F/S 1932 Chrysler Roadster

Doubt I'll get any hits but gotta try. Advertising this for my mother. This car was willed to her by her deceased partner last January. She wasn't too keen on letting it go, but she is getting forced out of their home where she was supposed to have given any time needed to prepare for another home as the property went to his daughter. Well, his daughter is a money hungry greedy ****! Doug would be turning in his grave at what she is doing! Anywho......

The car was completely disassembled and restored to show quality. I can't remember how many years it took him, but the car is absolutely beautiful in every aspect! First show out of his garage the car won best in class, best Chrysler, and best of show! He restored stainless trim for Model A Fords that were national show cars as a hobby, he put the same effort and care into this Chrysler.
I drove his Model A's quite a bit and when this car was finished also drove it some. It is really nice to drive. There has been only one modification added to the car, a custom steering wheel, that he made. You pull a lock pin out and the wheel cants off to the right to offer better entry access. Otherwise, it's as Chrysler built it in 1932.

Where she was living, it was in a garage where it could be watched over and pests kept away. Unfortunately with everything going on we had to move it into a storage unit today. It wasn't started since early last fall when we put her to sleep for the winter (edit:sorry, been longer than that. Last ran a year ago last fall. He passed on a day before my mom's birthday in January ). The battery was low and of course the **** took the 6v battery charger so we couldn't charge the battery, BUT, it fired right off running great after a short coast start down the hill and I drove it to the storage unit. Felt great to be behind the wheel of that beauty again! But a mile down the road the thoughts came and my co-pilot wasn't in the passenger seat next to me and I fell apart
Doug was like a best friend and father to me.
Well, enough with the story. If anyone has any questions and interest I'll answer them the best I can. As of right now these are the only pictures I have. Mom doesn't have internet access yet due to the move so she can't email me others, I had to get these from her FB pictures. The pictures truly don't due the car justice. It really has to be seen!!! If I can get a hold of better pictures, I will post them.
I'm not sure about posting a price, I know what mom is asking for it and what he was offered cash before he passed.

She's asking $75k, if I remember correctly her BF was offered $100k cash a year before. She's actually thought about having it auctioned but there's just too many risks doing that. By time you take out the seller's cut and if there's wasn't people there looking for something like this she could loose big time. It really takes having the right buyers at the auction at the time. I've watched enough of them to see some absolutely perfect sell for well below what they are worth. But then again, if there were 20 guys all hot for the car it could go for huge money. Auctions are just too unpredictable IMO.

And thanks for the comments guys

Rondo223 said:

I know both of Doug's daughters. The one not so bad (supposedly) the other a real cunt. I thought he will the place to the better one but maybe it was split. The worse of the 2 is a lawyer.

I helped him fix his tractor 20+ yrs ago before his wife passed. My mother went to school with him. Real Nice guy and it is sad if this shit is going on.

Wish I could afford the car but it is a bit out of my price range. Does she have any of his old contacts that could help her find a buyer?

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The not so bad one is turning out to be otherwise, not who she led some of us to believe, and pretty much ended up with everything. Talked him into changing his will and even cut her sister out except for some money after estate sales. She's one who definitely wears two masks. She really wasn't around much at all, until Doug's health started slowing. She knew what she was doing. In my book, she's just as bad as her crooked lawyer sister. Hell, Doug and I worked together skidding out logs for firewood for us both then all the work afterwords, I still have enough split wood there for maybe two winters and now his daughter said it is all marked and spoken for to someone else!!! I can't even retrieve my firewood. Doug was a great guy, always open to help others or talk your ear off lol.

Mom has been in touch with some of Doug's contacts from the Model A world but nothing yet.

C3D said:

I could give you tree fiddy?

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Depends on where we put some zeros lol

Different Drummer said:

Just a thought for you. I had a vintage vehicle that was for sale. I really dislike Craigslist but wanting to get all the exposure available
I listed it. Of course I got the usual scammers.
There are a couple of organizations that monitor Craigslist watching for cars, truck and Motorcycles. In particular vintage vehicle. They call the sellers offering to sell the vehicle for them. They seem to be selective and search for the nicer vehicles for sale. My feelings were and remain that they are somewhat sleazy trolling Craigslist looking for potential clients.
I usually just dismissed them as I would a scammer. I believe most charge a commission. One day a woman called asking if she could list my car.
I had not had much luck with selling it so I told her she could list it as long as it did not cost me any money. She said the seller was not charged and a commission was not required. She said they were paid by the buyer. So, I figured what have I got to lose? Nothing came of it and I totally forgot about her.
About four months later while driving through the Everglades in Florida I get a phone call from the organization. This time a man. He had a buyer for my car in Texas. They had a buyer for the vehicle. They wired the money directly into my bank account. Once that is done the money is yours. No chance of getting ripped off. You never even talk to or communicate in any way with the buyer. They then made arrangements for a car transport company to pick up the vehicle. All I had to do was be available with the car and sign over registration when the transporter picked it up.
Maybe I was lucky but I must say everything went very smoothly and I was a happy camper.
Throw the car on a large city Craigslist and more than likely a couple of these companies will contact you. Just ask them if it will cost you any money or if a commission comes off your asking price. If they say yes just say no thanks. However, may get a no cost to seller deal like I did.
Probably the same company will call you. I cannot remember the name.
The car appears quite nice and I am sure it will catch the attention of one or more of these brokers.
Hell, it is worth a try and free.
Good luck with the sale.
The suggestion of advertising in Hemming's is good advice as well.

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Thanks, DD. I will try that. I have listed vehicles on CL a few times and like you said, the normal scammers and tire kickers. I did get offers to list the vehicles a couple times but just ignored them thinking they were scams. Might be worth a shot. The car was listed in Hemmings, might still be. Not sure if the ad ran out or not. I'll let my mom know I'm going to do that and maybe I'll get a legitimate offer, or offer to list it elsewhere.
It truly is a beautiful car inside and out.