well, I am at a point where I think I might need to sell my project. I have a 66 coupe and it is totally disassembled. I have repaired/replaced the floors, trunk, rear quarters, fenders, cowl. It was a six cylinder but i bought a complete suspension/steering replacement for a v8 conversion. it is in primer. what do you think is a good asking price?
Thanks

 

Selling a car that is disassembled is difficult. Most folks will look at a completely disassembled car and think they will never get it back together, and they are usually right. Being an I6 car makes it worse. The other factor is the quality of the panel replacment that has been done. I would say, without seeing pictures, that you will be lucky to get $2000 for it.

 

Personally I think 2000 is to much unless your including all the new parts.. and then it would depend on exactly what they are. As stated selling a completely disassembled car is very very hard to do. With so much metal work done and the unknown quality of the work it makes it that much harder to sell. Its a coupe and an I6 which takes it down a lot. I'd say be happy with 1000.00 for the car plus original parts.. the new suspension/steering parts sell separately either for full invoice price to the buyer, craigslist or eBay.

Sorry if this sounds bad but its the truth. What would you think as a buyer? You really have no idea what what your getting, the condition of anything, missing parts, worn parts, poor/incorrect welding, etc.. this list is endless.

I can find a drivable V8 classic any day of the week for 2000 or less (bought ours for 700.00). At least this way the buyer pretty much knows what they are getting and can prepare for the worst.

Wish you the best and thumbs up for as much as you can get.

 

thanks for the replies. You're right, I would be skeptical about a totally disassembled car. I would really hate to take a huge hit not to mention having to give up on my project. I'm going to rethink selling it.

 

I have almost 20k, a pound of skin and a gallon of blood in my coupe and have often wondered "how much could i get?" well for a Coupe partly assembled and running i could not get more than 6K for it including all new parts that price may go up just a little with a new motor or a desperate buyer with deep pockets. I know the balance sheet dose not work but is for the love of the project and the car.

Best of luck

 

Just an idea, back in June I had a financial issue where my account was drained the day after my monthly check showed up. I was $400 overdrawn the entire month, yet somehow I managed to paint a 79 Trans Am during that month, I used supplies and stuff I had laying around. Of course I dont work a normal job anymore, so I have plenty of time. The point is, you dont always need money to get things done, and if you want to get out of a project you need to get it where someone else will actually want it.

If you want to make your investment back then put it together, spend the time you usually spend watching TV working on the car. Wire brush is cheap to clean stuff, and you can put primer on it, the suspension under it, and make it presentable even if its only a roller or still has the 6 in it. Im in the same boat with my 71, I have way more in it now than I can get out of it unless I put it together. So I need to bite the bullet and finish the thing. Once its done, I might want to keep it. Once the financial hard time has passed will the car sit for a few months to years, or will you finish is as soon as you can? If you dont see yourself getting it done in the next two years, and you really arent into the building of old cars, then throw it together and unload it.

If you are like me, you will hang onto it because the chances of getting another one in the future is kinda slim. I have never sold a car or anything else just to pay bills, most of them can wait and I can always do other things to get some cash for the impending doom bills like rent/mortgage. The car isnt costing me to sit there as long as it doesnt have plates or insurance on it, so its going to be there when I am out of the woods and have cash coming in again. Also I have never ever sold a car for less than I have in it. I will not take a loss on a car, because I dont get in a position where I NEED to sell it to survive. My guess is its an option to sell it for you rather than an absolute need.

If you lived close by I would come over and help you put it together and get some stuff done, like body work and the suspension.