Marty Roth

Agreed, but which is more important to your quest - Function, or "correct" Appearance?

Walt, I was buy no means attempting to be picky, and that was an easy one to miss. From the interior shots it was more noticeable that there was in fact a B pillar. Thanks again for all that you provide the club, and the hobby in general.

I can agree with Mike @kingrudy and with @Walt G . I've always liked the style of the '57 Olds, even from the time a cop on my Newark Star Ledger paper route in Linden, NJ bought a brand new black '57 Olds 98 Convertible, complete with J-2, Continental Kit (as if it wasn't long enough), and added Turnpike cruiser skirts. One comment, with all due respect and not to diminish the amazing expertise shared by @Walt G, but this car is a 4-door Sedan, and not a "Hardtop". It has a full "B" pillar/post, and has full door frames around the windows - so a sedan and not a hardtop, at least in the 1950s/1960s/1970s vernacular. This term sometimes leaves the younger hobbyist thinking that a metal roof is the definition of the term "hardtop", when hardtop is short for "Hardtop Convertible" , meaning that when the windows are down there are no posts or pillars, leaving a wide open expanse - as was the case in (most) convertibles, 1950s Rambler American convertible being an exception with canvas sliding open top and full door/roof frame - almost like a giant sunroof.

Sharp !

@Harold I'LL TAKE IT - PLEASE CONSIDER IT SOLD ! I grew up in the shadow of the Linden GM Assembly Plant - at that time still a Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac (BOP) Assembly operation. As a young kid, moving back from Brooklyn to Linden when Dad returned from Seabees WWII service, many days (and just a bit too far from where I was supposed to be) I would hang on the plant fence, dreaming of the day I could drive my own Buick. I was there the day Jackie Gleason toured the plant, posed for pictures with employees and Mayor Hurst, and drove off in a 1955(?) Buick. In 1968 and early 1969, I was still working in mid-town Manhattan at IBM Systems Development, and overseeing a major systems conversion for the nation's second largest stock brokerage firm at lower Broadway and Wall Street- but I was was still living in Colonia, near where I was born and grew up in Linden, NJ. Dad was a Captain on the Linden Fire Dept. Anchor Motor Freight was hiring night shift drivers to move new cars from the Gate (where new cars rolled off the assembly line), to the in-plant receiving lot - and the across US-1 and behind Linden Airport to the area where Anchor drivers loaded for delivery to dealerships. I drove new B-O-P cars for Anchor at the Linden plant, making extra cash to buy my fiancee a "serious" engagement ring, and continued with them until I moved to Louisiana in 1969. I also visited the B-O-P Assembly several times as a kid when Dad and the Chief did fire safety inspections at the plant. Of additional interest - The plant was built on the west side of US-1, just south of Stiles Street. During WWII the Linden plant was converted to manufacture airplanes for the military, and Linden Airport was supposedly constructed to fly the plane out to their next destination for the war effort. At midnight, the Highway was shut down and each day's aircraft production was towed across US-1 to the airport. Many years later, Linden Airport was the scene of some of the earliest USAC auto races, and the series was a parent of NASCAR. There again, I hung on the fence to watch the Step-Down Hudsons and Oldsmobile duke it out.

Congratulations, Ed, And thanks for you input and advice. Sharing knowledge and experience is a benefit to the hobby, and those of us who appreciate both the vehicles and the folks.

Looking in the trunk, the uneven wear on the spare tire says that possibly , front-end work, or at least an alignment is overdue- surely not a deal-breaker, but something to look at if buying.

Decent looking cruiser with a relatively clean interior. This is a Windsor, the lower level model, but still a Chrysler - still , it is Not the upscale New Yorker, and there is a serious difference in pure luxury. A/C fully functional should be a priority - And --- (In my opinion) , whomever installed that new convertible top should have waited until he was sober

One caution for those not familiar with Rambler American of this era --- The front suspension/steering utilizes a Trunnion design. The question is not "IF", but "WHEN" the trunion will fail, at which point the wheel and hub will depart from the car, and will typically fold underneath and "Ramble" its way separate from the direction you would safely have chosen. Not unique to Rambler, this also happened to me in a 1958 Triumph TR-3A one night in Elizabeth, NJ. And those add-on hood spears take away from a relatively clean design Cute, but ... Before any serious driving, please have it thoroughly inspected by a (preferably elderly) well experienced technician (old school mechanic)

Same as the style on my 1941 Cadillac convertible- I sent mine to Doug Seybold famed 1940-1941 Buick specialist in Ohio,and they came back looking, and functioning as new ! Doug Seybold Restoration Specialists 2761 Clark Parkway Westlake, Ohio 44145 440-835-1193

Nice trumpet horns- bet they sound great, but maybe not enough to offset the inferior interior, and the work it will need

1932 THROUGH 1998 VEHICLES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FOUNDERS TOUR - open to AACA Members We'll be driving the 1937 Buick 80C Roadmaster Phaeton. Phone or write Hershey to request an application (Newer than 1931, and at least 25 years old) I have been told that Ontario Region may also be running their London to Brighton Tour (maybe concurrently?)

Apparently the seller is unaware of Hudson's Straight 308 ci SIX (not a "V6")

I used to carry serious cash if I planned to attend an auction or swap meet. Decades ago and before cell phones were common, traveling on business, I had to spend several days/nights in Shreveport, Louisiana, and wound up at a discount motel - one where I at least felt safe and moderately comfortable. As it turned out, there was a convention of ministers taking place and other than my reservation, the entire place was sold out to convention attendees. Considering the possible purchase of a collector car at a swap meet the next week, I had a substantial amount of cash in an envelope, securely stashed in my Suburban. Headed back to the motel after a very long evening's business, I used the drive-thru of a fast food place. Placing my order, and instead of removing the seat belt to reach my wallet, I grabbed the cash envelope, plucked a $100 bill, paid for my order, stuffed the change back in the envelope, put the bag of food on the passenger seat, put the cash envelope on my lap, and drove back to the motel. Fortunately, there was a parking space directly in front of my room. Parked, I heard the phone in the room and rushed in, leaving the room door open to answer what had to be my wife, phoning to check on me. A minute or two into the call, my wife and I talking through her day, the kids, etc, I heard a booming voice outside: "Praise the Lord, Thank you Jesus !". Knowing the motel's mix of guests at the time I wasn't surprised, and continued the call. Later, I went back to the Suburban to retrieve my dinner and remembered my cash envelope. It wasn't in the regular hiding place. It had been in my lap when I jumped out to answer the phone -- but it was not in the truck - and it wasn't on the ground, It wasn't in my pocket or my room - It Was Gone ! I checked with the motel's desk, and again the following three days, but the cash never turned up. The motel manager asked me if I had heard anything, and thinking back, all I could relate was the booming "Praise the Lord, Thank you Jesus !". The manager helped me understand that one of the guests, all ministers other than myself, likely decided the envelope was a divine gift to him. I never saw any of that cash again. I've found better ways to secure cash, but generally depend on wire transfer.

'71 LeSabre 2-door hardtop

The Facebook ad (now) calls it a 1959 Savoy- and if I recall correctly , by 1959, as a result of Badge-Engineering, Savoy had become the "Bottom of the Plymouth Line", With Plaza now gone to the ash heap, Savoy was the base. The step-up was Belvedere, then Fury, and then Sport Fury

Are we getting close to Clark Griswald's Family Truckster?

To me, these tail lights seem "stuck onto the fenders" Somehow the 1956 tail lights, as well as the grille, seem more elegant, simple, and a cleaner design - opinion - it make the hobby more enjoyable

AND @Ed Luddy, You could drive it on the July 16-21 Founders Tour in London, ON- We'll be there !

Agreed ! I have to wonder if it were "born" that way, dealer enhanced when new, or upgraded when restored/fixed-up?

Yes, It was the Last Year for a Full Sized, Rear Wheel Drive Cadillac Convertible- Starting in 1971, if you wanted a Cadillac convertible, it was only available as a Front-Wheel-Drive El Dorado, and from then through 1976 was much heavier, more bulky, and notoriously underpowered by comparison, and with much worse fuel mileage!

Pure Stealth !

I have a case of those 52 Amp Fuses. I bought them cheap, or so I thought, but am now "upside down", and am hoping to FLIP the entire purchase

The seller needs to show detailed pics of the rust in the door and fender, as well as pics of engine and undercarriage. Never needed more power - if properly adjusted !!! As noted many times, ours would really Haul A$$ ! We toured the almost identical, but Triple Black, 1970 Cadillac deVille convertible extremely comfortably, tens of thousands of miles. We bought it with We were the 3rd owners, and it was only in the hands of collector/enthusiasts from new. Originally sold in Sacramento, and accumulated less than 15,xxx miles in 15 years, the 2nd owners of nearly 20 years added 39,xxx miles. They kept it in San Diego for several years, later having it shipped to central Virginia, and then to Louisiana. We bought the Caddy from the 2nd owners in 2004, and it was safely parked in a highrise garage here in Metairie during Hurricane Katrina. !970's deVille convertible was the last of Cadillac's Full Frame, Rear Wheel Drive Convertible - powered by the big 472 ci engine - still high compression, positraction, and unencumbered by any pollution controls - this magnificent triple black beauty would really Haul A$$, shocking many "muscle car" folks - but still returning an honest 17.5 mpg at Interstate highway speeds, enjoying Cruise Control, A/c, Tilt and Telescope wheel, FM Stereo, etc. (If it were triple white I might have resisted selling). We did drive it coast to coast to coast (Gulf to Pacific to Atlantic), Mexico to Canada, Florida to Oregon and Vancouver, Maine to Taos to San Diego, to Pikes Peak, Death Valley, Albuquerque to Myrtle Beach. In a moment of weakness it was passed to a local club member in Houma, LA who loves it and refuses to let me buy it back

Same story here in Louisiana, but either title, and/or bill-of-sale must be notarized, anlong with notarized statement that seller is not a Louisiana resident, and is a resident of some other jurisdiction (copy of driver license, etc). I've bought, titled, and licensed many cars before bringing them home.