1965 Electra very nice car $12,000

[Guest BJM]

1965 Buick

My opinion is this fellow will never sell it for $12,000 but depending on personal inspection and such, that may be a fair price. These nice 4 doors are plentiful and unfortunately I believe it's a $5,000 car tops, but just my opinion.

This is a 1965 Buick Electra 225 4 door hardtop. It is original except for a new high dollar paint job. The interior is unbelievably beautiful. This car just came out of an estate. I am a retired mechanic & have maintained the car for the last 10 years that the deceased owner has had it. Everything has been gone over. It is just been serviced & the A/C, AM-FM radio & power ant. work good. It can be seen in the Riverside, Mo. area or Lenexa, Ks. It has a good Ks. title in my name. Call me. George 913-52two-763four.

[avgwarhawk]

He can always see what the market will bear. It looks like a nice Buick. Like anything else, it's worth what someone is willing to pay.

[Guest BJM]

He can always see what the market will bear. It looks like a nice Buick. Like anything else, it's worth what someone is willing to pay.

Chris

You nailed it. The market is not cookier-cutter. I happen to want to own about 20 cars so this one I can't afford. BUT what if someone wants to enjoy the old car hobby with one car. This would be a good one. It's attractive. Look at that sweet blue color and rear taillamps shot.

Seller says pristine interior on a car well taken care of mechanically. This is mostly about the four doors, which place this already less collected mid 60's Buick in the "maybe" column.

This would be a fantastic BDE car. If a serious person shows up, looks him in the eye with $7,000 I think he bites. He does not note mileage. I can purchase low mileage Buick Electra's all day long in the $2000 to $5000 range. BUT, a local interested party might not do as much research as I do, and bite at $7000, but that's about it in my opinion.

[60FlatTop]

Sometimes I get scared that sunlight might come through the window of my garage and damaged the floor. I look for stuff to put between the two. A real dangerous way is to go on Ebay and search "All cars, buy it now, 1920-1965, max $7,000". It can get you in trouble but it sure broadens the competition for cars like that.

Bernie

[Guest BJM]

Sometimes I get scared that sunlight might come through the window of my garage and damaged the floor. I look for stuff to put between the two. A real dangerous way is to go on Ebay and search "All cars, buy it now, 1920-1965, max $7,000". It can get you in trouble but it sure broadens the competition for cars like that.

Bernie

Thanks Bernie, the addiction continues. Now I have a new way to get my fix.

But what you mention is interesting in that these cars and their sellers don't fully appreciate what a huge world the collector car hpbby has become. They bleive their prices are fair because they see a nice car and not too many in their town, etc. but on a grander scale not so much.

[60FlatTop]

In Rush, New York, just south of Rochester there is a 1986 Jaguar XJ12, black with red leather rotting into the ground behind a gas station. You really have to be nuts to saddle yourself with one of those. I made a reasonable offer about 4 or 5 years ago. I didn't have to stand in line to see him.

He indignantly told me he wasn't going to give it away.

Maybe Mother Nature is having the Tooth Fairy put a quarter under his pillow as the dew slowly erodes the paint and oxygen molecules embrace the iron. I made an offer, he wouldn't give it away, and four years later I wouldn't take it as a gift. Well, I can tell you, I've found stupider things to do with my money. My wife is scared right now.

Bernie

[60FlatTop]

My wife just read this. She says she remembers the corner it was on, and didn't we stop there three or four times?

She didn't catch that last little bit, though. And I didn't shoe her this picture: