Advice on purchasing a 1940 Coupe

[agshelby]

Original cars are out there - but you need to be patient (and really lucky).

This one fell in my lap - I was saving for a '32 coupe and this one came available. I plan on cleaning it up and driving it - not restoring it. Its a 34K mile survivor with just service parts replaced. It's a Texas car, so no rust issues at all.

 

[Fred A]

Bruce still never gave an idea about the price range that he expected a '40 of his expectations to bring. Owners and sellers of the finest cars are not going to take wild expectations to translate into a compelling motivation to release their asset. Through the years it has been my red purse that brings proposals from those that know that it means that the money is there. Most of the time it is the delusional seller that thinks I'm easy money. Not the case, but worth a try. My '40 coupe is from just such a transaction where I bought four '40 coupes and a lifetime collection of parts from an estate. I had to sell a couple of other cars just to get the working space to take on the project. As for Bruce, It could be that the right people may just see it as empty talk. Others may take on the concept as a theoretical discussion or pleasant fantasy that costs nothing to play along. Good Luck: Fred A