I thought it looked like an Olds ...

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  1. jim535

    jim535 born in a Ford

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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    These just didn't do it for me. Too much of an add-on gizmo car.
     
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    It has some interesting styling elements, but as a whole, I think it falls flat.
     
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    Could be the reason only seven were built and two of those were lost. Probably hidden in the garage by the confused owners.:yikes:
     
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    Yes I'm a Cadillac man. This car flows and looks nice. Not crappy big round headlights with even larger rings and an Edsel grille like the Olds.
    Had the Olds been built with square headlights and a more rectangular grille it might have looked better.
    Also the red interior helps.
     
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    It is almost like that homely girly with the great body that you can't stop thinking of.:stop:
     
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    I think it is comical that the grille has its own bumper.
     
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    I remember looking at the Stutz and other similar cottage-coachcraft vehicles that came out during this period. They usually has small areas off the main hall at the L.A. Auto Show. It was always obvious what they started out as, and the way everything was over-padded and gold-plated was almost comical. This was supposed to mean to the prospective buyer that the vehicle was 'Rolls-Royce quality' (some actually claimed that), but they were far from it. There may have been a couple that were well-done, but most were horrid.
     
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    Holy Crap! Bidding up to $17,400 on this ugly duckling. :eek: And reserve still not met. :dead:
     
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