Prices of old cars, DAMN

[Not So Fast]

I've always liked old cars and in particular the 55-57 Chevs. I fould one yesterday in the wwwhotrodhotlinewebsite that I fell in love with (ad#11119 if you care) A 55 BelAire post, it sits right, has all the good stuff and possibly the best looking interior scheme I've ever seen. Damn it's nice but the price astounded me, $85,000. I know it's redundant and the equipment at todays prices dictate this but I happen to have been around when these cars came out and it's hard to fathom this price. Man I really want this ride, so cool. :D NSF

[eek-a-RAT]

all old classics are hittin the"high" dollar mark.
i was @ the recent goodguys show in pleasanton,ca.
a stripped down 67 RS camaro that had a 6cyl w/ slip & slide tranny, no interior,missing glass,10 bolt no posi, no disc brakes went for $8000.. it look like it was found in a field.
only thing goin right on the car is it had all the original sheet metal & some of it had holes! jeeezzz!
my 65 volkswagen bus that i restored when i got out of high skool, i bought for $1200. is hittin @ the $13,000 mark. i figure in another 10 years that will buy me a house in the midwest some where.

[framer1]

I've always liked old cars and in particular the 55-57 Chevs. I fould one yesterday in the wwwhotrodhotlinewebsite that I fell in love with (ad#11119 if you care) A 55 BelAire post, it sits right, has all the good stuff and possibly the best looking interior scheme I've ever seen. Damn it's nice but the price astounded me, $85,000. I know it's redundant and the equipment at todays prices dictate this but I happen to have been around when these cars came out and it's hard to fathom this price. Man I really want this ride, so cool. :D NSF
I bought a 62 Corvette about six months ago... I'm hoping it retains it value, it may go the way of the boat....DOWN :cool: It's still fun to drive either way. Plan on giving to kids when I check out :rollside:

[HCS]

all old classics are hittin the"high" dollar mark.
i was @ the recent goodguys show in pleasanton,ca.
a stripped down 67 RS camaro that had a 6cyl w/ slip & slide tranny, no interior,missing glass,10 bolt no posi, no disc brakes went for $8000.. it look like it was found in a field.
only thing goin right on the car is it had all the original sheet metal & some of it had holes! jeeezzz!
my 65 volkswagen bus that i restored when i got out of high skool, i bought for $1200. is hittin @ the $13,000 mark. i figure in another 10 years that will buy me a house in the midwest some where.
And to think I cut and chopped my bug into a baja.

[SHOTKALLIN]

If you have the coin then drop it. Those shoe boxes are sweet. Most peeps love the 57, but I love the 55. I would prefer a more traditional interior though. If you wait it will be 100k. Classic cars will never come back down in price. If you don't want to spend the coin shop around there is always someone that is hard pressed to sell.

[Beer-30]

Here's is my pride and joy. Rebuilt from the ground up. Just turned 1000 miles.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2433011small.JPG
Here's my '55. Still needs some work.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/243308_4.jpg
Here's my newest arrival. A decent restoration, but needs some details. Excellent driving car, though.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/24333a_12.jpg

[SummitKarl]

Bobby if you want a 55 post I know where there is one in town....it's totally torn apart, the guy passed away as he was getting started on the restore....it's all there and I think she only wants $5k or so for it.
yea the old cars are fun and expensive, thank God tires are still cheap fun
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2734burnout.jpg
and don't forget my upcoming car show, I am going to get the grand prize this week, it should be a Husky Roll Away w/tools :)
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2734OSNLAPAZFLYER2006-4.jpg

[VanDeano]

I have an 85 vette that has low miles and I tried to sell it about 10 years ago but couldn't because it didn't past the smog test. So I basically just covered it up and forgot about it. At one time you could pick them up for $5,000. Now I finally see them going up in price. I guess maybe I'll just hold on to it. I seen a few going for $15,000. If they ever get that is another thing.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/786IMGP0558.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/786IMGP0557-med.JPG

[Not So Fast]

If you have the coin then drop it. Those shoe boxes are sweet. Most peeps love the 57, but I love the 55. I would prefer a more traditional interior though. If you wait it will be 100k. Classic cars will never come back down in price. If you don't want to spend the coin shop around there is always someone that is hard pressed to sell.
Did you look at that 55? The interior is what I liked most of all, so clean and uncluttered, especially the dash and steering wheel, not for the purist but for me it's what I would prefer. Never happen at that price though, but I like to dream.
Thanks Karl and the info on the 55 would be nice; so when and if OK. Bobby

[Not So Fast]

Here's is my pride and joy. Rebuilt from the ground up. Just turned 1000 miles.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2433011small.JPG
Here's my '55. Still needs some work.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/243308_4.jpg
Here's my newest arrival. A decent restoration, but needs some details. Excellent driving car, though.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/24333a_12.jpg
Damn Beer30, lots of OT and cozies huh. Is the 57 a real F.I.?? Very nice little collection you have there :D NSF

[VanDeano]

The nice thing about a classic car is the insurance. I have full coverage and is insured for 20k and it only cost me $200.00 a year. Do to the fact that I put less then 3000 miles a year on it.

[Forkin' Crazy]

Here's is my pride and joy. Rebuilt from the ground up. Just turned 1000 miles.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2433011small.JPG
Man that is awesome!!! :cool:
And I sold my 67SS with a number's matching 350, munzi, 12 bolt for $5K about 5 years ago. :cry: It was a rust bucket (no floors, well some plywood, lol). I still have a '79 Z28 and '80 Z28 in a shipping container. :cool:

[MRS FLYIN VEE]

where can you find out what cars are worth like a restored 66 chevy ss and a goat with matching numbers. anyone know.

[MRS FLYIN VEE]

Beautiful cars BTW. Great job on the restoration.

[SummitKarl]

The nice thing about a classic car is the insurance. I have full coverage and is insured for 20k and it only cost me $200.00 a year. Do to the fact that I put less then 3000 miles a year on it.
yup that is one good thing.
I went with "Parade Car" from Progressive, it's just about the same numbers as yours

[Beer-30]

Damn Beer30, lots of OT and cozies huh. Is the 57 a real F.I.?? Very nice little collection you have there :D NSF
Aw, wise investments. They have been going up like crazy, and just level off. Then they go up again. Kinda like real-estate, but you can drive them.
FI? Yes and no. Has always been, and I had the Rochester Ram-Jet dialed in years and years ago. It had an engine fire in '88, and the FI was severely damaged. Got another one, but electronics stood in the way of re-installing. EFI runs so much better and you don't have to re-tune under the hood for altitude. Worked for years to swap EFI onto the original "dog house", but could never get a clean-looking, clean-running setup. Still tossing it around, but will probably go with an ASM Super-Jet:
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/azspeed_1914_1246392
Looks original, but is new electronic. Only SNAFU is it is for Vortec heads. Engine in the car now is '57 283 block punched .125" over to standard 4" bore. Small-journal 327 crank, standard 327 pistons. So, it's a 1957 327 - if you will. CC 268 cam, '57 heads punched to 1.94" x 1.50". It has an alum Z-28 GM 4-bbl intake with an Edelbrock 600. It runs good for what it is, but having everything else injected (Dually, wife's Yukon, boat) it runs like crap by comparison. So, we'd have to change heads to Vortec to run that SuperJet.
Other than that, the car has Digital dash, 4 whl discs, power 605 steering, TH700R4 overdrive trans, and is dropped 5" overall.

[SummitKarl]

where can you find out what cars are worth like a restored 66 chevy ss and a goat with matching numbers. anyone know.
shush..................QUIT EVERYONE
Don't tell her or she will sell Jamies toys :rollside:

[MRS FLYIN VEE]

shush..................QUIT EVERYONE
Don't tell her or she will sell Jamies toys :rollside:
LMAO!! It's not me it is him who is selling. LOL!!

[Biglue]

Here's is my pride and joy. Rebuilt from the ground up. Just turned 1000 miles.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2433011small.JPG
Here's my '55. Still needs some work.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/243308_4.jpg
Here's my newest arrival. A decent restoration, but needs some details. Excellent driving car, though.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/24333a_12.jpg
Those are some beautiful cars Beer-30. I really like the 58.

[Beer-30]

J.C. Taylor insurance. $175/yr. No mileage limit, but is insured only "to and from auto events". As long as it is driven to/from any kind of show or for maintenance, it's covered.

[Beer-30]

Those are some beautiful cars Beer-30. I really like the 58.
Thanks. It's a sweetheart. Stock 348/4bl, Pglide (junk, getting replaced with 700R4). Gonna slap a throttle body EFI unit on the stock intake for more manners. Will put on discs, digital dash, and A/C for nicer driveability.

[kingcole80]

i wish i was near you all for that show, got a killer 327, m22 4 spd ford nine inch 411s the things a blast to drive i was lucky to find the body to work with as a roller for 8 grand 2 yrs ago the prices are steep now

[GRUNION]

http://grunionfabrication.com/projects/projects/buick/fullsize/DSCN1721.jpg http://grunionfabrication.com/projects/projects/buick/fullsize/dog.jpg
here is my buick I also have a 54 chevy I will be starting soon.
If you dont mind a little elbow grease you can still pick up the chevys for a few thousand and build them up.

[VanDeano]

http://grunionfabrication.com/projects/projects/buick/fullsize/DSCN1721.jpg http://grunionfabrication.com/projects/projects/buick/fullsize/dog.jpg
here is my buick I also have a 54 chevy I will be starting soon.
If you dont mind a little elbow grease you can still pick up the chevys for a few thousand and build them up.
Looks sweet.....looks like that dog cold use a little help from "Jenny Craig".

[VanDeano]

Never mind about the "Jenny Craig" comment...after further review that dog is on the "juice". That dog look like Berry Bonds.

[SnoopJonnyJon]

If you are looking for old cars cheap, come up to the canadian prairies. You would be surprised at the cars you find around here for way less than they'd be worth in cali. Particularly if you are trucks. Loads of old 2 ton grain trucks that work great for making car haulers out by dropping the old cab onto a newer roll-over dually. The country side is absolutely full of pre-60 cars because people just dragged them out to pasture. Body's usually have no rust because road salt hadn't been invented when they were parked. Here's a few examples I have laying around.
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17489&stc=1
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17491&stc=1
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17492&stc=1
That 37 Chevy has been inside its entire life and hasn't been moved since the 60's. That's original paint.

[RiverRatMike]

http://grunionfabrication.com/projects/projects/buick/fullsize/DSCN1721.jpg http://grunionfabrication.com/projects/projects/buick/fullsize/dog.jpg
here is my buick I also have a 54 chevy I will be starting soon.
If you dont mind a little elbow grease you can still pick up the chevys for a few thousand and build them up.
very cool Buick, my father just got done restoring a 1955 buick roadmaster.

[GRUNION]

very cool Buick, my father just got done restoring a 1955 buick roadmaster.
Thanks I wish I had more pics I have tripple dueses on it and some really sweet suede interior.

[BoatPI]

Cars are expensive to restore. I have restored many cars, mostly muscle cars. So look at it in this way.. Buy a car that will be worth more when completed. As the restoration costs will not vary much. A 1955 Chevy might be worth say $35K restored, but a Nomad would be perhaps $60K. If the Nomad costs $20 to begin with, and costs are 40K to restore, then u are at 60K. But the 55' will cost around the same to restore, but the value in the end seems to be the Nomad.
I have several now, and just finished a 71" GTX 440. The real money are in low production models, Nomads, multi carb Mopars, Any Challenger or Barracuda convertable, etc. Also Chev SS if all original with number matching engines. A 1970 is best, big black only, and same for Corvettes (big block).

[VanDeano]

Cars are expensive to restore. I have restored many cars, mostly muscle cars. So look at it in this way.. Buy a car that will be worth more when completed. As the restoration costs will not vary much. A 1955 Chevy might be worth say $35K restored, but a Nomad would be perhaps $60K. If the Nomad costs $20 to begin with, and costs are 40K to restore, then u are at 60K. But the 55' will cost around the same to restore, but the value in the end seems to be the Nomad.
I have several now, and just finished a 71" GTX 440. The real money are in low production models, Nomads, multi carb Mopars, Any Challenger or Barracuda convertable, etc. Also Chev SS if all original with number matching engines. A 1970 is best, big black only, and same for Corvettes (big block).
I don't think everyone restore cars for a profit. The people I know that restore cars (which is only 2 including myself) don't do it for the profit. It is usually a childhood dream or now were at the age where we can have a hobby of fixing a car we always wanted.

[playdeep]

Mopar stuff is HOT...I just sold a 68GTX,440,4 speed,number matching car with power windows(1 of 7)...kinda wished I would have kept it.
If I was gonna buy an SS,I would stay within 66-68 year range...the 138 VIN(first 3 digits) tells you it is a real SS...lots of 69-72 clones for sale being represented as real SS cars.
I know a guy in Dallas who is building a 70 Chevelle that he is gonna represent as an LS-6 car,The guy bought a complete re-stamped motor in order to facilitate the deal...Stuff like that seems to be getting more common,I think it's going to eventually kill the muscle car stampede...
Earlier this year at Barrett-Jackson,I heard that the guy who was selling fake "original" build sheets onthe internet got busted... I hope the guy gets jail time...
I think it's great that Hot Rods have made a huge comeback...

[fleetimus]

http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/4155Truck-med.jpg
This my pride. 4 whl disc, etc.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/4155HPIM0586-med.JPG
This is the next project. 64 factory v8 car.
I also have a 2x 68 Suburban, but I am selling it.

[BoatPI]

My point was to be realistic, not to make a profit. Most of us to this for the love of perserving classic cars. But if someone invests say 50K in a car that due to it's model is worth say 30K, what occurs when they elect to sell it?? It takes at least 40K to properly restore a muscle car, and that is a very lean resto. Good paint is at least 15K including bodywork, media blasting, etc. And add 5 to 10K is it is rusty.
It is a great hobby that has some visually impaired if they just look at Barrett-Jackson auctions.

[Beer-30]

My point was to be realistic, not to make a profit. Most of us to this for the love of perserving classic cars. But if someone invests say 50K in a car that due to it's model is worth say 30K, what occurs when they elect to sell it?? It takes at least 40K to properly restore a muscle car, and that is a very lean resto. Good paint is at least 15K including bodywork, media blasting, etc. And add 5 to 10K is it is rusty.
It is a great hobby that has some visually impaired if they just look at Barrett-Jackson auctions.
Some people put $250K into a custom rebuild, but the car is only worth $75K-100K. If auctioned, you just know you are going to take the hit.
It's no different with boats. Some people have a $50K boat with an $85k motor/outdrive/rigging package. To sell the boat, it would probably be one or the other of those costs, but not both. Some things are investments and some things you suck it up and take the hit.

[SOCALDETAIL1]

http://grunionfabrication.com/projects/projects/buick/fullsize/DSCN1721.jpg http://grunionfabrication.com/projects/projects/buick/fullsize/dog.jpg
here is my buick I also have a 54 chevy I will be starting soon.
If you dont mind a little elbow grease you can still pick up the chevys for a few thousand and build them up.
Nice Buick, I want one of those. My dad had one.

[SnoopJonnyJon]

Some things are investments and some things you suck it up and take the hit.
And then some people just build the things the want the way they want and then never sell them. :rollside: