1963 Plymouth Belvedere Wagon Value?

[plymouthfull]

Fair price on a 1963 Belvedere Wagon? I’m new to this so not sure if classified as B body or C body. Looking at a 63 wagon near me. Looks pretty clean and had a lot of work done. New tires, brakes, water pump, etc. Runs and drives great according to owner. Has one Sherman patch on drivers side but other than that I’m told it’s clean.

They’re asking $9750 which I feel like is high. Any thoughts?

 

[mikedrini]

Looks good, not an outrageous ask in price, although I believe it's on the higher side. Test drive it, test the brakes, be sure to at least operate the transmission in all gears to see how it shifts. Hot and cold start it. You can do a magnet test if you want to see if there is body filler in places. Crawl inside and look under the dash for wiring. Test your blinkers, brake lights, parking lights, headlights (hi and low beam), windows, check the fluid levels, smell the oil on the dipstick for fuel, smell the tranny fluid for a burnt scent. Let it get up to operating temp and look for leaks (radiator, oil, transmission fluid). I'd start lower with the price and aim to meet in the middle-ish area. Good luck with the buy.

 

[Big_John]

Fair price on a 1963 Belvedere Wagon? I’m new to this so not sure if classified as B body or C body. Looking at a 63 wagon near me. Looks pretty clean and had a lot of work done. New tires, brakes, water pump, etc. Runs and drives great according to owner. Has one Sherman patch on drivers side but other than that I’m told it’s clean.

They’re asking $9750 which I feel like is high. Any thoughts?

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It is a B body. Plymouth used the Fury name on their midsize cars in 1962-1964. A Fury built in 1965 would be a C body.

As far as value, I think that's in the ballpark, maybe a little high. Those '63/'64 Plymouths go for some good money, but usually they have to be a 2 door to command the big bucks.

Here's Haggerty's valuation. Based only on the pictures, I think the car is somewhere between #3 and #4 condition, closer to #4. The rust repair would be a big factor in value though, but if the car is close, I always figure that adds value. An "in person" inspection is what you need. Classic Car, Truck and Motorcycle Values | Hagerty Valuation Tool®

 

[MONC440]

I love me a 63 Fury, I've had 3. As Big John said they are B body. It looks like a survivor or one someone is trying to make look that way. I would like to see better pics. For that price with the exterior in need of some work all the mechanicals should work as well as the lights and whatnot. If you want to start nit picking, I think the hood ornament is a 64 all my 63 were round. Look at the front turn signal housings as that are usually dinged up are the lenses good or spiderweb cracking, is all the trim there? When someone is on the high end of the asking price I usually start pointing out all the little stuff and see how they react. If they agree usually the price starts dropping a bit. That 318 poly is a great engine and the push button 727 is a good one. Make sure the push buttons on the dash work properly. I could go on and on but these cars are really nice to drive but can have there quirks like any old car. Funny the early 60's B-body's were in high demand 10 years ago but have fallen off a bit, I guess all the new guys getting into it want late 60's early 70's cars. The one thing I always liked about mine, like my 70 Sport Fury I have now, is I could go to almost any local cruise night or show and not see another one.

 

[Lefty71]

Its a "B" body, and I'd bet you wont talk the seller down any, unless theres some awful rust im not seeing. Since its a early B, one of the most important areas to look carefully at is the cowl.