John_Mereness

Wickedly low and stylish sedan "Tandem Sedan" that very few people have ever seen as they are the rare of rare - everytime I see one I want a Franklin.

There is a 60's fleshy tan color fad that does little for me too. Yes, the Cadillac maroon color is attractive. And, periodically something really different shows up and knocks the ball out ot the ballpark. As a sidenote: A friend has a white 35 Auburn Phaeton (white is a factory color). The car has a very nice restoration and has failed in ever reaching any decent potential in sale There is a 60's fleshy tan color fad that does little for me too. Yes, the cadillac color is attractive. And, periodically something really different shows up and knocks the ball out ot the ballpark. As a sidenote: A friend has a white 35 Auburn 851 Phaeton. The car has an exceptionall nice restoration and yet has failed in ever reaching any decent potential in sale price - that said though he ended up with a fabulous car condition wise, his wife and family love it, it is the only car they have his wife will drive, and he gets to do whatever he wants as it sits in their garage as a loved family member.

Probably Concours events should have "open your hoods" from like 1:00 to 2:00 as people do enjoy engines too. When I run the Haggerty Youth Judging teams we fire up some of the things the kid love that you will not see driving across the podium to win awards (draws huge crowds when we do). I would also like to give bonus points for really well though out period clothing (seems to be quite a thing for Goodwood Revival).

Do not worry, I tend to be diplomatic and yet far from it on various topics (one being paint color choice of 20's and 30's cars) - I personally like the Blue and I especially like the maroon, though having seen a few of the maroon cars via unrestored, I see the maroon as a brownish maroon and yet when I see a restored example it lacks the brownish quality (albeit the maroons are unstable so the brownish may be due to sunlight, care, and age). I THINK THEY PULLED OFF THE GOAL ON THE V-12 COUPE, but only because it has a fabulous restoration and the whole thing is well thought out (99% of people trying to recreate will not have the same success and will be crying at time of resale).

Leave the Mascot on the car - you are now an official ambassador of Stearns Knight and it requires an ornament to keep the flame going - sorry, just the way these things work.

Find Jane Hess the daughter of Frank Hess and have a very long conversation

Restored per its build sheet - quite striking !!!

Notice "no sidemounted spares"

I arranged for this Duesenberg to get a new interior prior to Pebble Beach (no easy task via timing) and everyone at Straight-Eight was well engaged too - I did not see it get onto trailer from upholster, but my upholster already does 100 point cars and I thought was going to slap me silly when I was telling him how I wanted the car done.

My great aunt had a 1935 12 Coupe Roadster in what I would describe as an ocean blue - sort of a darker bluish turquoise (not a greenish) with a gold metallic flake that was in pearled finish. It also had chrome wheel hubs and spokes with painted rolled rims. The pinstripe was white. The car made it into the 90's with basically unrestored with the bumpers and hubcaps rechromed, a 60's top , and a 70's leather interior - then the next owner went resale red. Ed Minni had a Pierce Arrow in pretty much the same color (with a silver metalic and very shiny finish) - Ed called it "The Color of Winning" - The prior owner of the PA went to high school with my uncle (who eventually owned the Packard).

Hate to also say it, but V-12 Packard while very neat cars are sorta dime a dozen in their yet rare way via plenty of survivors of most all years and you really do have to think out the colors (often to something others have not done before in their restorations) or you get lost in the crowd. I also believe that if you have photos of your car new or a build sheet then you should follow that - even if you would not personally make that choice. And a little off topic - I also believe original data plates should be ignored as to their condition.

Then, bad shade of Gray too. Will say interesting and I enjoy seeing the car, but "thank god it has an incredible restoration" as that redeems this Packard - for any other car though = "good luck to you".

This Lincoln came out of an estate I handled and went to a local/Cincinanti Lincoln dealer for past 20 years - this car has been in this exact condition since it was nearly new (it is largely an original / unrestored car with minor upgrading)

Was texting with a friend - they said their recent purchases came from old timers via estates or going into nursing facilities and interestingly I have the opposite - the cars have come from younger people who found out the hard way about the finances and time involved.

That is the problem - even if you were the most skilled in restoration you will still have at least double what it would cost (if not triple or quadruple) cost to buy a nice restored one and/or combo restored/original one (which you could upgrade and still come out better).

Not much can turn around "stay around brown" and in this case it is only attractive as it has a fantastic restoration.

Just depends on the car and keep in mind that whitewalls rarely look good on chrome plated wire wheels, that said though you have to understand the mentality - a whitewall is a my dog is better than your dog, a round of golf and dinner at the Country Club, a new pair of designer shoes, and ....

Cars look more formal with sidemounts - they look more "modern: without sidemounts.

Nice car with a fairly realistic price albit perhaps a touch high gien needing a top, fuel tank redone, and a lot of small cosmetic this and thats) - and even in 1965 an AACA First was a scarce item with very few awarded (took a great condition car then to win too).

They have the trim on the doors above the belt molding painted red to match the belt - the windowsill trim should be the darker color. They are missing the metal spare tire covers (covers came standard when you bought sidemounts or a package of trim level to upgrade). The runningboard stainless molding is a little too wide and should extend into front fender The stainless trim is missing from the trunk and the paint below that trim can be tu-toned They did not come with black tops - they came with T-14 from Haartz (a green-ish/tanish-ish/Blue-ish weave)

Here is a British/American RR - A 1926 European PI Chassis with Brewster Coachwork/updating. I believe the body style is called a "Prince of Wales". The car is being sold by a friend for an Estate and he asked me if I would post a few photos on his behalf. They are looking for as near to 59K as possible. Runs & Drives, 1970's rebuilt engine with about 5K miles on it since, incredibly solid, very complete, GREAT "unobtainium" Carl Zeiss Headlamps/Fender/Cowl/Lamps (with ancient plastic covers over lenses) & Springfield taillamp, crank, wheel wrench, jack (and maybe more in tool box and trunk) that had quite a bit of stuff in it. Unusual trunk built into rear body. Needs a lot of german silver scrubbing and detail attention. George Thielen, Dayton, OH 1-937-671-0768

What is amazing is that there should be 20 on ebay with no takers for any of them