66Jetstar

Hello all, I've recently acquired a 1966 Jetstar 88. Unfortunately, I also just found out that I've been accepted to my dream college, so I might have to let go of her in order to pay for schooling. I was just wondering if I could get any idea of what its worth, because I can't find any of them for sale on ebay or craigslist.. It has very minimum rust (a little on corner of one door, little spot between taillights, maybe a tiny amount of bubbling by quarters). Floors/trunk are perfect. The interior is in great shape, it has a freshly rebuilt 425 swapped in, and brakes\suspension are all new. 53,000 miles on the odometer too. It has all the missing trim in the trunk, but could probably use a little paint though. Oh, and yes it is a 2 door.

jaunty75

Exactly how much of your college education to you expect the sale of this beast to finance?

The Old Cars Price Guide lists the value of this car in #4 condition (runs and drives but needs compete restoration) at about $3,000.

Collector Car Market Review is a bit more pessimistic, putting the value at about $1,400.

http://collectorcarmarket.com/menus/.../66olje88.html

So average the two? $2,000 to $2,500 for an asking price?

Good luck.

Oldsmaniac

I would say as it appears to me its about a 1500 dollar car. And a buyer for it is going to take some searching. The 425 is nice but the car from what I understand still has Cutlass sized brake harware which would be sorta lacking. I see someone did put in a dual reservoir master cylinder.

66Jetstar

Is it worth anything when its fully restored? My dad does bodywork for a living and maybe I could talk him into helping me out. By the way, the car isn't in primer. That cream color is the car's original paint. The 2 front fenders would need to be painted though

jaunty75

In showroom condition it's probably worth in the high four figures, but what are you going to spend to get it that way, and how quickly can this happen versus how quickly you need the money? If your father will do the body work for free, that will keep the cost of the restoration down.

But even at the end of the day, having a car that the books say is worth mabye $7000 or $8000 and actually finding a buyer willing to pay that much for this car are two different things. The Jetstar 88 was the low-end 88 line for '64 through '66. As noted, it had the Cutlass-level engine, drivetrain, and brakes. You've upgraded the engine, but that's probably at least somewhat of a two-edged sword as the car is no longer original.

The market for this car will be limited. It might be worth more to someone in its current condition who wants to part it out to fix up a '66 Dynamic or Delta 88, especially a convertible.