View Full Version : 69 Camaro in the weeds...
bergsvette
11-23-2009, 01:58 PM
So I found a 69 in the weeds in front of a house. I am currently trying to get ahold of the home owner to find out if it is for sale. My question to you folks is, what is it worth? I don't know anything about the motor it appears to be an auto bucket seat car that looks to only be missing the center console. Slight rust around the rear quarters, and some surface rust on the fenders. I didn't see any of the floors or the subframe. It was last inspected and regestered in the late 80's early 90's. I am assuming it has set since then... what should I offer them that won't offend them but won't put me out of the ball park either?
Thanks for the info...
Nick
69496
11-23-2009, 02:18 PM
I would first try and see if they are interested. Then I would try and get them to name a price. It could be much lower than you expect and you could walk away with a steal. However they will probably greatly overestimate the value and ask too much. I would say its worth checking out though.
colt zantop
11-23-2009, 03:43 PM
"its not forsale....Im planning on restoring it someday"............I hope im not right but 99% of the time....thats the answer! LOL
bergsvette
11-23-2009, 03:50 PM
"its not forsale....Im planning on restoring it someday"............I hope im not right but 99% of the time....thats the answer! LOL
Well that is in the back of my mind, but... I will tell you how I came across the car. I am a cop and had to go to a bunch of houses in the woods and the one with the car looks like it may not be lived in anymore. So my hope is the people are alive and fine, but may need some cash fast. Like I said that is my HOPE, the reality is you are probubly right. Thanks for the post though... I really would just like some ball park figures though.
JEFFTATE
11-23-2009, 06:57 PM
Got any pictures ????
b-man
11-23-2009, 07:36 PM
With no pics it is very hard to say what any car is worth.
When you knock on the door to ask about it, whatever you do never let on that you plan to modify or hot rod the car.
Always say you're going to restore it.
dadto2jays
11-24-2009, 05:09 AM
I seen some really bad camaro buckets here in miami go for 6k-8k but as mentioned before it's hard to tell without seen it.
T_Raven
11-24-2009, 06:11 AM
"its not forsale....Im planning on restoring it someday"............I hope im not right but 99% of the time....thats the answer! LOL
I hate that crap. I know of so many cars that have been rotting in the same spot for 12 years that I know of, probably longer. But of course non of them will sell them.
jy211
11-24-2009, 06:46 AM
They are gonna probably tell you they plan on restoring it...
bergsvette
11-24-2009, 07:56 AM
Got any pictures ????
I only have pics on my cell phone... I don't cary a digital camera with me at work, hahaha.
Well now that you guys have pretty much burst my bubble, I will still stop by and have my heart broken.
Thanks for the info guys!
TonyHuntimer
11-24-2009, 09:01 AM
I only have pics on my cell phone... I don't cary a digital camera with me at work, hahaha.
Well now that you guys have pretty much burst my bubble, I will still stop by and have my heart broken.
Thanks for the info guys!
Well, if you have pics on your cell phone, let's see them. :) Is the body straight? If it's been sitting for a long time, it probably doesn't run. ...so a non-running 69 shell that's not completely rusted out and has most of its parts...you'd be lowballing them at $5K. If you post a picture it would be easier to give a better estimate.
The SJPD officers are assigned a digital camera and are required to take pictures at every accident and some other instances.
Good luck with the Camaro.
ITLBTU
11-24-2009, 10:39 AM
I think I know what car you're talking about... They don't want to sell it. You don't need to even ask. Don't waste your time...
haha!
bergsvette
11-24-2009, 07:23 PM
I think I know what car you're talking about... They don't want to sell it. You don't need to even ask. Don't waste your time...
haha!
hahahahaha!
Sorry guys, I am not smart enough to figure out how to get the pics off of my cell onto the computer, and my department is too damn cheap to buy us all camera's.
I will be sure to keep you all posted if I can STEAL it from them.
T_Raven
11-25-2009, 03:22 AM
If you can send the pic from your phone instead of a number put in your email address, then from there you can save it out of your email and post it here
bergsvette
11-25-2009, 10:03 AM
If you can send the pic from your phone instead of a number put in your email address, then from there you can save it out of your email and post it here
You Sir are smart!!!
SatisTraction
11-25-2009, 10:52 AM
whatever you offer them that car will take 5-10k to put back on the road.
UNmolestedTA
11-25-2009, 11:44 AM
Keep searching for the owner. Since you are a cop why not just impound the car and if no one claims it then it is yours!
ITLBTU
11-25-2009, 12:13 PM
Keep searching for the owner. Since you are a cop why not just impound the car and if no one claims it then it is yours!
You must be a democrat!:poke:
TonyHuntimer
11-25-2009, 02:02 PM
Here's an even better solution... :)
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/11/bergsvette-1.jpg
Mr.VENGEANCE
11-25-2009, 03:56 PM
id say its worth 3k AT BEST... more like 2K.
that bish looks rusty..
OldMechanik
11-25-2009, 04:28 PM
I don't know what it's worth, but it looks like a great project...at least from the pic, all sheet metal can be bought or fab'd to solve the rust issues. Dump in a 427 small block with a whirly blower and you've got a killer street machine dude.
minendrews68
11-25-2009, 05:33 PM
"its not forsale....Im planning on restoring it someday"............I hope im not right but 99% of the time....thats the answer! LOL
So true.........There's a '66 Nova SS here and I asked about 7 years ago and was told they didn't want to sell they were going to fix it up! Still under the old tree in the back yard UNCOVERED yet!
Carl
sniper
11-26-2009, 08:44 AM
"its not forsale....Im planning on restoring it someday"............I hope im not right but 99% of the time....thats the answer! LOL
When I was a mailman, I would see cars all the time and make offers. And I got that answer every single time. The one I really wanted was a, I think, 63' split window vette. He said I would have an easier time getting his wife than that car. It's been 8 years and the car is in the exact same place in the guys backyard.
My 62 impala was the same deal, except this guy called me 2 or 3 years later and asked if I was still interested. I got that one.
SatisTraction
11-26-2009, 09:44 AM
When I was a mailman, I would see cars all the time and make offers. And I got that answer every single time. The one I really wanted was a, I think, 63' split window vette. He said I would have an easier time getting his wife than that car. It's been 8 years and the car is in the exact same place in the guys backyard.
My 62 impala was the same deal, except this guy called me 2 or 3 years later and asked if I was still interested. I got that one.
what did she look like :idea:
Verboten
11-26-2009, 10:53 AM
I pass a house by my buddy's place and the guy has two convertibles just rotting away outside! A blue '66 Chevelle & a orange '67 Firebird!
I need to at least stop and ask, but the place looks a little lets say "Texas Chainsaw" ....
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
UNmolestedTA
11-26-2009, 03:41 PM
I had a buddy in high school whose father had at least ten cars stashed in the backyard. He always said he was gonna fix them up but never did.
One of my uncles has (or had at one time) over 100 classic, antique, or rare vehicles just sitting out on his land in Otis Colorado.
I even tried to pick one up off him in high school, but he didn't really seem to want to part with any of them. It took a move to a new place to force him to thin some of it out. He's still got probably 50 vehicles though. Same syndrome, swears he's going to fix them up, or use them to build something cool and different.
I hope the OP has some luck, the car looks like it'd be an okay project.
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