For Sale 1960 chrysler 300 f

[bluefury361]

You don't think thats a 6 figure car when done right?

It was at one time, not anymore. A nut and bolt, rotissary restoration on it will cost at least 50-60K, probably more. (Leather & chrome interior alone will set you back 10K. I've got $1450.00 in the steering wheel for my 61 Fury). Add the 20K purchase cost and you have a 70-80K investment. Not much meat left on the bone then.

 

[saforwardlook]

I agree with everything you say, but there just seems to be a lot of interest in 300-Fs these days. At the last 300 meet in Macungie, PA, the place was over run with them. If someone who knows what he is doing (such as yourself) gets hold of that car, I don't think he would come out too badly. . .

The guys at the Macungie, PA meet are the Chrysler 300 club guys that are old enough that many of their excellent cars will be for sale in the not too distant future. When you get into your 70s, keeping these beasts up becomes more of a challenge and no ones gets out of here alive. Yes, there is a lot of interest in 300Fs but not too much in really restoring one from the point where the example for sale is at. Unless a guy with big bucks has the desire for some reason. Nicely restored 300Fs don't break the $100K mark often anymore unless they are convertibles. So why would someone restore one of these cars such as the one for sale here when the restoration costs will be in the range of the selling price of the best restored cars, and your time must be worth something...............................

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Notes: 400hp short ram engine came only w/Pont-a-Mousson 4spd. Only 7 were built.

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[Pete Kaczmarski]

I don't remember this car that reasonable last time.
http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/5267132891.html

1960 CHRYSLER 300 F RUNS NEEDS RESTORATION FINISHED - $20000 (NEWVILLE)<>

1960 Chrysler 300 F with 47,000 original miles. 1 of 964 built. Restoration started with rebuilt heads, transmission & carbs, new brakes. All original interior. The body work was started but never completed. There was rust in the right qtr which was poorly repaired & the trunk lip is rusted away. I have the repair piece for the trunk. The car ran & drove in 2001 but has been sitting since. UPDATE: I just got it running again on 12-27-12. Put in a battery & once it got fuel, started right up. It was last registered in NJ on January 1972. This is the buy it now price and is non negotiable. I can be reached at 908-three six one-0013. If you are viewing this ad, the item is still available. Look for more items for sale by searching Harrisburg PA Craigslist and AAC. I do not need help selling my vehicle. If you are so sure you can sell it, buy it and sell it yourself

 

[commando1]

I just got it running again on 12-27-12.

If you are viewing this ad, the item is still available

This ad has been running for 3 years?

 

[tbm3fan]

This ad has been running for 3 years?

Therefore he clearly needs help in selling...

 

[cantflip]

It was at one time, not anymore. A nut and bolt, rotissary restoration on it will cost at least 50-60K, probably more. (Leather & chrome interior alone will set you back 10K. I've got $1450.00 in the steering wheel for my 61 Fury). Add the 20K purchase cost and you have a 70-80K investment. Not much meat left on the bone then.

For me, this a "one that got away" car. I briefly owned a 1960 2 door new Yorker as an 18 year old hot rod and custom enthusiast. By "owned" I mean I had control over the car's fate. I wasn't in a position to afford the car and I gave it to a person I knew who was trying to get a restoration business started. Several years later when I was better equipped to build the car, I asked about it and found he had sold it only a few weeks before. I have watched for 1960 300's, New Yorker's and Windsor's ever since.

To me it mattered more that a car went where it would be used, preserved or rebuilt. At 20k all this jagoff cares about is cashing in on someone else's dream. It will never be a condition #1 car without twice that investment... and then it would be "over restored" which is out of fashion. It is true, the age demographic of most car collectors will cause value of many prices to continue to fall, and who knows what will inspire the next generation. Heck I'm already weird for my demographic for loving C bodies and 50s/60s customs instead of trying to clone a muscle car I cant afford. Most of the youngsters want a turbo, a diesel or a ratrod. I would be surprised if this one finds a home at that price and if it goes to a buyer for less who cant afford it now, it will be for sale as an uncompleted project in 20 more years.

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

prices for "non perfect" forwardlook letter cars seem to have come down lately

 

[sixtyf]

Yes, a truck load of fun coupons would be required to get that beast back on the straight and narrow.
I would love the interior for my Windsor thou