After thinking it over and playing with it yesterday taking pics, I've decided to hold off on selling it. I scared off a potential buyer with the harsh realities of how much work the car needs, so I'm going to forge ahead and fix what I can with the parts I've already collected. I can make the car much more desirable if I take care of the big stuff, but by then I'll be so attached I probably won't want to sell it - darn.
I'm going to hurry up and write this before I change my mind. After walking around my fleet of projects again, I've decided that my two high school cars are more important to me than the rest. I'm in the same position that I've been in for years with to many cars and not enough time, money or storage to do what I want with any of them. I would love to believe that "someday" I would get to the Marshal, but I need to live for today. I've got seven other drivers, projects and parts cars that need to go also (not all Studebakers), so the Marshal's not alone.
I've contacted the people that have shown some interest and thought I should give the forum a heads up also. I plan on listing it on E-bay Thursday night with lots of pics (hopefully with a photobucket link with lots more) to show it's true condition. It will need a complete restoration and has rust issues. The frame is good and the rest is fixable. Included will be over $1000 worth of new and nos parts to help in the restoration. I won't get into all the details, but I plan on listing it with an opening bid of $3500 and no reserve.[:0]
I know, I know, I'm as big a CASO as the next guy and that's probably crazy money for a rusty Lark sedan, but I'm not going to give away a fairly rare, complete and documented car with a clear title. If it doesn't sell, I'll find a corner for it somewhere!
Skinny
Watertown, SD
I'm going to hurry up and write this before I change my mind. After walking around my fleet of projects again, I've decided that my two high school cars are more important to me than the rest. I'm in the same position that I've been in for years with to many cars and not enough time, money or storage to do what I want with any of them. I would love to believe that "someday" I would get to the Marshal, but I need to live for today. I've got seven other drivers, projects and parts cars that need to go also (not all Studebakers), so the Marshal's not alone.
I've contacted the people that have shown some interest and thought I should give the forum a heads up also. I plan on listing it on E-bay Thursday night with lots of pics (hopefully with a photobucket link with lots more) to show it's true condition. It will need a complete restoration and has rust issues. The frame is good and the rest is fixable. Included will be over $1000 worth of new and nos parts to help in the restoration. I won't get into all the details, but I plan on listing it with an opening bid of $3500 and no reserve.[:0]
I know, I know, I'm as big a CASO as the next guy and that's probably crazy money for a rusty Lark sedan, but I'm not going to give away a fairly rare, complete and documented car with a clear title. If it doesn't sell, I'll find a corner for it somewhere!
Skinny
Watertown, SD
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