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Having some tire issues today on one of my cars and pulled the spare out of my 62' which until now I've never done. Would anyone know if this is an original tire on it? .. looks like it's never been mounted on the car ... factory paint?
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Kevin, at those prices I'll take one of each vehicles your have listed.....
As to the car being a survivor, there’s WAY too much to look at to determine that or to write here - best bet is to get a local Sunbeam enthusiast to have a look in person.How would one ascertain if it was an original survivor? ... …
Any thoughts? .... David
I'm no expert on that topic, but there have been previous discussions on the forum that some parts were assembled onto the car prior to painting and other parts were attached after painting. So some fasteners should be body color and others should be a cad finish. On later series people have mentioned some areas of the car were hand painted in a black color - behind the grille and the drain area of the doors. I don't know if that applies to earlier series.I've been trying to figure out if the car is an original survivor or has been restored/repainted as I got little backround info on this car from the previous owner. How would one ascertain if it was an original survivor?
Probably easier to conclude it has been re-painted versus it is original.