Re: Tips for moving a Patrician that has been parked for 35+ years?

Posted by Fibonachu On 2024/6/27 16:43:36

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Yeah, I don't really like/trust tow truck drivers given the choice. I am going over with a couple buddies and a lowboy trailer to move it ourselves.

According to the Uncle that I am buying it from, it was in great shape but his dad was getting old and couldn't drive anymore so it got parked and forgotten. According to the one who currently owns the farm that it is on, it was parked because the transmission was slipping and the engine was starting to knock.

I have slightly more faith in the one who is not trying to sell it (and has been its caretaker), so I don't really know what I am going to find once I get into it. That is half the fun of projects like this. The body is pretty straight, the chrome is all there, and the windows are all intact so I figure I am off to a good start.

The local junkyard here has a 53 and a 54 on the lot, so once I get it home and inspect it, I will probably go rooting around in those for any parts that I think I might ever need.

Thanks again for all the feedback.