I bought my '60 Electra 225 convertible a year ago from a guy in Indian Head , Maryland , for $1,750. It was on Ebay with a buy it now for that amount. Without flinching , I pressed the BIN ,'cause I knew the European collectors in Norway and Sweden would be all over it! A factory Chalet Blue ,bucket seat car built in L.A. California.Running very good,slightly rusty floor,rusty outer rockers which were replaced.But the rest of it, really solid. I always had wanted one of these and my chance came up-I WENT FOR IT!
69 Electra convert, kinda rough, bought for $1800.00 in 2001, sold it for $2500.00 two years later. :beer 64 Skylark convert, bought for $3500.00 one week after selling the Electra, spent about $1,000.00 on parts, and just sold it last month for.........$3550.00 ou: 64 Skylark 2 door parts car, real rust bucket, bought for $325.00 US, dropped the engine/trans into the vert, stripped what was usable, and sent it to crusher. :spank: 68 Electra 4 door, runs and drives, bought for $800.00 in 2003, has been sitting in my yard ever since. I move it once or twice a year, still have it. Probably going to part it out eventually. o No: 65 Gran Sport, bought for $5500.00 US in 2004 (from the board), drove 1700 miles one way to pick it up, drove another 1700 miles home on a trailer. Still have it, not likely to sell anytime soon. :grin: :TU: Next on my list, I want to find a nice 67 GS convert, maybe in 2007 if all works out.
3 years ago I bought my '74 LeSabre convertible from a guy in Bradenton,Fla. for $1,400. Literally an all option car,with the exception of Max-Trac and the Stage1 engine.Had an almost new white top. Burgundy Red w/red inside. Could not find any rust on the body,but RH 1/4 full of mud. Someone had a previous sideswipe! This one has the hard boot cover,60/40 p.seats,Rallye Ride suspension,455 w/dual exhaust,2.73 posi,automatic A/C,8track fm stereo,Tilt/telescopic wheel,plus everything power.
72 Centurion Conv. 2.000$ 73 Riviera 500$ The Riv is gone, and the Centurion is still the daily driver.
I bought my 85 Regal with a junk motor for $400 in 2001. I put a 350 in it, drove it for a year then put a 455 in it. It's sold now. Now I have my 73 Regal w/ 455 bought from my brother in May 2005 for $2500.
the good ones are long gone 1977 1970 GS455 auto $900.00 silver/black int. buckets, air 96K 1979 1972 GS St1 auto $200.00 (blown tranny, column shift otherwise a beauty) 100k 1981 1969 Cutlass S with Olds 350 with converted large valve heads, T400, ponch 3.55 posi. I pulled the O 350 and put a rebuilt Bu455 .030 in it. 2002 1987 Regal with 72 455 block, 71 ST 1 heads, M-20. The original driveline has been replaced with the items on my signature line. Still not on the road...
Knowing nothing about cars and less still about old cars let alone old american muscle cars I went naively to a dealer in Hollywoord. They had my lovely skylark out there shining amongst the beaten up old charger, the baby blue galaxy convertible and the gold barracuda fastback. It was love at first sight. I paid $13500 for her. She has been running great ever since. Despite being ripped off by numerous dodgy mechanics I still love her. I have now found someone who at least does the work properly even if he is expensive. He used to look after a famous film director's classic car collection so he seems to know what he is doing. I have learnt a lot along the way and hope to continue to do so. If I had the time and space and if she wasnt my daily driver I would work more on her myself.. but I have none of these right now. I am sure I paid way over the odds but she is in great shape, the body is great, the paintwork great. Now I have fixed up the brakes and cooling things are looking better still. Just need to pay some attention to the suspension, interior and rubber window seals and it will be perfect.
Just picked up a 1967 Electra 225 with the 430-4 500.00 ment dont know what its worth. But have since been offered 4500.00 for it by some guy at the gass station. Only needs 4 parts to bee back to stock. like window motors,eleectric antana mast,back two seat map light covers and 6 way window master switch...
I got my '82 Chevy 350 3-speed manual pickup (It was a 6 cyl auto when it left the factory) for exactly $800. That is the amount that it's owner needed for bail money for his second Rhode Island drug bust. In retrospect, I paid too much, but the guy got off and has been gainfully employed by a local salvage yard for several years - maybe it was worth it. As Yardley says: "about a billionth of what I have in it." And I'm just getting started.
I got my 69 GS Stage1 Convertible for $600.00 back in 1989, From the original owner. It had 148,000 miles on it, now it has 198,000 miles on it.
In early '06 I paid $10k for my '01 LeSabre Limited (26k mi at the time) - fortunately most of that was paid via the lady that let her parked car total my Regal. Paid $2500 this spring for my '81 Electra Park Ave (always garaged, it just had the tranny rebuilt, and is in very nice condition for an unrestored original)
In 2001 I bought the 67 you see in my Avastar for $2000. It was a generally rust free car that was running and driving with AC and buckets seats and unmolested. Now I made a race care out of it and have had fun with it ever since. JIM
In 1981 traded my dad a 1969 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron,( I payed $300) with every option available( origionaly ordered by the dealerships owner for his wife) for my 71 Skylark. 1982 payed $1100 for my 70 GS Stage 1 with 77 V6 1983 payed $2500 for my 75 Century Indy pace car Fast forward to 2009 payed $1300 for my 71 Sportwagon. Brad, I'll give you $2350 for your prototype, it is a $500 profit, LOL Tim
The Grand National I paid $200 over invoice, a little over $15,000 The Gran Sport. Alot more than I should have Kurt
This year I paid 1500.00 for my 99% orginal Olds Omega Salon that came with a factory buick 350 This car is the reason I joined the board. Buncha smart arses on the olds forums.
