i hear ya, it's hard to get the right replacement springs for these cars, i've had mine in and out a couple times to get the right stance, maybe it will settle a bit in time
interesting '67
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interesting '67
my friend owned this car 3 years ago, I turned it down because it was a P/G car, 
he changed the color from orig. red to black and resold it to a lady, since then it has enjoyed a complete restoration and is now it's being auctioned, it's the last AO Smith bodied car built and has been documented by Noland Adams. This very special car will be Auctioned at the Collector Car Productions Auction , October 22, 2011. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this car will be donated to The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada. Interesting how these cars get around. http://www.legendarymotorcar.com/site/The_Last_1
he changed the color from orig. red to black and resold it to a lady, since then it has enjoyed a complete restoration and is now it's being auctioned, it's the last AO Smith bodied car built and has been documented by Noland Adams. This very special car will be Auctioned at the Collector Car Productions Auction , October 22, 2011. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this car will be donated to The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada. Interesting how these cars get around. http://www.legendarymotorcar.com/site/The_Last_1
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I wonder who had the insight to letter that VIN tag like that. Without that the car wouldn't be so special. And that Adams signature looks like a grade school scrawl! Hideous. Should've signed the inside, or just smaller. Curious how much it brings? 
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Only the Trim Tag was attached at A.O.S. with a body #.The Vin tag (serial #) was a assigned and attached at St Louis. So unless I'm missing something the Serial # will not tell you much. Only the trim tag will tell you where the body was built.
This car maybe the last A.O.S. car I don't know. All I'm saying is be careful
if you are interested in it.
This car maybe the last A.O.S. car I don't know. All I'm saying is be careful
if you are interested in it.
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Yes, it should. I have photos from Legendary of the VIN plate (194677S120382), and that VIN shows in the NCRS "Birthday Book" as having been produced off the line at St. Louis on June 8th; however, the A.O. Smith trim tag shows the body was built in Ionia on K27 (June 27th). My A.O. Smith roadster (120401) was also produced at St. Louis on June 8th, and its body was built in Ionia on J24 (May 24th).
Photo below of the "Last 1" VIN plate, which certainly doesn't appear to be 44 years old like the adjacent trim tag.
Photo below of the "Last 1" VIN plate, which certainly doesn't appear to be 44 years old like the adjacent trim tag.
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John could 1 tag be aluminum and the other stainless? I do see what you are saying though, the numbers don't seem to add up, is that approx when the last A O body was built? Gonna be interested to see what it brings.
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The Z-bar is typical of an AOS body, having zinc chromate with little on no black, however the two drilled holes in the bar and the started drill hole are interesting. One seems to be under the tag on the corner. Which means the bar was drilled before it was tagged at St. Louis or the tag has at the very least been removed and replaced.
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So a famous restoration shop like Legendary can't get the ride height right on a C2?
They paint the engine pad?
Hard to believe.
From what I hear their fees to restore are astronomical.
Some people have more money than brains
They paint the engine pad?
Hard to believe.
From what I hear their fees to restore are astronomical.
Some people have more money than brains
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