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    The Gray Lady

    in Hershey Meet

    Posted

    I have been advised a car I formerly owned, a 1955 Cadillac CDV; a.k.a The Gray Lady; was offered for sale this year at Hershey

     

    index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4653.0;a

     

    Is there anyway to ascertain:

    1- Who the seller was?

    2- The asking price for the car

    3- Whether it sold?

    4 - If sold, the selling price?

     

    Thanks

    Buick items on American Pickers!

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by D Yaros (see edit history)

    On 8/8/2019 at 1:55 PM, John348 said:

     

      On 8/7/2019 at 4:21 PM, D Yaros said:

    Where is it "documented that Danielle has her own shop and doesn't really work for them, she's an actress playing a part?"  First I have heard of that being so.  Interesting and would like to refer to the source for more info.  

     

    That has been common knowledge for some time. It is a TV show for entertainment, and have been successful in convincing viewers it is real. Did you ever wonder how come the camera man just happens to be in both places when exactly when the phone rings?

    Well, the statement that Danielle of Pickers is not an employee, but a hired actress, has bugged me for a while.  Today I did more investigation re: this assertion.

     

    I thought, "if she is an actress she should have stage/screen credits?"  So lets check that out.  I went to the Internet Movie Database.  What I came up with is a single credit for producing a documentary in 2016.

    ==> https://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Danielle Colby Cushman &ref_=nv_sr_sm

     

    What I did learn is that she was a roller derby team member and owner.  She also is a burlesque dancer.

    ==> http://www.kiwireport.com/picked-life-danielle-colby

     

    Evidently what she is not is a hired actress.

    Oldsmobile Starfire 66

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 8/18/2019 at 4:03 PM, Pfeil said:

    Not so. In 1954 a Starfire, a new personal luxury coupe and convertible  called the Starfire 98 has a 126" wheelbase and the 88 has a 122" wheelbase.

    The 1955-1957 Starfire/98 all use 126" wheelbase and the 88 is on 122

    My statement may have been a bit more accurate if I had said 1960s era Starfires -

    Oldsmobile Starfire 66

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    In the years prior to 1966 the Starfire was nothing more than a "gussied up" 88.  Assuming that to be the case, an 88 back seat should give you a factory fit.  Yes, it will need Starfire coverings.  As someone else has already point out, you best bet for original material is SMS Fabrics. 

    Buick items on American Pickers!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Now that the show has aired, it would be interesting and enlightening to get a first-hand report on how the visit by the pickers came about (how did they learn about the seller). how the visit went, was the filming "after-the fact" and staged for t.v., etc.

     

    Buick_daughter, carre to enlighten us?

     

    trimacar:  Where is it "documented that Danielle has her own shop and doesn't really work for them, she's an actress playing a part?"  First I have heard of that being so.  Interesting and would like to refer to the source for more info.  

    1993 Allante how expensive to keep? Reliable? Northstar?

    in Allanté

    Posted

    I owned a 1992 Allante.  There is nothing wrong with the conv top; except that it is manually operated!

     

    Any/all purported problems with the '93 North* engine have been resolved by 2019.

     

    I found the biggest problem to be the cheap, plastic interior hardware/fittings  If the sound system is not working at present it could be expensive to repair.  Never had any computer problems.

     

    The cars are going for bargain prices, but beware one gets what the pay for so, going cheap is usually -NOT- a good deal in the long run!

     

     

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