Hugh,
That is the one that we have all been talking about.
Paul
In a message dated 2/1/2004 11:34:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
hugtrees@xxxxxxxx writes:
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> > Check out the '57 on e-bay right now.
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2457222527
> > &category=43905
> >
> > Not for the purists in the group to be sure. Better than being used in
> > a derby. I don't know why it is missing the back door handles, though.
>
> Gasp!!! Where does one start? What a great "custom" job! Not only is all
> the chrome removed, for the paint job he can no longer be bothered to do
> himself one presumes, but the engine is a highly unusual 296 Hemi. An
> unwarranted fate for a Le Baron sedan.
>
> May I be the first to say that lowering this car was a really stupid idea.
> They are low enough already. It might have been nice if the seller had
> included pictures of the engine and trunk, but the lack thereof leads me to
> suspect even greater indignities lurk within.
>
> It has been said one of the greatest sins in the old car hobby is to own a
> classic that you ignore and just allow to rot. I'd argue this is very, very
> close to that position, if not worse. A wretched hatchet job that now even
> the owner cannot be bothered completing. Maybe zero bids and the $8,000
> minimum passes for a joke in Newport Beach, California. Lets see who gets
> the last laugh.
>
> Hugh
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