Re: 1942 one-sixty (model #1562)

Posted by Gene On 2012/3/26 13:45:22

I read your caption, "The car is all there but is semi-stripped and I am told nothing is missing." with a sad smile. I recently bought a car in a similar condition and was accurately told that the engine was in pieces but that the all the pieces were there. I rented an enclosed trailer (because of all the parts) and drove two days to pick the car up. From the firewall back the car is complete. The front end had been removed as was described to me. The extra parts were there as described.
After I got home and finally started inventorying the parts in preparation for rebuilding I discovered that the water pump and clutch pad and assembly were both missing and the radiator splash pans and supports were missing. These support parts difficult parts, at best, to find while the clutch and water pump are simply obscenely expensive.
The moral of my story is to be sure before you buy that all of the parts are there and know, in advance, what parts should be there. I take responsibility for not doing enough research to know that some of the much needed parts were missing. Hopefully the previous owner will eventually find them somewhere in one of the storage garages.
I wish you the best of luck with your car and hope it will not be quite as much of an adventure as mine is being. Please keep a blog here on the site and let us know how everything goes. My thoughts are with you.
Gene