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I saw this car in person at Bloomington
It was NOT original copper car - it was originally white
It was ROUGH.
the car you seen at Bloomington was number 29, not 596. as for 29 being rough you have to remember it came to Bloomington in a completely unrestored state. no attempt was made to detail the car or even get the car to run before it was brought to the auction. driver seat was ripped and carpeting was poor, but items like the side curtains were in excellent shape. car was a repaint and was probably painted about 1960 when the front left fender was replaced.
Another copper color 55 WOW! I never seen another one and many never new 55 could come copper color. When I found my 55 and started to show it only three times at NCRS , now there are copper 55's coming out of the woods . People have asked me how do I prove mine is original copper because there was only 15 sold, under the soft top lid and behind the trunk cardboard area I never cleaned or repainted those area's to prove it.
Csherman,
I agree with your comments.
I looked at the car extensively while it was on a trailer across from the Bloomington show.
Do you remember the owner?
He was more interesting then the car...
[QUOTE=1955 copper;1589120262]Another copper color 55 WOW! I never seen another one and many never new 55 could come copper color. When I found my 55 and started to show it only three times at NCRS , now there are copper 55's coming out of the woods . People have asked me how do I prove mine is original copper because there was only 15 sold, under the soft top lid and behind the trunk cardboard area I never cleaned or repainted those area's to prove it. [/QUOTE
If the color is rare, fifty more will be there in short order. It's that money thing. If you completely strip the body it can be painted any color. Even if they didn't like the color a couple extra thousand makes it better. Yellow 58s is another example. Who can you trust in the big dollar arena.
I have read articles about build sheets placed in seat springs. How restorers matched the print, paper, and aged it by spraying water on the springs. Gives it the " original look " , again a bragging factor, err documentation.
I saw this car in person at Bloomington
It was NOT original copper car - it was originally white
It was ROUGH.
I don't get how you think you saw my car? Did you take a picture of it?
Picture of the Vin# ?
I will send you pictures of the car if you would like.. It's been sitting in Barn for over 20 years .. When did you see it ?
Same thing back when NCRS started I never seen a Cascade Green 57, before ,but after it made the cover of NCRS they started to pop up everyplace.
My 57 also was a FI, PW, PT, PG, 250HP original car that back then people said GM never made one.
03-05-2015, 11:45 PM
