The 55er

Yes, a big project and it is not a Hornet. I would rather have a club coupe than a Hollywood hardtop.

Paint scheme is incorrect.

Beware of sellers of vintage vehicles from the northeast salt belt that don't post enough pictures of the car in the ad. Selective photography might be the order of the day here when the car's high up off the floor on jackstands and there are still no shots of the lower body showing the rockers, quarters & lower front fenders. Says it needs paint work but when the rocker moulding has been removed and is laying on the floor that's not a good sign..........How about some pics giving an accurate representation of what you're selling? It clearly needs some interior work, the heater core's been disconnected and if there's a lot of bodywork required that might be a somewhat ambitious price.

Maybe that's the carpet and not rubber floor mats, whatever it is it needs replaced along with the kick panels, the rear parcel shelf and from the looks of the wrinkled seats the crumbling foam padding underneath.

1958 Oldsmobiles are one of my favorite cars but it looks like this one was driven hard and put away wet. It was a hard 65K miles and I wonder why someone would bother rebuilding the engine on such a rough rusty weathered base model sedan. And that is a nasty looking steering wheel. Rubber floor mats, no PB and maybe no PS either? Price is pretty optimistic IMO, might be better suited as a parts car.

Sixteen grand? Ouch. Not really for sale, just another overpriced fishing expedition. Needs way too much work for the price. Dings, scrapes, faded & mismatched paint, worn, torn, warped & faded upholstery....and rust bubbles too. Another model that looks better without skirts. So what's the real mileage? Price should be cut in half.

When I come across the ads for these oversized Luxomobile projects with all the bells & whistles that have been sitting for years, I see an overwhelming amount of work. I'll "assume" it doesn't run or it would say so in the ad. In addition to all the normal "wake-up" things like fuel, ignition, exhaust, cooling, tires, etc. there will probably be a lot of electrical & vacuum issues to correct as well. Power windows, power seats, charging system, heating & AC systems, Autopilot, and some of the other Luxo accessories might need attention too. Lots of hours will be spent and many loose ends will need to be to tied up here if the goal is to have this luxury car perform as expected. The pictures are showing plenty of issues just in the dashboard area. The dashpad needs replaced, the heater/AC control is loose on the dashboard and the oval steering wheel probably needs to be recast. That's some serious $$$$ right there. I don't care what state the car's from, It looks like it spent a lot of time in a damp storage environment. The shiny interior trim is pitted and will need replaced right down to the domelight and the chrome stalk for the rear view mirror. And about that bodywork & paint.......it says it has rust but it's only in the "common areas" and whatever that means, it's still costly to fix. There's also a lot of sheetmetal there to refinish, I'd budget at least $20K for the body shop bill. Also the Imperial production was much less the regular 1962 Chryslers so finding certain replacement parts might be a problem. IMO this car just looks like a heck of a lot of work for what it is. It's a money pit and I can see why the seller is trying to get rid of it. On the plus side there's a clear title and apparently it does come with a shop manual. You're really going to need it.

Appears to be a Catalina with a Star Chief Executive right front fender. A thorough rust inspection will be necessary if you plan to put this one back on the road. More pictures please, certainly priced right.

These fit 1956 Dodge cars, they go on the back of the rear quarter fins at the very top above the pointy chrome taillight surrounds on the Custom Royal models. The Chrysler parts books refer to them as Rear Quarter Top Ornaments.

1950 Ford.

That's not great patina, it's just an older base/clear paint job with the clear coming off. It wil be labor intensive to refinish and I'm thinking that alone will cost at least $10K-plus for a quality job. I'm thinking if the interior was presentable and the engine compartment was clean the seller would be showing then off as selling points. With 4 of the pics showing incorrect hubcaps and with the issues with the chrome and stainless trim (dents, dings) as well, I don't see how the seller can claim his car is in excellent condition. If my "assumptions" are correct, there chances of finding a buyer might be better if the price was cut in half. I don't see much value in a stick flathead 6 post sedan with a lot of needs. The 1953 Chrysler Windsor 2-door sedan sold previously that Jeff Perkins is speaking of above was a true low mileage one of a kind completely original time capsule that would be nearly impossible to duplicate. If this example were repainted, reupholstered and completely detailed it wouldn't approach the condition of that $11,000 1953 Windsor so I'm just not seeing an $8500 car here. This model might be a tough sell in its current condition. More pictures please.

If this visor was removed form a 1950 it would fit 1948-1951 Hudson stepdowns except for the Hollywood hardtops. If looks like the the lower clamp part of the middle bracket that attaches to the center windshield divider is missing along with one of the chrome ends that clamps to the driprail. If those pieces are missing they'll have to be located before the visor can be mounted to a car. And for $500 I would hope that sheetmetal is arrow straight.

You're welcome!! You must be in a very dry area, those Olds taillights & extensions are made of pot metal and all the ones you see here in the northeast are badly pitted. I'm surprised it's intact with a nice shine after almost being buried in the ground for such a long period of time.

Kinda looks like a 1951-1952 Oldsmobile 88 series tailight, those cars didn't really have tailfins.

I always see these ads for the bathtub Nashes and think yeah, that's unusual and unique but what kind of a market is there really for a 4-door Nash 6 sedan? The seats fold down, okay, so what? If it were my car, how often would I fold the seats down? Probably never. I always think if I wanted a 1949-1951 era car, I'd be much happier with something else. $18K might get you a pretty nice Buick, an Olds V8, a Ford, a Mercury or even a Hudson, a Pontiac or a Chrysler/Imperial 8. Realistically, I think this seller knows his car isn't worth anywhere near $18K (he says it could use painting & chrome), he's only trying to embellish his ad as much as he can. That $30K statement is total baloney, he's fishing for that new, novice, uneducated first time classic car buyer whose wife just happens to like the (original?) springtime robins egg blue color to come along and I really doubt that's gonna happen. IMO the seller should just keep this overpriced Nash til he drops. He mentions the previous owner in the ad so maybe it's a flip attempt which probably won't be successful.

The 1955 & 1956 Dodges shared the same fenders, bumper face bars and grilles with the parking lamps. Some of the differences are hoods (compare the very front lower center areas), the upper grille mouldings, the front emblems & medallions, the bumper guards, the center sheet metal panels between the grilles and the lower stone deflectors just behind the bumpers.

I'd like to point out that this is a 1955 Dodge with a 1956 Dodge front clip on it, a minus as far as I'm concerned. So what's up with that?

I was thinking they were external C pillar trim for something because of the paint overspray on the edges but there were lots of different designs. I have no idea what the second pair fits, they could even be Lincoln or Mercury for all I know. I used to own a 1955 Belvedere sedan.

Most if not all of the trim pieces are C pillar mouldings for Mopars. They mount externally on either side of the rear window (backlite) and the Chrysler parts book calls them Rear Window Outside Finish Mouldings. The first one fits 1955 Plymouth Belvedere sedans. The third one is for 1956 Dodge Coronet sedans and both may have other specific model applications as well. I don't know the exact application of the second pair with the small horizontal diamonds in them. The trim piece in the last picture also fits a 1955 Plymouth, it goes on the center of the underside of the hood just above the grille.

I've replaced the wet clutch in a Hudson srepdown. It's pretty much like m-mman says. A Chilton/Motor's manual or shop manual explains the procedure. You pull the seat cushions. Then the seat frame is exposed and it's easy to remove. Take the floormats out. There's a large cover in the in the center of the floor with a lot of bolts around the perimeter and once that's off everything's exposed and there's plenty of room to work. It's really not that bad of a job. A helper comes in handy but I've lifted the tranny in & out by myself. The clutch discs have always been available through someone in the HET club. If you maintain the fluid level in those cork clutches they will last a long, long time.

The hubcaps on this 1950 Ford are full wheelcovers from a 1954-1955 Cadillac.

There were some notable differences between the lower-priced entry level Hudson Pacemakers and the more upscale Supers, Commodores and Hornets of the stepdown era. The Pacemakers were built on a shorter 119" wheelbase instead of the 124" wheelbase used on the larger series cars and were 6 1/2" shorter overall. The 1950-1952 Pacemakers had the smaller 232 cu.in. six as StillOutThere noted above and had the "snub nose" front end sheetmetal and rocker panels due to the shorter wheelbase. There were some trim level differences as well with the Pacemakers having less embellishments and shiny trim attached throughout the car. If you scroll up a few posts this is evident on the light blue Pacemaker coupe pictured in 7th Son's post. Many Pacemakers came with minimal options and had dogdish hubcaps, black rubber floormats, dashboards that were painted instead of woodgrained, smaller interior sunvisors and no fender skirts. It's doubtful any came with red carpeting and certainly none had any custom striped windlace. Throughout the years as more and more surviving Pacemakers were refurbished, restored and re-restored many were "embellished" with various Hudson trim and accessories that weren't originally on the base models like maybe some fancier side and trunk trim along with the larger taillights from the Commodore & Hornet series cars. Sometimes different rear bumpers were used too. It's always nice to see pictures of Hudsons on the internet but some of these shorter wheelbase cars look more like elaborate Hornets now than the bare-bones Pacemakers they were at birth. Anyway, the black Pacemaker sedan at the top of the post looks like a fairly nice car, so GLWTS.

Way overpriced IMO. For $25 grand they could have at least put some fresh pieces of cardboard in the trunk.

I believe the long hood ornament in the first picture is for a 1952 Chevrolet car and the cross flags emblem belongs on the hood of any 1959 Chevrolet car or El Camino that has the 348 engine. If the OP could post the part numbers from the backside of the emblems it would help make a positive ID.

I don't think there's a retaining ring, clean the old gasket off and the whole thermostat should come out in one piece.