Sterling shell
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Brett Proctor
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That will take a lot of work to get it back on the road
Maybe if you need parts it would be worth it, but its missing the most important part, The windshield.
Looking at cars like that one question comes up. How did it get so neglected.
Maybe if you need parts it would be worth it, but its missing the most important part, The windshield.
Looking at cars like that one question comes up. How did it get so neglected.
Sorry my phone changed seems to seemed (its old). I do plan on getting just a shell eventually for a full ground up build but I'm pretty set on it being the pilot hatch style vs the side door so this one I put up in case others were interested (though if anyone does have just a shell in the hatch style they're looking to sell I'd be very interested)
Brett Proctor
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Just to clarify things
That shell looks to be a Cimbria not a Sterling.
For me its best to get as much of the car as possible, especially the windshield. That alone can set you back around $2K. When they are in stock
And if you get a Cimbria I don't know if it's even possible to get a windshield for that. I suppose you can get one custom made but the cost would be very expensive.
That shell looks to be a Cimbria not a Sterling.
For me its best to get as much of the car as possible, especially the windshield. That alone can set you back around $2K. When they are in stock
And if you get a Cimbria I don't know if it's even possible to get a windshield for that. I suppose you can get one custom made but the cost would be very expensive.
doug-doug the mighy
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Concurred, that is def a Cimbria.
The price is right to snatch it up if one has room and $800 to throw at it. And as you said, one could always have custom glass made for it. Considering that you would still drop a good $8k+ on a decent engine, plus a trans-axle and all the other parts you need. At some point the cost of a new windshield stops being a deterrent if you consider the entire overall cost of the project.
I got to say that I am surprised a few of us in this community have not yet become de-facto brokers for windshields - commissioning a run of a dozen or so and then re-selling them (at cost+shipping or something still way below the gauging threshold) to others in the community when the need arises. As long as this community lives and as long as people want these cars, the need for unexpected windshield replacement will arise and it would be a shame to see someone buy a distressed car just to harvest a windshield for their own car. These are just the wishful ramblings of a guy that has no garage space, still working on his own project and coveting the deTomaso Mangusta, meets Delorean, meets Sterling styling of this Cimbria.
But really, why don't we as community try to come up with a mitigation solution for our collective windshield scarcity issue?
Oof, my bad on the mislabeling then. I've just recently managed to get financially stable enough to actually get into cars and while I've been lurking in the server for several years now I's still as green as they come when it comes to designations and the like for body types and parts.
doug-doug the mighy
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Well, WELCOME!
As a relative new comer myself, I am not that far ahead of you. I for one think this would be a wonderful entry to start with in regards to where it is. My lessons-learned so far are that unless you get a fully finished, running car, you are going to want to basically do a full take-apart and start from there. My saga has some of that shown as I struggled with how to handle my put-together car that had issues requiring a body-off approach.
While you want a Sterling or a Sebring, a Cimbria is not a bad option and is arguably more rare (windshield issues not withstanding) you could use it as a practice run and later sell it. You may also find that the gull-wing doors provide for easier ingress than the Sterling. The Sterling is like lifting yourself out of a bathtub and having to work your knees around the steering wheel. The Cimbria may actually have less interference with your knees.
Also, being watertight may be an issue. I have run into many here who say that getting a Sterling rain-proof-dry for driving is a challenge, not sure if the same is true for those gull-wing doors...
Otherwise, I imagine the principles between the two options are not that far apart and you may thus find very sound advice here.
Keep us posted on what you decide.
As a relative new comer myself, I am not that far ahead of you. I for one think this would be a wonderful entry to start with in regards to where it is. My lessons-learned so far are that unless you get a fully finished, running car, you are going to want to basically do a full take-apart and start from there. My saga has some of that shown as I struggled with how to handle my put-together car that had issues requiring a body-off approach.
While you want a Sterling or a Sebring, a Cimbria is not a bad option and is arguably more rare (windshield issues not withstanding) you could use it as a practice run and later sell it. You may also find that the gull-wing doors provide for easier ingress than the Sterling. The Sterling is like lifting yourself out of a bathtub and having to work your knees around the steering wheel. The Cimbria may actually have less interference with your knees.
Also, being watertight may be an issue. I have run into many here who say that getting a Sterling rain-proof-dry for driving is a challenge, not sure if the same is true for those gull-wing doors...
Otherwise, I imagine the principles between the two options are not that far apart and you may thus find very sound advice here.
Keep us posted on what you decide.
Your definitely right about this looking to have more leg room that a sterling shell but the thing is I'm actually hoping to pick up a so called "Murdered" shell that most would see as nearly unsavable because I have some unconventional things I wanted to test without the risk of increasing the rarity of half decent shells and which definitely fly in the face of preserving a classic (such as separating the body along its natural lines to try turning the shell into mountable panels that I can expand and modify)
doug-doug the mighy
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If you are toying with the idea of cutting the car into panels and mounting this to a tube steel/aluminum chassis, that is awesome. I would encourage you to consider the Cimbria for this as you can split the roof at the center point and move the doors and frames out while retaining good fitment. With a Sterling, you cannot really resize the canopy and even then, you will be limited to/challenged by the profile of its resting pony on the body.
It is easier to move a door and its frame than to build a new frame around a modified door. True fir cars, true for houses…
In this case, were you to cut up this Cimbria, as long as you did symmetrical cuts and the reinforced the backs with fiberglass to maintain (relative) shape integrity, minor flexing being likely needed to keep the “panels” able to align right, you could be good.
It is easier to move a door and its frame than to build a new frame around a modified door. True fir cars, true for houses…
In this case, were you to cut up this Cimbria, as long as you did symmetrical cuts and the reinforced the backs with fiberglass to maintain (relative) shape integrity, minor flexing being likely needed to keep the “panels” able to align right, you could be good.
Your absolutely right. But I'm also young(ish) and gosh darn it that cockpit canopy on the Sterling is the coolest dang thing I've ever seen and has been dragging me back to this forum for over four years now. So, while your logic is sound, I'm just gonna have to pass.
doug-doug the mighy
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I feel ya, bother. That is what pulled me in too. It was actually the movie Condorman and this car was #2 on my car bucket list forever. The one I have now (CCC400) is going finished off with a vague homage to the Mandalorian Naboo N-1 Starfighter (not too over the top but subtle, mostly grey with a few odd yellow elements as already seen on the engine). Maybe my next one will go full bore and try to recreate the original Condorman car since I will have good lessons learned that I can apply going forward.
But I would snatch that Cimbira up for myself if I had the extra scratch. I am between contracts and thus on a restrictive budget until July.
But I would snatch that Cimbira up for myself if I had the extra scratch. I am between contracts and thus on a restrictive budget until July.