I put "true" in quotes because my friend at work says he can prove that it's authentic but has yet to bring in the numbers. He's owned the car for the last 7 years. It's body is showing age and will need some areas repaired and the car repainted. It's a 283 with new 4bbl, new headers, and new dual exhaust system. The top needs to be replaced, and he says it will run great if it starts. It has an electrical gremlin between the key and starter. I am working on getting some pix, but until then does anyone have any ballpark guesses on where he should set his price? Thanks!
'64 "True" Malibu SS convertible...wiw?
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I put "true" in quotes because my friend at work says he can prove that it's authentic but has yet to bring in the numbers. He's owned the car for the last 7 years. It's body is showing age and will need some areas repaired and the car repainted. It's a 283 with new 4bbl, new headers, and new dual exhaust system. The top needs to be replaced, and he says it will run great if it starts. It has an electrical gremlin between the key and starter. I am working on getting some pix, but until then does anyone have any ballpark guesses on where he should set his price? Thanks!
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I just sold a Fully Restored 64 SS Conv. Numbers car, AACA champ!!
But if I told you what I got for it,
you might think your friend's car was a block from the parking lot of the ball park
They are out there.. but as I keep telling everyone.. QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY sells and sells BIG!! add docs and you never lose!! :yes:
But if I told you what I got for it,
you might think your friend's car was a block from the parking lot of the ball park They are out there.. but as I keep telling everyone.. QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY sells and sells BIG!! add docs and you never lose!! :yes:
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Thanks, Mike. I personally think he's being foolish to sell it right now without doing a thing to it. I think he needs to spend a few hundred and make sure the car starts and runs right, and clean it up as best he can. In my opinion this small investment prior to anyone seeing the car will allow him to get a much higher selling price than if someone showed up and saw a dirty, non-running car.
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you know...i totally agree with this tought process. i hate adds that says, only needs battery,or starter, or carb. is missing, or ran when parked. to me somebody is hiding something, and if not, they are leaving $ on the table. like you say, a few $ and in some instances a few minutes can be worth $100's, if not $1,000's of dollars. i think recently somebody on this site, spent a few hundred cleaning up a non running car, and recieved a couple thousand in return.
in the early 90's i made a ton of $ picking up motorcycles that were parked and sold cheap. many times a battery and some carb. cleaner were the difference of the few hundred i paid, and the thousands i sold for.
cars are a little different, a car missing a carb. or some other minor part, could be hiding a big issue. otherwise, you just have to expect the worst.
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OK...here's the scoop.
I originally posted this topic in the WIW forum last September. My co-worker was trying to sell his '64 Malibu SS Convertible for $12k
Needless to say he didn't get any bites. Well fast forward to today...he's picking up and moving to Texas to marry someone he met on the Internet. He doesn't want to take the car with him and has magically dropped his price to $5500.
I will try to get some pix today or tomorrow.
My boss has been looking for a project car and asked me if I thought he should jump on it. My boss isn't really going to do any of the work...he'll just write big checks and drive it when it's done. How should I advise him? Keep in mind...brownie points are on the line here too! Are 64's (especially verts) harder to get parts for?
I originally posted this topic in the WIW forum last September. My co-worker was trying to sell his '64 Malibu SS Convertible for $12k
Needless to say he didn't get any bites. Well fast forward to today...he's picking up and moving to Texas to marry someone he met on the Internet. He doesn't want to take the car with him and has magically dropped his price to $5500.
I will try to get some pix today or tomorrow.
My boss has been looking for a project car and asked me if I thought he should jump on it. My boss isn't really going to do any of the work...he'll just write big checks and drive it when it's done. How should I advise him? Keep in mind...brownie points are on the line here too!
Are 64's (especially verts) harder to get parts for?
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Not really. Just remember "If the top goes down, the price goes up". Let me know if I can help in any way.
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I've owned my 64 SS convertible for four years and the value of them has really gone up over that time period.
I think they made 8 or 9 thousand of them but a lot of them must have been trashed. I have seen only one other one.
You can readily get probably 80% or 90% of the parts you need for it. Check it closely for rust.
Tony
I think they made 8 or 9 thousand of them but a lot of them must have been trashed. I have seen only one other one.
You can readily get probably 80% or 90% of the parts you need for it. Check it closely for rust.
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Thanks, guys. Here are the pix. I went to see it after work. It's got flat tires and is in an alley with about a foot and a half on either side! I wish I could have gotten better pix. I didn't have enough light to get underneath. My boss is really leaning towards getting it anyway. The psgr front fender is dented and let's assume it needs to be replaced. The paint is peeling/chipping and definitely needs to be redone. There are a number of relatively small blisters of rust in the usual spots. What are your thoughts?
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Just my opinion........if the frame is solid and has an original engine under the hood it's worth the $5,500 or so. The stuff I see wrong with it is all fixable.
Go for the brownie points..........before the meter reader makes an offer on it.
Tom
Go for the brownie points..........before the meter reader makes an offer on it.
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i'd be really concerned about floors and trunk, especially in a convert. if they are solid, the car looks like it's worth the $5500. keep in mind, as chevelles go, '64's are probably the cheapest from among the '64-'72's.
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Thanks, GS...I'm going to go back with my boss today, and I will be sure to check underneath, in the trunk, etc.
As for their being the least value, I did not know that. My coworker is trying to get more money based upon the fact that "this is an SS convertible from the first model year". He's obviously not done his homework!
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I don't know that I agree that the 64's, especially SS convertibles, are among the cheapest. Or common for that matter. Go to eBay, AUTABUY, Collector Car Trader, etc, and check it out.
Do the doors sag? If so, check the hinges. If they look okay that may be a sign of problems with the frame. If you can put it on a lift, even if it costs a few bucks, do it.
Tony
Do the doors sag? If so, check the hinges. If they look okay that may be a sign of problems with the frame. If you can put it on a lift, even if it costs a few bucks, do it.
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Went to see the car this afternoon...
The frame is ROTTED through in several spots. Trunk floor is questionable, Bondo is abundant, convertible top has leaked therefore the interior is full of mildew, and the owner is delusional. It's a damn shame, but I think it's nothing more than a donor car.
The frame is ROTTED through in several spots. Trunk floor is questionable, Bondo is abundant, convertible top has leaked therefore the interior is full of mildew, and the owner is delusional. It's a damn shame, but I think it's nothing more than a donor car.
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I don't think so, not a 64 SS convertible. :noway: IMO The 64/5 Malibu cars will increase in value faster than the other Chevelles in the future.
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I was afraid you might find that. Too bad. But, your boss can sure try to cut a good deal now. Knowledge is power. :yes:
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it's a shame, being a convert and all that it's this bad. i would never start with a car as rusty as this one apparently is, but others probably would. you couldn't give it to me if i had to restore it. a very nice '64 SS conv is probably $25-$30k done, you'd probably have half that spent getting rid of rust, unless you're a body man.
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I shouldn't have been so quick to categorize it that way. There are plenty of others out there who have taken cars in this condition or worse and restored them to top quality. It's just going to be a very expensive proposition. Perhaps if someone had a frame already you would be much further along.
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