alsancle
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I think it all depends on what your first car was. My first car was a 49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 2 door. My second car, on the other hand was a 69 GTO Conv which I wouldn't mind getting a copy of (mine was a crap box).
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+1 on Stutz. The hoods are right. The buffalo wires are right. The hood ornament is throwing me off though.
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I agree with Linc400 that there seems to be a bit too much deleting going on.
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Most 1920s cars save Duesenberg and a few others are not modern highways cars without modification. In fact, most 1930s cars need help to cruise along at 65mph consistently. I think it all depends on what you are going to do with it. Cruising around town to local shows would be perfect for this.
Btw, if anyone buys it I think I have those steering wheel levers.
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It is a custom.
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I think I know why it was a no sale. How could you put that color combination on such an eligant car, then whore it up with white wall tires.?
What's funny is the only thing I like to see white walls on these days are early 60s Gassers.
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I do not believe it's the same car from Owls head as that was an assembled car. I believe this one to be genuine.
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This photo was taken in the parking lot of Billing's Marine in Shrewsbury Mass circa 1966. Billings did restoration work along with being a marina and in fact had 3 or 4 Duesenbergs on site when this photo was taken. Does anyone (George?) know who owned this car or what became of it?
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It's a "bitsa" for sure but bits of what? Could be any chassis and parts. The wheels look like 50s Jaguar. Maybe someone was trying to build a king size MG out of junkyard parts in the 50s. That would be my first guess anyway.
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"resale red" isn't really true any more, especially with prewar cars. You did well selecting those colors. They are appropriate and flattering to the car.
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Most cars can be given to you for free and the restorations costs will put you under water in the end. However, I agree that this is definitely worth 3k.
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Very cool car! thanks for posting. Be sure to post this over at COACHBUILD.com
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You could get a 53/54 Caribbean with a 3 on the tree and overdrive.
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George,
A good stich welder can work miracles. They are very far and few between however. Are you sure the head is not salvageable?
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For some indication of the quantity produced, the new car registration figure for Reos was 6,762 in 1931, as per The Production Figure Book For U. S. Cars, by Jerry Heasley. Actual production figures were not given. Accordingly, survivors are relatively few.
With the Royale being the top of the line & expensive I would imagine most of those numbers were made up of Flying Clouds and the like. There are 3 or 4 known coupes and probably a few more hiding. What is interesting is the number of Victorias (which this thread was originally about). Along with the 2 or 3 that you see pictures of, there is the one in this thread as well as 2 more in Conn that I heard about. For every known car there are usually 1 or 2 that are not known.
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If he doesn't have the paperwork he's going to get some skeptical looks.
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Nope, that is no Tucker which is a very very rare sight driving down the road - and not just because they made very few.
OK, here is the red car I mentioned. Could this be a one million dollar Tucker?
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My favorite so far. I've never seen one before.
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Great cars. Thanks for posting them. The Pierce was unique.
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I'm personally a fan of rear mounted spares. On a 540k you can add a few hundred thousands dollars if the factory happened to move them to the back of the car.
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I'm a bit skeptical myself.
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One thing you may want to consider is your neighborhood and what part of the country you are in. If you live in the Midwest and have a large lot then a larger metal building will be fine. If you live in the northeast in smaller lot neighborhood what you save on the metal building will actually detract from your resale value later on. I've seen some that look good but most have an industrial feel to them. Granted they are much cheaper then stick built.
Anyone Thinking of Buying Another Collector Car Soon?
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I keep seeing cars I want to buy but it just doesn't make financial sense and I know it will take away precious resources from the ones I have and really need to finish.