Nice '63 LeBaron
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Seemingly nice car for 80K+ miles on it. I wonder if the seat patterns are correct - maybe.
But even nice examples of these Le Barons are hard to get much $$ for.
But even nice examples of these Le Barons are hard to get much $$ for.
Pete Kaczmarski
Senior Member
very nice plus its a LeBaron...I seen no pictures or reference to the interior. SMS should have it and if cloth expect to pay $115 a yard as I just got a sample for another car.
So, how many yards of material would you need to re-cover the average full size car?
Seems that way, there was a white/green interior '62 LeBaron on ebay last year I believe, in really nice condition, it sold for around 14K, I can't remember the exact amount.
Pete Kaczmarski
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I scrolled down further to find the interior picture. Look at http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/chrysler/63cimp/bilder/14.jpg
and it appears to be original style seats. But look at the picture of the close up of the rear roof LeBaron picture...looks like the paint maybe crazing.
and it appears to be original style seats. But look at the picture of the close up of the rear roof LeBaron picture...looks like the paint maybe crazing.
There is a difference in the pattern when you look at the rear seat and the leather comes up further in the illustration. Maybe the drawing is incorrect?
mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
looks pretty nice I would be attending to that transmission line hanging down though... one concrete curb and bye bye tranny fluid...
the shots of the underbody are very clean for the year.
the shots of the underbody are very clean for the year.
Given that the seats are matched at least in pattern very closely to original, I would estimate they are even the correct material. In looking at the rear seat back in the illustration you posted (thanks!), the illustration seems to match pretty well the pattern in the material used in this car. Given that level of authenticity, this might well be a nicer car than I originally estimated. But still these have been hard sells.
I just try to imagine myself driving down the road in that big car and wondering whether it would be all that satisfying. In its day, its purpose was to transport CEOs to lunch, but to try to enjoy it as a routine driver would seem to lose its novelty to me pretty quickly. Maybe others see it differently, though.
watchfatha
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Looks like a very nice car. Only thing that seems out of place is the connection of the second AC line (this is a Dual AC car) joined at the compressor, not at the evaporator in front, where all the Dual AC cars I've had have been joined. Possibly correct for 63 but also possibly disassembled for some reason and put back in the wrong place. I wonder if the AC is working (cold). Also, seller states that the car "runs and drives", which is no particular endorsement of condition-just a statement of fact. There's a big difference between "runs and drives" and "runs smoothly, no smoke, no miss, no overheat, no operating problems." Only other thing I notice is that the rear armrests in the doors have what appear to be a pronounced downward sag to them-not correct and suggesting either significant wear (not observed) or improper re-installation when re-done. Imperials are (to my way of thinking) the automotive equivalent of Leprosy; very rare but nobody wants a dose. That being the case, there are very few qualified people around that might be selling one-and they really can't tell original from re-done.
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