<VV> Re: Trying to appraise my Greenbrier-Need help on Value

[Gary Swiatowy]

About 5 years ago a "dealer" spotted me in my vair and told me he had a 
Spyder he had to let go real cheap. I went out to his place to look at it. 
It was a 63 Monza, with a Spyder glovebox door. While the body was pretty 
solid, a laquer paint job was old and was cracking everywhere, didn't run, 
needed basically everything.
To me it was a $300 tops project, or parts car, which I didn't need.
His Old cars price guide had a 63 Spyder in I beleive class 4 condition 
sisted as $2400 at that time. He was willing to let this one go for only 
$2000. He didn't care, to him it was a Spyder...........
About 2 years ago, the car ended up getting scrapped along with all his 
other cars he had overpriced, after he passed away......
Old cars price guide, is not a bible, but can be somewhat recognized as a 
guideline..........
Gary Swiatowy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Louis C. Armer, Jr." <carmerjr at mindspring.com>; "Gary Swiatowy" 
<mopar at jbcs2.net>; "Harry Jensen" <hljensen at comcast.net>
Cc: <>; "Gail P Policella" <gailvair at juno.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Trying to appraise my Greenbrier-Need help on Value


> Hey, thanks Harry.
>
> Old Car Price Guide is a good - easy to obtain - place to start.  My gut 
> feel is that they tend to estimate a smidge (maybe around 10%) on the high 
> side.  I've just figured that their numbers are reflecting the entire 
> country (maybe more) and that my area (near Chicago) just does not command 
> the same price levels as other parts of the US.  I blame that (at least 
> partially) on the assumption of rust hiding somewhere in a Midwest car (or 
> truck).  Or, perhaps they are just showing the highest prices they can 
> find regardless of location?
>
> Attachments (if any) are scanned with anti-virus software.
>
> Later, JR
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Harry Jensen" <hljensen at comcast.net>
> To: "Louis C. Armer, Jr." <carmerjr at mindspring.com>; "Gary Swiatowy" 
> <mopar at jbcs2.net>
> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Gail P Policella" <gailvair at juno.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 4:13 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Trying to appraise my Greenbrier-Need help on Value
>
>
>> Hi--
>>
>> Old Cars Price Guide, Oct 2004 issue lists a No. 1 'brier at $16K.
>>
>> --H
>>
>>
>