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B Jake Moran
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11 hours ago, Fossil said:
I'm having a hard time with this. There's still a good market for old boats, tractors, and airplanes in nice original condition. Taking into consideration inflation which is nuts at the moment, I think this car will still be worth $10,000 in fifteen years. Whether $10,000 will still be worth $10,000 is doubtful though.
That's a good point. I am 58, and I am out of the old car hobby, but I enjoy watching asking prices, and what cars sell for.
This sort of car - a 1920's to 1930's late 2/4 door sedan - would be crickets at Scottsdale, etc. Not that is the bell ringer for the hobby but you don't see Wayne Carini restoring 1931 Pontiacs. There is a Pontiac Oakland Club (POCI) and 30 years ago one of those 8,000 members would grab this car to restore and enjoy, but that club is well less than that and is focused on muscle cars.
So - value in terms of asking and getting prices reflects trends since about 1996, the speculation years where people were buying cars and art and homes for a hedge against inflation and the economy in general. I for one am "OK" with seeing prices drop back to where a person can afford one of these buys for the sole purpose of nostalgic enjoyment.
How much of what cars asking prices are - is the result of "funny money" that is way beyond what a fellow purchased the car for and has in maintenance and restoration costs - if any?
Well, I'll be watching to see what happens in the next 20 years, God willing, and we'll see how it goes. Thankfully, I will be gone when the hobby is in it's Zenith, 50+ years from now.
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Yeah, he was starting to Hot Rod it, what a shame people don't appreciate what they have. I know it's a closed car, but I would love to own a 7 passenger closed 1930's "high end" car. I don't know Packards like most of you, so the "1104" limo means nothing to me BUT I have to believe it had a good Packard 8 cylinder in there.
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Probably appraised for estate settlement purposes. You have to find that rare guy that wants it. If it sorts out, then it would be a fun $10,000 car. But this is the kind of car, in my opinion, that will be a $5,000 car in the next 15 years when virtually every one will not be interested and electric cars will dominate the roads.
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It’s pretty cool to have the original owner plate on there.
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Was the Dynaflow for a small Buick (248/263) the same as the one they put behind a 320?
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1 hour ago, classiclines said:
All accessories can be removed... 🙃
At a huge cost. To the buyer. If I wanted the car I would make an offer to the seller. $18,000. The seller says “what, I only want $16,500”. I say - I want YOU to remove that abomination off the rear and make the car normal.
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No way. I won’t even post ads with Continental kits.
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I would think a Drivers Club member would grab this to restore.
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Very nice but at 140,000 miles is it priced too high? In the late 50s if s car like this would have had 70,000 miles it would be considered worn out.
With good records, I would go $12,000. Yes the interior is beautiful and thankfully someone did it correctly but that’s part of ownership and enjoyment- the costs should not all be passed onto a new owner.
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Give me 130 inches any day!
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Being discussed extensively on the AACA Buy-Sell.
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Interior looks original to me. Hard to redo those vinyl seats.
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12 hours ago, 60s Buick Fan said:
What year did Olds finally address the dual drive transmissions which had issues? I know 60-62 had problems.
1964 was TH400 type transmission. No slim Jim.
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I guess so. But otherwise it’s got a 320 with drivetrain and a few additional parts for $700. I think in person - at the “wrong” viewing angles - this would look really bad. Hacked in, not smooth. But I could be wrong.
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Wasn’t this car for sale on this forum a few months back or was that a different one?
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I’ve always been a fan of the 3 piece rear windows but also the reverse cant of the C bodies whether Buick or Cadillac. It’s called styling. Harley Earl always promoted the ques that gave a car a distinct appearance. That influenced Mitchell too. The split window Vette and the Boattail Riviera were derided.
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Never seen one with the half vinyl top. That does not look right but I guess it is.
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It’s a 1951 with 1952 parts that fit the 51 body.
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30 minutes ago, m-mman said:
After WWII the assumed direction for automotive styling was “streamlined”. This translated into “inverted bathtub”.
Nash and Hudson but Packard was similar and even Lincoln and Mercury followed.
The square boxy 49 Ford was radically different and could easily have flopped but in the end squared off won the day.
compare 49-50 Packard to 51-2And Kaiser Frazer.
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Way too much for a Wasp. Two tone is not good on step downs. The whole point with step downs is fluidity of design. Now you chop it with 2 toning? Nope.
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A great $2500 project car. Drives like a dream is a bunch of BS.
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I knew you’d beat me to comment on this one John.
I love it. In fact I would prefer Lincoln Town Coupes and Cadillac CdVs over Eldorados and Marks. Yes they are 3 box styled but detailed so well.
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1949 Oldsmobile 88 Woody Wagon - $44,995 (Laguna Beach)
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And I see one of those goofy looking aluminum radiators and an alternator.