California Special ??

Ozsum67,,

why do you say to run away,, is the price too high or what..

beings I know the car, the interior is out so that the headliner could be replaced, fresh paint on the car, new upholstery on the seats, an original CA rust free car, has all the correct CA Special stuff, (fog lights included),, how much would be a fair price ??

Jeff,,

you may want to check out the CA Special forums, as they might have a better idea on the market value of those cars...

http://californiaspecial.com/forums/index.php?board=2

Steve

unless its cherry, as in the definition of cherry, 14k is a ton to pay for a coupe, of any type...

SL 1993 R said:

Ozsum67,,

why do you say to run away,, is the price too high or what..

beings I know the car, the interior is out so that the headliner could be replaced, fresh paint on the car, new upholstery on the seats, an original CA rust free car, has all the correct CA Special stuff, (fog lights included),, how much would be a fair price ??

Jeff,,

you may want to check out the CA Special forums, as they might have a better idea on the market value of those cars...

http://californiaspecial.com/forums/index.php?board=2

Steve

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The price is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too high. If and only if the car was completely done, and was in mint or near mint condition, I would say it would be worth 10.

California Specials are highly desireable, and any value "stigma" that exists pertaining to normal plain-jane coupes doesn't really apply when you're talking about a CS. And when you load options and engines into a coupe, they get almost as pricey as a fastback, within a whisker. A '67 GTA 390 coupe that is well optioned will bring just about the same as a similarly optioned fastback. It's when you get to the really basic plain-jane models that the coupe body style starts to sag behind in value, for whatever reason. But $14K isn't a ton to spend on a CS, IF, and that's a big IF, the restoration work that's been done is good from a craftsmanship standpoint, and the car is not some cobbled-together corners-cut hag where the paint is fresh, but every piece of trim is dented or pitted, and every piece of rubber is cooked, and every panel of glass is sandblasted or scratched. A fresh paint job and seat upholstery is LIGHT YEARS away from what would be considered a "full restoration". If the engine compartment is scrungy, if the car is not 100% mechanically restored (drivetrain AND chassis/steering), and it's just a used car with some fresh paint, the price is a bit high. And here's where I think the BIG RED FLAG is: How in the hell can the seller justify 4 friggin grand just to install an interior??? That's only a lazy weekend job, with plenty of beer breaks and butt scratching included. That's what sounds extremely fishy to me. For $14K you ought to be buying a CS that is presentable in all aspects, not concours necessarily (A concours gold winning CS would be a $16-20K car depending on options), but presentable and mechanically sound and tight.

I agree with ricks on the fish price of the interior installation. It depends on what you want I suppose. A dealer mollested coupe is not in my near future.

If and only if the car was completely done, and was in mint or near mint condition, I would say it would be worth 10.

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I've seen several '68 California specials change hands in the $10K - $12K price range over the last 6 months or so. Looking at the cars, they were all just decent sharp drivers, good cars, but nothing close to "mint" by my definition of "mint". Again, opinions of what a "done" car is differ wildly. A car with fresh paint, spruced interior and engine is usually just a driver that is thousands of dollars away from really being done. You couldn't begin to touch a "done" fully restored California Special with 10-grand in your pocket, but you could get a sharp, solid and reliable driver.

A dealer mollested coupe is not in my near future.

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California Specials were not modified or built by individual dealers or the regional dealer associations, they were factory-built target-market cars. It was a collaberation between Ford marketing people, product people, and regional dealer organizations. But they were all assembled 100% at the factory. They're real cars.

do an EBay search for completed items with California Special as your search item..
,, 7 cars came back,,,

the low end was $4150 for a car needing engine, exterior and interior redone
2 other project cars came in at $6250 and $8100...

complete running cars were $11400, $11800, $12900 (relist went to $13,300) and $19000.. most of these cars still needed work in the description of the car..

http://search-completed.ebay.com/se...ymap=6000&siteid=100&query=california+special

anyways,, just my .02 cents in the matter..

peace all