Hello Classic guys and gals,
There is a 65, 289 down the street that my son has been drooling over for months. I go down and ask the lady if she is interested in selling and she says YES, enthusiastically. She hardly ever drives it anymore and really wants to get rid of it.
I know very little about the value of classics so here is what I know: She says its a 641/2 but I've already done enough research to know its not, its a 65 as near as I can tell. The engine looks good but is not running well enough to drive it...she says because its been sitting for several months which we know is true...thanks to my son's pining. It has a mediocre paint job but a like new vinyl top...not a convertible just that funny type top. The interior is original and looks great, old but great. No body damage and doesn't seem to be any rot, a few rust bubbles but nothing that seems unreasonable. Car has over 100k miles.
She said something about $9k but when I ask how flexible she said very. I'm thinking if I make a cash in hand offer she would accept MUCH lower. Assuming the engine is sound, makes compression and is just gunky, my question is what is the approximate worth of this car? If I offered her 5k and we push it to our house would that be a great deal?
Thanks for the help.
There is a 65, 289 down the street that my son has been drooling over for months. I go down and ask the lady if she is interested in selling and she says YES, enthusiastically. She hardly ever drives it anymore and really wants to get rid of it.
I know very little about the value of classics so here is what I know: She says its a 641/2 but I've already done enough research to know its not, its a 65 as near as I can tell. The engine looks good but is not running well enough to drive it...she says because its been sitting for several months which we know is true...thanks to my son's pining. It has a mediocre paint job but a like new vinyl top...not a convertible just that funny type top. The interior is original and looks great, old but great. No body damage and doesn't seem to be any rot, a few rust bubbles but nothing that seems unreasonable. Car has over 100k miles.
She said something about $9k but when I ask how flexible she said very. I'm thinking if I make a cash in hand offer she would accept MUCH lower. Assuming the engine is sound, makes compression and is just gunky, my question is what is the approximate worth of this car? If I offered her 5k and we push it to our house would that be a great deal?
Thanks for the help.