



Anyway, here 'tis:
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/5392246936.html
I called the seller and the car seems legit. Plain as all get-out: 194 engine / straight three-speed; no overdrive. In fact, no nothing! He claims it has the OEM tires on it and promised to get back to me with the brand and style for verification, but has not yet done so. (Personally, I find it difficult to believe that such a plain car would have WSW tires as essentially the lone option, but anything is possible.)
He says he's owned it 5 or 6 years and bought it out of the Original Owner's estate with 11,300 miles on it. He says the Ohio title reads 011,300: Odometer Actual, but I haven't seen the title. So they've put about 1,000 miles on it during the last 5 or 6 years; understandable. Note the metal damage low on the LR door and at the front of the RF fender.
He wants $10,000 for it, which doesn't bode well when you consider this far more desirable car went for not much more than that in 2012:
http://www.rmsothebys.com/hf12/hersh...-sedan/1054338
Granted, the 194 McKinnon Six is a better engine than Studebaker's 170 Skybolt, but who cares at this point? Neither car would be driven much anyway or its value as a collector car would tank.
The '66's seller said they are members of SDC, but I cannot find the name in the 2011, 2014, or 2015 SDC Rosters.

I'd better not post the seller's name or phone number, since he didn't in the Craigslist ad. However, if you want it, just hit REPLY in the upper left corner of the Craigslist ad and that information will be forthcoming; the seller replied to my inquiry with a name and phone number within 24 hours.
If anyone is interested, have at it. I'm not going to pursue it unless the OEM tires are verified and it gets a lot cheaper.



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