Hi, I am about to sell my seats out of my 70 gto to raise funds for body work. What are they worth? The rear and passenger seats are PERFECT!!! All they need are a little cleaning. NOT ONE CUT OR SCRATCH!.. The drivers seat has two small rips about the size of a quarter on the left side.. No real damage on the actual part you sit on.. The seat backs are perfect too.. Outright amazing for 39 years old.

Just trying to get a ball park estimate before I sell them.. I see these same seats go for $700+ on ebay in WORSE condition.. What can I expect for these? If I can't get this much, they I wont bother..

What could I get for the interior panels too? They are perfect also, but I never really looked at them. I want to do a complete 04-06 interior swap one day.

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On thing I would SERIOUSLY consider...

That car seems to be almost if not ALL there...

I wouldnt be getting rid of certain things that mean so much to the car.

Those seats with the right cleaner will polish up to look amazing...

Any A body would love to have those in their car...you should be proud too...

Can you raise funds a different way? What will happen...you will get the car to an amazing condition and realize that you want the original seats back, and then you will have to pay out tons to get them back.

You can fix the few cuts you have in them.

It is your car but I wouldnt get rid of THOSE seats...

You also need to look under them for your build sheet. Its possible the build sheet is under the front buckets or the rear bench. That can prove to be another important document for your car's history...

I wish you were near me. I would help you detail that interior...

On thing I would SERIOUSLY consider...

That car seems to be almost if not ALL there...

I wouldnt be getting rid of certain things that mean so much to the car.

Those seats with the right cleaner will polish up to look amazing...

Any A body would love to have those in their car...you should be proud too...

Can you raise funds a different way? What will happen...you will get the car to an amazing condition and realize that you want the original seats back, and then you will have to pay out tons to get them back.

You can fix the few cuts you have in them.

It is your car but I wouldnt get rid of THOSE seats...

You also need to look under them for your build sheet. Its possible the build sheet is under the front buckets or the rear bench. That can prove to be another important document for your car's history...

I wish you were near me. I would help you detail that interior...I am 16, so it is hard for me to raise funds.. It would take me 2 months to raise the money for quarter panel repair. My boss was telling me the same thing, keep the car original..

And yes, the car is ALL there.. 1970 lemans sport, with a 400ci RUNNING with ALL interior, stereo, everything inside the car is MINT.. aside for cracks in the dash from armor all.. Bought it for $1400.. :D

I will see what I can do to raise funds.. If I can get the brakes working and the title, then it can be ready for the street, and I will sell my DD Camaro.

My dad is moving to Virginia or W. Virginia, maybe we can meet up one day and party :)

lol well I dont know about the party since I am near 40 LOL...but...if you do and you can drive that nearby I would gladly help you clean that gunk.

Seriously though. Those seats make the car. I love "A" body buckets. Yes you can put other seats in from a million other cars but you will only have 1 set of originals...

the car is old. The seats are also old. They go with the car. Its part of the overall theme...

$450-500 for the front seats all cleaned up IMHO and experience

when its all said and done. there are other seats more comfortable, but most folks thats into these cars will chuckle at the aftermarket seats in a classic. If you were going pro touring or something all custom, aftermarket seats are fine. but if your restoring, or ever think you may want to restore the car (why else are you installing 1/4s?) the original style seats make or brake the restoration or restification. And lastly never say never! Your 16 and think you'll never sell the car, so you decide to hack it up. later in life you end up not believing what you did to the poor thing. And if you decide to sell the car, you'll find its easier to sell a car with more original parts. Jim

So if I did want to swap seats, I should keep the old ones?... I guess I will keep them, I reeaaalllyyy need to clean them, and vacuum up all the rust and dirt.. And yeah, they are very comfy seats... One of the best I have sat in actually.. Nothing will compare to the ls1/ls2 GTO's though, and this pro touring chevelle we did at work.. Had racing seats in them and they were amazing..

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I really, really hate to do this, but, I think I have to sell them :(.. What would be a good starting bid? $500? Then a reserve of maybe $700?.. I think $600/$650 may seem reasonable for reserve... I want like $800 or more, but I don't want to scare people off like most do, and I don't think I will pull that much money.

I found some LSx GTO seats for $250 to replace them. I want to see if I can find a nice salvage LSx GTO and transfer it all, but I doubt I will raise $6000 remotely soon.

Also, since I am selling the seats, I might as well sell the rest of the **** with it, surely that will add a few $100.. Need to keep the dash though.

If it were me, i would start the auction at $.99 and let them go. You will get more bids with a low starting bid and no reserve. If they are worth $700 then they will get bids that high. I do all my auctions like that.
James

What do you guys think now? I think a little bit of cleaning just doubled my earnings lol..

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I dont know why you are even wanting to sell the seats:confused:
1. They are in great shape and its one less thing you will have to spend money on for your car.
2. They are the original seats to the car.
3. Once you get rid of them you will still have to buy something to sit on to drive the car, unless you want to sit on a box?
You are at a point of pay now for seats or pay later for some seats...

You probably won't find very many people interested in the back seat.

Someone who has a Lemans, GTO, survivor car that needs a good set will pay for them other wise they are worth $500-$650 and the back seat is $0

I dont know why you are even wanting to sell the seats:confused:
1. They are in great shape and its one less thing you will have to spend money on for your car.
2. They are the original seats to the car.
3. Once you get rid of them you will still have to buy something to sit on to drive the car, unless you want to sit on a box?
You are at a point of pay now for seats or pay later for some seats...

I agree. You are selling perfect original seats that will add value if you ever do decide to sell, Just to get seats that will hurt the value. You will still need to raise money for the other repairs. I don't know what the rest of the car looks like, I'm sure that there are plenty of things that need attention. Pull the seats, clean up the floor, Install new carpet, reinstall the seats and the interior is done. Cost; sand paper, spray paint and carpet. Get the car on the road, Sell your other car and use that money to repair the rest of the car.

I want to sell them for a nice set of 04-06 GTO seats, what are your guys thoughts on that? I am planning on a complete interior swap.. It will be a DD when it is done, and I want it to turn heads and be comfy.. Basically turn it into a pro touring car.. From the looks of it, there are few, if any pro touring cars here, I guess you guys frown upon that?

It's not like I am tearing up a real GTO, even nicely restored Lemans' don't go for very much. I wish I could sell my camaro, but I can't.. But say I sell these for $700, that's enough for some nice LSx GTO seats, and a little to pay off the rest of my quarter panels.

Yeah, I know it's not the "right" way to restore a car, but I like to stand out. I like trying new things that no one else has done, and I am pretty sure there aren't many 70 GTO's with modern interior :)
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Not trying to bust your bubble but I'm thinking 7 or 8 hundred is very high for these. The drivers seat needs a new seat cover so after replacing it probably won't match the passenger cover so that could end up needing replaced. Then there is the fact that these are 40 year old seats so the seat foam should be replaced. Once they are stripped down there could be worn or broken springs. I'm not saying that your seats have these issues but these issues are very common with seats of this era. A set of buckets can be purchased for 3 to 4 hundred that don't look as good as yours but whoever buys them could end up putting the same amount into them as your seats would require. If someone bought your seats for 8 hundred they could end up having 14 hundred in them before it is said and done. If someone put that same 14 hundred into a set up front they should be able to find a set already restore and wouldn't have to do any of the work.

Trey

I think you would stand out more having the factory seats...

Those GTP seats will be ugly in that car. Who and how are you going to mount the new seats? Do you have a welder? Are you just going to drill holes?

This is one of those things that in 20 years you will say...I should have listened.

I also think $700-$800 might be a high goal. I have seen weirder things happen though.

Not to mention your build sheet is probably under one of those seats...

How do I get the build sheets out if they are under the seats?

How do I get the build sheets out if they are under the seats?
Take your back seat out and look for it. I dont know if GTO will have it in the driver side bucket seat or not? It their is one in the bucket seat you will have to take the back off and look in there and the seat bunn on the metal frame.

If your not going to keep your car original don't worry about the build sheet because it will add no value to your car. If you sell them on eBay I say they will bring $400 tops. Very expensive to ship seats and the buyer will have to consider that. I've been watching seats on eBay for the last 3 years or so. If they brought 500 I would be surprised. I to would keep them with the car.

I have to agree with several other responses and about your projected price on them. Just selling a set of seats to help finance body work isnt going to get you far at all. If it were me I would keep those seats and come up with a new plan. Even if it means just making it a good runner and enjoying it until you can afford to do some of the restoration on it, even if it takes a few years. I have never seen selling something off a project just to (try) to finance another part of a project ever work. Unless there are extra parts to replace with.

IMO, just because your car may have some valuable parts on it does not mean its the wisest idea to sell them.

I wouldn't sell 'em. Cores are so expensive. At least they are not Mopar seats- that's even harder to find in decent shape. By the time a core with new seat buns, covers, and misc - and labor- you can easily over 1200+ into an original bucket set. Trust me, Legendary is legendary for being expensive. Even with various discounts- and doing the work yourself- seats ARE expensive.

I know you're young, and I am fairly young too (33), but if you sell them, you'll probably regret it later.

I say don't hoard parts or those seats, but man, to just sell a set to sell it is a bad reason to. Yes, those GTO new seats are awesome, but they stick out like a sore thumb in an old car.