DSSA
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Hi, all!
I'm trying to find values on a 1976 Newport.
Car has 114K on it (I'm assuming it's rolled over...showing 14K). 5.9 2bbl, auto w/ AC. Car would be more towards the "Good" definition via Hagerty. Bittersweet Poly exterior with matching interior. Interior is in VERY good condition, Outside has a few small imperfections, and a slight bit of bubbling starting to occur on the rockers behind the rear doors.
History on the car:
My grandfather purchased it from an elderly woman who belonged to their church when she stopped driving. It had sat in her garage and they worked out a deal on it.
My grandfather then put it in a non-climate controlled garage where it was ran every year or two. He passed away several years back and left the car to me as I would always help him work on it.
Car was then brought down to my property, and stored in a dehumidified garage.
Same grandfather's '66 Bonneville Convertible is about to be sold by his one daughter. As a result, I'd like to weigh how much work I put into this car before trying to sell it, using the proceeds of selling this, and my '47 Lincoln to secure said car.
I just replaced the carburetor on it to get it back out on the road. It drives decently, and I plan on putting it up on my lift to do routine maintenance on it before selling, but I'd just like to find a value estimate on the car before I put it up with a quick maintenance/detail, or if it's worth while to dig into it deeper (getting bubbling fixed), detailing the underside, etc.
I'll post some pictures once I have it up on the lift and am able to get the underside as well.
I tried Hagerty, but they don't even list these cars on their valuation tool site, so I'm reaching out here in hopes of getting some information from those of you who are knowledgeable on these cars.
I'm trying to find values on a 1976 Newport.
Car has 114K on it (I'm assuming it's rolled over...showing 14K). 5.9 2bbl, auto w/ AC. Car would be more towards the "Good" definition via Hagerty. Bittersweet Poly exterior with matching interior. Interior is in VERY good condition, Outside has a few small imperfections, and a slight bit of bubbling starting to occur on the rockers behind the rear doors.
History on the car:
My grandfather purchased it from an elderly woman who belonged to their church when she stopped driving. It had sat in her garage and they worked out a deal on it.
My grandfather then put it in a non-climate controlled garage where it was ran every year or two. He passed away several years back and left the car to me as I would always help him work on it.
Car was then brought down to my property, and stored in a dehumidified garage.
Same grandfather's '66 Bonneville Convertible is about to be sold by his one daughter. As a result, I'd like to weigh how much work I put into this car before trying to sell it, using the proceeds of selling this, and my '47 Lincoln to secure said car.
I just replaced the carburetor on it to get it back out on the road. It drives decently, and I plan on putting it up on my lift to do routine maintenance on it before selling, but I'd just like to find a value estimate on the car before I put it up with a quick maintenance/detail, or if it's worth while to dig into it deeper (getting bubbling fixed), detailing the underside, etc.
I'll post some pictures once I have it up on the lift and am able to get the underside as well.
I tried Hagerty, but they don't even list these cars on their valuation tool site, so I'm reaching out here in hopes of getting some information from those of you who are knowledgeable on these cars.