I like it a lot. Mostly original paint, matching numbers Stage 1 with correct carburetor and distributor, original BB code TH400, and WG wheels. I’d love to have the same thing. Oh wait….
I feel, based on previous auctions, this is a "fair" price? I know the 4 speed cars add ~ 20% onto the overall pricetag....
Definitely a fair price. All the hard to find stuff is already on the car. Also has mostly original paint and low miles.
Ended. Wonder if it sold. Anyone know what happened with it ? I had a feeling it wouldn't run till the end.
I had it saved on my ebay account and ended with 0 bids. I messaged him with an offer but didn't here back
Ended w/zero bids. Isn't this the car that was discussed on here not long ago as part of another thread - Guy who owns it throws a big party every year & maybe had some controversial dealings. @Guy Parquette knew him if same person.
I've sold quite a few cars on ebay and here my take on auctions as a seller. First, you never want to start the auction at the the price you want to sell it for. In other words, if you want 100k for your car, don't start the bidding at 100k. Start it at $1. Why? Because bids generate interest. If a car has 40 or 50 bids on it, bidders are more likely to bid on your car. If your auction has zero bids all week long, it's perceived that the car must be overpriced. You can run it with a reserve but if the csr gets bid after bid without meeting the reserve, people get discouraged. You csn run it without a reserve but that's risky unless you have a defacto reserve by using a shill bidder to bid it up to a price you'll let it go for. Lastly, make sure your first auction counts because for whatever reason, a car never does as well on the subsequent auctions.
That's eBay selling 101. Also, taking into consideration the Left coast time change: between 10 and 11 pm eastern time on Sunday nights is an ideal time to end an auction.
I spoke with the seller while the auction was still live. The seller seemed to be honest in his representation of the car, stating that it had had some paint work to the roof and one other area which I can't remember (it might have been the passenger door). I believe the seller was hoping to get close to $125K for the car. The car looks nice, but $125K seems to me to be a strong number for a non body-off restored car. However, I was mildly surprised that there were no bids at $100K. As previously stated, I think if the owner had started the bidding lower, he might have seen bids to, or at least near, the $100k mark.
To me, a car like this, is worth as much or more than a fully restored car. If you have the money, ANY car can be restored, but to find one at this level being "mostly original" is VERY difficult, (if not impossible) to find. No matter how hard you try, you can never make them "original" again. (Unless you own a special Delorian that goes 88 MPH!) Besides, isn't the main reason to restore a car like this is to bring it back to it's original glory with numbers matching, etc? Also, 99.9% of all restorations are "over restored" because if you did them "exactly" like the originals, people's reactions would be " wow, what a sloppy job of restoring this car!" The older I get the more I can really appreciate ANY unrestored car that's in great condition. Heck....... I'm 65 years old, (a 1957 model), and even though some parts have been replaced with "non OEM" parts, I'm still mostly original..... and I kinda like it that way!!!
I am with you Steve, you cannot beat an all original car. If I was into Non AC, 4-spd cars this would be headed my way if it checked out. But Two strikes for me.
