Re: 56 Patrician bought off ebay

Posted by Randy Berger On 2010/7/5 11:32:17

Brian and Howard, thanks for your response. I am having fun with this car even though it's not drivable yet. The lady in Virginia was right about NC. That's where the car was originally purchased. I would really enjoy talking to the original owner but guess that's not in the cards.
Brian I agree on the SPEC and your guess on the REQ 209 is as good as any. The headliner is orange without any perforations. I guess it came from the same roll as the door panels.
Howard the Pa. turnpike, which I travel a good bit, has some nice stretches as you get down out of the mountains in the east. It will be a while before I put it on the road, but I will test out that gear ratio and report back.
I appreciate the comments as I am really enthusiastic about this Pat. My friend Chris was going to bid on this car and his high bid would have beaten mine. His son had to use the computer for some college courses and so I wound up with the car, BUT Chris now calls it "Our Car" so I guess I'll make up a plate for the front that says that. Remember that I purchased my 400 from Chris in 1972, so we go back a ways.