Can anyone tell me what my car is worth

[57 pres]

just picked up a 1957 president 2 door 21000 miles all original run great garage kept.

[StudeRich]

That Taupe Color '57 President 2 Door looks very familiar, I am pretty sure it has belonged to a fairly active SDC Member who brought it to SDC International Meets, one was in South Bend, IN.

That is a question many people ask here, but to tell you the truth it is Impossible to give a Honest Estimate from only 2 Poor, Indoor Pictures with no Side View, Interior, Engine etc..
As to what it will sell for, the Value is always in the Eye of the Beholder/Buyer.

That means that: Time of Year, LOCATION, Location, location, the Sale Media, Condition underneath, Condition of Mechanical's, Condition of Interior. etc. all make a difference.

None of us will actually know that until the bidding on eBay has found a buyer, OR if the Reserve is way High, it's average Value will come out.

To come much closer than say: $5000.00 to $10,000.00 we would need a whole Lot more Pics and information.

FYI, a '57 President 2 Door IS a fairly Rare Model these days, and I happen to love it, but rare does not always equate to desirability and value.

There are VERY few 1957's that after 63 Years actually ARE still original, and that 21,000 mileage would have to be verified by Documentation. Many times current Mileage is only since restoration, or a replacement Speedometer etc. I am not saying it is not Original, but does need to be proven.

[StudeRich]

NOW I can see it is an Automatic.
This one is from 2002 in South Bend, looks like Before a Re-Paint.

UPDATE, Just found these 4 above, they are in, I believe Sept. 2007.

OPPS, they only show on my Computer due to incorrect Format, all 5.

I think I fixed it , if everyone see's them now.

[Corbinstein0]

I'll say this much. She's a Keeper.

[6hk71400]

There is in Southern Arizona a 1957 President 2 door with overdrive that the owner restored and then put it in a garage. He has high standards of restoration on any of his projects over the past 30 or so years I have known him. He is asking $7,500. Maybe that will give you an idea.

You can never pay too much for a Studebaker, but you can buy it too early. You may have to wait to get your money out for years, but you will not retire from the money you have in one.

Bob Miles

[Blue 15G]

I don't know what your car is worth but all I can say is some people have all the luck. I really like your car!

[52-fan]

The fact that it is a two door is special. There are a fair number of 4 doors, but I have seen very few 2 doors.
In any case, you will never pay too much if you are satisfied with the price and buy the car car to keep. You can pay too much if you buy the car(or anything else) just to resell.

[64studeavanti]

Hagerty pegs 57 President 2 door around $5700 - $5800 for a number 3 driver. This one appears to be in good mostly original condition - may be worth more.

[PackardV8]

Hagerty pegs 57 President 2 door around $5700 - $5800 for a number 3 driver. This one appears to be in good mostly original condition - may be worth more.

And that's about one-tenth of the cost of a full professional restoration. A good friend learned that expensive lesson.

jack vines

[studegary]

I won't even make a guesstimate from those two pictures. I like the car. My first Studebaker was a 1957 President Classic.

The best guide to today's market is to put it on eBay with pictures and a good description. The public will tell you what it s "worth"/market value. If you definitely do not want to sell it at any price, simply place a very high reserve price on the eBay listing.

[57 pres]

Richard Gilles from Battle Creek Michigan was the previous owner and he was a member thanks for the feedback I just couldn’t find anything to compare it to. Seems to be a rare car.

[mbstude]

Like everyone else has said, a two door President is a scarce and unique car, but significantly undervalued.

I bought a ‘56 President two door about 5 years ago and then promptly found myself needing to sell it. I had more in it, but sold it for roughly $6000 as that’s all I could squeeze out of it. It needed some upholstery work but was a nice driver. Mechanically it had all been recently rebuilt.

Given the choice of a two door Stude, I’d rather have one of these over any Hawk or Lark. They’re nice driving cars and you’re unlikely to see another one. But they aren’t expensive Studebakers.

Given what I can tell of the condition of your ‘57, I’d pay more than $6000 for it if it was something I wanted. It looks to be a nicer car than the ‘56 I had.

[Flashback]

There is in Southern Arizona a 1957 President 2 door with overdrive that the owner restored and then put it in a garage. He has high standards of restoration on any of his projects over the past 30 or so years I have known him. He is asking $7,500. Maybe that will give you an idea.

You can never pay too much for a Studebaker, but you can buy it too early. You may have to wait to get your money out for years, but you will not retire from the money you have in one.

Bob Miles

This is a good example Bob has shown. They are worth what someone will pay at a given moment . Different people prefer different options. I would rather have a three speed with OD, but others auto. If your car has had recent brake, exhaust , coolant system and tune up work it makes it worth more. All original and sitting can get expensive when you get back on the road. BOTTOM LINE : WHAT'S IT WORTH TO YOU ?? DRIVE AND ENJOY THIS NICE AUTOMOBILE.

[NCDave51]

The joy I’m having removing, disassembling, cleaning this gem of a Lark VI DeLuxe - that has no options except for a Climatizer and the overdrive - is going to more than make up for the amount I overpaid at purchase last July, whenever it comes time to sell. I’m hoping that’s a long long way off.

That is - the value of the car is simply what the market is willing to pay at the time of listing.

Finding the right market-buyer to want to pay is always the hard part with an orphan marque.

A lowly ‘59 Lark in Tahiti Coral with a flathead is never going to bring much. And that’s why all our “trusted sources” lately (eBay, Hemmings, Hagerty, Grundy, BaT, auction houses, etc) can’t get values right half the time. So much more than metal and paint and engine create the value.

[t walgamuth]

I'd expect that 57 to sell for between $10k and 20 on bringatrailer......if it is as nice inside and under as it is on the outside.