Re: Meticulous 55 Convertible Resto

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2023/6/7 13:35:39

I have no knowledge of this particular car.
Caveat emptor still applies.
As it was said, he may have over did somethings, not sure. But today it's not uncommon to powder coat frames. If you choose the wrong powder, it'll show. Imron was another paint of choice a few decades ago, and it shines like a mirror. If you leave it factory and unpainted, it'll eventually rust over and neither be correct. I'd opt for protection.

It's always a crap shoot, when dealing with these type internet offers. You have to go see or expect the worst. Acquaintance who's also a classic appraiser tried to buy one of his dream cars, that was a regular auction circuit queen, aka "hot potato", and flew to go see and he was never so disappointed in his life, with the rust bucket it really was and the guy that was selling it that bragged it up. Looked good on TV and the pictures. I went to look at some auction cars that were from a "museum" and they're made to look good outside the ropes, but were not solid nor running as advertised.

The pet peeve issue I run into mostly even if it presents well, is the work is often substandard, even on parts, if done by the owners, without the skills /equipment, especially if internet is involved. Could be a complete start over project.
Hammering a depression in a rust hole and JB or liquid metal over it and bondo smooth is not body work. Very hard to correct, better to be untouched. I'm going through that with a fender I recently bought on line. It looked good but had a few concealed bad patches. I bid accordingly. You can't even send them back because shipping is ridiculous - half the cost.
It's a coin toss, because they don't make them any more, only what you can find at the time for the price. Loads of stuff is ruined by outside storage, sitting, and poor workmanship. Pictures only go focus deep. The jewelry items cost the big bucks because it takes a truck load of money and time to get it restored right - 100 point. They don't give that away. Usually sells for less than it cost too. Very few models appreciate, it's market fluctuation that cause prices to jump up or they don't sell on reserve.