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« on: July 05, 2016, 16:02:25 »
BBK,
Thanks for your help. Excited to be here. The car is in transit from California. I'm on the east coast. I haven't laid eyes on it yet. I have to confess I didn't know anything about the greyhound before I saw the listing and fell in love with the lines and the AC heritage. Im a big AC cobra fan and the idea of owning an original hand built superleggara from AC plus the rarity was what sold me.
as it sits now it has an 80s mustang 302 and t-5 5 speed transmission. It sounds like it needs new brakes now. I'm told the dash is all there and in decent shape, the seats sound as though they've been recovered in vinyl, although I'm told it was "well done". Right passenger glass is cracked.
My plan is to see it and get it roadworthy and safe. Enjoy it for a bit, and then think about what to do. I know there are three diff motors that would be correct, and I know it needs paint. All that is down the road. I paid through the top of what I wanted cause I just couldn't let it get away. The v8 power plant isn't too crazy to this non-purist given some of its "cousins" so for now I'm going to drive and enjoy a little bit.
Once I get the car i''ll try to find some more info - I'd love to get its history. It's a left hand drive, which I'm told is pretty unusual. Maybe it was a bad conversion? I really don't know. Looking forward to learning more from you all.
Best
Mark