matt167

I meant to bring a volt meter but forgot. I agree. It’s just a nice old car. It needs a little here and there but it’s 70 years old

I didn’t take pictures.. the paint is not as nice as I expected ( still nice enough for me ) and the rear seat is torn in 2 places that I don’t remember seeing… also the front and rear seat materials don’t match. Front is mint condition… I’ll buy fitted covers to match and that will be good enough for me. I also don’t think it is charging correctly but I can’t tell really. The ammeter doesn’t move while running but does show a slight discharge with lights on…. I’m thinking it might be time for a 6v pos ground alternator. But it fires up and runs great, and it really is pretty much untouched just maintained

Well I looked at the car. Not as nice as I thought but still nice and above my expectations. The owner wiggled on the price quite a bit so it looks like I’m going to get it… wife had to sleep on it but she actually wants it. itll need tires due to having ancient Goodyear radials ( great shape but I wouldn’t drive them )

Carnuba wax will bring back tired paint because it buffs the layers of worn paint off. But otherwise some more modern paint protections are better

Card board cans are worth $10-20 each as collectibles. At least worth more than oil in questionable condition.

I’m in talks with the owner about when I can come. Otherwise I probably would have already gone. Wife told me we should just get it. The guy offered to transport it for me as well but I could also get a U haul transport trailer if needed

The video was shown to me by the owner. That’s why I wasn’t sure what i was looking at. Normally I would have turned the headlights on to put a load on it and see what it did. I’m familiar with ammeters just it looked dead to me and I wasn’t sure. The car is 3.5 hours away from me

In the video can anyone tell me if the ammeter is working correctly? He said it doesn’t constantly charge but is charging when the gauge is working probably something simple if it isn’t right.

The other car which is a ‘52 Cambridge isn’t as nice and the owner takes about a day to respond to me. I wouldn’t feel bad about putting my touches on that one. Paints tired. Interior is okay but not great. He wants $4,900 and I don’t see the savings as a plus. It’s simply the $6,400 car is twice the condition for nowhere near twice the price. I’m not sure if the engine number matches. Does that severely impact the value? My ‘50 had a 1970s rebuild with receipt. The ‘51 also has dealer paperwork with it. Guy said it was painted in the 80s

https://youtu.be/3YeZk4w-n_s this is the ‘51 that I’m seriously considering

I’m fully capable of repairing myself. My last one, I put scarebird discs on it and tweaked the carb and points just a bit to get it to run really nice… but now I work in a nice shop and have access to my tools and lift on weekends. I work 25 mins from home, and Thursdays there is a cruise in near my work. Realistically that’s my expectation.

It’s looking like the Gyromatic car is 5th or 6th in line of 4 options ( in other words not happening ) I just found a 1951 P23 in near perfect condition but is original unrestored with one repaint. Owners asking $6,400 but I think it’s worth every penny

My wife ‘can’ drive manual but she’s a little rough at it. I showed her how on my little beater daily driver. as for the gyromatic car. It sounds like he does “ restoration work “ and that would be him billing me, for work on a car he owns. I’ve pretty much written that car off because he’s not going to go below $5k and I’m not sure the car is worth it.. I can do my own work. I even still have the manual I got for the ‘50

I actually know where my old ‘50 is, but it hasn’t run since 2019 and I think the current owner stuck on $10k. It’s been in his building since then. He’s married to one of my moms friends and in that time I traded him my car for the MGB when his dealership was open

I agree. I found it odd myself. Complete turn off. He dropped his price to $5k from $9k and it sounds like he really wants to charge $9k for it Really. He said it starts hard which I know is either compression, spark or carb related. Thats why im more into the Cambridge as well because the owner seems down to Earth.. I just dont know even a ballpark with these cars anymore. I remember paying like $5k for my ‘50 and it was a nice original needing interior which was ratty but fully usable but that was 2018 or 19. I’d only consider the Gyromatic car still because my wife could drive it.