DrumBob
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Am I mistaken, or is $22K a lot to ask for this car?
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I like it too. It just needs little stuff, like tires, carb, for instance. I do like the red inside and out, and the hubcaps are included. I think it would look great after a good detailing.
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Right, the interior is hideous. Grey would have been much nicer.
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Probably a Mary Kay car as mentioned.
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The link doesn't work anymore.
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9 hours ago, wayne sheldon said:
Drum Bob, I always find it enjoyable to read similar stories of legends and unanswered histories in other areas of collecting or quests for knowledge! Very interesting.
Thank you. My area of expertise has always been drums and guitars. Much appreciated.
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4 hours ago, B Jake Moran said:
Don’t know if you know, but these were supposed to be hideaway headlights but Ford ran out of money and time.
I'm aware of that. They should have probably reverted back to standard headlights, but then, the Mercury would have looked just like the Ford.
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I say this all the time; those sunken eyeball headlights are just weird.
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This thread reminds me of the Gibson Moderne guitar. The Gibson guitar company designed three radical-shaped guitars to be released in 1958. One was the Flying V, another was the Explorer, and the third was the Moderne. The V and the Explorer were actually produced, but in very small quantities, and are extremely rare today, and very expensive, like a quarter million dollars and up. The Moderne was never put into production, but some ex-Gibson employees swear there were at least three prototypes made that wound up in the "morgue," the room where they stashed failed designs in their Kalamazoo factory. At one point, they were supposedly cut up on a band saw and discarded. The story goes that two employees went dumpster diving and retrieved all the pieces and reassembled the guitars. But, no one has actually ever seen them. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top claims to have one, but he won't let anybody see it, and he's probably the biggest BS artist in rock 'n roll history. Someone wrote an entire book on the Moderne. I wrote an article on the search for the Moderne for Premier Guitar magazine.
It's the Tucker convertible of the guitar world, El Dorado, the Arc Of The Covenant. Did it really exist? We just don't know.
Gibson has issued the Moderne several times in new form over the years, and it has never sold well. It's just a very odd design. I like it, but the guitar buying crowd never did.
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There really is a place called Pahrump? That's as unusual as Soddy Daisy.
The red and black steering wheel is really out of place. I like these cars, but that beige is really bland.
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OK, if this car is forgery, how was it assembled and from what parts? Wouldn't the builder have to start with Tucker parts? Or, were Tucker-like parts fabricated?
I've seen this car for sale before. I had a feeling it was bogus from the start.
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Well, I'm not going to be buying THAT anytime soon.
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That's a beautiful car. I'm generally not a fan of beige, but it looks great on this car.
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I would love that car. But who knows what it needs.
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Scant information. Does it run? Why are people so lazy about listings?
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I don't get the satin black. Was that a factory finish? I've never seen that before.
The car looks extremely dull overall. I like '54 Kaisers, but not this one, and for some reason, going to Soddy Daisy, TN for any reason just makes me uneasy.
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I can't believe that this car has been on the market for almost six months with no takers. Maybe his asking price is still too high.
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Other than the incorrect and senseless white vinyl interior, it's a nice Pontiac at a nice price.
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My favorite...puke green.
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I don't like the red either on this car. Would I be correct in assuming this was an amateur repaint?
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Thanks for posting those.
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For sale in Centerville, MA. Looks like a good parts car. Maybe the price is a bit optimistic, but these don't come up very often. It looks like the wooden parts could be saved.
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10 hours ago, Reynard said:
Probably about $5k in upholstery, carpets, headliner, and door cards.
Add everything you suggest and you'll have a $20K plane Jane.
That's about what I thought. Obviously crazy to put $20K into that car. Unless you have money to burn and have to have THAT car.
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That's a real plain jane if I ever saw one. It's downright dull all around. A little body work, paint, and some whitewalls would brighten it up. No idea what the interior needs.
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For Sale: 1950 Plymouth Deluxe 2dr Business Coupe, 58K miles - Project - $8,500 - Omaha, NE - Not Mine
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Yes, I think the seller is nuts asking that much for this plain jane boring car. The interior is disgusting.