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Old Man with a Hat
1961 Desoto 4 Door Hardtop
I bought this car a little over one year ago from the second owner, who owned this car since the mid 1960's. The car was stored in his garage for about 40 years when I bought her. In the time that I owned the car I made her a solid and dependable driver by making the following repairs: rebuilt carburetor, new fuel pump, water pump, power steering pressure and return lines. New water and vacuum hoses, brake shoes, wheel cylinders and brake hoses. Cleaned the fuel tank and blew out the fuel line, added thermal and acoustic floor insulation, recored the radiator, flushed the trans fluid, power steering, brake fluid and oil change. Finally, I bought new Coker wide white wall tires, new brake light switch, had her aligned and gave her a good and thorough detailing. The car is in its original color however was a medium metallic blue in it's prior life. During my time with the car I discovered that the current paint is single-stage and is about 40 years old. There is evidence of the right rear quarter panel being damaged in the past with some filler in the lower portion and dinged moulding. The interior fabric was reupholstered about 40 years ago while reusing the original vinyl, and aftermarket air conditioning was added in 1968. The chrome is original to the car and shows its age and wear in spots, there are various pieces of moulding that are dinged, and the body has some minor dings from its time in storage. The odometer shows 29K miles, which could be original given that not a single spot of rust has been found anywhere on the car. No rust on the underside, under the headlight buckets or floors. So even though I replaced so many of the key items on this car there are still some minor issues that still need to be addressed. The power brake booster is starting to hiss from inside the car when applying the brakes, an upper control arm bushing is worn and causes a bang when turning the steering wheel to full lock and I get a drip or two of engine oil every week or so. As for price, I'd like to get $16,500 for the car and I'm located in Wilmington, DE. I've also made a few videos on the car and have added them to my Youtube video library here: East Coast Classics
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I bought this car a little over one year ago from the second owner, who owned this car since the mid 1960's. The car was stored in his garage for about 40 years when I bought her. In the time that I owned the car I made her a solid and dependable driver by making the following repairs: rebuilt carburetor, new fuel pump, water pump, power steering pressure and return lines. New water and vacuum hoses, brake shoes, wheel cylinders and brake hoses. Cleaned the fuel tank and blew out the fuel line, added thermal and acoustic floor insulation, recored the radiator, flushed the trans fluid, power steering, brake fluid and oil change. Finally, I bought new Coker wide white wall tires, new brake light switch, had her aligned and gave her a good and thorough detailing. The car is in its original color however was a medium metallic blue in it's prior life. During my time with the car I discovered that the current paint is single-stage and is about 40 years old. There is evidence of the right rear quarter panel being damaged in the past with some filler in the lower portion and dinged moulding. The interior fabric was reupholstered about 40 years ago while reusing the original vinyl, and aftermarket air conditioning was added in 1968. The chrome is original to the car and shows its age and wear in spots, there are various pieces of moulding that are dinged, and the body has some minor dings from its time in storage. The odometer shows 29K miles, which could be original given that not a single spot of rust has been found anywhere on the car. No rust on the underside, under the headlight buckets or floors. So even though I replaced so many of the key items on this car there are still some minor issues that still need to be addressed. The power brake booster is starting to hiss from inside the car when applying the brakes, an upper control arm bushing is worn and causes a bang when turning the steering wheel to full lock and I get a drip or two of engine oil every week or so. As for price, I'd like to get $16,500 for the car and I'm located in Wilmington, DE. I've also made a few videos on the car and have added them to my Youtube video library here: East Coast Classics
[email protected]
