ent72olds

I finally got the OK from the wife to buy this car....I've been trying to get it for over a year! 45,000 orig mi., orig paint, orig interior, this car is original down to the core! Story was it was in an estate in Brooklyn where the car has been sitting in the garage since the last reggie in 1977! The car was parked for reasons unknown. Two years ago, the estate sold, and the siblings had to remove the car. They have an accountant relative, and asked him for help. He called the owner of one of my accounts (a body shop) and asked for a favor to tow the car out of there, and store it in his yard. So the last two years, the car has been outside. I've been trying to purchase it. The siblings are MIA for two years, and after several attempts to get a hold of them, the shop owner needs the car out! So I get the car, unfortunately, with no paperwork.

Car has one rot area on the lower right wheel well in rear. Bottom of doors, and everywhere else is rust free and original. The left rear floor pan is shot due to the drivers window being off track and laying in door. Rain did its job there. All chrome is pitted inside and out. All trim is present, including hubcaps. Inside the trunk is almost like the day it left the factory. All glass is good. Headliner, door panels and seats are in excellent original condition with most of the thick clear plastic covers remaining. Rubber floor covering is shot! Dash is excellent. Car has not run in 35 years. I pulled all plugs, and all looked good but for one. The electrode was buried in baked on oil. So I assume the reason it was parked was due to the fact it was running on 7 cyls. The rear springs have flattened out.
Now, I bought this car for 2 reasons! 1- To save it, 2-to flip it...although, if I could sell my cutlass, I would keep this as it could be in the garage! The car is very straight, and the original black paint still would shine with a nice buffing!
I understand the rules here are to post a price, but am unsure of what would be reasonable! If I put a number on it, I wouldn't want it to be too high, although not too low either! Keep in mind, I would not give any paperwork with the sale...
If anyone would like to make a reasonable offer, you can PM me...or if anyone would like to make a suggestion on a reasonable price to ask, please post here!
I've attached pics of the car! Thank you for reading and being patient!

ent72olds

More pics!

ent72olds

Final pics!

j.k

This is exactly what i'm looking for. Too bad your half the country away.

ent72olds

If I don't get any direction on this, I will try to get it running and cleaned up.

ent72olds

Car is gone!

gearheads78

That was quick. I want a 54 bad but had I come across a deal on a 57 that clean I'm not sure I could have let it go.

sicky olds

i know of a 55 that is for sale richard, i can talk to the guy if you are interested in that. I was going to get it myself but i have enough on my hands with the 69 and the 70 lol

gearheads78

Thanks but its just not realistic right now. I need to finish paying doc bills and finish my shop before I buy anything thing that is not to flip.

NightStalker

Would you mind sharing the final sales price for those of us on the team who are trying to build a base of knowledge on these old girls?

Thanks.

NS

ent72olds

I wasn't sure what to ask, thats why I was asking for a little help in my original post. When I didn't get any replies, the car was let go for $1500..

gearheads78

Holy crap that sounds cheap. If I had known that I would have been calling around to shippers.

NightStalker

IMHO, that's a GREAT deal!!!!

Your a good man.

I hope the gentleman who bought that ol' girl appreciates your generosity.

What goes around, comes around, and you definitely have some good coming your direction.

Thanks for sharing the information. It further proves the quality and character of men on this forum are second to none.

NS

ent72olds

I figured it was very cheap, but doubled the profit....I wasn't getting any feedback, so I started thinking I need to let this go. The chrome alone on those would be a lot.

gearheads78

Well if you run across any 54 2 door hard tops like that for 750.00 call me and I will let you double your money again.

ent72olds

If you're serious Richard, I will!