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Bluevista · March 24th, 2009, 04:09 PM

Cool car, I warn you now that car will be a major money pit.

Figure double everything on wagon bodies.

This will be tough to estimate a price on, 455 Vistas don't come up for sale often and every guy with a 442 and a trailer wants them for the ulti-mint (in your case) matching tow vehicle.

I would check for rust very carefully around the roof windows, side glass, behind the rear bumper, usual areas, the D pillars look a little funky too.Those things all can be bad but the car looks about like mine was and it wasn't bad once I got the trim off. I would be looking at it seriously if I lived close by and had money.

I would take my trim tool if I were really serious to check it out real good for rust. I would like a three seater 455 someday to pull my old dude citizen camper but I would settle for that baby, and it isn't green.

The interior doesn't look too bad, those seats may be repairable and the cargo covers don't look too bad, otherwise more big bucks.
If it had a 350 it would be worth maybe 2-3K at the most to me in that condition. That car may go for 4-5K? just guessing. It all depends on how much it originally having a 455 is worth and the condition.
There are some good deals on clean Vista Cruisers around but the shipping premium makes them out of range here, being close is a way to justify spending more if it's clean, but wait...you have nobody to convince.

Depends how bad you want it, you have nothing better to spend your money on anyway and the economy needs stimulating, go for it.

I take no responsibility for anything later so don't blame me. There are three ways to lose friends, loan money, borrow money, give advice on car purchases.
It would be nice to buy and make sure it's roadworthy then give a good deal to a good buddy old pal (like me) later (with financing) when you find out it gets about 7 miles per gallon.

The things are notorious for getting really bad mileage but I really don't know? What does your 4-4-2 get? just divide that in half. I have a stock 350 2 barrel and I'm afraid to check mine, I just put gas in it. I know my GTO gets better mileage going by trips to the gas station.

March 24th, 2009, 04:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bluevista Cruisin' the Vistas Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 1,723	Cool car, I warn you now that car will be a major money pit. Figure double everything on wagon bodies. This will be tough to estimate a price on, 455 Vistas don't come up for sale often and every guy with a 442 and a trailer wants them for the ulti-mint (in your case) matching tow vehicle. I would check for rust very carefully around the roof windows, side glass, behind the rear bumper, usual areas, the D pillars look a little funky too.Those things all can be bad but the car looks about like mine was and it wasn't bad once I got the trim off. I would be looking at it seriously if I lived close by and had money. I would take my trim tool if I were really serious to check it out real good for rust. I would like a three seater 455 someday to pull my old dude citizen camper but I would settle for that baby, and it isn't green. The interior doesn't look too bad, those seats may be repairable and the cargo covers don't look too bad, otherwise more big bucks. If it had a 350 it would be worth maybe 2-3K at the most to me in that condition. That car may go for 4-5K? just guessing. It all depends on how much it originally having a 455 is worth and the condition. There are some good deals on clean Vista Cruisers around but the shipping premium makes them out of range here, being close is a way to justify spending more if it's clean, but wait...you have nobody to convince. Depends how bad you want it, you have nothing better to spend your money on anyway and the economy needs stimulating, go for it. I take no responsibility for anything later so don't blame me. There are three ways to lose friends, loan money, borrow money, give advice on car purchases. It would be nice to buy and make sure it's roadworthy then give a good deal to a good buddy old pal (like me) later (with financing) when you find out it gets about 7 miles per gallon. The things are notorious for getting really bad mileage but I really don't know? What does your 4-4-2 get? just divide that in half. I have a stock 350 2 barrel and I'm afraid to check mine, I just put gas in it. I know my GTO gets better mileage going by trips to the gas station.