Probably the best clamshell Custom Cruiser available on the planet right now

"16K miles believed actual"?

Come one........

 

The mileage sounds totally bogus!

 

2500-5000?? really? lol you guys kill me, I have never seen a group rip on every car they can find and say how they are not worth there asking price.
you guy's need to find something to do with your time other then putting down fellow wagon owner's car's and try to drive there price's down......you can dream all day and night, but you will not find or get a mint clam for the $2000-3000 most of you dream of!

why don't you guy's post a pic of your car's and put a price on it and let's have a fun day of seeing if you all are ready to give your cars away for the crack pricing many of you seem to think they are worth!

 

If I hadn't found my 76 Cruiser last year I would be all over this fully optioned 75, I don't think there isn't an option this one does not have, that alone makes it $10-12K in my book.
I could live with the minor dent but don't know about the mold so $7-8K is more realistic what Swanny says.

 

Really? Let's discuss MOLD! Its on the headliner what's above that? INSULATION! guess what's in THAT!(believe me I know from strippin out my caddy that looked exactly the same as this) Very probable in the carpet, what's under that? INSULATION! See those lil perferation holes in the seat cover material? Need I go on? you can wipe that nasty stuff right off the vinyl seat guess what's in the foam underneath?

Yes it's a beautiful car, But how much are you going to pay for a donor with a perfect proper matching colored interior? THEN install it? Do you realize how much work is involved in that? I sure do I've changed a couple. Sure you can recover the seats guess what the foam is still there.

MOLD is NOT COOL it can even make non allergic people very sick, and can KILL allergic people!

Sorry i'll stick by my $2500-5000 price simply because of the "believed" mileage and moldy innards!

 

We're not trying to rip on every car we find we just want realistic prices!

 

Good eye Swanny, I never paid much attention when a looked at the headliner but after blowing up the pic, that is remnants of mold.



Although we have seen worse and PLEASE nobody post a link to that clam shell ever again!

Mold is mold to me and would be a no sale to me.

OK, bash and slam away! Sorry for the lack of photos

http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23781

 

Oldschool780 we are merely inspecting the cars from their pictures and pointing out what we see wrong. If that offends you then so be it. But when we see these cars come up for sale on craigslist, get sold to a dealer and then he tries to double or triple his money without really knowing what the car is worth. It kinda gets irratating. So I point out all the flaws I see from the pictures, and the seller never states he has PROOF that this car has 116,000 or 16,000 miles. On my low mileage cars I have had I always have maintenance records, registration records, inspection records to PROVE the mileage. Is this a $17,000 car??? With a dented door, scrapped from bumper, and YES, MOLDY headliner? No it is not, Mike McCoy sold a 76 Clamshell Caprice Estate that was restored, used NOS parts and it was "better than new" for $14,000 or $15,000. This car is not that caliber of car it is a $7,000 and PRAY the mold is superficial. Nice car, not a great car. If you do not like how we discuss pricing on this forum go away, we have not missed you or your input so far. So I assume we will survive after your gone

 

Let's not argue.
Some really good points brought up about this wagon and others. Yes, I think it's a beauty. But I never even considered the mold issue. It affects everyone to an extent and is deadly to many. As far as I know mold hasn't bothered me. But possibly driving this car on extended trips might.
I'm not in the market for it but with what I've just read wouldn't have given over $5000.

 

Interesting about cars being 'picked apart' and the debates about the prices
some are asking....
I was recently slammed and got a nasty PM about one I commented on the
poster is asking a lot of money for a car that isn't original and still needs a
few things.... Does it mean I do not like the car,, absolutely not... I really
like the car...
It really is a simple philosophy.. If an item (car, boat, real estate, what ever)
does not sell does that mean there is no market... Probably not...
Usually means the item is not at a price the majority would ACTUALLY pay for
the item...
Sureeee, it is easy to sit at computer and SAY you would pay the high dollar
asking price,, but then to do it.. Another story....
Most of the vehicles we see listed at medium and higher prices if they do sell
it is for a notable amount less than the asking....

 

Sometimes we do geta bit carried away.......

Posting these ads and commenting on others is something I like to do here on the forum. Obviously, others enjoy it as well, and this has become one of the most active sections of the SWF.

Everyone is free to post their opinion, but let's all try to acknowledge that other posters have their opinion and unless you are the one who is going to buy the wagon, these opinions don't really matter.

I have noticed an increase here in the number of sellers that actually are members of the SWF, so we should try to be mindful of that possibility when we post our comments.

It might also be helpful that when you post your opinion of what you think it's worth, the amount that you would be willing to pay for a wagon is not necessarily what a perceived market value would be. This wagon is an excellent example of that.

(And I do need to take some of my own advice here....)

Marshall

 

I don't understand why one would temper their remarks re: a Wagon For Sale based on whether the Seller is a member of SWF or not.

No one should be called a "f*ckt*rd f*gg*t moron" regardless of whether they are a SWF member or not (although that didn't stop one ex-member here) - similarly, one shouldn't post untrue things about Wagons for Sale under any circumstances - regardless of whether the seller is a SWF member, or not.

But as far as honest evaluations from enthusiasts re: a specialty subset of automobiles - I say keep 'em coming. Anyone who's got enough time to read though all the posts they find "offensive" _and_ post about what a waste of time the posts are is sick and needs help.

 

Even if the windshield wipers no longer park fully automatically, why would you not move them into the concealed position manually at least for purposes of taking photos? (Especially at this asking price! ) And more especially if you are a dealer? I've dealt with this on some GM cars of my own when they have gotten old, and you can do it manually, and the wipers then emerge properly when activated. Just looks cleaner.

 

There was one 76 Custom Cruiser that was on eBay, and the selling price was about $18,000. That car was PRISTINE, and fully optioned, with documented low mileage. It was worth that to whoever bought it, and presumably it did sell to someone in particular, as it never showed up again. Were this one in that kind of condition, with that kind of documentation, you would not see a single word against it. When the ad is contradicted by the pictures, criticism is fair comment, no matter who the seller is.

 

all Im' saying is if you think you will find and buy a car this clean with all the opp's it has even with it's problems you are dreaming and will never own one! and by the sounds of it most are not really looking just trying to find problems and tell themself's the cars just don't bring that kind of cash!

now I'm not saying this car is worth 17,000, but it's closer to 17,0000 then 5000!

what would a clean body be worth?
what would the interior be worth? power everything!

if you bought a junker for a $1000 were are you getting these parts?? you cant! you would have $5000+ in a good paint job!

we seen a nice 1973 sell on ebay for $11'000 2 months ago!

there are buyer out there for these car's at these price's....just not on this sight/in this group! here some are smoking crack dreaming of 1990 price's and think if the say it enuff time's it will come true!

if these cars are only worth what you guy's say, please post some links to cars like this selling for the crack pricing you say, I would love to see it!

all I read is wow I cant beleave it sold for that! lol
http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29036&page=2

...well one member knows how to call it! he was right on with price and knows these cars are going up in price!