how rare is a 65 Monaco 426 4-speed???
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Samplingman
Old Man with a Hat
It does seem to be 11 pages of pre-sale flipper banter, but the week is not over.
I'm sure he thought he was going to make $$$ by flipping it to one of us.......
Why doesn't a flipper ever come out and say "I'm wondering what a fair price is for this so I can make a little profit letting you enjoy this classic"? Apparently we are all dumbasses with 30k in our pockets.
Boomer
Active Member
As someone who is constantly getting redirected to other things or otherwise distracted (Look! there's a cat over there...) I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on responding.
Generally speaking, the whole 'how rare is it/what's it worth' line of questioning seems pointless and suspect, unless:
- You know nothing about value and don't want to overpay or overspend on the project if you buy it (Good luck with that)
- You know nothing about value and are asking or selling for a friend, estate, etc
- You know something about value but not enough to trust your judgement and don't want to lose money when you resell (flip) it.
Any of the above are fine, even flipping, so long as you are up front and open about it from the start. Folks are more than willing to offer assistance and we all love to hear about another neat car surfacing. And in reality - flippers, Ebay and similar methods end up saving a lot good stuff and bringing it back out into the light of day.
I think option one is out since chrisnben posted photos of other cars he's worked on, owned, sold, whatever. And with no mention of anything in option two, it pretty much leaves option three as the motive. There's enough info online to establish some basic knowledge of scarcity at least, even for a newb (which he clearly is not).
Now, if you're talking production numbers/scarcity which was the original premise, that's another matter entirely since it implies a desire to save or preserve a rare car. Yet again, the poster blew any potential basis here by mentioning wanting to hot rod or otherwise modify the car. As someone pointed out, that pretty much screws the 'rare car' aspect. If you're buying it to hot rod, you're not buying it for its collectibility. Its value will be whatever you personally place on it, the sum of its original parts for resale, whatever.
A more likely post would read something like "Found a cool car, the fender codes/numbers indicate it really is a <XYZ>. How much is it worth as it sits and what can I do to it without destroying its collectible value?".
If you truly want a car, price (within your means) isn't really an issue. 'Value' only matters if you're planning to sell. And a rare car is only rare as just that - not as someone's re-interpreted idea of how it should be.
Keep in mind that this is my opinion only, and may not be worth the time you spent reading it. That's why I saved this until the end.
Generally speaking, the whole 'how rare is it/what's it worth' line of questioning seems pointless and suspect, unless:
- You know nothing about value and don't want to overpay or overspend on the project if you buy it (Good luck with that)
- You know nothing about value and are asking or selling for a friend, estate, etc
- You know something about value but not enough to trust your judgement and don't want to lose money when you resell (flip) it.
Any of the above are fine, even flipping, so long as you are up front and open about it from the start. Folks are more than willing to offer assistance and we all love to hear about another neat car surfacing. And in reality - flippers, Ebay and similar methods end up saving a lot good stuff and bringing it back out into the light of day.
I think option one is out since chrisnben posted photos of other cars he's worked on, owned, sold, whatever. And with no mention of anything in option two, it pretty much leaves option three as the motive. There's enough info online to establish some basic knowledge of scarcity at least, even for a newb (which he clearly is not).
Now, if you're talking production numbers/scarcity which was the original premise, that's another matter entirely since it implies a desire to save or preserve a rare car. Yet again, the poster blew any potential basis here by mentioning wanting to hot rod or otherwise modify the car. As someone pointed out, that pretty much screws the 'rare car' aspect. If you're buying it to hot rod, you're not buying it for its collectibility. Its value will be whatever you personally place on it, the sum of its original parts for resale, whatever.
A more likely post would read something like "Found a cool car, the fender codes/numbers indicate it really is a <XYZ>. How much is it worth as it sits and what can I do to it without destroying its collectible value?".
If you truly want a car, price (within your means) isn't really an issue. 'Value' only matters if you're planning to sell. And a rare car is only rare as just that - not as someone's re-interpreted idea of how it should be.
Keep in mind that this is my opinion only, and may not be worth the time you spent reading it. That's why I saved this until the end.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
After four years, we've seen this on a regular basis.
Hi.
WIW.
1 of 1 best in the world.
You're all ignorant assholes.
* Poof * gone.....
moparnutcase
Senior Member
He probably found out that it is not an original 426W car.
Boomer
Active Member
So how would that compare to, say - a past girlfriend - telling you she *is* or *isn't* pregnant?
Depression since a rare survivor wasn't found? Or relief that a rare car won't get 'hot rodded'?
'I don't have a dog in this fight'
- Michael Vick
Depression since a rare survivor wasn't found? Or relief that a rare car won't get 'hot rodded'?
'I don't have a dog in this fight'
- Michael Vick
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
I came here looking to buy a C body still haven't made the commitment and I am now addicted to FCBO like heroin.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
And not ONE has made you pull the trigger after 2-1/2 yrs?
You are a tough sell... :icon_pai:
Lol Man I feel you there, There have been Times I will Have dreams about this Forum Then I wake up and say maybe I should Stay away for a few Days...
Samplingman
Old Man with a Hat
Hey I have a C-body, Dave is the lurker here lol
Samplingman
Old Man with a Hat
Hey I have a C-body, Dave is the lurker here lol
Wait...really? I don't believe you have ever posted a pic....let's see it!
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70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
Or maybe just cheap or I find other things to spend the money on like Peterbilts or old brown Challengers. Nah probably just cheap.
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
I have tried the addiction is too great. This is why I don't do facebook one addiction is all I need.
Well she isn't much to look at that's why I don't post any Pics but here you go. Now this proves I am not No lurker, I am a real C-Body man lol.Wait...really? I don't believe you have ever posted a pic....let's see it!
Nice car!
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Samplingman
Old Man with a Hat
Nice! Better condition than my project, now get going on that build thread!
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