I've been corresponding with a gentleman that is attempting to sell a 59 lark 4-door that was donated to his church. I finally got to see and drive the car today.
Good points....nicely redone seats that are semi appropriate to the car. New carpet that fits well. New paint in original color. 2-3 years old would be my guess. body work prior to paint was done nicely and one has to really look closely to see it. New battery and cables. NOS fuel tank. New tires.with only a couple hundred miles on them. The flathead 6 cyl runs like new. 3 speed transmission shifts well and OD seems to work. lights all work but turn signals don't cancel. Brakes work fine. trunk floor is clean and solid. Floor pan only has one rusted out area about the size of a silver dollar.
now the down side.
The steering seems very hard so it may need tie-rod ends, ball joints ect. Heater control valve is not working. It's LOUD and needs either a muffler or front exhaust pipe (has new tail pipe). Wipers don't work and I have a sneaky suspicion that its an electrical problem as the wiring that is coming thru the dash, (and maybe under the dash), is a virtual rats nest of splices and wires that go nowhere.The wiring scares the poop outta me But putting in a new harness is within my abilities
What would a fair price be? The odometer shows 32,xxx miles the seller says its 132,xxx but I am of the opinion that it may be 32,xxx due to such things as most of the original engine paint is still there. Pedals are not worn and other little things. The gentleman that gave the car to the church says that when he got the car from the first owner they said the miles were not over.
Good points....nicely redone seats that are semi appropriate to the car. New carpet that fits well. New paint in original color. 2-3 years old would be my guess. body work prior to paint was done nicely and one has to really look closely to see it. New battery and cables. NOS fuel tank. New tires.with only a couple hundred miles on them. The flathead 6 cyl runs like new. 3 speed transmission shifts well and OD seems to work. lights all work but turn signals don't cancel. Brakes work fine. trunk floor is clean and solid. Floor pan only has one rusted out area about the size of a silver dollar.
now the down side.
The steering seems very hard so it may need tie-rod ends, ball joints ect. Heater control valve is not working. It's LOUD and needs either a muffler or front exhaust pipe (has new tail pipe). Wipers don't work and I have a sneaky suspicion that its an electrical problem as the wiring that is coming thru the dash, (and maybe under the dash), is a virtual rats nest of splices and wires that go nowhere.The wiring scares the poop outta me But putting in a new harness is within my abilities
What would a fair price be? The odometer shows 32,xxx miles the seller says its 132,xxx but I am of the opinion that it may be 32,xxx due to such things as most of the original engine paint is still there. Pedals are not worn and other little things. The gentleman that gave the car to the church says that when he got the car from the first owner they said the miles were not over.
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