Stageway Limo on ebay

[<tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I finally got around to looking at this limo on ebay that everyone has been 
talking about, 
and it makes me sick to see the condition this thing is in.  At one time, this 
was a very nice 
car with a lot of handbuilt features you will not find anywhere else (like the 
wooden 
cabinet for the stereo & heat controls, etc.).  I just don't understand how 
someone could 
park this thing outside and not make any effort to protect it in 20 years.

As for the value, a person I know who deals in antiques told me there were 3 
basic 
factors that influence value:

1. Desirability
2. Condition
3. Rarity

I think this car scores very high in the rarity dept., fairly high in the 
desirability dept., but 
where it really loses out is in the condition dept.  If they had just kept this 
thing inside, or 
even under a cover, I think they could have gotten a very respectable price.

As an aside, I tried to find out if the Stageway company still exists and I 
couldn't find it on 
the web.  Anybody know if they're still in business?

Mark M