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Jeff "DM" sent. 😊

A pal put a late model MB v12 in an SL like ours. Ordinarily not my thing but he is an ex MB tech and engineer. Looks like it was born in the car which has been covered in a few national publications. The stock V8 560 SL was within a breath or two of the contemporary Corvette, Mustang GT or Porsche of the era. His is a rocketship..

Colors should help - very attractive IMO.

Nice car. Award winner in AACA isn't quite what MARC or MAFCA fine point is. In today's market $20k ask and a close offer is realistic if you are not looking to hold it for months. It should start, run, drive & stop as it should at that price. More critical than the award. There is always a market for a nice Model A but lots of cars around to choose from, even roadsters. GLWS, again a nice car.

Peter that is a great plan for a club that decides to affiliate - and remain a club. I guess I was thinking of a smaller organization like maybe the (defunct I think but a late friend was once handling a lot for them) Marquette Registry. So a bit different path for a group like that vs. Maybe a club with a few thousand members. Would be great to be able to accomodate both scenarios. We are at greater risk, I think of knowledge and materials going poof when a 75 member org simply dissapears than say the Lincoln owner's club but I think your idea makes a lot of sense for a still functioning club. All good discussion and I think those times are not decades off now.

Thanks Lew. Yes one non starter would be a crusty NE underside. Less of a concern on a fully restored car but I get it. I have yet to encounter a frozen bolt on my A, which was restored when these little birds were close to new. That is priceless for home restoration! Interesting on the seat and wheel. I need to step up my research on these cars. My top estimate wasn't too far off... 😊

I like the car but scenario seller is in is typical but with an MB and not some more common unfinished hot rod project. Same end result... Start with solid looking complete car, take it apart and discard a bunch of stuff. Get stuck, lose interest, run out of money - whatever. Now stuck with $1,000 parts car. That likely was a viable project, too bad.

I like it. David hit the nail on the head, like a Mustang or Model A for that matter, some good local choices and the market doesn't seem too out of balance coast to coast. I still would like one of these and this one is appealing but I bet it is more of a local sale. Long term owner is a plus and it seems to show in the car. Geographics aside it seems like a good deal but what is the soft top assy with a top? $4,500-ish I think. That puts it in range of locally restored cars with the soft top. Of course NE cars can be rusty but it seems many of these were pretty well done around here. Since they were never bottom end cars fewer I think have had budget restorations. At least from what I see anyway. Lew, are these seats adjustable or fixed in these cars? Thanks!

The maroon J without sidemounts and the cool wheel/BW tires looked pretty nice imho. A better deal?

Appears to be closed for business now.

From a rank and file member's perspective in 5 or 10 years this could be a tremendous opportunity for the AACA and for the hobby. If one club looks to completely fold in and it is successful - perhaps some extra effort is expended on knowledge gathering and of course things like judging standards for a given marque are preserved, and the old club is chartered as a non geographic region it could work very well as a model to follow. Change is inevitable and leadership of other clubs should at least give some thought to the future. Some may not for a variety of reasons but I would think this might be a solid path for many.

I like them much more than a Reatta but that's just based on styling.

Yep coincidently saw one with LI NY dealer Hollywood Motors yesterday with the 307. Same colors, cosmetic condition at least and price, essentially.

Maybe AJ was thinking EV conversion..

Kerry agree I thought I heard somewhere they changed companies that did that work but...I don't know for sure. I do know I usually don't hear "avoid these years" with the Riviera but I do with this gen Eldo. Always liked them. Had use of a new Riv one one summer when one of the owners at firm I was working at left it with me while living in 2 states. Nice car I used it a bit but mostly it sat as sh**box I was using was much cheaper to cover my territory in.

These are nice looking cars. Price seems reasonable. I wonder if there is any difference in value, desirability or quality than the later "factory" convertibles. Did shop change? These are all v-6 cars right? Better than some Eldo powerplants? Less power? A serious buyer would likely know all that or figure it out.

Good news. I was going to suggest Max Merrit but figured you would know that already. If it works (if size is right why wouldn't it) you might consider posting this on the Packard Info.com parts interchange section.

I will only list cars that matter - plenty of dailys I am sure nobody cares about. 1941 Plymouth 2 door sedan - 1978 at age 14. Got it roadable. 1971 Chevy Camaro 1969 Chevy Chevelle 1956 Chevy 210 2 door sedan 1971 Chevy Corvette 1948 Chevy Business Coupe 1973 Triumph TR-6 1939 Chevy sedan 1930 Ford Model A Tudor 1968 Olds Cutlass S convertible 1939 Packard 120 Sedan 1989 Mercedes 560 SL (still have it) 1914 Ford T Speedster 1930 Ford A Roadster (still have it) 1940 Packard 110 Convertible(still have it) Where does the time go?

Ahh Ralph Nader. Local gadfly who finaly stopped running for President and mucking up our local parades every fourth year. A car friend of mine was his neighbor for years a couple towns over in Winsted, CT. Not sure if it was purchased for research or a memento of sorts but in his garage is...yep a Corvair. Sitting of course.

George if you wander on down to the Prewar Mercedes thread in the CCCA section of the forum you will see a huge repository of knowledge on these cars. Great reading if you like the big chassis MB of the Classis era.

On 2nd look the cab seems too long.

I follow these somewhat as well and we are of the same mindset and in same boat car wise. That said, while a pretty much ready to roll car would be my first choice this one compares really well to other projects I have seen recently. And the colors are nice as well.

The DOHC 6 in these cars is a real pretty engine. They have their own sub following with SL folks. Looks like a nice car.

I like the simplicity yet nice proportion on these Chevy sedans 49 - 52. What's tough for seller is work done so far is not adding to cosmetics. Good bones as they say.

Interesting. Morton Coach aka Academy Motors in Bristol has restored several Buicks of this era. I wonder if there is any connection. Jessie Morton sets up in Chocolate South every year some here may have seen his work.