|
You keep saying "virtually no rust", so how much is there, and where is it? There will be more than you can see, and maybe other things as well. Recently an owner of a local Tbird restoration shop bought what he thought was an unmolested, original 57 bird, needing a total restoration. Once off the frame, gutted and on the rotisserie..surprise! An entire back half of one car was grafted onto the front of another car right under the middle of the seat, from one side to the other. My advice is to get someone who KNOWS tbirds to look at the car with you. Not some guy who saw his brother restore one once, and considers himself an expert. Whatever it costs for you to get a professional opinion...will be money well spent. I'll not comment on the asking price of this car, since I haven't seen it personally, and even though I own a 55 that I worked on throughout its frame off restoration at a professional restoration facility, I don't feel qualified.
|