Detail Info for: Chevrolet 1926 CHEVROLET 4 DOOR CONVERTIBLE TOURING CAR NO RESERV

Transaction Info
Sold On:
05/08/2011
Price:
$ 6225.00
Condition:
Mileage:
999999
Location:
Bethpage, New York, 11714
Seller Type:
-
Vehicle Specification
Year Make Model:
1926 Chevrolet
Submodel Body Type:
Convertible
Engine:
4 - Cyl.
Transmission:
Manual
VIN:
Vehicle Title:
Clear
Drive Train:
Fuel Type:
Gasoline
Standard Equipment:
Optional Equipment:
Vehicle Detail
THE SALE IS FOR A RESTORED 4 DOOR CHEVROLET CONVERTIBLE TOURING CAR THE CAR WAS RESTORED IN THE PAST AND STILL LOOKS REAL NICE FOR A DAILY DRIVER IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A FULL FRAME OFF RESTORATION BECAUSE THE ENTIRE CHASSIS IS IN RESTORED CONDITION AS WELL AS THE REAR AXLE ,SPRINGS, FUEL TANK ,THE ENGINE ROOM AND UNDER DASH ALSO RESTORED AND PAINTED ,,,ETC,,, LOOK AT THE PHOTOS BUT SOME WHITE SPOTS IN THEM ARE FROM LEFTOVER DIRT,,I WASHED IT WERE I STORE IT AND HAD TO BRING MY OWN WATER THERE,I DID THE BEST I COULD TO WASH IT WERE IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I SHOULD START WITH IS THE WOOD BODY WORK, WELL THIS CAR IS AS SOLID AS THEY COME!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOOKED THE BODY ALL OVER AND THERE IS NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF ANY ROT OR REPAIRS TO THE DOOR AREAS AND I DONT SEE ANY BAD WOOD ANYWHERE THE RUNNING BOARDS LOOK NICE AND AS FOR THE FLOOR BOARDS THEY LOOK GREAT ALSO I TRIED TO SHOW HOW NICE THE WOOD IS IN THE PHOTOS THE FRONT COWL WOOD IS ALSO IN VERY NICE RESTORED CONDITION THE FRONT AND REAR CUSHIONS WILL NEED TO BE REDONE BECAUSE THE FRONT HAS THE ORIGINAL SPRINGS BUT ITS NOT PLEATED LIKE THE UPPER CUSHIONS, THE REAR SEAT IS JUST A FOAM PAD ,,I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HAVE A SPARE SET OF SPRINGS FOR THE REAR, I THINK ITS FOR THE REAR ANYWAY THE BODY RESTORATION LOOKS REALLY NICE FOR A DAILY DRIVER OR SUNDAY CRUISER I DONT SEE ANY BONDO OR ANY ROT OR PATCHWORK EXCEPT FOR THE ONE AREA IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS DOOR,LOOK AT PHOTOS,,,THATS IT,,NOT BAD FOR A 26 CHEVY AS FOR THE ENGINE,,,THE GUY I BOUGHT THIS FROM AT THE TIME SAID IT WAS ALL REBUILT,,,,,I TOOK THE VALVE COVER OFF AND EVERYTHING LOOKS NEW THE CARB IS A NEW REBUILT AND LOOKS GREAT THE WIRE HARNESS ALSO WAS REPLACED AND LOOKS TO BE NEW AND WITH THE CORRECT WIRE CASINGS AND FITTINGS I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HAVE IT SINCE APRIL 2007 AND I BOUGHT IT ,,PUSHED IT OFF THE CAR CARRIER ,,PARKED IT,, NEVER GOT A BATTERY OR THE TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT THE IGNITION SWITCH BACK IN SO,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THIS CAR SAT SINCE IT WAS DELIVERED TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DONT HAVE THE TIME TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO START IT SO IM SELLING IT AS IS BUT LIKE I SAID THE WHOLE CAR APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REBUILT AND RESTORED THE SPEEDO IS NOT CONNECTED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ALSO LOOSE ,,ALL THE PARTS APPEAR TO BE THERE BUT I LOOKED AT IT QUICK AND COULDNT FIGURE OUT HOW TO POP THEM BACK IN,, THE CAR COMES WITH WHATEVER BOWS ARE SHOWN AND I HAVE A FEW MORE MISC BOW PARTS THAT GO WITH IT BUT NOT SURE IF THEY ARE SPARES OR IF THEY GO ON THE CAR THE WOOD SPOKE WHEELS ARE IN SUPER NICE CONDITION AND IN THE 4 YEARS THE CAR IS SITTING THEY NEVER WENT FLAT!!!!!!! PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOS AND ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING THE CAR MUST BE PAID FOR ASAP AND I CAN LEAVE IT THERE IF YOU NEED TIME TO PICK IT UP I WILL ACCEPT UP TO 300 DOLLARS ON PAYPAL FOR A DEPOSIT THEN THE REST CASH POSTAL MONEY ORDERS OR PAYPAL IF YOU WANT TO PAY THE 3.5-4 PERCENT FEES TO THEM I HAVE A LOCAL GUY THAT HAS TRUCKED CARS AROUND FOR ME AND HES A REAL NICE GUY AND SEEMS FAIR IN PRICING AS WELL I TRUSTED HIM WITH MY GEORGE BARRIS 66 STYLE BATMOBILE AND HE DID GREAT WITH IT,, HIS NAME IS JIM 516-664-7761 TELL HIM NICK WITH THE BATMOBILE RECOMMENDED SO U CAN GET AN IDEA ON TRUCKING I WILL NOT SHIP THIS ITEM SO IN CASE I MESS UP THE SHIPPING PART ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS LISTING IM STATING IT AGAIN,,,,IM NOT SHIPPING THIS ITEM,,,, On May-02-11 at 12:28:51 PDT, seller added the following information: I WAS RECENTLY ASKED TO FIND THE VIN NUMBERS FOR THIS CAR BECAUSE OF POSSIBLY SHIPPING TO CANADA AND THE PERSON ASKED ME TO DOUBLE CHECK ALL THE NUMBERS FOR PROPER ID,,, AS FAR AS I KNOW ON THESE OLDER CARS THE VIN ON THE TITLE MATCHES MY ENGINE VIN OR NUMBER,, I DONT SEE ANY OTHER ID TAGS OR NUMBERS ANYWHERE AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE MISSING I HAD A FEW PACKARDS,,1930 AND A 1937 AND OTHER THAN THE ENGINE NUMBERS MATCHING THE TITLE OR REGISTRATION I DONT EVER REMEMBER SEING ANY OTHER TYPE OF BODY TAG,, SO TO ANSWER THE QUESTION OF MATCHING TITLE TO THE CAR ,,YES THE TWO NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL,, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF ANYONE OUT THERE CAN FORWARD ME ANY INFO RE ANY OTHER VIN LOCATION,,BUT AS FAR AS I CAN RECALL THESE OLDER CARS USED THE ENGINE NUMBER FOR THE VIN NOT LIKE THE NEWER CARS TODAY WHERE WE HAD TAGS AND ENGINE VINS PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE HAS INFO,,, I WILL ALSO BE RELISTING THIS CAR ON ANOTHER LISTING JUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 24 PHOTOS THAT I HAVE,, IT WILL NOT BE FOR SALE ON THAT SITE ONCE POSTED THE OTHER LISTING WILL ONLY BE FOR THE PHOTOS,,I DONT KNOW HOW TO GET MORE THAN 24 PHOTOS ON ONE LISTING SO ILL JUST LIST ANOTHER TO ADD MORE,, I WILL POST THE LISTING NUMBER ON THIS SITE WHEN I LIST IT SO YOU CAN SEE MORE PHOTOS,,SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION, IM NOT GOOD WITH CAR ADS ,, THANKS On May-02-11 at 13:24:23 PDT, seller added the following information: I JUST LISTED THE CAR ON ANOTHER AUCTION FOR THE ADDITIONAL 24 PHOTOS TO LOOK AT EBAY AUCTION LISTING NUMBER 290561914083 FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS TO VIEW OF THIS CAR I SHOW THE CAR AS IT SAT BOFORE I WASHED IT WITH JUST WATER, AS I SAID THERE WAS NO WATER AVAILABLE SO I HAD TO BRING SOME IN A BUCKET JUST TO RINSE IT QUICK I SHOW THE WOOD FRAMING UNDER THE SEAT CUSHIONS WHICH IS IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ORIGINAL WOOD AND IN GREAT CONDITION,NO DAMAGE OR REPAIRS THAT I CAN SEE,LOOK AT THE PHOTOS ALSO HAVE MORE PICS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE TO SHOW THE RESTORED CONDITION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY O CANT WASH IT AND ITS REALLY DUSTY UNDER THERE,SO I DID THE BEST I COULD TO SHOW THE RESTORATION,,AS I STATED SEVERAL TIMES ALTHOUGH THE CAR SEEMS TO BEEN RESTORED I WOULDNT CALL IT A CONCOURSE RESTORATION BUT ITS A REAL NICE DAILY DRIVER AND ITS MUCH NICER THAN MOST DAILY DRIVERS I HAVE SEEN ALSO SHOWN IS THE EXTRA SPRING, THE REAR AREA TO SHOW THE FUEL TANK AND BEHIND THE TANK AREA,, ALL VERY NICELY RETORED,,THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS ALSO IN GREAT CONDITION,NOTHING MAJOR WITH THE CLARITY OR OTHER DEFECTS ,, I HOPE I GOT EVERYTHING BUT IF NOT PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING THE CAR IS AVAILABLE ANY TIME DAY OR NITE IF YOU LIKE TO COME SEE IT , On May-04-11 at 11:04:28 PDT, seller added the following information: ATTENTION TO ANY INTERNATIONAL BUYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WOULD RATHER NOT SHIP THIS CAR INTERNATIONALLY!!!!!!!!!!! I DONT KNOW HOW OR WHAT I NEED TO DO TO SHIP TO YOU AND THE ONLY VIN NUMBER THAT MATCHES MY TITLE ON THIS CAR THAT I COULD FIND OR KNOW OF IS THE ORIGINAL NUMBER ON THE ENGINE BLOCK!!!!! IF THIS WILL BE AN ISSUE THEN PLEASE DONT BID OR BUY THE CAR!!!!! I DONT NEED ANY PROBLEMS ON THIS AND IF YOU KNOW OF OTHER VIN LOCATIONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP SO I CAN CHECK THI CAR IS 85 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS ALL I KNOW IS THERE AT THIS TIME SO PLEASE ,,,,I PREFER NO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS THAT NEED 20 TONS OF PAPERWORK TO TRANSPORT,, THANKS On May-07-11 at 18:00:58 PDT, seller added the following information: I WENT TO AUTO ZONE,,WHICH IS A AUTO PARTS STORE ,TODAY SATURDAY,AND BOUGHT A 6 VOLT BATTERY ,,SO THE CAR WILL ALSO INCLUDE A NEW 6 VOLT BATTERY,,I CONNECTED IT AND TRIED TO CRANK IT,,A FRIEND HELPED ME FIGURE OUT THE IGNITION A BIT AND WE PUT A SHOT OF STARTER FLUID IN THE CARB AND IT STARTED TO RUN, WE WILL TRY TO GO BACK TOMORROW (MOTHERS DAY)AND PUT SOME FUEL IN THE FUEL PUMP AND THE TANK AND SEE IF WE CAN GET IT GOING,,I WISH I DID THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR ,,I COULD HAVE ENJOYED IT FOR A WHILE,,ANYWAY,IT IS WHAT IT IS,,,,,HERE FOR THE NEW OWNER TO TUNE AND DRIVE AND ENJOY,,,HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THERE TOMORROW AND TRY TO START IT WITH GAS