Museum Wagonaire ?

[2R5]

I think this car is owned by the Museum in SB . I had heard that they were going to put it on ebay....sure is a disappointment though .http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Stude...item35c71fdb92

[Roscomacaw]

Wow. If anyone buys this, I've got a solid Wagonaire frame you could have for free.

[Chris Pile]

I can see why they don't want it.

[Swifster]

Well the museum has done nothing with it. The cost to do a ground up restoration would be expen$ive.

[8E45E]

I believe that one belonged to Harold Churchill. I would look over the build sheet before tossing it aside as a parts car.

Craig

[PlainBrownR2]

It looks like the same one. This is the view that I got from last year at the International....

[StudeRich]

That is a very good example of how bad a mildly rusted East Coast rust bucket can be.

What a shame that IS a Beautiful car, if they were not honest about the bottom, and door posts etc. someone would be sadly disappointed!

[Roscomacaw]

Rich, I think the photos spell out just how rusty this thing is. I know it's more than I'd ever wanna tackle.

[Swifster]

My Commander is worse. Parts are available. It's the labor involved...

Is that Brown?

[StudeRich]

My Commander is worse. Parts are available. It's the labor involved...Is that Brown?

Sure it's Brown, Bermuda Brown Metallic, the same as a '64 like the Plain Brown Wrapper.

[Bill Pressler]

I'm with Craig...I am almost certain that when I first saw that car in the old SNM, the display card said "Donated by Josephine Churchill". Funny that the ad doesn't mention that.

[kurtruk]

I'm with Craig...I am almost certain that when I first saw that car in the old SNM, the display card said "Donated by Josephine Churchill". Funny that the ad doesn't mention that.

Ad states: "Previously owned by the Harold Churchill family."

[AKAchamptrucking]

Word on the street is The Churchill family is not happy this car is up for auction. They feel that because of its previous owner it would be a worthy project for the museum.Thats why they donated it instead of just selling it to anyone. Whoever gets it would have a neat piece of history if they were to restore this one.

[Michidan]

The 52 I bought from the museum was just as bad. Worse in fact for trim, engine, and interior. I don't think it was owned by anyone as special as Churchill, but I have to believe that whom ever donated it didn't expect it to be later sold. Still, the museum did get my hard earned money for it, and we can assume it was used in appropriate ways.

I wonder if it was a mistake listing the car at no reserve. With a reserve price, they could insure that only someone who understood the churchill connection would pony up for the thing.

Then again maybe they are just tired of it rusting all over the basement floor.

[Bill Pressler]

Ad states: "Previously owned by the Harold Churchill family."

Yes it does, my mistake. I'd have made that a more prominent part of the ad.

The car looks nice, a Daytona in a color I like. I'm not aware that they have any other Wagonaires in the SNM (besides the Brooks Stevens prototypes). I realize it's a daunting restoration, but those rusty areas really don't show in a museum display.