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Notify the webmaster of your user name preference Johnathon Doe vs. John Doe, etc. General Discussion Buyer Beware - Now, for a little background on the car, it had previously been owned by longtime club members from Green Bay, Wisconsin and they had owned the car for several decades.
In June, they sold the car due to health issues to the current seller in Appleton, WI. Needless to say, they were very upset to learn that this guy was going re-sell it. At the time, I glanced at the car as if it was another show car, but didn't look closely. The car presented decently at a quick glance and is indeed a good 10 footer. Fast forward to late August this year and I mentioned this car that had been on Craigslist consistently since Iola in July to a club member who was looking for a ''49 coupe.
With this member being from South Carolina, he asked if I would drive to look at it miles round trip and confirm that it was as-described. Up to this point, the car had been described as a good running car with nice paint no scratches, etc. Now, we knew from photos that the interior was mostly correct in pattern, but a color that wasn't originally offered.
Talking to the previous owners, we knew that they had changed both the interior color and paint color when I went to inspect it. Going in with the assumption that somewhere down the road the interior would have to be re-done if it was to be correct and that there may be a few mechanical bugs, the expectation was that I would find a number two or high number three car.
