Message text written by Cliff Hansen
>Tony,
>A couple of additional things to check (which you probably already
>know about :-)
>1) Frame - trailing arm mounts and front lower wishbone mounts.
>Rust/damage in these places is not easy to repair.
I took a quick look at these places without removing
the wheels. At first glance they look fine.... I know the
difficulty of repair of these. That is why my current
car is off the road for so long $$$$$.
>2) Condition of chrome bits. If they're very nice then consider
>this a great find. 4A's have lots of chrome that can be pricey
>to restore/replace.
The chrome is not praticularly pitted at all. No dents in the
fender beads either.
>Check the edges of the hood and the trunk lid. Hoods show a
>tendency to bend and fail about 16" from the windscreen. Trunk
>lids were skinned by folding up the edges, providing a place to trap
>water and then rust.
I will have to check the hood more, nothing jumped out at me.
The trunk lid also looked ok, and I did check that more thoroughly.
>4) Floors, sills, A and B posts, the usual.
I know all about this stuff. I gave the bottom rear parts of the
front
fenders a close look, similarly the front parts of the rears. Also no
bubbles/bondo around the tail lights.
So, this does look to be pretty sound: what price?
-Tony
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