08-02-2022, 10:20 PM
The problem (if it can be called so) with cars in such original condition are that they are totally unique. However delicate they may be now, they are a virgin record of what such cars were like when they were first built.
I recall that, some years ago, a friend of mine acquired a 1915 Cadillac that was used only for two years before being stored in a barn in Texas for the next 70. By the time my friend owned it, it had been recommissioned and was running very well, but was still in the plight and condition in which it was found. when my friend's widow sold it at auction, the car went for very much more that it's estimated price.
So, someone will buy it for exactly what it is.
What it needs, ideally, however, is for it to go to a publicly accessed collection and kept, almost as one would preserve an ancient historical document, as a valuable source of reference.
I recall that, some years ago, a friend of mine acquired a 1915 Cadillac that was used only for two years before being stored in a barn in Texas for the next 70. By the time my friend owned it, it had been recommissioned and was running very well, but was still in the plight and condition in which it was found. when my friend's widow sold it at auction, the car went for very much more that it's estimated price.
So, someone will buy it for exactly what it is.
What it needs, ideally, however, is for it to go to a publicly accessed collection and kept, almost as one would preserve an ancient historical document, as a valuable source of reference.