suchan

Not worth restoring, in my view. Maybe if it was a coupe. Drop in a Caddy 500 cu in engine, apply an interesting body wrap and terrorize the neighborhood.

Sharp car, but too many issues for the asking price.

I like mid-50’s Fords, and I’m OK with the exterior colors, but that interior is a little hard to take. Connie kits are tolerable on TBirds as they would look stubby without them, but this car doesn’t need one.

When I saw the price, I assumed it was low-mileage car. Looks pretty good for 100K miles, though.

Sharp car. Nothing wrong with a six. Nearly as much HP as the V8, and at lower rpm.

As well as the exterior cleaned up it'd be interesting what an interior detail could accomplish. That, and a substantial price adjustment, might move the car.

One of these with the electric conversion could be a lot of fun.

Good looking car, and might worth the asking if it ran well.

Looks like a great first old car for someone. Thanks for posting, Pete.

Sounds like maybe a sensor gone haywire. I had a problem like that with a '98 Ford Ranger. Looks like a nice car otherwise.

Good catch. We've gotten so desensitized to "alternative spelling" nowadays that it's easy not to notice.

Nice. The lemon yellow wheels are rough on the eyes, but that’s an easy fix.

LaSalles are great drivers, comfortable, reasonably roomy, and will keep up on the freeway. If you do a comparison between one in a less-than-attractive setting with dull brightwork and faded black paint to sharp examples of other GM brands, a LaSalle's going to come up short, but a 40-52 done up right is a great-looking car: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/ooh-la-la-la-salle-1940-la-salle-series-52-coupe This one looks like a decent $10-12K runner.

Seller badly wants his headache to become someone else's. And only $16.5K for the privilege.

Sharp! As they write on Bring A Trailer, GLWTS!

Some '59's go for stupid money, and I like the color, but if mileage is authentic it must've been rode hard and put up wet. The photo with the loose lug nut says it all.

Sharp car in a good color, but the photos might lead you to believe it doesn't run. Or, maybe an heir who can't drive a stick and doesn't know how to start it anyway? Asking price is OK if it runs well.

Too expensive for parts, too tattered inside to make run and drive as is, not desirable enough to bring back. It's going to sit. Too bad, as I think it's a nice-looking car.

I'm sure the seller didn't expect the car to end up on the AACA website. To another low 'n slow enthusiast, it's probably worth the money, as the builder likely has more than twice the asking price in it. To their credit, the builders of these cars restore them (in the loosest sense) and add a bunch of accessories rather than cut them up like the hot rodders. It's all reversible.

The Aroma of Manteca endures. At least it did the last time I drove through it. You could be wearing blindfold and know that you were approaching the intersection of highways 120 and 99. Not as strong as a drive-by of Harris Ranch on I-5, though. That'll make your eyes water.

I think these 60 Specials are great-looking cars, and 1947 is my favorite '40's era Cadillac. Hard to justify doing more than a new set of seat covers, but if the drivetrain is in good shape and the seller's flexible....

6T-FinSeeker, thanks for always making the effort to follow up on the cars you post. Sorry to hear of this one's fate. Hope the driver is OK.

These cars will typically run forever, but it looks like forever came for this one. I usually like to see cars with long-term ownership, but I'm guessing it's been has been run to death and left to the squirrels. $7K should buy a clean one, or something close to it.

Looks like a solid old car. Too bad there aren't any engine photos.

Looks like a tattered runner you could improve as you drive. I can't see more than Model T money for it, though. You'd have to go way up the food chain to find a 1925-vintage 2-door sedan in #4 condition worth $38K.