update on getting the car home....uh it didn't happen today basically. i got the car half way on the trailer and the back end was dragging. the passengers side rear suspension is sagging and the tires were not holding air. so i had to take off the tires that weren't holding air and take them to get them changed. course the guy didn't get the tires beaded right, but the leak very slowly, so the should hold until i get the car on the trailer if i just keep the air comming. they hold decent, but i plan to take them back to make sure the get them on right once i get the car in my garage.

i couldn't get the transmission to change gears, but i noticed while changing the tire that the drive shaft had been unbolt from the rear end. i thought i was dragging the car, but it must have been the flats keeping the wheels from moving. so, luckly someone else took the driveshaft off for me, i thought i was going to have to do that.

i will give it another go tomorrow, since it gets dark at about 3pm now.......j/k.....but that sucks...i wish it would stay light longer.

anyways,

i will update more tomorrow.

Hank

it is another 55, either Panama or Constellation as it is a 2 door. tealish color. i don't like that color, so i passed. i am not excited about the engine in mine being torquiseish. i might not paint it back that color, black and yellow with that color engine....barf...

also i forgot to add, this particular person decided to stay private. these cars aren't parts cars per say, he says. there are several others, but he doesn't want his information given out.

sorry fellas, i tried. maybe he will be okay with it later, i did tell him about the website, so maybe he will get on here. but i wouldn't hold my breath.

Hank

they pulled the car around front today. the tires that were on it were alittle dry rotted, but they held air for about 10 minutes before letting down. should be long enough to get it on the trailer. i went and bought an electric winch to make it easier tomorrow when i go pick it up. good news is the block number matched the car's number, but i haven't checked the transmission. he said he thought the tranny was different, but still a twin ultramatic.

saw a tag on the back of the back seat that said 12/14/54, so this car is pretty early in the run for sure. the cloth inlay looks like it has been replaced once, but with the wrong type of cloth and color too. it should be that black with the star pattern and it is not. that is gotta go for sure stock is the best is say.

there was a bunch of lifters in the trunk and a cam shaft as well, also some bearings that wont be bearing anything anytime soon (LOL) and all 4 hub caps in perfect condition, also the spare tire as well....that has to be fairly unusual and rare to find still sitting there. all of the trim was with the car as well, plus some bonus extra Clipper tags, which is good as the front right Clipper is broken. also i am missing the TION on the right Constellation.

right now the car is a graveyard for a bunch of dead bugs, should be fun cleaning that out.

anyways, i will post more pictures when the car is home and alittle cleaner. overall this car is going to need some tlc, but it is all there and complete.

later,

Hank

The body is straight as an arrow. i am wondering, though, what it will look like under each piece of trim i remove. overall this car is very nice for a field find. the motor, according to the owner, a long time friend of the family, is free and was running when the put it there. True, he has lots of cars, that is only a glimpse, but i will have to ask him if i can post his contact information or not. He likes to keep to himself sometimes and i don't want to disrespect his privacy. i don't know much about the early 50's models, so i wouldn't know if there was a patrician or not. i think it is the one with more headlight chrome????? i don't know. i have lots of pictures that i can post if he is okay with it. i will ask him today. i know plenty about the 55 and 56, more the 55 though.

the interior on this car is in pretty good shape too, headliner is falling slightly, but it is all there the interior will make a good pattern to go by for new fabric, etc.

once i get the car home and clean it up a bit i will post some more pictures for everyone.

also, the upper windshield trim is in the backseat of this car. he said he took it off when he got it because it was loose and he didn't want it to go missing.

later dude,

Henry

We have finalized most everything now, i will go on Saturday to pick her up. i am very excited!! what a great car this is going to be!!

ENJOY!

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no worries. i am sure there will be many questions to ask. i say if you don't know, surely someone else does. this came in quite handy with my BMW z3, there isn't much i don't know about that car now. study, study, study.

once i actually have the car in my garage i will post some pics and add it to the registry no problems

yes, it is super nice!! hopefully i will be picking it up soon. i like that it is the picture car on the upholstery ad. gives me a good look at what it should look like when i am finished, many years from now.

the one you saw on ebay of that same color code was a later car near the end of the run. it was 7248 i think. so, i was wondering if maybe there was one out there that is earlier then the one i found. maybe someone will chime in with an earlier example.

i am looking at purchasing a 5567 constellation.

it is 2948

-1000

so, 1948

anyone know of any other earlier constellation out there.

thanks,

Henry