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Appears to be a surrey body style which would make it a 1910 Buick Model 16. It's interesting to see how the wheel spokes are painted light yet the drums and hubs are dark. Looks like smooth tires. No top hardware on body. Appears to be a canvas banner draped over hood. Buick experts please chime in, would this be the blue & grey color combo?

This meet is in my backyard. It's a junk flea market anymore, "signs signs everywhere a sign", drag the crap out of the trash bin, resale the storage unit you bought at auction, 50% of the spaces are used for parking your modern car so you don't have to walk. Need a broken lawnmower? Some arts and crafts? You've come to the right place. It's not worth the price of a motel room or even a tank of gas. (Unless your wanting repop from the big vendors and China tools)

This is a 100% correct factory body as delivered by Ford. It's a 1929 due to the presence of outside door handles (unless they were added later). Correct black painted radiator shell and headlight buckets. Non folding top missing.

Thank You Kolya6459, I was trying to locate Dennis to verify the history and the Jack Dempsey connection to Tom Lester's 1929 Chrysler Imperial Roadster. Dennis was quoted in a circa 1988 interview about the car's history. The car was a 1974 First Prize Winner and according to Beverly Rae Kimes, Lester owned the car at least by about 1980 (He may have owned it earlier than 1980) and kept it till about 2000 when it was then acquired by Lester's neighbor in Florida, Joe Wortley. Who remembers this car?

Still no pics of interior. Price up $2500. same seller. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/383763114261959/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks

What is the deal with all the bright red antiques lately? Save the "resale red" for sports cars. Bright red antiques fit into the same category as baby blue/dark blue and tan/brown

I know this car. It is near me. It does appear to be an early conversion. Body appears to be made by a professional company, not a home built. Leaded in around the cowl and windshield. If i remember right there is a body makers tag on it. The inside of the camping area is trashed out as I remember. Probably just some wood for patterns and hardware. The wheels have been repainted and tires appear to old but never used. With what it would take $$$ to get it running and usable with patina, even if the engine was good, makes his price unrealistic. It wont fit in your car hauler, it wont fit in a standard garage. It's cool, but driving it would be like driving a moving van.

So your gonna rod it so it will be worth $0 dollars when your finished because it's not the body style or year other rodders are looking for? Or are you saying your just gonna upgrade the machanicals?

And the bid goes on........... bid to $80K. I personally think Mecum was the wrong venue for a car like this. I know I would not sit through an auction lasting days of 100's of everyday cars just to wait for a chance to bid, so I don't think the right clientele was in the audience. I have also never been impressed with the way Mecum promotes the cars online/catalog or by the way they treat their clientele. I once was chasing a car at a Mecum auction and they were totally unprofessional at representing the car or creating interest in the car.

The idiot driving was me. I had driven the car to Hershey that morning and forget to check my gas level. Ran out just as I got near the Chocolate field. The car is a 1910 Model 16 Toy Brian Bentley Denton, TX

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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/703694441263301/?ref=product_details&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks Looks like a good unmolested example. Make Offer, cause we got it overpriced and really don't know what it's worth.

Ed is right.."buy with your gut, not your head". I once thought with my head at a Bonhams auction. I watched a car I wanted go well, well, over the house estimate. I thought the house knew something I didn't, so I backed off. Biggest mistake of my life. I've searched and searched for a similar car for less money, not to be found. I would gladly give the hammer price in hindsight. My cars which I enjoy the most are the ones I bought with butterflys in my stomach and stars in my eyes. Maybe I overpaid for a few cars, but I'm still excited like a kid again over the cars I bought with my gut -"Priceless". I would suspect most cars are sold within a 20% range +/- of their real value. If you can't accept a 20% margin then you will never truly enjoy what you have.

I have a 1929 L-80 and have enjoyed following your posts, as I know the engines are similar but not exact. I have never opened my engine, but it appears I have a drippy rear main that I will need to address. I would appreciate if you can include names of part suppliers, part numbers, people you consult, and things I might need to look out for or consider while having my engine open. I really appreciate your posts. Correct part finishes details and other research information is also appreciated. The confidential bulletins were really cool.

I've got a trunk for Lincolns I can deliver to Hershey. Good condition unrestored, no luggage. $450. Brian 817-320-0829, Bbobopuppy@aol.com