[bobH]

Another story. Maybe two, if you all can stand it...
I'm a 34-nut, and recently heard of a 34 for sale, less than 100 miles from home. Two personal friends looked at it, and gave it a thumbs up. An 'original' 54K car, supposedly running. The point of this story is you have to look for yourself. I was severely disappointed, and did not buy it. I had the cash in my pocket. And, the guy was very plesant on the phone, didn't deceive me, etc, etc. And, me, my two friends, and the seller are all over-75 seniors, so we should have been on the same page on that count. I have to look for myself.
Second story, and this has to do with trailer queens. There is someone here on the board that I always think of when this story comes to mind. About 14 years ago I bought a 47. It was/is amateur-'restored'. It's been in the V8Times, and it has been EFV8 Club judged (first, in the 90's). I had seen the car a few times, first time about 4 years prior. I thought I'd looked it over pretty well. And, cosmetically, the car is pretty good - it has lived up to my expectations. Here's my point... To be point judged, and to look good, it can be a dog mechanically. And it can go on and off the trailer with no problems. I have had to rebuild virtually every mechanical aspect of this car. The engine had almost .020 wear, brakes had wrong parts and barely worked, needed steering and suspension parts, needed clutch and transmission work to even drive it. But, it went on-n-off the trailer perfectly. In my opinion, you need to do your own evaluation, and even then, expect surprises.