Hi Dan, Now tell Bob that bit about different 'running gear' ! (If you're game!)
I have to keep Poubelle away from him all the time! :wink2:
I have to keep Poubelle away from him all the time! :wink2:
I think $4000 would be a total insult for that car.
I paid $5000 for my ordinary sedan in 2010, more fool me, but it was a going car with good brakes which continue to work well but I spent 6 months of intensive resto on the paint and engine and now the paint needs doing again because I used acrylic paint that totally failed.
My interior looks kind of original but isn't with badly made door cards and horribly upholstered seats in non original vinyl, reasonable hood lining and no carpets.
Rust had been dealt with in the main though a tiny bit remains.
Doing these engines is relatively cheap but once you get into interiors it's $5000 to start. A good respray is $5000 or more.
But this doesn't need a respray, just a few minor spots fixed. Photos don't describe the interior so that's unknown, but that's a point of view issue as someone suggested.
So if you wanted to keep it original and drive it I would think brakes and engine and a few touchups would do the job which would set you back round $5000 and then it would be a $12,000 car so I'd recommend $7000 but even that is unfair because if you look at all the wrecks they try to sell on Ebay then it's worth at least $10,000 and that's only because these cars are so under valued here in Boganville. And it has the rarity factor and is a very useful vehicle even as an antique. I mean once the Zombie Apocalypse comes it's yer main go to vehicle, forget all the computer driven pieces of crap. Collect firewood, sleep in it, move anything you want, definitely a winner.
do you have photos of interior, I have a brochure on this station wagon which shows a 3rd row of seats in the back, interesting to see if this one has it, there was one getting around at he Hall markets Canberra, unrestored and still registered a few years back may still be there. What year model would it be? need engine/chassis no to find that out though. I take the car is in Melbourne somewhere?
For everyone’s interest in this car, I have just bought the car sight unseen. Not that it’s anyone business and from the previous threads everyone has an opinion I paid $5000. Very happy good brother for the Ute.