Can't even imagine....
When someone lists a car and states the front seat was thrown out with other parts during the attempted resto. it makes one cringe at the results. Real reason(?): Junkyards in the old days sold anything they could easily remove.
It is indeed one of 1010. If it were a Imperial Cadillac Series 75 Sedan it would be one of 890 in 1957. We are continually amazed here the amount of money some people spend on restorations. Sometimes, 100k on a car worth $35,000. I always write-it-off to a 'personal attachment'. Book value (Jan.'17)on his one is $30,700 in mint condition. Slightly more if it had a documented history of a famous owner. Some of my happiest customers are folks who have restored such a car ONCE. Come in and buy a finished car they can drive today for way less. 'Barnyard Finds' are popular today...can't figure why?- unless the resto. is only 'do-able' a hundred dollars at a time.