Jeff Perkins / Mn Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 3 hours ago, John_Mereness said: I also heard the other day - "Old Man Gold" I think that applies to 1/2 of the Buick’s sold 2000-2015! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdome Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 On 4/17/2020 at 5:31 PM, alsancle said: I'm not surprised. The car presented very well. This 1932 Marmon 8-125 is owned by a forum member and he's been trying to get 59k for a while. Just went through the motor which is the Big Eight. I'm assuming the colors are killing it. I had an interest in this car so I did a search and found the ad. It's not a $59,000 car IMO. I've been waiting for the right 32 or 34/35 Cadillac Cabriolet (preferably a V12) to pop up but I could go for some other make straight 8 Classic like this with a long hood and short deck. I like that sporty look. Its not the color that is preventing the sale, its the fact that the color is falling off the car. The paint is cracking and pealing off and ironically it looks like it was green underneath. The car must have been flipped by a dealer at some time who believed in the "no sale green" myth and put a quickie paint job on it. Seller made the mistake of taking realistic photos out in the sunlight instead of filtered, color enhanced photos that would hide the failing paint. I also find it strange that the ad includes a photo of a nicely painted, bear engine on the floor but not of the finished engine in the car. It would take most of the $20,000 difference of Matt's Marmon to strip and paint this car right but it is lacking in other areas as well. I'm just a hobbyist and generally hold on to cars. Don't really care about resale values but also don't want to overpay even though I have in the past for "the right car". On the other hand this would make someone a good car who is in to Marmons at about $40,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 If you find the thread on the coupe you can see the color has been beige since at least the late 50s. But poor paint in a lousy color would explain it. I believe it is the only known example. Hopefully it finds a good home too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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