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I am going nuts doing a restoration and can't afford to go back to the shrink otherwise I would never finish the restoration.
We live in hope!
Yes let's hope this phaeton finds a good home.
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Based on my visits, the Cord is not complete as it stands today. For example, there are no instruments and it appears that many engine parts are badly damaged. Rodger said that the hood and the engine are replacements. As shown in several photos, the front windshield frame appears to have melted in the fire. The interior is not intact and the floorboards appear to have substantial rust damage.
On first glance, the body panels appear to be quite straight but I've not been able to determine if the fire cause metallurgical to some of the panels. Finally, simply moving the car to the street would require a considerable effort.
All this said, I remain interested in this car simply for its history. When I discussed this project with my psychiatrist, he diagnosed insanity. I am nearly done with a complete restoration of a 1933 Auburn Salon that I acquired in high school. The Auburn had been converted to a chicken coop when I bought it... It's taken over 50 years and much more money than is defensible to bring it to its present condition. So, when I look at Rodger's Cord, I can't help but think the Cord project requires a vow of poverty.
I'm not sure if the car will be sold. It's possible that family members may rally to the restoration. That might be the best for both me and the Cord. The Cord should survive and I should avoid bankruptcy.
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Based on my visits, the Cord is not complete as it stands today. For example, there are no instruments and it appears that many engine parts are badly damaged. Rodger said that the hood and the engine are replacements. As shown in several photos, the front windshield frame appears to have melted in the fire. The interior is not intact and the floorboards appear to have substantial rust damage.
On first glance, the body panels appear to be quite straight but I've not been able to determine if the fire cause metallurgical to some of the panels. Finally, simply moving the car to the street would require a considerable effort.
All this said, I remain interested in this car simply for its history. When I discussed this project with my psychiatrist, he diagnosed insanity. I am nearly done with a complete restoration of a 1933 Auburn Salon that I acquired in high school. The Auburn had been converted to a chicken coop when I bought it... It's taken over 50 years and much more money than is defensible to bring it to its present condition. So, when I look at Rodger's Cord, I can't help but think the Cord project requires a vow of poverty.
I'm not sure if the car will be sold. It's possible that family members may rally to the restoration. That might be the best for both me and the Cord. The Cord should survive and I should avoid bankruptcy.
Happy to discuss this project to anyone interested!
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It had a pair of tubular framed kitchen seats covered in hessian and NO Floor!
You either dangled your legs or put your feet up on chassis rails.
A Cord is too good for such sacrilege even if the floor is rusted out!
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What a tragic "end" for a phaeton. Let's hope someone out there takes it on.
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They will be on the RHS of the cowl.
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