Sleeper?

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  1. RoadmasterWB4

    RoadmasterWB4 Well-Known Member

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    my family used to live in Baltimore,,, but,,, that was back before there were cars.
     
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    I don't see it as a 'sleeper', which would be a high-powered vehicle that looks 'plain'. Inexpensive? Yes.
     
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    That's what i meant - seems pretty reasonable. And it looks like it may have spent a lot of time in that garage. If the mileage is accurate, might be a good buy.

    Needs better pics - including interior.
     
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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    Actually I can't really see it. Price looks fair considering the odometer reading and the tiny pieces we can see. If it has a 454 and four speed it may be a sleeper.
    Let's just call it a survivor barn find factory original while we are at it.
    Once owned by a little old lady school teacher from Pasadina that only drove it to church occasionally.
     
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    65 2dr Fix 'em all -

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    Yeah - a real sleeper.
    Put your feet on the floor, find out it's a Flintstone Flyer!!
     
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    Is that a bungie cord holding the rear bumper on? :confused:
    Lots of college stickers, the car was probably only used to haul dorm room junk back and forth twice a year.
    I just did it for the last time.:yahoo:
     
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    jim535 born in a Ford

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    One of the Universities is in Ottawa, Ontario (land of ice, snow and road salt) and another is in Montreal, Quebec (land of even more ice, snow and road salt).

    It would be nice to know if it was a Canadian car that ended up in Baltimore, or a U.S. car that did multiple cross-border student moves.

    Or maybe someone that just likes to collect window decals! :)
     
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    Show me a pic of the carpet and brake pedal pad before I believe that's not 150K miles...
     
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    Bottom line...
    This one definitely needs more info before it warrants a look.

    How reliable is the brake pedal test? I can see where unscrupulous sellers might just put on a newer pad. Has anyone ever heard of someone doing that?

    Probably a look at the engine would tell the truth on the mileage.
     
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    Yabba dabba doo! :rofl:
     
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    I am betting there is a good amount of rust hidden outside the range of the lens on this one. Just a feeling I get, but it looks like it has been used hard, and a LOT, too. That colour does not usually fade that way if given a reasonable amount of care.
     
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