Apologizing in advance

mhuffield said said:
Wow Somebody really missed the boat on this one. Beautiful car and I’m glad the seller had a higher reserve than these low ball bids. Thay car should have had bids at least 10K higher
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I'm not so sure. '68 is my favorite Chevelle of that generation ('66 wins overall) but what's offered is not a real SS, nor is it a particularly rare model. It's a built car, probably a 307 originally. It's also a high price for a car with no HVAC or radio, which I feel were corners the builder cut rather than deal with the "hassle". Having lived in the South, yes, you still need at least a heater/defogger, even in the summer based on my experience with Atlanta weather. Those two details really temper the overall impression that this is in fact a very good car. Well, that and the owner seemingly knowing nothing about the engine other than "it was built for racing" which could be said of a low-level Super Stock 318-2V.

There isn't much I'd change other than the heater/radio situation. I'm a 4-speed guy, but the horseshoe shifter rates high on the list of cool factory shifters. I'd lose the SS badging, dime-store air cleaner, M/T valve covers and the Rally wheels. Oh, and the front end needs to come down. It sits like a truck up there.
 
Dr.Jass said:
I'm not so sure.
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I agree. I think it's a nice car. I'd really enjoy owning it. But I would be honest with myself that it will never be worth more than what was bid.

I think most of the BaT chodes don't have a pot to piss in, no less a window to throw it out of. They're just in it for the attention.
 
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Perchance did you see the '65 Valiant that sold in the past week or so on that site? Clean CA car, 318 auto. Nothing spectacular but a very good driver. It sold for about $5K, which I thought a bit low but that's the curse of early A-bodies, I believe.
 
Dr.Jass said:
This might be one of them, but it was still a pretty good deal in my estimation:
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That's a nice $3000 car there.

I guess it would be OK if you didn't need to ship it. You'd better love it though; you'll never see a penny more than what you paid for it. Consider the photos and text. It's not in all that good of shape.

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I would hazard to say that a person who would pay $5k for it is going to pay shop rates to rebuild/replace the worn out parts not to mention the body work.

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Seems to me the seller should thank their lucky stars.
 
It's all relative, I suppose. $5,000 doesn't buy much car these days, be it vintage or just decent used. I paid more than $5,100 for, well, most of a Dart. Anything left on it needs to be redone, and there's a lot missing.
 
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