If this was discussed here previously, please disregard.
The Mythbuster crew ( Discovery Channel ) tackled one of the
more famous myths from my early muscle car association.
I'm sure that most of you have heard the story of the Corvette
that would not sell due to the fact that it's owner had passed
away in the car and remained there for a while. As the
story goes, the smell was too bad to get out and hence
made the car unsellable.
OK - fade to the present. The Mythbuster crew purchase a
perfectly good 1987 Corvette, then proceed to put two ( 2 )
dead pigs inside ( all internal organs intact as well ).
The car gets sealed up and placed in a shipping container.
Well, after two months, they open the container and extract
the car. The interior had to be gutted due to the seepage
of bodily fluids throughout the car - YUK!
Well, as to the myth - they were able to sell the car for $2,000.00.
However, only for parts as the smell drove most potential buyers away.
The buyer was after the engine and transmission and I would
suspect that these would be the most salvageable items, along
with the front end and suspension. That smell would have to
permeate the duct work, and probably the fiberglass body itself.
Wonder how many of us could pass on a COPO car found under
similar conditions?
Nuch