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Factory photo of the same model.

I thought this was a pretty cool car, especially since I have the original ad hanging on my wall. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Mak...emZ350101833002

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Owen_Dyneto</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Impossible to say from the information given. How about a couple of pictures, and the VN from the patent plate? I've got a 34 Eight sedan (owned for 45 years) so I tend to follow these values. </div></div> I second this response. The value could be anywhere from 2k to 500k depending... The 500k is only if it's the sister to the car of the dome :-).

The later Rollston/Rollson bodies were hit or miss with me. Many just seemed to have two high of a greenhouse. I guess for top hats. This one is pretty cool and well worth restoring in my opinion.

Just to be clear. I'm not advocating that people should be grinding away at Asbestos. I just don't think you need to call the hazmat team in because you own a 1927 Ford with a asbestos heat shield.

So, define "Any risk can kill you". Every house built prior to 1950 in this country was filled with asbestos in the basement and I'm willing to bet that 75% of the members of this board grew up with their basements full of the stuff. We are all still here. Is it going to kill me when I'm 90? If you want to talk risk mathematically, you are 100000 times more likely to get killed driving to work then by asbestos exposure from your antique car. I'm not saying you should eat the stuff but I question the notion of death on contact. I think there is a bit of irrational fear mongering at work.

There is a difference between a life of exposure to something in a factory setting where there was much dust and what goes on now. Asbestos is not going to kill on contact. In fact, you could probably grind it off and it wouldn't do you any harm. Spend the next 10 years grinding the stuff and then maybe there would be an issue. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5617/is_200205/ai_n23624265 "Jan. 1990 edition of Science magazine concluding the health hazard presented by casual exposure to asbestos building products was miniscule to nonexistent. Various public policy commentators made the same case, but sensible analysis was drowned out by the combined forces of junk science, bureaucratic inertia and news media blather."

A vehicle inspection is nothing more than a usage tax.

I vote no. Somethings just don't go together. At some point everyone has to part with their car and you will find the market very small.

I've sold some stuff, but I have restoration bills coming in so I've lowered the prices. Take a look. Cord parts for sale.

There is almost one on eBay every week.

I scanned the prices quickly, and I noticed some low prices as well as some very strong ones. When a car fails to sell or the price seems overly low you really can't tell why without seeing the car in person and knowing all the details (like it's history). The other thing is you need two bidders in the room to push a price up. Sometimes there just is not two in the room.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: West Peterson</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tbirdman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">West, Are you saying that the Jaguar XK120/140 doesn't look half as good as a car with the top up vs. down? </div></div> I've never seen a car go from pure, raw sexy to pure butt-ugly so fast as when the top goes up on one of those Jaguars. I still want one, though. I'm purely talking about the 120/140 roadsters... the convertible coupes aren't quite so bad looking with the top up. My personal preference would be for a 120/140 coupe with disc wheels, black tires and fender skirts (spats). </div></div> There isn't a bigger disparity in appearance then a 120/140 OTS with the top up vs. down. Many conv look better with the tops up, especially conv sedans and victorias. I too am a fan of blackwalls and no trippe lights.

I recall Jon wrote it while he was President, so I would say 2006 or so.

The other point I should make is not to market the car as a "stutz" replica. I would market it as a 1930s Special as that is really what it is and there is a better market for early hot rods & specials then "replicas".

My other projects are bleeding me dry so I've reluctantly decided to part with my time capsule engine. Go to my website for all the details: Al's Website! This factory supercharged 35/36 Auburn engine was stored under a porch for 50 to 60 years and is an untouched original. For those of you who have been in the hobby for many years you know this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. All the arguments about paint colors, or which way a oil tube goes is irrefutably answered by this engine. Your restoration will be 100% accurate and you are guaranteed to have all the correct pieces. Can deliver to Hershey this year.

To second what Rusty said, the real value in this car is that it is a 1930s special. Anything that you can provide in the way of history and documentation that can support that claim is very important. The exact same car advertised as a recent put together is worth 25% of one that is verified to have been built in the 1930s.

There is subtle politics in almost every response in this thread. It's kind of a foolish point to begin with. Most people with common sense know that a well tuned car not running a flat will get better gas mileage then one that has never been tuned and has 4 tires with 20lbs of pressure in them. In my opinion, if you don't support Nuclear power, you really don't have a leg to stand on in any sort of energy debate. Whining about tire pressure is just goofy.

I didn't put the zoom in of the driver, but it's clear the car is left hand drive. Also, the body is not canvas. The wheels do not have lock rings, so perhaps I was wrong about the pre-1930 dating.

Note that the wheels are 700x21 which means pre 1930 to me.

I made a note to myself to bring the picture to work so I can scan it and blow up the plate on the side.

No. The T.J. Litle that I know is his grandson and is in his 60s.

The book could be a bit expensive. http://www.tewarthautobooks.biz/si/887.html I have a friend who's grandfather (Thomas J. Litle) was chief engineer at Lincoln in the 20s and had a falling out with Henry Ford. He was then Chief Engineer at Marmon for a couple years in the late 20s. It would be great to find out more about his involvement with the company.

The inscription on the back says "This the one you sold me with the "good" engine" which I took to mean either no engine or bad engine. You are correct that there is no radiator shell or headlights.