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I would say it was a sedan originally. The convertible wind wing would have been shaped differently like this: Your car, if you buy it, looks like a fabricated stainless piece. It is a nice touch. The car I show here is one of the Hooper art cars. Right before the COVID plague it was listed for sale in Bangor, Pennsylvania. I was interested in it but lost track with the international shenanigans over the last few years. No luck yet but Hoop already gave it fame and provenance. All I would need to do is provide documentation, as tongue in cheek as it might be... for a Body by Hoop car. And always remember, the best tall tales are the ones that give the expert pause to consider if it is true or not. As my wife has said so many times "You know they believed you, don't you".

If you need documentation contact me. I have the best Notary Public money can buy.

That was my first thought as well. It could have been done by a lesser known European shop when new but it doesn't have that European look. When I was growing up we had two body shop owners who would buy something and build it for themself in a similar style. Here in the States I would buy a car like that and enjoy the engineering and style but I would stay away from any official congregation of automotive aficionados just to avoid their commentary. I have a 1980s car with extensive changes that I enjoy often on country rides. No shows but I took it to a small cruise night twice last year. I feel lucky when they walk past and don't even sense a car is there.

The non-destructive sample in a saucer could eliminate a common problem. If you took that wonky handled screwdriver and put it in a hidden drawer in the farthest corner of your garage a day would come when you were under the car working. You would ask a visitor to reach over on the bench 3 or feet away and hand you a screwdriver. After a very long wait they would hand you that damaged screwdriver. You know that little whiny voice they use when they ask "Gee, your tools are broken. You should get some new ones". While they stand right there next to an array of perfectly good ones. How do they do that!

Walt, I shared a very practical tip the other day. Some one handed typist gave a one word reply and then later called me a troll. I don't think he has enough power in those five little fingers to have much affect on me. It was his choice to tickle me with all kinds of irreverent thoughts. I am just happy to have control over making snarky remarks, some can't help it a bit.

If you park it on a level floor and put it in Neutral can you make it roll putting your foot out the door? That is a easy way to tell if you have a problem. 12-13 is probably good. On a trip refill at 200 miles. Regular driving, top it off on Saturday or Sunday afternoon. I find increasing the top offs eases things at the pump. The guy sitting at the break table at work said "I spent almost a hundrit bucks filling my gas tank!" "Oh, mine only took $35."

Owners have been switching to silicone fluid for close to three decades now. And very few have documented the change because their memory is so good. Of course when a car changes hands there goes the memory. At the club tech meetings I used to do a demonstration of how to test for DOT 3/4 or silicone. Take a regular coffee cup saucer and pool at little water in it. Then take a sample from the car. Tapping off a bleeder is best since the reservoir is easy to foul up. Put a couple drops of the sample into the water. If the sample is DOT 3 or 4 it will mix into the water and look a bit milky or spread out. If the sample is from an older forgotten silicone conversion it will bead and tend to bounce and roll across the surface of the water. Then you know for sure. I still have a half pint bottle of silicone fluid if I get pressed into entertaining. Practice on your own and be "Mr. Wizard" at your own meeting. Great entertainment.

The two most dangerous words in the English language are "I thought". As in "I thought they looked good". Imagine the last time you hear those two words. What happened right before they were uttered?

I can make a 100% guaranty that when a seller or buyer has stated "don't waste my time" that I never have. And never will.

Zero was a difficult concept in the early days of mathematics. Counting was based on the number of sheep one had. The possibility of one having no sheep was just unfathomable. I guess that's the way it has always been for me and cars.

The first thought that comes to my mind is the guy who asks if he can have a receipt for a lower amount.

If the car has been in storage and just brought out for the season I would pull back the generator brushes and let the snap back to the armature. Sometimes they get a little sticky and ride up on a high spot and stay there. A little nudge will get them following again.

How about a carbon tet extinguisher to die for?

There are many cars with poor reputations. Most of them go back to first hand experience that was transferred to others whom carried on the slander. So many second, third, and fourth hand tales passed on by, what can one call them, bench potatoes? I like the post war Packards. I like Jaguars as well, 6 and 12 cylinders. There is so much accrued knowledge on the problems that nearly all have been sorted out and can be made reliable. When I drive my '60 Electra out for coffee in the morning there is one person who always looks out the window and tells me what terrible cars the are. His experience appears to come from some back row used car lot specials (no pun) he bought or heard about. I reminds me of a break area chat I had about the roof on part of my house. My kitchen was an addition built in 1872 with a 1 in 12 tin roof. I was considering replacing it with similar material. He was a project planner and told me not to. "Those roofs don't last". I was kind of quiet while I thought about that.

A steady rest pad made of rubber dense enough to support an engine that has a bolt hole in the center would work for some.

I was thinking about putting all my parables into a bibliography but I need a shorter term for it.

Good statement. There is a semi-famous quote about Jack Nicklaus that comes to mind. Jones himself said after watching Nicklaus win the Masters in 1965: "Nicklaus played a game of which I am not familiar." And Palmer certainly was right, as Nicklaus' career took off after his first win on the pro tour. I enjoy that quote because it resonates with so many things in the dogma of the hobby.

Sunday I had my annual New York State inspection done for the 22nd time, 91,000 miles now. The car in the background is what "My Mechanic" drives. The shop got very busy since COVID hit and he used to do my daily driver repairs. He hasn't done any work except the inspections since then. Feels good to be independent in my old age.

Never deny the potential buyer the opportunity to make his purchase. Those who throw out what they call trash usurp the buyer's right of that opportunity. That philosophy has worked well for me. Even though I am the one who gets stuck with paying for coffee when I meet with certain friends.

Congratulations! I am heading out for our chapter Cadillac LaSalle Club meeting today at noon. I always look forward to them, good bunch. There are a few contributors to the forum whom have snapped up these future collector cars early and very happy. Even my '05 will be 20 years old in a few months. That 4.9 of yours is a good one.

Never could have done that in Hollywood!

I would add an accessory cooler to my '60 Electra if I was attending a lot of well coordinated parades. In a low parade that moves along at a steady walking pace I am usually holding the car back with the brake. The heat from the Dynaflow is pumping into the heat exchanger in the lower radiator tank. It is sure to puke a quart of hot coolant right in front of the viewing stand. A jerky, stop and go parade gives me time to put it in Neutral at cool things off often, unique set of circumstances. Last parade I took the Riviera instead. I was surprised to find out Snoop Dog has a Riviera. And the parade viewers were equally surprised to see Archie Bunker driving it!

For at least 50 years I have always had a pair of 1955-1957 Chevy motor mounts in my cabinet. I haven't had many of those Chevies but the mounts are real easy to adapt to almost any job at hand.

A large profit, no. A small profit, sure. The less money and work you put into it the better your profit. But you have to put in enough to make a compelling presentation to some dreamer. I made a little over $4,000 on this stripped out parts car. Lots of cleaned a well photographed parts went all over the world. The Lincoln was a part out. A car similar to what you have shown should turn you about $1,000 to $2,000 with about 10 hours work plus advertising cost. I have been doing that most of my life a couple times a year just for walking around money and hobby needs. One big thing you have going for you is that you knew enough not to post a picture of the car on a trailer. Listen to The Rodeo Song a couple of times and you will get my impression of that. You may notice that Lincoln has a flat tire, but the jack holds it up so it doesn't look as bad as it could. Little things like that make a difference. In general people are very poor at presenting items for sale. Trash and leaves, clutter, all kinds of background distractions take away from the sale. My picture has a clean location and car collectible stuff in the background. The right kind of diversion is what they use in magic tricks. Always remember, the more money you want for something the more the buyer has to think. Price so they don't have to think much. It's hard for them and usually leads to inaction.

Charles Bronson was a big fan of the Bugatti. I think he had a couple of them. There is a nest of them in Utica, NY but I never got a chance to verify if any had belonged to him.