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Originally Posted by north
To think that that 1946 is less than 20 years separated from the muscle car era. It’s amazing how much cars changed in a decade back then.
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Consider that early post-war cars were essentially re-trimmed pre-war cars. It wasn't until the early '50's that we saw the demise of running boards, V configurations vs straight 8's, and the like.
That '46 is beautiful, and indeed 3 on the tree (automatic was introduced in '48; prior post-war cars were all 3 on the tree, AFAIK).
The price is surely reasonable, and the car is actually within driving distance for me here on the Island (20-30 minutes east of me). If I could squeeze the time, I'd love to go out and have a look-see, even though sedans are not really my thing. It's just such a wonderful piece of history, though...
I was hoping for that '47 Streamliner woodie, and almost seriously considered the BIN on it, but my place right now is like 5 pounds of bologna in a 2-pound bag (and my '63 is not getting evicted from her spot in the garage to make room - LOL). Still, I think it would have done better at Barrett-Jackson than on eBay (different crowd), so if I were going to buy to flip, I would have had it transported straight to Scottsdale, I think, paid some storage, and consigned for next month. (This '46 is a different story, though.)
Great info on the speedo adapter as well as the VOE setup in that Goat, guys; thanks for that. I love hanging out with people who know neat stuff. 😉