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Old 12-20-2024, 01:07 AM   #1
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I think it's a 68C with a homemade top
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Old 12-20-2024, 06:03 AM   #2
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Thats sad.
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Old 12-20-2024, 08:21 AM   #3
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Can you imagine the condition of the all-wood body construction after sitting out in the elements like that for who knows how long??? It may be a highly-desirable Model A, but someone is in for a LOT of work and expense replacing the wood in this poor Cabriolet! 'Been there, done that, ain't gonna' do it again!
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Old 12-20-2024, 09:11 AM   #4
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It has value!

Needs to be saved!
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Old 12-20-2024, 09:45 AM   #5
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I think that started out as a 30-31 roadster. the reveals are the give away.
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It certaily looks like someone had a roadster and wanted a coupe. The windshield is a big question. It looks home spun.
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Old 12-20-2024, 10:56 AM   #7
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It was a Roadster.The giveaway to me is the Cabriolet has the door handles higher,up,in the reveal,and the roadster has the handle lower down in the door,as this one does.What throws me off though is it has what looks to be a slot for the roll-up window in the top of the door.That could be an illusion in the picture,or it could be just a painted strip on top of the door.But the door handles are just a fact staring me in the face.
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Old 12-20-2024, 11:22 AM   #8
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Looks like it was a Roadster with a Carson top.
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Old 12-20-2024, 12:46 PM   #9
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Yup. I now see that it could have been a roadster - that fell into the wrong hands!
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Old 12-20-2024, 12:56 PM   #10
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So sad people do this, park a car and let it return to mother nature.

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Old 12-20-2024, 01:05 PM   #11
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I know the cars name ………….George George of the jungle watch out for the tree LOL
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Old 12-20-2024, 02:16 PM   #12
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That one was driven into the ground.
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Old 12-21-2024, 01:22 AM   #13
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I went by the slant of the windshield but The cabriolet post is more substantial
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Old 12-21-2024, 08:08 PM   #14
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Lots of good parts on that roadster/cab/coupe. The most valuable, IMHO, are the wheels.
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