[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by thews

70 GTO in Michigan with a reserve. Pretty car.

It recently didn't meet reserve on BaT .
Seemed like a good car with matching numbers .

[thews]

69 Firebird convertible in NY at $30K BIN. Been around on eBay a few times, but a good deal at that price IMO. The Chevelle stripe take away and the Ram Air from a 67/8 is weird, but still.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/18736834763...Bk9SR97Dl7f6ZQ

[GTOLiam]

Sold for $19,200.....

Originally Posted by thews

70 GTO that sold pretty quickly a few weeks ago is back at $15K NR in CA. Car look stock, but I;'m pretty sure the steering wheel isn't original.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/25699205265...Bk9SR56T0br3ZQ

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[thews]

Originally Posted by GTOLiam

Sold for $19,200.....

Seems high IMO with all that it needs. It is a CA car, so the rust on the trunk lid and behind each wheel needs to be fixed, but that looks like it may have been caused by being too close to the ocean at some point. I don't know much about identifying the severity (or cost associated with it) with rust repair, but it is all there.

Let's assume $4K for bodywork.

The interior is trashed. New carpet, seat covers and headliner (professionally installed), so let's assume $5K for that.

The car only has 46K on it and it runs. Tune it up and leave it alone if it runs. If it breaks down, then rebuild it. I think a lot of people over-restore cars by rebuilding the engine when it doesn't need a full rebuild. Add shocks and maybe brakes and fix the leaks. I'm not including tires and wipers and all that.

Let's assume low here at $2K.

Starting at $19.2K, that puts you at $30K (and I think I'm on the low side with the above estimates) and that's without paint or all the small things like the rusted chrome. For what you can get for $40K, I think I could do better. The colors on the car aren't the selling point IMO. Brown cars are rare, but I think they're rare for a reason. I love red interiors, but most people don't. Most don't like green either, but I love all the bright Pontiac colors, including a brown interior. That 69 RAIV GTO that pops up occasionally looks amazing in brown, because it adds to its rarity. If you want a restored brown car that's NM, then the price is right. If you're going to do color changes, then I then I'd probably pay more for a car that needs less work. The car started at $15K without a reserve, and that was about right.

[thews]

Apparently, the current market for an original 1969 Trans AM hood (with hood pins) is $20K.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/11628816687...Bk9SR_7iwN76ZQ

[thews]

81 Firebird 4-speed in NY at $21K BIN. Only 54K miles and the seller looks like he's a dealer. says it has a 3:42 posi, rebuilt brakes and a new exhaust, but doesn't say much about the engine. I would guess it's been gone through, but not sure what's been done. A very good deal for what this car is IMO.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/27725183711...Bk9SR4bTl_j6ZQ

[tom s]

Lance is always proud of his parts!He has LOTS of them.Tom

[thews]

Originally Posted by tom s

Lance is always proud of his parts!He has LOTS of them.Tom

Rare ones too.

[thews]

70 Trans AM with a red interior at $80K in CA. No auto trans on the PHS. Was this a converted 3 speed?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/11667927116...Bk9SR77fnoT7ZQ

[thews]

67 Firebird convertible in Texas at $34K. A fair starting point for a car like this. I'd rather have this than a car that needed a lot for $15K.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/25700319541...Bk9SR6r5z6b7ZQ

[thews]

A guy's uncle passed and left him these cars. 3 cars for $25K. 66 GTO, 65 and 66 Lemans in CA. I need to downsize.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/33605029974...Bk9SR-7ekKf7ZQ

[thews]

67 Firebird 400 convertible in the extremely rare color of Champagne in Connecticut at $75K.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/36571231099...Bk9SR76LpLb7ZQ

[GTOLiam]

Originally Posted by thews

70 Trans AM with a red interior at $80K in CA. No auto trans on the PHS. Was this a converted 3 speed?

I wonder if he has a box full of all the $$$ stuff missing under the hood that goes with it for that price?

[OG68]

Originally Posted by thews

70 Trans AM with a red interior at $80K in CA. No auto trans on the PHS. Was this a converted 3 speed?

The seller states it has a YZ engine, but doesn't provide photos. YZ was an automatic 400. I wonder if it's truly "Numbers Matching". Are those the actual PHS documents on his storyboard?

[thews]

67 Firebird 400 at $19.,5K in Ohio. Not roadworthy, but the ad does say he thinks the engine is rebuilt. A car like this should start at $15K IMO. We'll see if it hits the reserve.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/19750176378...Bk9SR9D02b_7ZQ

[johnta1]

No auto trans on the PHS.

The M20 or TH400 were no cost options on the TA, so wasn't printed on the PHS. It would be on the build sheet if there was one in car.


If the car didn't have a console the shifter for the TH400 might have been on the column.

[thews]

67 GTO in Florida at $62k. Pretty car. New valve covers, steering wheel and console would make the car worth more, but on a happy note, there's no Buick stickers on the air cleaner, so there's that.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/26731566378...Bk9SR6qGxZv8ZQ

[thews]

65 GP in Florida at $100 NR. Gotta love the seller's description “Car has a superficial rust but still solid steel hope to get to a person to bring her back to life.” This pile of crap isn't worth the towing fee IMO. That antenna mast is pointing NE.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/14668627205...Bk9SR7jbjqr8ZQ

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[66sprint]

That color on the 67 makes it a great looking car.

But I am not a fan of mixing Deluxe door panels and standard seat covers.

[thews]

69 Firebird 400 in Michigan at $70K. Ad states it's a NM block, but there's no good pic of the engine, and what you can see is an aftermarket air cleaner and valve covers. Car has a 5-speed, so the transmission is not NM and has been upgraded to 4WDB. There's a lot of metalflake in the paint too, which deviates from stock. It's a nice car, but not $70K nice IMO. Deluxe seat covers and standard door panels.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16763393393...Bk9SR6yClfD8ZQ