Hi guys,
I'm new here and hope you are willing to give me your opinion. My older cousin, who is in bad health, needs to sell a car he kept for a grandson that never came along. He has a 52 Chrysler Saratoga 4 door sedan. He needs to know what a fair price for the car would be. Could you please give me a good estimate of what the car should be worth?

It was parked in 1961 and has been kept in a dark, dry garage since that time. It didn't have any problems when it was parked. It has approximately 77000 on it. It is in the exact same condition as if you turned off the key and walked away, with the exception of the battery being removed. Still has the original hub caps and wide white wall tires. There is no rust any where except surface rust on the chrome bumper parts. Chrome trim is all good. All the glass is good and in working condition. It has two tone Cream over Mist Green paint that has a lot of oxidation but no rust. It has the 180 hp Hemi engine and fluid drive transmission. Current condition of the drive train is unknown after not being started in over 40 years.

The interior is all original. The dark green wool seats are cracking and feel like they would come apart if they were sat in.

What do you guys think?

always hard to tell without seeing it,but it will take alot of money and time to just make it driveable.i would say the way it is it's value is between $1000 to $1500, and only that high if in fact it is 100% complete.if it were mine i would not care so much about it's value but rather i would want it to go to someone who will restore and enjoy it.i already own 2 1954 chryslers so i am not interested in the car.it would be a shame to see it rodded and parted out when it could be restored. dennis

A word of advice. DO NOT try to fix the car up or get it running. DO NOT let anyone touch it who is not experienced with, and sympathetic to old cars. DO NOT throw anything away.

If you want to wash it and clean it up and pump up the tires that's OK but let it go at that. If there are odds and ends of parts or anything you don't recognise in the trunk, glove compartment, or under the seats get a box and save them DO NOT throw away.

It always turns out that odd bit of metal or plastic that couldn't possibly be of any use is the last missing piece and it takes 2 years to hunt down a new one.

Have also seen people spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars having an old car "fixed up" or "got running" and when they were done the car was worth slightly less than when they started and all their time and money wasted.

Here is your best way to sell it. Roll it outside, wash it, vacuum gently and clean it up. Then take lots of pictures then roll it back inside the garage.

Get a price guide from the book store. Price it a little on the low side. Price guides tend to be on the high side. Be wary and don't listen to the scam artists and time wasting morons. The right person will be sensible, will probably try to beat you down a few hundred $$$$ bucks (let him) but in general will be reasonable.

Suggest you try advertising locally and online using Craigslist or your favorite sites. If it fairly priced it will sell in a reasonable time. If not you can always Ebay it.