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The chrome on the door gives if away too.

Now that is disappointing.

It would be AWESOME to get a set of those tires. I could give you a sweet deal on some Excelsiors with only a few hundred feet of mileage on them.

Curt, Big Al was going to try to paint them on but I think he gave up. Somebody needs to repop the Lee tires as those would look cool on a bunch of cars.

I bought those Excelsiors for my Stutz also. Very cool tires.

I'm not sure about those miles as the engine is a mess, smog, snorkel, heat shield are gone. However, if the miles can be proven then a neat car.

Jason will explain it better than me but I believe there was a single 6 cylinder DHOC engine built by Stutz as a prototype. It was advertised for sale in the club newsletter a few years ago and I would guess has found its way into a car.

When did the big-a** wheels become de rigueur? Blah! I like traditional hot rods (made from cars stamped in the hundreds of thousands) but not these.

If there were I wouldn't put them on.

Depending on the show you may not even open the hood. Some of the high end shows have expert judges for a class. However, think about how hard it is to find experts that would really know what type of chalk mark should be on a particular make & model of car that is in a class called "Post War American Closed". Mostly the shows are beauty contests and you will be judged on exterior/interior fit and finish. Authenticity to a minute level probably not.

Getting a car sorted can take some time. I feel your frustration. Stick with it and only make small trips until everything is found and fixed.

I like Auburn Speedsters too but you need to use a picture of a real one.

Sorry for your loss. I agree completely with the advice to sell as is. Take some great pictures, write up every detail, make sure you have a clean title and put it on eBay with a very reasonable reserve. The other thing you need to keep in mind is that T-Birds bring 1/2 the money of a Corvette. They made thousands and thousands and they never got crushed.

ditto

I re-read what I just posted and I'm probably not being positive enough. It is not fair to compare any MB tome to Melin. Plus the picture comment is not fair because I have almost every possible 500k/540k picture you can think of which is not the case for 99% of the audience. So with more thought, I put this in my top 3 or 4 MB books with Melin at position 1 & 2. I can't think of any other books that covers the 20s cars like this one does.

The Taylor book came in earlier in the week and I have skimmed most of it. I'm happy I bought it but I didn't learn anything about the 500k/540k cars that wasn't already known. It was neat to see a 2 page spread on one of my dad's old cars which I have fond memories of. To nit pick there are details I question. The 500k & 540k have the same transmission with different gearing. Taylor describes the 500k as a 3 speed with overdrive and the 540k as a 4 speed which is technically correct as 4th was changed from over to straight through for the 540k. But, really they are the same transmission. A nit pick on my part for sure. Also, I did not find a picture I had not seen before. It looked to me like a lot of auction photos. Like Craig I did appreciate the section on the S & SS. I'm embarrassed to admit I did not know the exact production numbers on those cars. All in all a worthwhile addition to the bookcase and a very well done book but if the house is on fire I'm grabbing my Melin copies right have I grab the wife,kids & dogs.

It was run through Kruse back in 99. Here is a small picture for you Ed.

So is greed a specific characteristic to just car collectors or is it something that you find across all people?

Craig, the E&R book has lots of serial numbers which I have emailed you. Bill, There is a chapter on military vehicles. No 540k chassis pictured. In fact no MB pictured as far as I can tell. The first paragraph reads as follows: "In 1939, with the beginning of World War II, he production of luxury cars was stopped. The chassis delivered from Horch and Daimler-Benz did not show any difference from vehicles which were produced during peace-time but the grey and chromeless bodies and the artifical leather upholestry showed so much more of the war's effects" It looks like almost all the bodies ended up on 320 or lesser chassis and all the pictures are of Horch or DKW.

I'm not sure that article has any wisdom in it that most of us don't understand. 75% of "Old" cars probably will have little or no value in the future but the really desirable stuff will always find a home. We can debate about what "really desirable" means but ultimately if you enjoy your cars and you are not counting on them to retire on the investment angle doesn't really mean much. It does, however, mean something to the people that make their living from the hobby because there will be less restoration work as people discover their price isn't worth working on.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Mercedes-Benz-500-K-Karosserie-kein-SL-/151228842300?pt=Automobile&hash=item2335f1013c Actually, there are quite a few parts there as well as the body tag. It would be nice to see that reunited with a chassis. This guy has a set of fenders to go with it: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Mercedes-500-K-Kotflugels-/231151479859?pt=DE_Autoteile&hash=item35d1b3ac33

I like the style of the Aktion P cars and more or less agree with Craig as to their history. I have never cared much for "celebrity ownership" when it relates to cars and certainly not in this case. The NY one that was a mess was for sale for 900k I believe? When I say a mess I mean mess...

Has anyone checked the E&R book? Mine is buried at home somewhere and I could look.

Kit car.

So the Caribbean engines were distinguishable by engine number?