# How to interpret antique car ads

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-interpret-antique-car-ads/184663>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 15, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-interpret-antique-car-ads/184663 "2022-06-15T13:43:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-interpret-antique-car-ads/184663/1 "2022-06-15T13:43:05Z")

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-interpret-antique-car-ads/184663/2 "2022-06-18T02:51:30Z")

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Museum quality restoration: Undercoating is the structure.

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**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-interpret-antique-car-ads/184663/3 "2022-06-18T03:35:54Z")

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I’m a big fan of “ran when parked.” I have personally ran when I parked a junker with a thrown rod. Took the plates, the keys, cleaned out the glove box and ran like hell.