It was remarkable to see that a few weeks later, they all appeared on craigslist. Apparently, the owner, whether new or not, decided to bring them inside out of the elements, albeit decades too late, and try to sell them. While he is currently accepting offers, he has turned down $900 apiece, supposedly. He also claims that the white Lincoln (has no drivetrain) is worth restoring, while the gold one (everything is dented and rusty, except one rear door, which doesn't exist) is only for parts...a man with a remarkable imagination, clearly. Interesting vehicles.
The Lincolns, both 1964 models with the (in)famous suicide doors, are now becoming more collectible. At the moment, even though the convertibles are nice, these two require everything, and would cost far more than their final value to rebuild. Imagine the rusty unibodies that are hard to weld, hard and soft lines, complete electrics, upholstery, engine and transmission rebuilds etc, and you could easily invert $60k in a car worth half that. Better to buy one in fair to good condition than try to do everything to either of these two.
The Kaiser is almost complete, the Studebaker President is lacking upholstery of any kind, and the pickup truck is lacking the pickup part.
Someone would really need to be devoted and determined to resurrect any of these fallen marques.
