After Breisch turned out being a wash, a friend and I thought best course would be to take time meandering secondary roads back and see what we could find.
'72 S&S Victoria endloader. Too far gone to restore and price received on whole unit was too high. Plan is to return after it is moved and more accessible to strip of usable parts. Darryl already claimed front bumper, grille, and side trim for Wellsboro. Heh.
There was also an '81 S&S 6 door limo on property. My friend bought perfect front & middle black door panels off it as armrests are the same used on hearses.
'63 Superior Royale limo style combination. Coach had been refurbished 6-7 years ago. Engine, transmission, and brakes were fresh. Even had new paint. Little fuzzy on losing storage/divorce/new wife not approving/whatever transpired but it has been hemmed in the back of a friend's fenced in business yard since '08 neglected. That guy wants it off his property and says owner would sell. Haven't reached owner yet.
Only (flat) driver's door glass was cracked, rest was good. Both front lower bumper ends have rotted out - and that passenger side carries a doozy of a price tag to find. Both front doors and rear loading door have rot along bottom edge, rear side doors do not. Hood is shot and not reusable, another piece not easy acquiring. Sills, rockers, fender doglegs, etc. were all solid. Driver front floor has been replaced and I didn't crawl underneath to see how well that job was done. Interior appears complete and original. Paint will pop once again after buffing.
Curious to find out how much owner will want. He obviously spent $$$ before leaving it sit. For someone in market for a pre-'65 coach, this can still be a good starting point, even if being a 'common' model. I feel $3k-$3500 would be a solid price with (eBay) value being a couple grand more.
'72 S&S Victoria endloader. Too far gone to restore and price received on whole unit was too high. Plan is to return after it is moved and more accessible to strip of usable parts. Darryl already claimed front bumper, grille, and side trim for Wellsboro. Heh.
There was also an '81 S&S 6 door limo on property. My friend bought perfect front & middle black door panels off it as armrests are the same used on hearses.
'63 Superior Royale limo style combination. Coach had been refurbished 6-7 years ago. Engine, transmission, and brakes were fresh. Even had new paint. Little fuzzy on losing storage/divorce/new wife not approving/whatever transpired but it has been hemmed in the back of a friend's fenced in business yard since '08 neglected. That guy wants it off his property and says owner would sell. Haven't reached owner yet.
Only (flat) driver's door glass was cracked, rest was good. Both front lower bumper ends have rotted out - and that passenger side carries a doozy of a price tag to find. Both front doors and rear loading door have rot along bottom edge, rear side doors do not. Hood is shot and not reusable, another piece not easy acquiring. Sills, rockers, fender doglegs, etc. were all solid. Driver front floor has been replaced and I didn't crawl underneath to see how well that job was done. Interior appears complete and original. Paint will pop once again after buffing.
Curious to find out how much owner will want. He obviously spent $$$ before leaving it sit. For someone in market for a pre-'65 coach, this can still be a good starting point, even if being a 'common' model. I feel $3k-$3500 would be a solid price with (eBay) value being a couple grand more.