It's amazing to me how much patina then engine bay has considering its history.

And, I can't imagine that Maine had that much hot weather to bubble the paint so much. The newness of fiberglass and the existing painting methods must have had a hand in that.

The best part of the car is the unmolested interior, straightness, and absolute correctness of the model.

Altogether a perfect example even less traveled than Chevrolet's own.

The room it was "stored in" was not air conditioned or humidity controlled in any way. The car was subject to many changes in environment just due to the changes in the temperatures inside the store itself. At one point the original store was sold and during that time there may have been even more drastic temperature swings. The condensation was probably pretty bad. A brick room does not protect from the environment very much! The curing of the mortar between the bricks may have had an effect as well! Glad this classic is still around!

The mortar curing makes sense...pretty humid then trapped in that little space.

After reading the article and looking at the photo of the daughter and grandaughter and car in house and peddle car on bed would lead one to believe that this family suffered from some type of mental deficiency, aside from just having more money than brains.

I think a few Cavilers could have kept it company