Detective D
Well-Known Member
I could never afford to own one of these and likely never will. I will likely never own anything besidesmy home thta could bring money like this car could.
That said,
it is not really a survivor car, but you should advertise it that way anyway. Yeah it got a repaint. Like you said in OP, it is mostly untouched and been sitting since the 80's sounds like. Even if you Dad drove it in the 90's, he put 1200 miles on it or whatever since he got it in early 1980's, so I would call it a second owner survivor car, but be honest about the repaint. No major restoration is good enough justification to call it that. For instance, if the carpet has never been out, there will be a few spare bolts from assembly under there, that sort of thing. That matters to people. Might want to try to see if there is a build sheet under the rear seat or wherever there may be some hidden treasures, others probably can direct you where to look.
Ask way more than you think it is worth, or what others tell you it is worth, especially if you don't need it sold next day.
Hype the car. you aren;t selling a 1976 Cordoba, this car you have is in the market full of rich guys that made tons of money likely selling stocks and doing things without regard to their fellow man, and so they will try to squeeze the best deal out of you they can, but you should do the same.
barn find
Survivor car
2 owner
unrestored original
unmolested
Hose the car off and take pictures of it wet to make the paint shiny for the pictures
Use all the stupid buzzwords, because they work on more people than they don't. The people on this board would likely not do that to each other, at least the regulars, but unless you are selling to one of us, all's fair because the rich shiesters will come out of the woodwork sniffing for a flip car on this.
Getting it to start with the key and move is a benefit.
A clean up of the interior is a benefit.
Anything else is not going to help. As others have said, people want that "unrestored" vibe, otherwise you need to do a full resto. no much in between is going to help.
Do NOT, under any circumstance, let someone drive it. Anywhere. Even in the driveway. Starting up with the key is good enough for someone that is interested. Move it back and forth yourself if they want to see. Don;t let it go anywhere.
Hype the car. Ask so much you think to yourself you would be amazed if someone buys it, you can always do a price cut later.
one last thing to consider: if you start to advertise it, you will need to either keep it close or under some strict security. Don;t trust anyone that doesn;t want to talk much on the phone and insists you tell them where it is. Sad but true, people will steal parts or the entire car if they can find it and think they can. Again, this isn't a 76 Cordoba, this is a rich guy's investment at this point and a flip/opportunity for many including criminals. This sale will require work on your part. but, you will be rewarded for that work. Look for ways to advertise the car to the markt it is intended for, so not FB marketplace lol.
That is of course if you decide to sell. I totally understand that family connection, I have a tractor I should sell but my Grandpa bought it new and my Dad bought it from him and I grew up with it. that is worthless to others, but weighs heavy on you. My personal circumstances- if it was mine, I would decide if it is worth life changing money, if that life change weighs more than my connection to it, if I would ever repair/drive it, etc. no one can answer those questions for you.
Whatever you decide, good luck. And oh- NICE CAR.
That said,
it is not really a survivor car, but you should advertise it that way anyway. Yeah it got a repaint. Like you said in OP, it is mostly untouched and been sitting since the 80's sounds like. Even if you Dad drove it in the 90's, he put 1200 miles on it or whatever since he got it in early 1980's, so I would call it a second owner survivor car, but be honest about the repaint. No major restoration is good enough justification to call it that. For instance, if the carpet has never been out, there will be a few spare bolts from assembly under there, that sort of thing. That matters to people. Might want to try to see if there is a build sheet under the rear seat or wherever there may be some hidden treasures, others probably can direct you where to look.
Ask way more than you think it is worth, or what others tell you it is worth, especially if you don't need it sold next day.
Hype the car. you aren;t selling a 1976 Cordoba, this car you have is in the market full of rich guys that made tons of money likely selling stocks and doing things without regard to their fellow man, and so they will try to squeeze the best deal out of you they can, but you should do the same.
barn find
Survivor car
2 owner
unrestored original
unmolested
Hose the car off and take pictures of it wet to make the paint shiny for the pictures
Use all the stupid buzzwords, because they work on more people than they don't. The people on this board would likely not do that to each other, at least the regulars, but unless you are selling to one of us, all's fair because the rich shiesters will come out of the woodwork sniffing for a flip car on this.
Getting it to start with the key and move is a benefit.
A clean up of the interior is a benefit.
Anything else is not going to help. As others have said, people want that "unrestored" vibe, otherwise you need to do a full resto. no much in between is going to help.
Do NOT, under any circumstance, let someone drive it. Anywhere. Even in the driveway. Starting up with the key is good enough for someone that is interested. Move it back and forth yourself if they want to see. Don;t let it go anywhere.
Hype the car. Ask so much you think to yourself you would be amazed if someone buys it, you can always do a price cut later.
one last thing to consider: if you start to advertise it, you will need to either keep it close or under some strict security. Don;t trust anyone that doesn;t want to talk much on the phone and insists you tell them where it is. Sad but true, people will steal parts or the entire car if they can find it and think they can. Again, this isn't a 76 Cordoba, this is a rich guy's investment at this point and a flip/opportunity for many including criminals. This sale will require work on your part. but, you will be rewarded for that work. Look for ways to advertise the car to the markt it is intended for, so not FB marketplace lol.
That is of course if you decide to sell. I totally understand that family connection, I have a tractor I should sell but my Grandpa bought it new and my Dad bought it from him and I grew up with it. that is worthless to others, but weighs heavy on you. My personal circumstances- if it was mine, I would decide if it is worth life changing money, if that life change weighs more than my connection to it, if I would ever repair/drive it, etc. no one can answer those questions for you.
Whatever you decide, good luck. And oh- NICE CAR.
