Re: Meticulous restoration?

On Mar 24, 10:08=C2=A0am, jfla...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Mar 23, 8:58=EF=BF=BDpm, Studebaker George <gstudeba...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > All that is well and good..
> > BUT...to me a "meticulous restoration" means brought back to show
> > original, not to the owner's idea of what it should be or whatever he
> > can afford. =EF=BF=BD If he thinks that is a "meticulous restoration"
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> > what other corners have been cut along the way. =EF=BF=BDI recon I'm
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> > tired of hearing that applied to a car that doesn't deserve that
> > terminology.
> > Studebaker George
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> =C2=A0 At least it doesn't have an electric fuel pump strapped to the
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> axle like the '61 Hawk on E-bay right now. He even had people writing
> in complimenting the work done on that car.
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 There is so much stupid terminology in the ads for cars
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> like 80 percent restored or 90 percent- what the hell does that mean ?
> Ready for restoration- like the previous owner waited until the
> deterioration of the car was "just right " before he offered it for
> sale. Hey buy what you like and can afford.
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I am just amazed how many Packard Hawks keep turning up. I
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ike
> seeing them. My brother was super lucky with his find of a Packard
> Hawk. We were bidding on that one last year in January that was in
> Texas - it was a stick with overdrive. We backed out during the last 2
> minutes. It was over $9000 at that time. Instead he found another one
> here in New Jersey for less money and less miles, from the original
> owners daughter . The car is on the road and being driven the way it
> should be. It will be going to the drag strip this year as well.

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Here are some Packard Hawk pictures, and some of my Vette