My bike was an unfinished primered bike. It had never been finished. Supposedly quality control was beyond "iffy" at Sherrell at times. The bike is two fiberglass halves joined at the middle front to rear. The wheels on mine would not really spin because body was hitting the wheels. I split the thing in half and realigned them correctly. Under the primer was holes on the seam that were ground down trying to fix the alignment difference. Broke through and just stuffed in filler. The prep guy that did that might not have lasted the week.
Beyond crude. The heavy weight is because the entire frame and fork is 1/4" flat bar stock and angle iron arc welded together. Wasn't even primed.
With fiberglass off the inner frame had been welded crooked with missing welds. Did the metal work and attached the body. Then countless hours doing glass work and reshaping. Another problem is there is NO room to remove the wheels or crank so everything has to be clearanced for disassembly. Leading to a nice paint job. Good looking thing after all that!
I used to like a challenge!. Bought it at Pomona swap meet for $200. It had NOS whitewall Carlisle Lightning Darts. Sold them for $200. Bought myself a challenge.