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Dave is the expert so I would respect his opinion. My only two cents is this: "non rusty" can be lots of different things to different people. If the car has had significant rust issues repaired poorly then it's worth nothing more than parts to me. Also, it's a good idea to post good pictures when looking for the opinions of people who can't see the car.

My understanding is that this car sold for well of 200k dollars. Either 2 bidders were out of their minds or the condition was much better than the pictures showed. At the price it sold you could buy 2 very very nice 68 KR's.

I know nothing about these cars but I'm pretty sure you will beat the 800 bucks with no problem. The mods hold it back with this audience but eBay will find other buyers. Here is a link to the auction.

A 380 normal roadster. You see few 380's around. I've only seen 2 in person. Easy to distinguish from the 500k & 540k by the lack of exterior pipes.

Looks like a great event. It will be interesting to see how the prices go. Convention wisdom would be that most items bring top dollar given the "once in a lifetime" cache of the whole thing.

Mine were spring loaded and it was quite an ordeal to get them back together after dis-assembly. I believe that reproduction lenses are being made. I bought a number of parts. I'll have to dig up the invoice to find out where I got them.

I only asked because I've seen more than a few Willy's coupes cobbled together from various pieces. A restored one brought over 150k at Mecums not long ago. There are probably 10 gassers for every original one but not many of either in total.

Was it originally a pickup or sedan? I like all Willys coupes, gassers and originals. There are plenty of guys that would take this and turn it into a gasser. I'm not sure there are any that would restore it though. I think that might be an insurmountable task.

Car sold for $613,088. I've always thought that estimates are low on cars that the auction company knows there will be a lot of interest in and conversely high on cars where the auction company does not see interest. This one seems to prove that case.

I think that's tom's garage. If you go to his website you cam probably guess the car.

If it's as nice as it looks in the pictures you will do well with it. Take some after you wash it and also if you can take some of the underneath of the car. Also, in the ebay auction, be sure to show all the paperwork you can find for the car, as many detail of the history, when your grand dad bought it, where he bought it, where he stored it, etc, etc. The point being the more information you provide the better you will do in the auction.

I think a lot depends on what that paint really looks like and how straight the body is and what the undercarriage looks like. I agree that wagons are hot, but they need to be really nice. This does look good in the pictures, BUT, it has to be straight & rust free to command real money. Btw, price guides are worthless. Put it on ebay with GREAT pictures and an even better description. Start off at 5k no reserve. Assuming you have good ebay feedback, provide a phone number, answer all questions and allow for personal inspection on the longest possible auction you will get close to market for mid fall. You can also try a land auction, transport, fees, time, etc and make a few dollars more and wish you put it on ebay. If you don't post great pictures of every square inch don't expect to do well.

The problem with the heavy stuff like this is that it doesn't wear out or get lost so the market is thin. While I agree with the concept of "if I needed it I would pay shipping" I think the local audience is much more likely to take it off your hands.

I think you will do a lot better if you give a location and price. I don't think anyone is going to be paying to ship that.

Chuck, here is another one for motivation.

Here is an advertisement for a 500k when it was 3 years old. The dealer is taking some poetic license with the year of manufacture which was actually 36. The reference to being one of the fastest stock cars for the era was correct. The invoice for this car was just about $10,000 in 1936 when it was purchased from Mytropia Motors of NY. Three years later it was selling for $3750.00

Haven't posted in a while. Here is a 500k going down the straightaway a the Loudon

I like it. It's different for sure.

56 brings more than 55. There is a big price difference between a #1 and a #2 because this is a very expensive car to restore. If the chrome is #2 it will cost you 30k or more to get it to #1. I've seen super nice ones bring big money 150k plus. A just nice one might be 80 to 100k. If you asked me about 53's I could have been much more specific :-).

It is not an armored car. It my be a boiler if it is a steam car.

We have this discussion about every 3 months. While I agree with you there will be more on the other side of the argument that feel "classic" applies to any car they feel like calling one.

I believe all the Daytona's were 2000 series cars which would be 289. I was going to chime in with comment on the replica's basically destroying the value of the real thing. I agree with the previous comment with regard to preferring the 289 since a 427 car is assumed to be a replica anyways.

This is a great project and I hope you keep us posted chuck. Here is some motivation for you.

It's been for sale on and off for the last few years. I believe it was in Australia and was converted to right hand drive at one point? Not all concepts are beautiful but it is a one off factory car that is unique so in that sense I like it. Not sure of it's real market these days. I would think near the bottom of the factory concept car range.

This car was sold by Blackhawk sometime in the last 5 years.