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    Quote Originally Posted by David T View Post
    Sounds like the car was overheated and the head gaskets popped. Someone started taking it apart and then end-of-story. It will need a lot of love to get it going again. Figure a lot of frame rot and the interior is a mess. Rebuild the brakes, fuel, clutch, and cooling system and all of the other little bits it is going to need. Repaint the facias, regrain the car. Tires, struts, battery, all the rubber hoses and seals, and then the A/C. A lot of parts.
    This car is painted white. It will need a full paint strip before it can be regrained, if the purchaser wants to return it to stainless. It looks like part of the T panel and a test strip on the driver's door was already stripped.
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    That’s a lie that says “Big MAC” or something.

    Honestly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dangermouse View Post
    That’s a lie that says “Big MAC” or something.

    Honestly.
    Thats correct.

    The paint on the T panel has pealed off over time i think.


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    Quote Originally Posted by andyo View Post
    Thats correct.

    The paint on the T panel has pealed off over time i think.


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    Ah yes, I see more paint on the T panel bubbling or peeling. It's hard to tell from the angle of the photo. That points to an improper paint job to begin with, or the car has spent a lot of time in the elements. I think the purchaser needs to budget a paint strip in the decision to get this car.
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    Dana

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    Quote Originally Posted by andyo View Post
    From what I've been able to discern, I don't think its them.

    This car has been sitting for a long time. The radiator and fans are missing and the engine was partially disassembled. you can just make out the condenser sitting on the ground. But otherwise it is a complete car. Lots of frame rust though... it also appeared to me like the front end of the body was lifted off of the frame... not sure exactly what I was looking at when I peered under there, and I didn't take any pictures of that unfortunately, but there was definitely significant space between the top of the frame and the bottom of the fiberglass.
    Did you get the VIN number?
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    Quote Originally Posted by lazabby View Post
    Did you get the VIN number?
    Yes, it is 2417.

    Automatic, Black Interior.

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    Would it happen to still be there?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PlutonimicX View Post
    Would it happen to still be there?
    I don't know, i assume so.

    I'm planning to call them back soon.

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    This was posted today on Instagram! No details other than the occupants were fine.




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    Quote Originally Posted by WHO1DMC View Post
    This was posted today on Instagram! No details other than the occupants were fine.




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    Glad everyone is safe, but obviously still very sad. Hopefully it is repairable. Based on FB posts it sounds like it was Ken Kapalowski in Canada. Ken hasn't posted yet on what happened from what I can tell. The instagram post I saw said it happened "off rattlesnake point." Rattlesnake point is a conservation area in Ontario
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