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Great cars. Thanks for posting them. The Pierce was unique.

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.

I'm a bit skeptical myself.

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.

Here is an even better article: T57S Bugatti Atlantic Reappears at Pebble Beach

Nice car and very rare.

http://www.paulrussell.com/articles/RestoringHistory.pdf

West, do you know who has the 4th one?

I didn't think Jay Leno had one. Ralph Lauren has one, There is the one from the Williamson's collection mentioned here, there is the one that is being restored in Massachusetts that was hit by the train which I believe is owned by a swiss national. I think there is one more but the owner's name is escaping me.

I'm sure there are a few things that get past certification but my 9 year old daughter can tell you the difference between a Graham Blower & an Auburn one. Also, how do you put a side mounted Graham blower on a V8 Cord?

87k for this body style, although very nicely done seems high in this market. Although I could easily see the restoration being 100k or more I do not believe that price is attainable. There was a nice older restoration 28 BB LeBaron Roadster that sold not to long ago for around 70k.

Is it this one? As a dealer these guys would have it priced at the top of the market although this looks like a very nice car. Paying more for a nicer example is a good idea as restoration costs will quickly overtake the value of the car.

Hi Tom, Is it an M, SV16 or DV32? Your best bet may be to buy a very rough but still restorable car and take the body. Of course depending on how restorable it is you might end up with another chassis which kind of defeats the purpose. You might end up having to fabricate one from scratch in which case you may want to build something other than a sedan - unless you know this chassis had a particular sedan body on it originally. regards, A.J.

Two thoughts. First, that Stutz was very expensive but second, they gave him a pretty decent allowance on his used Buick!

You need to join COACHBUILD.com Here is a thread on your grandfather, it could use more material: COACHBUILD.com • View forum - Willoughby

Wow. What sorts of stuff do you have? Could be very interesting to current owners of Willoghby bodied cars.

Be prepared to have 5 times the value of the car in the restoration. It seems this car has sentimental value to you so perhaps this doesn't matter.

I agree on the auction Bob, very well done. Some of them really make you wonder if the seller even wants to sell the item.

That thing is cool and looks to be solid.

I think people have justifiably become terrified of projects. The costs are crazy. Btw, my math was much worse then yours but I still think it's a worth while project. Completed to high standards it may be about a 100k car. I figured 8k or so just to re-fabricate the front fenders. That woodwork & upholstery will run at least 20k or more depending on who does it. That doesn't include re-fabricating the body wood that looks to need some help.

I'm not surprised by those bids. Even if the car is free it's not a financially prudent sort of undertaking. However, it is a very unique fully documented and original full Classic. There are many much less worthwhile projects that guys take on all the time.

West, like a lot of things in life there is some risk. However, if you are receiving NO payment, doing it for a friend and not doing anything stupid (like being drunk) then there is very little real risk.

Nice car. I really like the colors.

it is the pictures that matter!

Dave, how do you order one?