Posted by dhermesc on June 29, 2017 at 05:47:57 from (24.248.193.103):
In Reply to: Big car fins.. posted by big tee on June 28, 2017 at 18:41:07:
Not cheap but if its as rust free as it appears its probably about right in price. My old boss had a 1959 Series 62 convertible that he tried to get restored. His first attempt was with a local guy who did his best to destroy the car - tin riveted behind rust holes, inches and inches thick bondo everywhere, paint with runs basically looked like some drunk high school kids tried their hand it. He paid the guy $7000 for that mess. He asked me if I knew a guy and I took over the project. About $10,000 later he had a decent looking driver. To have really done the car right it probably would have taken a better shop and about $30,000.
Those cars handled horribly. The massive overhang on the back coupled with the "X" frame that gave the body no rigidity was a disaster of epic proportions. You could have all the gaps lined up around the doors and fenders and after a couple hundred miles of driving they would all change - the convertible was much worse than the coupe.
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