1799 Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander, German astronomer, cataloguer of 324,188 stars, born in Memel, Kingdom of Prussia, (d. ![]() ![]() 1759 Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden and Norway (d.1752 Johann Georg Joseph Spangler, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d.1728 Giacomo Insanguine, Italian organist and composer, born in Monopoli (d.1728 Anton Raphael Mengs, German Bohemian painter and one of the precursors to Neoclassical painting, born in Ústí nad Labem, Bohemia (d.1720 Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect who introduced Neoclassical architecture to Denmark, born in St.1712 Edward Moore, English dramatist (The Gamester) (d.1700 Giuseppe Sellitto, Italian opera composer, born in Naples (d.1663 August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (d.1609 John II Casimir Vasa, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1648-68), born in Kraków, Poland (d.1599 Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish painter (Charles I of England), born in Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands (d.1503 Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (d.1459 Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1508-19, established Hapsburg dynasty in Spain), born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d.1366 Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician (d.There are not that many examples sold recently, so it’s not easy to determine the ultimate value of this car. ![]() According to what I have learned, a restored example of this particular car might sell in the range of $27,000, with a low value of about $8,000 for a driver in poor condition. The 5 passenger coupe was a new style for Chevy for 1931 and along with other models produced that year, these Chevrolets are very attractive cars. There are some parts inside the car, including the headlight bar and front splash pan. The seller says it “rolls and steers,” but that just means it will be easy to move into the shop, where it will be taken apart. The car has been sitting in dry storage for many years. According to the seller, the engine is not seized, but doubtless this car will need a full mechanical rebuild or restoration. The seller says this car is unmolested, though it is plainly in need of some body and wood work, as well as a new fabric top, and will require a complete interior as well. The relative rarity and completeness of this car makes me feel this car really should be restored. And if my research is correct, Chevy made only 20,297 of these rumble seat 5 window coupes (called “five passenger coupes”) out of a total 623,901 Chevrolets manufactured during the Depression year of 1931. While this Chevy will need a ton of work regardless of what a new owner does with it, it does look to be very restorable and complete. While I respect the property rights of any owner to do what they want with their cars, my own preference is to see original cars in really decent shape restored, and then it makes sense for the lesser examples to be turned into whatever kind of rod or custom an imaginative builder can think of. This 1931 Chevrolet 5 window rumble seat coupe is located in Leicester, Massachusetts (near the city of Worcester). ![]() Purists hate to see restorable old cars turned into hot rods, and of course rodders’ eyes get big when they see a solid old coupe or roadster like this one for sale on craigslist. The rod-or-restore argument has been going on for years now among the various factions in the old car world.
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