Craig ,
They are "Original" only once as they say ,so to paint it now ,even
professionally ,would it add so much value to a potential buyer is the
question ,that is comparable to your Datsun trade ....
How much does it cost to completely disassemble and paint this car ,with
new needed items ( can you even get them easily and or ,does he supply
them in the job ?) that get removed that need replacement at the time of
a"complete" overall repaint ??? How much time to do it ,and will he do
it on a timely basis .?.?.
My guess is that a High end paint job starts at 10-15k .If he isn't in
that ball park of cost or value of a car your trying to batter with
,"Bail" now . If I wanted this car ,I would want it as is -were is .
I don't know what the price range of a 54 Packard beater is compared to
a Top Flight Concourse restored car .... Do the research for peach of
mind ,and decide were this car would be ,quality wise then ..
Unless your feeling sorry for the guy ,you owe him a favor ,or your
trying to do your part to support humanity ,in this God forsaken Country
,that we have been turned into by the HNIC , then do the deal and feel
better about doing your part for your own good karma ......
Good luck on your decision .
Steve
www.risingsunperformance.com
"The Datsun Z Car Experts"
Message: 10
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 00:51:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: chalsted@comcast.net
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: [Roadsters] OT- 54 Packard convertible
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I have someone interested in trading bodywork/paint on my 54 Packard
convertible for one of my roadsters. I'm planning to sell it, undecided
as to whether I'm better off to sell it as is so a potential buyer will
see what it really is like and be able to paint it as they please or
better to have the bodywork (actually minimal) done and sell it in
paint. any thoughts? he worked for years at a high end restoration shop
locally and now has his own shop so he certainly has the skills to do a
nice job...car has 70k original miles on it, rebuilt original engine,
good original interior, presentable chrome, beautiful dash, nice
top...even has fender skirts and it's boot for when the top's down
thanks for your input :-)
Craig
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