Selena
Hunter
Is not only practicing his idiocy but has infected my Dad as well. Dad should know better! That Pierce Arrow car looks like a big box on wheels. Hardly worth bringing home from Tennessee. Right?
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*sigh* A certain unnamed idiot (who shall remain my brother)
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No accounting for tastes. I hauled home a barn find Mack B61….spent stupid money to restore it. All in 10 great years enjoying it. Sucked $20s out my pockets and made my face hurt from smiling. Worked a few more years to pay for and work kept me healthy. No right way, your way ,my way. Unless of course they sold your stuff to buy it
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Maybe early 1930's ? Looks like it's mostly complete could be a good multiyear project. The mid level pre WWII stuff has lost some value lately. Depending where it ends up selling at might be an ok deal.
Thousands of hours and dollars later it could a beautiful car again.
Thousands of hours and dollars later it could a beautiful car again.
Those were supposed to be pretty fancy cars back in the day, weren't they? The auction price would be a drop in the bucket compared to what it will cost to restore it. If done properly, that is. Does he want it to be original? Or something modern and custom? Expensive either way, but could be beautiful!
Wow. In the first place they were able to buy it, hopefully in the second place they can restore it, in the third place won't you feel cool riding in it in the 4th of July parades?
My Neighbor spent a few hours restoring his 1937 Packard Town Car it is the only one remaining.
The one you now have looks like a GREAT project. You know there isn't anything wrong with a FAMILY PROJECT. Those that sweat together stay together
This is what he started with.
This one didn't need restoring also a 1937 Limousine
Words that I have pretty much followed my entire life.
The one you now have looks like a GREAT project. You know there isn't anything wrong with a FAMILY PROJECT. Those that sweat together stay together
This is what he started with.
This one didn't need restoring also a 1937 Limousine
Words that I have pretty much followed my entire life.
I wouldn't mind having that '28 Selden model 47. Nice truck.
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toysoldier
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Some of the little ones, like the Cushman ice cream scooter, don't cost much and would look good in a parade. I also like the International 74C. That's a truck!
bookemdano
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I'd love the Cushman Ice Cream Scooter myself. Be a great little
grocery getter for around where I live.
Dano
PS: if they have the money and it makes them happy, I say go for it.
Lifes to short to waste on "I wish I'd haves".
grocery getter for around where I live.
Dano
PS: if they have the money and it makes them happy, I say go for it.
Lifes to short to waste on "I wish I'd haves".
Rick Courtright
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xtratoy
Buckeye
My dad used to tell a story of a friend of his who had an old Pierce Arrow back in the 1950's. He said it never had much power and he was disappointed with it and planned on selling it. Until one day he was chugging along trying to climb Raton Pass when all of a sudden the car just took off like a rocket up the hill. Turned out that all along the V12 engine was only running off six cylinders until the other half finally kicked in somehow. I guess the guy got happier about his old car after that and hung onto it.
That's all I ever knew about Pierce Arrows, so I don't know if the engine was designed that way for fuel economy at low power demand. I did know a guy who bought a restored '67 Chevelle SS396 around 1990 and was unhappy with the power until one day he was out on the highway and decided to punch it. The car took off and glued his ass to the seat. He didn't know what happened until he described the situation to me and I told him the vacuum secondaries finally opened up like they are supposed to. He had no idea, and really had no business owning that car, but I couldn't convince him that he should just give it to me so I could keep him safe from unexpected acceleration situations.
That's all I ever knew about Pierce Arrows, so I don't know if the engine was designed that way for fuel economy at low power demand. I did know a guy who bought a restored '67 Chevelle SS396 around 1990 and was unhappy with the power until one day he was out on the highway and decided to punch it. The car took off and glued his ass to the seat. He didn't know what happened until he described the situation to me and I told him the vacuum secondaries finally opened up like they are supposed to. He had no idea, and really had no business owning that car, but I couldn't convince him that he should just give it to me so I could keep him safe from unexpected acceleration situations.
Colonialgirl
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Sometime watch the "Mecum Auto auctions" when one of those old models comes up for bid !
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Place your bets on what it sells for.....
I'll predict about $43,000 to $48,000 range. Guessing it's worse than the pictures show and based on a lot of the other stuff there
looking like junk.
I'll predict about $43,000 to $48,000 range. Guessing it's worse than the pictures show and based on a lot of the other stuff there
looking like junk.
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artey
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What a collection!
There is a bunch of neat stuff in that auction. If I was free and rich I might take a ride to TN to watch to auction. Wonder if the Shriner cars are street legal. "Wyandot Jim" ought to buy the C47. We could have it as a Ruger Express.
Well at 100 GPH at 165KTS. and a lot of work it might be the Ruger DEPRESS.
