63 Avanti price

[crusadex]

Saw a beautiful 63 Avanti for sale today.
The body looked great,almost flawless black paint.The interior was good.
It had a Stude engine that looked stock.
The ignition,charging system and carb were obviously not stock.
They lot wanted 21,000 for it.

I'd say it was a 7 on a 1-10 scale.

Overpriced?

[jallen]

If you check ebay, that car is probably 7-9K more than it's worth. You don't say where you saw it, nor did you include pictures, so any response
would be a guess. Take a chance, offer 12K and don't be surprised if they say yes.

[sbca96]

A first year model of a historic car, depending on how good it is, 20k is not too
much to ask, options, etc. A buddy of mine with a '68 Mustang Shelby GT500
answered the "value" question with this :

"Its only worth as much as someone will pay for it".

Tom

[StudeMichael]

Like everything else, the prices of collector cars are way down. Do a completed items search on EBAY for Studebaker. Now is not the time to sell anything and a great time to buy from those who unfortunately have to.

[studegary]

Seems just a bit high for an R2 and a lot high for an R1, based on the limited information available.

[crusadex]

It's at a classic car lot in Bandon Oregon.
I found a picture of it from 2008.(At least it looks exactly like the same car and it's a city of 3000.)
The white tag in the left front window looks the same too.It was a sticker from some washington state avanti dealer.

http://picasaweb.google.com/kwansahn/BandonOrergon2008#

The dealer said it was in a local museum for several year.

[crusadex]

A first year model of a historic car, depending on how good it is, 20k is not too
much to ask, options, etc. A buddy of mine with a '68 Mustang Shelby GT500
answered the "value" question with this :

"Its only worth as much as someone will pay for it".

Tom

Yes but.....'68 Mustang Shelby GT500
I doubt he would have a hard time selling it for a semitruck load of pennies.

[sbca96]

Perhaps, but I believe an Avanti is more rare. Than again, his was a convertible.

Tom

[studegary]

Perhaps, but I believe an Avanti is more rare. Than again, his was a convertible.

Tom

Rarity and value often do not correlate. Look how many 1957 Chevrolets were built and their value versus my one of two 1983 Chrysler Executive Limousine that I sold for $1500.

[Retired]

Appears the front seats have been changed or have head restrants installed?

[sbca96]

Rarity and value often do not correlate.

I knowed this, I done just makin a joke-ski.

Tom

[crusadex]

Appears the front seats have been changed or have head restrants installed?

I looked last time i drove by the lot.It's just the camera angle they area speakers on the rear deck.
And it is the same car in the picture.