstate box is a voltage regulator! I think the engine starts by using a foot starter. These use a coil with one of the leads on top (or bottom) of the coil. Well I guess that the owner needed a coil and didn't take the time to find the correct one so he jerry-rigged it using pipe tape... What and why people do what they with these old cars I'll never know! IMO a stock setup rules. The drive belt look frayed too.

The radial tires detract from the look of the car. The asking price is way off.

What a cool car, appropriately named and attractively priced. The interior needs a good cleaning for sure! However what happened to the engine area? The routing of the heater hoses is either a bizarre design or someone just "made it work". But I do like the car...

As I understand the early Cougars are the most desired. This one is pretty plain and not an XR-7. The seller talks about a water pump but one look at that radiator and how the coolant stains at the perimeter of the top tank leaks which leads me to to believe it is going to need both the water pump and a radiator. There is a possibility that the owner really did not do much maintenance. Look carefully before you buy.....

Run and run as fast as you can!

wow, nice looking car! Cheap way into the hobby! GLWTS

When I first got the car the engine bay was a disaster. The biggest things were the tri-power set up and the aftermarket chrome valve covers. Those things are long gone now. I located and bought an original air cleaner and the original valve covers with the PONTIAC script on them. here's the air cleaner as it was when I first got it. Most all the rust was surface rust. That air cleaner took a lot of time to get it looking like it does today: Here's a shot of the engine bay. Notice the the accelerator linkage at the back of the manifold is missing and the generator is mis-mounted and askew. Additionally the fan shroud was missing: Here are my cleaned, sanded and painted valve covers: and the engine with the refinished air cleaner:

I have put cars in numerous in movies and there's no increase in value. unless it's used as a hero car in a top notched film and documented there really isn't going to make any difference. The only difference you might see is in you wallet after the production company pays you.

I cannot believe that I went back looking for an Edsel; but I did! This thing is still for sale! I have to think that the Edsel name is holding this car back! This thing is so cool!

there you go. It's a 12 grand project!

It does look nice,,,, but! There are no pictures of the undercarriage, engine compartment or the back seat, trunk or rear seat. There's a blue blanket covering the rear seat back which leads me to believe the seller recovered the front seat but not the rear seat. The gas pedal is NOT connected to the throttle rod. The steering wheel is cracked and what's going with the rear window? I get the feeling it's priced at 12 grand for a reason'; it needs work. The seller description is very brief and doesn't say if the car runs or not.

especially for $11,500

That interior certainly doesn't help the value of this car in fact in might hold this car back. Otherwise it looks like a pretty car!

I agree the price is a might bit high; these 2 door sedans just don't bring a lot of money! This is a pretty driver but it does have issues! I don't care for the exhaust tips they do nothing for the car. Those added taillights will never look acceptable regardless of where you mount them. The front bumper looks as though it was painted silver and the drivers side running boards is pretty worn. These are fun cars to own. They drive pretty well and there's lots of parts available. GLWTS

The seller has put a fair price. it's a nice car!

If I were to buy it I would leave it alone and keep as a fun driver! It's a cool car.

Looks real nice. If it as nice as it appears and the low mileage then the asking price wouldn't too far off!

I like these cars. The seller has a "priced for a quick sale", which if it is in the condition the pictures show won't last long! The AC belt has removed which leads me to believe it's more than just a recharge. Moreover I don't like vinyl tops because the can hide rust. The steering is wrapped so how cracked is wheel? I presume it's has a 400ci engine backed by a TH400 trans and 10 bolt rear end which is I what I had in my 71 Formula Firebird. It's a strong powertrain!

These would be for my Buick which has already had a steering failure luckily at 1 mph; if it were at any decent road speed I would be dead or in the hospital. So I am freaked out about that and I don't want to try to save money on tires and find out the hard way that I should have spent more for a better tire. On the other I have heard that Coker manufacturers most tires for old cars by changing the tread pattern and rebrands them. I don't know if they change inner tire make up or not. But I cannot verify that!

Looks like a pretty nice Caddy judging by the cryptic photo's!

My Buick needs tires and I like the Lester brand tires that I had on my 40 Pontiac Torpedo and my 39 Buick Special. Those tires wore well and since I don't need a period correct name brand tire like Firestone, BF Goodrich or Goodyear a Lester branded is ok by me. Coker also sells the Lester tire, however there a less expensive brand called Coker-Garfield. Has anyone had experience with these tires? Does the saying 'you get what you pay for' apply here?

I just checked eBay and the bid is 26,900 with 3 1/2 days left. It says reserve not met!