He said he pushed the wrong button when he posted it. It's in Paducah where I lived 80 to 84. I plan to swing by there when I'm up for the Nationals (Oct) and look at it if he still has it. It's a rare car, only a few hundred produced with 4 speed, especially convertibles.
The interior pic looks like the column might have been changed? Any way to check the Vin to verify it's a original 4 speed?
Typical Craigs List ad, not enough information or photos to make a $7k decision. And the seller does not really seem to care if anyone buys it. Bought a Reatta off CL about 4 months ago from an elderly guy 1 1/2 hours away from me. 105,000 miles. I asked all the questions, was told "it's just a good old car" blah blah blah. I have had to put in an ECC (climate control), repair a fuel line, rattle can painted the roof, rust, trunk lock with gremlins and now the harmonic balancer needs replaced. All because I did not go to see it in person. The guy lied to me, and old guy with money. Ditto on a 1966 Triumph I just bought off CL, so no more! I don't care if I lose out on a "1 of " find of a lifetime. This car? I mean it's a Skylark bench seat car with a 4 speed. The column shift steering makes me super suspicious that it started life as a 3 speed or such.
When I converted my 1964 Special to 4 speed, I knocked the roll pin out of the column shifter (ST-300). I did not think I could manage a steering column swap at the time. (1978) When I did the 4 speed conversion to my 1964 Skylark, I did swap the column with a '65 GS mast, and did a complete rebuild, and it was much easier than I thought it would be.
