I spent a lot of time last night helping my neighbors kids figure out the value of his collection of cars. Doing everything on Zoom.
None of them have any interest other than money value. Each of them were bickering back and forth about how to best turn them to cash. Upset that they couldn't just take it to a bank and deposit it. Angry that I wouldn't just write them a check and take them off their hands.
We're not talking about rare or high dollar cars. More sentimental favorites. Some interesting though. A 1932 Ford pickup roadster that he had tastefully hot rodded post WW2. A 1950 Ford with an Offy 270 and the rear wheels radiused MGTD with a Ford V8 60 Jaguar XK 120 OTS with a Olds J2 engine. 1959 Chevy convertible. 1964 Austin Healy 3000 ( very rusty). Plus several 4 door sedans from the 80's it was obvious the 32 Ford was regularly used but it was very shabby. everything else was piled with dust, flat tires, and neglected/rusty.
In the end they just wanted wick money rather than put any effort into getting the maximum.
Any photos of the 32 roadster pickup or MGTD?
In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :
Just on zoom. I figure the MG worth $5000 tops unrunning. Flat tires. Shabby looking. and if they tried to sell the 32 roadster pickup with flat tires and not running they would be lucky to get $15-20,000 for it. But with tires and in running shape it might go as high as $30,000. Nothing is restored or good paint. The tops on everything is in tatters. But at least the bows are there.
I believe getting the Roadster pickup up running should be easy. It looks like it was used fairly recently. Where everything else has thick layers of dust on them.
These should be on EBay. Much larger market and exposure.
There are probably other places.
I had no idea there was classified advertising on Zoom.
Sone of those are worth a little bit. The '59 Chevy convertible is probably worth a little.
I feel your pain.
In reply to SVreX (Forum Supporter) :
It was a zoom call rather than have me go there to appraise stuff for them. A Virtual appraisal. If you will.
I suggested they try listing everything on Barn Finds. What Barn finds rejects list at Hemmings.
My suggestion to spend a little to get stuff running, cleaned up a little was met with stony rejection.
Anytime people ask your advice about something you know is usually going to end in "thats not what I wanted to hear."
If it's a real steel 32 roadster pickup, it will/should bring stupid money. Especially if it was hotrodded right.
Fiberglass, $15-20,000 sounds correct.
The J2 engine is worth quite a bit by itself, in carbs alone.
I would rather have an MGTD with an MGTD engine. But that would probably be more money.
Yeah, if they want a fast cashout, put the cars on auction.
Also, some tips for selling cars from the Classic Motorsports back catalog:
5 Steps for a Perfect Listing
5 Steps to a Seamless Transaction
How to Sell a Car: Making the Sale
Appleseed said:
If it's a real steel 32 roadster pickup, it will/should bring stupid money. Especially if it was hotrodded right.
Fiberglass, $15-20,000 sounds correct.
The J2 engine is worth quite a bit by itself, in carbs alone.
Yes it is real. But it's so shabby, the high money buyers will take some of the patina but it's condition will hold them back. From what I saw on the pictures it was very authentic but the upgrades didn't stop in the 40's but continued through the 50's. 15 inch Kelsey Hays wires on the front with juice brakes. 16 inch on the rear.
The Offy is worth a lot of money by itself. A strong $20,000 The J2 to pull decent money needs a home.
The right Oldsmobile.
Most of the cars have serious rust issues.
In reply to Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) :
The Flathead 60 made sense. There were a lot of them around and stock they made 60 horsepower to the MG's 54. They fit in. Easy to get up to 100+ hp. But it weighed more than 120 pounds more than the stock engine.
While I enjoy my TD I recognize its weaknesses. the camshaft is a 1930's design and rarely will go much more than 30,000 miles before he lobes are rounded off. The intake ports are shared so power is limited. Three mains on the crankshaft limits revs. Weak rod bolts with sloppy tolerances tend to result in block ventilation.
While all those issues can be addressed it's not cheap to do so. But to directly answer your question. A MGTD with an original engine in similar shape is selling around that $7-8000 range now. There are enough of them that if you seek originality it's not worth buying a swapped engine one because it's cheaper.
Food for thought. This is listed on Ebay for $3,500.
In reply to Appleseed :
Asking price and selling price is hopefully different.
Antihero (Forum Supporter) said:
Shadeux (Forum Supporter) said:
Anytime people ask your advice about something you know is usually going to end in "thats not what I wanted to hear."
This times a billion
At least when you call it 'consulting' they still have to pay you no matter why they decide to do.
sucks to see stuff like that happen. Even if it's not their passion it sucks that they don't have enough respect to do right by the cars and the legacy.
In reply to frenchyd :
True. However, I've seen higher prices for worse. You might be underestimating how desirable a 32, in any condition, can be.
In reply to Appleseed :
That's interesting. I knew it was valid through 2000 but there are so many reproduction steel bodies out there you'd think the demand has been filled.
Hell, I'd be happy with fiberglass. But to some people, only a steel body made by Ford in 32 will do.
