Yep it sure is. So your goal should be to find that someone willing to pay. I'd throw a few adds out, maybe starting on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace and see what comes your way before just taking 15k. You'll never know if you can get more until you try.
1965 442 value guidance
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Just for reference, an 80's model 442 in crappy shape was advertised on FB for over $20k. Decent Cutlass Supremes are in the $10-15k area. I think you are low-balling yourself. In fact, you might find its "forever" home if you raise the price a little. At $15k it will be hard for someone not to re-sell since they could double their investment.
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I used to be in the vintage car parts biz, and sold parts for some of these models ( I think I still have some wheel well moldings). Car is certainly worth more than 15k.
Yes. Those who appreciate these cars are getting too old. These types of cars I see here in the East are owned by old guys.
This is my wheelhouse.
Thats a good performing trans Jeff! Buick 2 speed with switch pitch converter.
The junk trans is the Slim Jim not the Jet-A-way. Blame goes to your rebuilder-or front yoke wear not the trans.
We did a light rebuild on one a few years ago on an original '67 Buick GS 340 They can weep from the dipstick tube fit and of course the cooler fittings. They can leak from sitting. Pan level rise. Also did the tailshaft and front seal. Some gasket kits are junk.
Hemmings has recent transaction values when you search a particular model. You may have to pay now for this.
An unmolested original survivor 442 is special even if it is not the most "popular" year.
I would say at least high 20's - up here in the North East it would be at least mid 30's
Up here the generally uncertain economy has slowed the market.
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1971 based on the front turn/park lens.
I sort of doubt this. Bell bottoms are back in. Only old guys own these because there currently the only ones that can afford to. I couldn't drop $15K on a old car I drove once in a while - college, braces, etc.
Selling to a stranger is no guarantee he will appreciate it, even if he currently has another.
This is likely your best guide. https://bringatrailer.com/search/?s=1965+442
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I finally believe we have hit the peak and are on the beginning of the inevitable down side. How long will it take? Maybe the next 10 years or so? As far as the prices and popularity of the collector car hobby/industry is concerned, I feel it can not survive as popular and expensive as it expanded to. The people "us baby boomers" won't be here to support it as it grew into for much longer. Many of us
baby boomers followed the paths that many of our grandparents travelled. They really created the automobile/motor cycle collecting and racing hobbies. Hobbies that continually grew from the late 1950s to where it is today.
The boomers who are here today , many who came into their retirement and inheritance monies dove in head first and are some of the reasons so many classic cars are worth a ransom today. The desire for and the collecting and rebuilding of classic cars cause the amazing growth of the classic / hot rod parts industry that exists today. I have a feeling that as many of us boomers disappear, our kids and grandkids will just look at those cars as money in the bank they will want to spend asap. Classic cars can be just the same as we all used to call boats. "Boats are just a whole you throw money continually into." Thing about those collectibles is that they do cost much money to keep, protect and maintain. Don't even think about the costs to rebuild/refurbish them. Even a regular classic that is not considered rare can cost in excess of $40,000 to $100,000 to renew if one has to pay it done.
One has to have shelter, garage or a shop in many cases to purchase "classic car" special insurance policies. Unless one is a pretty good shade tree / home auto mechanic, then the hunt will be on to find someone who will do that type of work. Just like we are losing the boomers who buy the classics , we are also losing many of the experienced , qualified mechanics who grew up driving and working on those vehicles. The cars and trucks being made today seem to be getting designed and made with cheaper and cheaper materials for a number of reasons. Lighter for fuel savings and cheaper for more profit to the makers. So, how many of those are anyone wanting to keep or collect or restore years from now? Not too many I would say. As I got older , dealing with medical issues and just as one ages, it gets harder and harder to maintain and keep up with a lot of physical type hobbies. I made the tough decision to sell my last one in 2019 because I wanted someone who could appreciate , enjoy, use and work on it. It saddens me to think about it but I truly think we are at the beginning of the downward slope of the classic car hobby and industry.
When these cars came into being, I was in high school. I am an early boomer. Everybody I ran around with in high school is gone. So you may be right about 10 more years until few people really want them.
The more obscure you get the more the market moves to the
"old guy" Late chevelles have a wide market. A 1965 Buick Wildcat 425 goes to collectors on Great Grandpa's.
I just lost my go-to carburetor guy last year. That is a big deal. He performed magic on AFB/AVS and Q-Jets. The cheapie Motorcraft style street carb Summit sells is likely the best alternative for non-stock that works decent out of the box. Not a fan of Edelbrock. OTW you are Aftermarket TBI with a computer.
"old guy" Late chevelles have a wide market. A 1965 Buick Wildcat 425 goes to collectors on Great Grandpa's.
I just lost my go-to carburetor guy last year. That is a big deal. He performed magic on AFB/AVS and Q-Jets. The cheapie Motorcraft style street carb Summit sells is likely the best alternative for non-stock that works decent out of the box. Not a fan of Edelbrock. OTW you are Aftermarket TBI with a computer.
For Q-Jets Google Lars Grimsrud.
there is a running and driving 67 just out of long term storage for sale here for onlu 17 k buckets but column shift auto. if i wasnt 70 and stage 4 cancer id snatch it up. straighht body also
