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57 minutes ago, keiser31 said:
What color is it now?
A stunning dark silver/gray metallic. It's an appropriate choice as the metallic is very fine. Very tasteful.
Found a lousy photo.......
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Bentley...........then again, their shop rate is 325 bucks per hour.
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4 minutes ago, keiser31 said:
The story I got when I discovered it, was that a lawyer had owned it and left it to his nephew. Do you have a photo of it in it's current state?
Not sure as to the story. It was displayed at Amelia in 2020, and I can’t fine any public photos of it on google. I didn’t photograph it at the show.....wish I did.
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Went to get two new keys made at the dealership today........1550.00 dollars for two of them. And a two hour wait to program them.
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And I can confirm it drives very nice! The current owner was on tour with us in Texas two week ago. He has fantastic taste in early cars. I rank this car as a top five Cadillac in the world........and currently my favorite of all known cars with a Cadillac badge. It’s just a fantastic car, very well done.
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So much fun........think I will take it for a spin this afternoon.
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That’s a lot of money, for a parts car. Not dumping on it, but it’s just a parts car, with some less than stellar wood replacement........and we know what that means. Caveat Emptor!
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2 minutes ago, alsancle said:
Another.
Obviously a “barn find” since the photo was taken in front of a barn........🤔
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Walt.....the last five museums were all built to resemble vintage dealerships. It’s not the museum of ten years ago. The place is very well done, active, and has many special exhibits that rotate through.
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I expect a few more project are simmering in on the back burner.........I would love to see a major motorcycle exhibit built by one of the manufacturers.............what a great place to use as a destination to ride your touring motorcycle to............
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The rural location is its best asset. Hundreds of miles of roads for touring. No traffic. Reasonable hotel rates. And lots of fun tourist type things to do. Flights are cheap to Detroit from almost everywhere in the country, and direct flights are easy. I pay less than 120 dollars round trip from Southern Florida to Detroit Metro. The drive isn’t that bad.........from the airport to the museum. I have done it many times.......in modern cars as well as CCCA Classics. You can take the smaller numbered highways, and see farm country, stop at great small mom and pop restaurants. One thing to understand.......for the success of a transportation museum today.....you need the public support of the local communities, tourism for the front gate to pay overhead operating costs, and support of car clubs to keep the campus active and vibrant. This location does it all. There is literally a car event EVERY weekend.......sometimes more than one. We have a yearly Pierce meet at the Gilmore every year.....and it’s common to see 35-45 Pierce cars show up............and so far, no one has complained about the “repeated” venue. The air museum a few miles away is fantastic. The Kellogg house is a fun visit. We usually tour to one of the small towns on the lake.......it’s very similar to driving the entire length of Cape Cod.......ending at the water. For years, The Henry Ford was my favorite museum......now it’s not worth my time that the wack jobs have gone “woke” with it. The Gilmore museum complex will end up being the largest, most professionally done, and best car museum in the country. It’s also close to Auburn and all it’s car attractions. I usually fly into Detroit, go to Sthals Museum for a first stop and lunch, hit a few restoration shops and collections along the way to Gilmore, and then head down to Auburn. As far as the drive....it’s easy. I do try and avoid the rush hour traffic in Detroit and Ann Arbor.....it’s easy to go around if you find yourself there at that time. The only complaint I have about the Gilmore is I don’t get to spend enough time there.
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I bought this one on a JetBlue flight using text messages. Interesting deal, and yes it was in a real barn since 1962 till 2017. 1929 Pierce coupe. Cleaned up well. Ran and drove great. Lots of fun.
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It’s stunning how the late 30’s Cadillacs have fallen in value. It’s back to prices from the late 70’s.
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On 2/11/2021 at 4:37 PM, edinmass said:
37k for a 18K car.........
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15 hours ago, jensenracing77 said:
I have been lucky enough to drag many cars from many barns over the past 12 years. Even had Ryan Brutt come document one of them I drug out of a barn in Iowa. I know of others still that are not for sale. There are still cars out there to be found but not nearly as many as there use to be.
Now, for the BIg question...........did you get the Trump sign?-
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Harm......I recently looked into learning 3d-cad since I had five years of drawing in primary school, and did quite well with it. I'm too old now to learn new tricks...........after a short investagation I determined my old brain can't handle the stress of learning it well. I'm glad you're taking it on. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. Ed
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The CCCA museum just did a 12,ooo square foot addition. Also HCCA is getting ready to build their new place next to the Pierce building. The 18,000 square foot Muscle Car Museum is in progress, along with another large private collection that is being set up as a foundation. (This one has killer cars.....in quantity.) Simply stated......GILMORE has become the largest and best done museum complex in the country. They have a huge campus........99 acres? And additional room to grow for the next hundred years. I would expect that soon it will expand it's scope even more. Hopefully someone picks up the ball and builds a motorcycle museum similar to the rest of the complex. With all the private roads on site.....you can drive very early cars and bikes on property safely. I wouldn't be surprised if a bicycle museum and a carrige museum were interested in locating on campus.
With it's rural location, good driving roads, and it's located in the middle of the country.......the future is VERY bright for Gilmore and the associated museums. And did I mention that they are very professionaly run by CAR PEOPLE. The fate of many other museums is once established, they get in the hands of career museum people......and the mission goes to hell. See the Henry Ford as just one example.
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After 35 years of trailering........a bare floor trailer is best painted with oil based paint with SAND in it for traction. It's not expensive, and every two or three years you can put it down again if necessary. The plywood is too soft for epoxy and it will gouge out if you place other items in the trailer. The rubber coin mat is fantastic when installed and glued down.......It's what I currently have. I also use pig mat under the cars to help keep it clean.
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12 hours ago, alsancle said:
Ed, I asked about that turn, I was told the guy at the front in the Rollston went the wrong way.
Notice the comment was...."The guy at the front?" It's not easy reading directions and tooling down the road at 70mph. But we manage.
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31 minutes ago, West Peterson said:
Challenge accepted!!
West.......you're a great guy, and a good friend. But it takes two things to beat a Model J..........another Model J and the intestinal fortatude to run it to the limit. The wager should be a ten cent cigar and 100 dollars to the AACA library fund. 😝
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1 minute ago, alsancle said:
Ed, It isn't a barn find if guys in the know knew about it.
This was a real barn find, because NOBODY knew about it.
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I was lucky enough to be involved in the best barn find hands down in the last fifty years. I didn’t find it.....but was the guy sent to make the recovery.......which was difficult and complicated. Unfortunately, I’m not at liberty to post photos of it........several members here know about it.
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This was in a barn, and then left outside it for ten years under a tarp.
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Just when you thought you have seen everything....... Cost of new car key replacements
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been there, done that!