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I’m a high belier in that “as born” should bring the highest values on our cars with original and restored cars having debatable highest values in the category. Then taking into account model/sub model, number of cars built and then weighting in options, color, eng size and drive train, condition and in some cases past sales which may be private or auction results all as being weighted factors. While it is all debatable and all these factors could be debated forever there is some common ground on which we all can agree to that will put the end dollar number fairly close.

I spent some time recently reviewing, on-line, local and past auction results for cars that don’t fit into the above category. It was obvious from what little that I know that the shark tank would go crazy for some of these cars but beyond that, these cars brought in some real money. If you throw out the few odd sales that drinking may have been a factor in raising one hands in a moment of showing off ones wallet size the truth of the matter is these cars can bring big dollars from those people not focused on originality.

My question is directed towards those three time removed cousins, the ones that we know are out there but seldom discussed at any length here with various modifications both small, moderate, crazy, and those performance enhancing models with non-factory wheels that some might like to have if it was accepted or even those cars where someone has spent $100k or more on a car that you know might want to test drive and possibly have as long as your real Pontiac friends never found out. So on these cars which do exist out there and you see at events, cruise-ins and on auction sites. How does one put a value on a car to market it for sale ?

Thanks, Russ