Reply to "Pantera #7001 - Remember the t-bone car??"

I saw this car a few months ago near sacramento, CA and its been prettied up since it was offered for sale in CA. Looks like more than a detail and polish has been done to try and sell it again. When I saw it had small cracks, dings, a marker light cover missing and it looked like the driver's side rear quarter panel was pushed in. Those things aren't obvious in the photos.

I saw the car before I saw the t-bone picture, and from walking around the car the extent of the previous damage was not obvious.

I agree with PanteraDoug that anything is repairable. Case in point is my friend's '53 Jag. The front end, including the frame was crumbled up like a ball of tissue paper. They built a new front section of frame, front end, and made new body panels from wooden bucks to restore the car. In the end, the owner could have bought a Concourse quality '53 Jag for less, but the owner is rich and sentimental and can do that.

I think if the repairs are legitimate there should be documentation and interested parties should get it up on a rack and have a professional check it out.