"Chairman Kaga" (mike-mckinnon)
09/26/2013 at 15:35 • Filed to: None
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"Chairman Kaga" (mike-mckinnon)
09/26/2013 at 15:35 • Filed to: None | 0
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Photo is not the car... sorry. Photos to come.
One of my oldest buddies is getting ready to sell his 1958 Belvedere hardtop coupe. Pretty sure it's a Golden Commando. Typical red paintjob.
I honestly don't know a whole lot about its condition. He hasn't driven it in close to 15 years. It's been locked up in his mom's barn. From what I recall from high school, it's was 90% restored to near showroom. His dad and brother did most of the work. His dad was an ooooold school mechanic who took machinery very seriously. It's missing a few bits of trim. Really nice interior. Decent paint. All of the hydraulics and pneumatics work. Pushbutton transmission with overdrive. Big as hell.
It was the most awesome car of anyone I knew. We took it to prom. Six couples rode in style. The valets couldn't park it in the garage without locking the aisle for other cars, so they let us park it right in front of the hotel.
ANYWAY, he lives in Arkansas and doesn't have access to all the resources to properly move the thing. We're guessing a good asking price would be somewhere between $15-20k, based on insurance valuations and its presumed condition. He plans to go out and start on some R&R to get it running reliably in the next few weeks.
Any thoughts about marketing the beast? I don't claim to know the first thing about selling classic American cars.
Goshen, formerly Darkcode
> Chairman Kaga
09/26/2013 at 15:37 |
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inb4christine
pilaf
> Chairman Kaga
09/26/2013 at 15:42 |
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Hemmings, or maybe bringatrailer
webmonkees
> Chairman Kaga
09/26/2013 at 15:42 |
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Notate the condition of each major component and whether it's original, rebuilt, or 'last serviced'. Bodywork included.
Transmission, engine, shocks, the serious stuff.
Only then you can make the Christine jokes.
BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
> Goshen, formerly Darkcode
09/26/2013 at 16:05 |
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Damn you! I was just about to suggest stalking any prospective buyers for a day or two if they drop out of the deal.
You know, park the car in their driveway for a night, flash highbeams into their living room the other, make it really awkward, nothing sells a car faster than fearing for your life.