Ethical question, Sedan to Phaeton conversion

[alsancle]

2 hours ago, 8E45E said:

Derham did a phaeton conversion to a ho-hum 1940 Studebaker Champion four door sedan:  https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/general-studebaker-specific-discussion/79818-a-studebaker-you-will-never-probably-see-in-the-flesh/page2

 

https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/general-studebaker-specific-discussion/1887799-1941-red-studebaker-convertible

 

Not factory, but does it being Derham body add to its value?

 

Craig

Derham Was an established coach builder so anything they did with an existing body would have much more cachet then something built in someone’s backyard.

[Paul Dobbin]

3 hours ago, alsancle said:

Derham Was an established coach builder so anything they did with an existing body would have much more cachet then something built in someone’s backyard.

     Still a custom, non factory model.  Take off a bucket of points.

[bryankazmer]

6 minutes ago, Paul Dobbin said:

     Still a custom, non factory model.  Take off a bucket of points.

could apply for CCCA status on individual basis, actually

[ericmac]

I was the starter of this thread. What I finally decided to do was sell both Franklins (I took a huge bath on that deal) and I bought a complete, correct, factory bodied convertible instead. No regrets. Last I heard, the beat up '29 (really rough) wound up as a parts car. The other '29 is now a complete car, albeit still a project.