24-03-2025, 02:39 AM
Wow, thanks for the great reference shots. My car seems to be missing the front piece of trim that the interior mirror is attached to. I'm guessing whatever pile the roof bits and upper trim bits were in (including the mirror) did not make it into the car when it was sold. That estate also had a Seven Swallow in tougher condition than this car, a real Project. I tried to buy that car but the family had an "advisor" who insisted that machine was worth "millions" or some equally unlikely number and my offer of a few thousand (which I felt was fair enough, given the state of the car and uncertainty surrounding how complete it actually was) was turned down flat. My offer was about $100 for each live mouse living in the sad old thing! Last year I ran into a fellow here on the island who says he now owns that Swallow, and he paid them like $700 for it. Way it goes, sometimes. I have a couple of crappy photos of that Swallow, a 1932 example, if anyone wants to see them.