pomonamissel
Senior Member
car market sucks right now , it seems everyone with a collection of vintage stuff is on the auction block , and it's running down values .
NOT MINE 1965 Chrysler 300L Conv., 413/4-spd. (Mecum; No Reserve; Jan. 14)
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azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Next week I'll be going to Barrett Jackson. Will be interesting to see how the cars do there.
BrooklynBeer
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Many collectors are aging out. I have picked up good 40's and 50's cars in the past 10 years that I never thought I could in their hey day of the 80's. Estates are getting liquidated. I am hoping to be around in 20 years to see what happens with the muscle car market.
I have to agree with this... "Boomers" are getting too old to play with cars anymore or dying off and their widows or kids are liquidating.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
I said it in post 16 of this thread and have been saying it for about 18 months.
I didn't think it would happen with these cars but I witnessed it when selling my wagon. Disappointing really. Im glad I dont have anything to go upside down in.
PH27L7
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Out of curiosity I checked out the rest of the guy's collection that sold. Most of them went for bargain prices. Several seemed really high. I thought the 300 was a super deal, expected $60-80k.
He had 2 B-bodies, they went high, perhaps their market is still strong.
$84,700: 1964 base Fury convertible with 426 wedge, 4-speed, blue, I thought the body looked a bit wavy, no underbody shots
$280,500: 1967 Belvedere I 2-door sedan, stripper with a hemi & 4-speed, red, superb survivor
He had 2 B-bodies, they went high, perhaps their market is still strong.
$84,700: 1964 base Fury convertible with 426 wedge, 4-speed, blue, I thought the body looked a bit wavy, no underbody shots
$280,500: 1967 Belvedere I 2-door sedan, stripper with a hemi & 4-speed, red, superb survivor
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polara71
Old Man with a Hat
There is still Ef-it money out there and plenty of it. Just dwindling numbers with it interested in these cars. There will still be cars that get high money but again I believe there wont be as many and we will see the numbers slowly come down.
People are still asking stupid numbers though.
BrooklynBeer
Member
I have been holding off 3 years now in finding the like 66 GTO I had in school. I see the same cars listed going on 14 months and no movement in price. Soooo here I am here looking for a 69 Sport Fury with at least a 383 as that looks to be the better bang for the buck right now. 4 speed would be nice
I am surprised the 300L sold for only $30K.
In February 2023 I visited place where Karabetsos has his collection and took a bunch of pics for a member here, I think it was @hergfest but not sure.
At the time he had it listed for $80K, and when asked what's his buy-it-now price, he said he needed to get $70K. 3 years later it goes for a bargain at $30K. Someone got a great deal IMO.
Here's some pics from 2023...
In February 2023 I visited place where Karabetsos has his collection and took a bunch of pics for a member here, I think it was @hergfest but not sure.
At the time he had it listed for $80K, and when asked what's his buy-it-now price, he said he needed to get $70K. 3 years later it goes for a bargain at $30K. Someone got a great deal IMO.
Here's some pics from 2023...
SIPLOWGUY
Senior Member
Wow, what beautiful cars!
There's been some talk on the 300 letter car club mailing list about this car. Consensus among those that saw the car is the sale price was about right, and condition isn't as good as the pictures show.
When I looked at these pictures of the interior, I couldn't help but wonder about the rest of the car.
When I looked at these pictures of the interior, I couldn't help but wonder about the rest of the car.
@Big_John There were some concerns about the quality of the paint job that had been done to the car when I looked it over in 2023, along with the door panels missing trim.
The paint round the wheel wells looked like it was a back yard fix.
But being a drop top 65 300L with a 4 speed, (1 of 12) and for the condition it was in 3 years ago when I saw it, I thought it would have sold closer to $50K to $60K numbers.
$30K is a great price point to start with for the new owner to bring this car to its true value.
I wouldn't be surprised if this 300L doesn't roll through BJ or Mecum in a few years with a 6 figure asking price Once it's been professionally restored.
Still a highly desirable ride aside from the cosmetic flaws IMHO.
The paint round the wheel wells looked like it was a back yard fix.
But being a drop top 65 300L with a 4 speed, (1 of 12) and for the condition it was in 3 years ago when I saw it, I thought it would have sold closer to $50K to $60K numbers.
$30K is a great price point to start with for the new owner to bring this car to its true value.
I wouldn't be surprised if this 300L doesn't roll through BJ or Mecum in a few years with a 6 figure asking price Once it's been professionally restored.
Still a highly desirable ride aside from the cosmetic flaws IMHO.
I think it's a decent car and a great place to start. At $30K, you are paying for it being a convertible with a 4 speed. If this was a hard top automatic, what do you think??? $10-15K??
I'd like to see a 65 300L 4-speed hardtop for $10K to $15K, but those who own one if them, know what they have and wouldn't sell it for that low of a price.
The last one I saw on this site was posted by @crv It was listed for $29K and sold for $20K, and probably sold fir what it was worth.
Personally; I'd prefer the hardtop over the convertible.
The last one I saw on this site was posted by @crv It was listed for $29K and sold for $20K, and probably sold fir what it was worth.
Personally; I'd prefer the hardtop over the convertible.
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