Re: 56 Patrician Restoration

Posted by Kevin On 2015/3/22 10:45:04

This will be an awesome car when it is finished -- it looks like you bought the one that was in the Thumb area of Michigan that has the factory air conditioning. It was a bit of a lust object for me, as it was my ideal year and color and option list, but it just didn't fit in my scheme of things. I'm very glad that it has landed in appreciative hands!

I don't think the chassis had "theft-deterrent" stampings of the VIN on it, but I will have to defer to people with a finer knowledge of the Conner Avenue cars.

As much as I like keeping them as original as possible, it doesn't make a lot of sense to duplicate your efforts and restore a second chassis -- unless you have unlimited time and money, which most of us don't! All the A/C goodies are either part of the body assembly, or will come along with the engine, or could be transferred, so realistically, it makes sense to do a swap.