Re: Bought a '50 two door last week...

Posted by HH56 On 2015/5/21 7:50:54

Looks like your Pasadena purchase did result in some nice pieces. Aside from nice chrome there is even a windshield washer option which you don't see installed on that many cars of that era. Next to it is part of a rotary antenna. Too bad the mast on that antenna is broken. With the demand today, those things in working conditions are like gold -- or at least a vendor that was selling a refurbished unit on ebay thinks so.

As to why a car was abandoned mid project -- could be lots of reason. Lack of money, enthusiasm, time, change of priorities, you name it. It happens to the best of us and the car suffers from the neglect. I can speak first hand to a certain 47 that sat in my yard abandoned mid project for nearly 20 years before the renewed interest in finishing it came back. Sitting all those years made what was a very presentable car turn into a basket case and total money pit.