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28,600 miles and looks it! A beautiful car!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/2713988785 ... rid=229466
Mark
I noticed in the close-up photo of the speedometer, that the last digit, .9, is in red. I thought that this meant that the speedometer has rolled over 100,000 miles - right? So the mileage should be listed as 128,590.0; not 28,600 miles! Still, it's a nice looking car; I just don't have an extra $10,000 lying around - lol.
Bill
Bill, I have never seen that digit red before. So I do not know. You have an interesting catch here. In my opinion, the car looks mostly restored. I cannot believe the seats have original covering. When shown inside, the paint is too fresh. Nice car though if it runs well.
Bill, I haven't heard that about the last digit turning red. But, is that seat material correct? I am not all that familiar with the '50 but some things about the interior doesn't look correct. I could be wrong but I have doubts about the carpet and seat material .
The description leads me to believe that the interior is represented as original, but it never really specifically says that it is.... just "excellent", along with the dash.....
At 85% original, I would have assumed the interior to be original as well, but agree with other comments that it just looks too nice to be so.
It's supposed to be fun!
1949 De Soto Custom Convertible (project)
From what I have seen, the seats should be about the same color as the fabric in the door panels but not the same fabric. The seats should be of a similar fabric in a 53. Shouldn't they? I believe they have a name for it.
