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Location: Port Hope (near Toronto) On, Canada
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Problem with that car is all the rubber parts will self destruct as soon as you start driving it. Tires, hoses, tranny mounts, seals will all need replacing in short order, the horse hair seat padding will turn to dust, if improperly stored the cylinders could be rusted as well as the body, etc.
Not to mention that car has a bunch of incorrect parts on it and it's a post- '67. To me $40k is crackhead money.

I had a super low mile bug come into my shop, it blew out the oil cooler seals when they tried to start it because the pressure relief valve was stuck. I did repairs on the engine and told him about the above items and the dude was flipping because "it's a low mile car". I said fine, pay me for work done and GTFO. About a week later I saw the car in the auto trader for less than he bought it for saying it needed new tires...it still needed a lot more than just tires.
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