chevy girl, it's hard to determine from the pics. you really have to see a car in person to get a feel for it. rust issues are huge, as you probably know. if it has no rust, or almost none, paint shines nice, no strange noises, leaks, nice interior, etc... what i'm describing is what you'd call a nice 'driver' car. if it is one, numbers matching, 4 speed, i'd say the range is $20-$25k. that would be a good price for you to get. if you had to sell right away, maybe upper teens. of course, it all depends on the overall condition. from your description and pics, this appears to be a nice driver, but a car usually looks better in pictures than real life.
your post reminds me, i have a service call to do in longmont, almost forgot! i'm in fort collins. good luck to ya.

 

Several things put the the car at a disadvantage as far as an estimate or what the car might actually bring.

1. Limited pictures
2. None of the engine compartment or dash.
3. Buckets,no console and column shift auto. Not sure I have seen one this way or if it could be built this way. If not it takes a lot of the air out of the original persona.
4. Pretty steep asking price for a 69 as this is. Althought the 69 is about 3rd in popularity behind a 70 or 67 there is a large gap between them. As you approach $25K with a 69 and beyond it better be special and need very little.

I wish you the best of luck but you may be faced with a situation that is in between. A real nice driver but needing a restoration. It is a difficult position in this market.

 

Agree with John
Some pretty nice 69's haven't been bringing much over $20,000 lately.
Bad time to sell right now.

 

I have to agree with John & Dean, except for a few things. The color combo is rare, especially the red interior. You might find someone to pay mid 20's if someone is looking for an fairly original like yours. The #'s matching motor is a plus. I also believe that a column shift was an option with buckets if it was special ordered that way. I've seen original Novas, Impalas and Camaros built that way.

The market is REALLY slow right now. If you want top dollar, stick to a firm price and wait for the right buyer to come along. Otherwise, 19K is a good number for a quicker sale.

 

I have to agree with everyone also, the best thing you can do to increase your odds of getting a better market price for your car is get more docs on the car build sheet or sheets all information on it will help sell the car for a fair market value. The only problem now is you are selling the car when every about these type of cars are going cheaper than last year. Dont let someone drill you and beat you down on the price try and stick to your guns and get the best for your money. Find your build sheet.

 

I would say $15,000.00 would be a good price for it. I love the 69s but I think $25,000.00 is on the high side exspecially not being a low miles car and needing a full restoration to make it right.

 

Pulling up your original post when you bought the Chevelle, it appears you have not done anything to the car. In your orignal post, you stated "The biggest problem that it has is that there are small rust spots bubbling up through the paint at the bottom corners of doors and fenders along with right below the vinyl top, there are also small bumps under the vinyl top that are probably rust (the car did come from Washington state)." Since you purchased the car, the rust has not stopped eating metal and probably got worse. You stated you paid $13,500 for it then. I do like the color combo as it matches my new car. If you haven't touched the car, the $15,000 to $17,500 range is were I would be. My 2cents worth. How the FM radio switch go?

 

Thanks for all the input. It is true that I have done very little to the car since I bought it, except have fun driving it to work on nice days. I had very good intentions but I suppose with 2 kids and a full time job they weren't very realistic intentions, which is exactly why I am selling it. It deserves more time and attention then I can give it. I knew that $25,000 (the fair condition price that I found on one of the blue book web sites) seemed high but I knew I could always come down from that price but I could never go up. I think I will probably list it on ebay with a reserve of $16,000. Again thanks for all the expert opinions.

67 vette guy you have an amazing memory or maybe the internet is just an amazing thing, I decided to not change the original radio and just got a small radio/mp3 that I set on the dash. By the way 67 Corvette Sting Ray is my ultimate dream car.

Laura (Chevy Girl)

 

It's utterly worthless. Send it over to me and I will dispose of it for you.

 

I sure wouldn't go any lower than $16,000. Laura, you just never know what someone might bid it up to on ebay.

 

Exactly right about "you never know." Do find out exactly what you have as far as orig motor etc. Buildsheet would be a plus but if the numbers check out and your the 2nd owner; see if the orig owner has any docs/pics or can vouch for it. That would at least assure someone its the real deal.

Test the waters at 20-21K. What a deal if you dropped down to 18-19K or less???? I'm sure you'll get plenty of calls just due to it's originality. Good luck.

Another .02

 

Laura It is nice to see someone who accepts the reality of the situation. The car is probably worth no more than you paid for it several years ago with market adjustments. The $16000 is more than reasonable for this car. I might consider setting a Buy It Now at $18995 or so with a reserve a little higher than the $16000. You can lower your reserve once you get a feel for whats going on. You will get plenty of calls and E-Mails wanting to know what it will take to buy the car right now. Be prepared with your answer. Early on tell them you turned down $16500-$17000 but would take $17500. If you get a cold reception you can adjust your strategy as you go along.

Do a more complete job with your pictures and rememberthis car has two things so many others do not. A unigue color combo and an original car. That alone is probably worth $5000 more than a similar without them.

Good Luck and do not get greedy. For the most part the replys you get cannot buy the SS emblems on the car much less the car but the right one is out there.

 

Laura,
There ought to be several TC Members in your area that could help you with taking more pictures and obtaining the important casting numbers and various stampings from the the motor and such. The chance to help someone locate the build sheet for their car would be pretty cool in my book. If I lived closer and diesel wasn't $3.65 a gallon I'd come over just to be aprt of the historic search. Have you sent the info on your Chevelle to Andy (SS69Chevelle)? Please do it before you sell it.
Only one project at a time. The plastic car, formerly known as my 67 Vette has a very good home across town. It is in a climate controlled garage. The new owner invites me over to have a beer with him and tweek a few things so he can get it judged.

 

The build sheet may be easier to find than you think. In about an hour you could cover the most common places. If you could say you had the build sheet that would go a long way to authenticating the car. Which would mean more people willing to pay the asking price. With everyone and their mothers claiming their car is an SS wouldn't you feel more comfortable as a buyer knowing you were getting the real thing.

 

I think $16,000 is very reasonable if it can be documented as a real SS. Like blm said, there are more Malibus being represented as an SS than there ever were real SS cars.

If you weren't so far away from me, I would come look at the car myself for possible purchase.

 

How weird, I used to live in Longmont. O'Shay's Texas Cheese Chicken rules! Of course that was 20 years ago........

 

Thats easlily worth 16K around here.

 

I just saw a nicely restored real 69 chevelle ss396 with auto trans & L78 go for over $41k in atlantic city muscle & antique car auction on 2/29/08.

There were litterally 100's of 60's-70's muscle cars of all makes/models for sale at the atlantic city carshow/auction,was really a nice show to see.

Yes you could order a 69 chevelle ss 396 with colum shift automatic,i have seen a few real ones over the yr's with build sheets to back them up.

With that said when your asking top dollar(maybe a smidge over top dollar) for a car you have to give a lot more pics of entier car inside & out with a lot more detail and stats/#'s to prove its matching and your 4 pics & lack of detail do not cut it at all IMHO. Your car is turely a real survivour that seems to be all there and if it doesnt need all new sheetmetal & is truely #'s matching it could be worth 15k-20k to the right person wanting to restore it .

Too bad you have to part with that nice car that is a great platfom to start a resto on.

I would hate to have to sell my #'s matching 69 chevelle ss 396 4spd i have owned for 30 yrs so i know just how you must feel.

Good luck selling it.

Scott

 

hello, wish you or i, where closer, i, would come take a look at it. i, have a couple 69, s and sold them wish i, would have keep one of them. i, had one with buckets and a colum shift! also a 69 pace car camero with buckets and colum shift. i, have a 67 chevelle ss now but, i, love the 69, s.