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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.

Agree about paying a premium for a rumble seat and your value estimate. For me, it's right up there with continental kits in the useless accessory category. By the time you can afford the time and money to get into antique cars, you and your friends are getting too old for the gymnastics required to get into one, no one wants to risk paint damage, and your grandkid's parents are increasingly too safety-conscious to let their kids ride inside of an antique car with you, let alone in a rumble seat. I'd rather have a trunk.

Looks like a nice car, but I'm leery of sellers who offer an incomplete set of photos (no interior, no engine), and then tell you their price is FIRM. You can bet that whatever isn't in the photos isn't as good as what you see. Maybe still worth the asking, but likely not a screaming deal. Might be a factory color (Stone Brown?), but I think something contrasting at the belt line would take it up a notch.

There's a gas gauge in the dash. The dash is the back of the gas tank. Gravity feed. I never had an experience with overheating in my "A", and I don't recall it being a typical "A" issue. Maybe other owners can chime in. I was living in an area where there were lots of driving I could do where there weren't a lot of other cars. They go pretty good, stop reasonably well if the brakes are in adjustment, but having the gas tank basically in my lap was always on my mind when I was driving it, so I didn't push it. I never drove on the freeway, nor over 45 MPH. It's a small car, I'm not small, so it was an uncomfortable car for me to drive any great distance anyway. If someone wanted to drive long-distance, it might be wise to join an "A" club and go on their tours. I think you'd be more likely to get some respect in traffic if you're in a group.

Good-looking car in a good color. Either there's some glass replacement in the buyer's future, or the photographer didn't bother to wipe down the windows. Hard to tell if the interior is worse than it shows in the single photo, and there's no engine shot, but for any other car in its class, $15K is shooting for the moon.

Deluxe roadster, right? Lots of bright color. I can’t recall seeing yellow and red together on an “A”. Black wheels/tires would tone things down a lot. It needs new tires, anyway. Non-white top would help, too. If it ran well, $15K isn’t too bad, but not with a seized motor.

Yikes. Spend a few $K more and get a nice one.

As clueless as the heirs seem to be about washing old cars and the value of this particular one, how do they know what ails it is a "carb problem"? Too bad, as it's a sharp car and would probably clean up well.

Sharp! Agree it looks like a later engine, but it's a nice runner, and $17K asking price is a decent starting point.

Seller could've done a much better job with the photo quality and surroundings, but it's a nice-looking car, with a minimum of pesky power options to deal with.

How about giving us a peek at your 37-61?

What's with the plate over what should be the glove box?

A beauty. Incredible style. Thanks for posting. But for $5K less, you can get a Dodge pickup with no horn button. Just sayin'.

Hey, it's the year of Barbie! Pink, baby! Unfortunate, as it's a nice-looking car otherwise.

Maybe an 80's repaint that through the change of owners was conveniently forgotten? Especially the cream-colored wheels. To my eye, might be lowered a bit so the skinny tires don't look so small. It rates a real hard look at that asking price.

Agree about the paint match. Hood was likely removed during the repair, and the shop might've been worried the hood would might bind on the fenders and chip paint, and left it high. I had that issue when I had my '71 Eldorado painted.

Is all that exterior plastic factory? Doesn't seem to fit very well.

Is that great garage art, or what??

Sharp car, I like the color, good ad. Agree the $17.5K asking price is a little rich, because of the 6 and auto having to move so much car. If it was a V8, it'd be a good starting point.