Re: Buy or Stay away? - 55 Patrician

Posted by HH56 On 2012/6/21 18:56:07

Expect a driveshaft whould be minor details & should be reasonably available. With all the guys in AZ, might even be one locally or at least a lead. If not, then Mike Dulinski would surely have one. No idea on the cost.

As to the odor, again that should be doable. If there are products that can sanitize smells out of burned buildings or crime scenes then expect they would work on a rat house. Whether any stains would come out is another matter. Since you will have to replace at least some of the padding, you might investigate both seats. The foam they used in some places kind of turns to powder after 50 years. You'd probably want to replace the carpet anyway so that would get rid of some smell.

If the asking price seems within reason and you like the car, don't see why not.