are Woody wagons that rare and expensive in USA?

145k is ridiculous. I hope that for this price, a turbocharger would be thrown in.

On other hand, I have always wondered....1977-1990 caprice wagons can be had with woodgrain or without it. You would not get Impala wagon with woodgrain for 1977-1982 model years.
 
Grummer said:
far out, yeah SWEET beautiful body it has!, just like classic 1960s
i like it thanks for heads up

i like it, the style is a WINNER. only downer is gotta avoid replicas as they have sloppy bumper's angles...

right, but, how am I gonna start thinking about how to save for that, its like 3 times for expensive, (or valuable) than a 308...

hmmm
nice car though!....i agree its more 'classic' and have more 'beauty' than a 308...

but think id give it a miss...

a 308 is more within grasp...

even a 355 is not that far off from 308.....ferraris are not like normal cars they go up and up and up....
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Excellent weekend driving and low mileages.... in 1985's, I witnessed about 20 Dinos on the park in Newport Beach, California... called Newport Beach Concours D'Elegance show. Agreed that newer Ferraris are more more technology= faster faster..... and easy lost control and crash crash...that's what Ferraris ask for....
 
purplecatty said:
My dad used to have Woody Ford station wagon back in 70's It can ACTUALLY can hold 16 people (4 seats front, 4 seat behind, 4 seats mid section then 4 seats rear section, All seats are Bench type except rear) because the rear part of station wagon where "trunk" are have flip up side seats holds 2 person each (it's actually for kids to sit in, if Adults sits in, it won't be comfortable!! because the sub-floor is shallow and their legs would be like sitting on little tricycle :rofl: ).. It have air shocks on rear My dad did inflate it then deflate it to tease us while we were napping while filling up gas. Ford stationwagon does famous "butt wiggling" every time when rear wheels go over the bump or curb slowly.:rofl: My dad always drive 95mph on highway when it was 75mph and it makes fast "clicktey click" noise and bouncing up and down a little. The Woody Ford station wagon have some plastic trims that look like light colored wood and rest are laminated fake wood all around it.
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Yikes! :eek3:
 
heres a Dino.....it looks great, it is curvier and classier than a later model- 308...
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I should buy it for about $25K in 1980's and keep it until present, worth $150K. I lust the Campagnolo wheels for my Alfa Romeo.....

I bought a 71 AR GTV for $2K in 1978, still have it as today, value about $10K need full restore. I won't sell it.
 
Grummer said:
like the 1953 Buick Woody ?
Chevy/
Impala (did they made these)?

just curious cuz in NZ there's a Buick 1953 with asking price of $143,000 , yes thats right ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE THOUSANDS DOLLARS
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It's not that those cars are rare(though they may be) so much that people are miss guided. I built two 60's GTOs, 1965 and 1966. At the time(late 80's), I bought the cars for $400 and $1900 respectively. Today, those cars could top $60k, however, you could buy a brand new Corvette for $50k. The whole purpose of the cars was because they were rare and cheap which made it a great hobby. More over, the cars today are faster than them, you could have bought a 2000's Firebird that could go 0-60 faster than a GTO from the 60s, it doesn't make sense.

Take the money and put it into a house and you'll be better off, IMO.

Here is a link to car values:
http://www.amcarguide.com/muscle-cars/top-10-value-gaining-muscle-cars/
 
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deafsmogtech said:
I should buy it for about $25K in 1980's and keep it until present, worth $150K. I lust the Campagnolo wheels for my Alfa Romeo.....

I bought a 71 AR GTV for $2K in 1978, still have it as today, value about $10K need full restore. I won't sell it.
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yah the alfa romeo is nice, kinda a italian love affair than a all-out sports brute

restoring wont be cheap , dont expect $$ back, but the joy of having it iN YOUR garage that is if you appreciate how cars is made and how it ought to be driven (not neccessarily fast but properly as in the 'forgotten era of a more mechanical car that doesnt cheat with computers and overly-smoothness that make drivers so cocky (ok handling is one, BUT they handling changes as suspension wears out, so Japanese have cheat with that, im sure newer americans are the same) old worlld car wear out but handles mostly the same......but american car no, shit at corners, its the italians which can do corners with amazing precision, because they KNEW about weight distribution and chassis layout better than anyone else).

keep it restore it, but dont expect to get rich from it
 
Grummer said:
yah the alfa romeo is nice, kinda a italian love affair than a all-out sports brute

restoring wont be cheap , dont expect $$ back, but the joy of having it iN YOUR garage that is if you appreciate how cars is made and how it ought to be driven (not neccessarily fast but properly as in the 'forgotten era of a more mechanical car that doesnt cheat with computers and overly-smoothness that make drivers so cocky (ok handling is one, BUT they handling changes as suspension wears out, so Japanese have cheat with that, im sure newer americans are the same) old worlld car wear out but handles mostly the same......but american car no, shit at corners, its the italians which can do corners with amazing precision, because they KNEW about weight distribution and chassis layout better than anyone else).

keep it restore it, but dont expect to get rich from it
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Hey, I hate to admitting you that I was using to do body/paint works on my personal vehicles where I used to buying the used cars and fix ups and resell them for profit money when I was young mechanic. I can restore my Alfa by rebuilt engine/tranny, body work and re-upholstery interiors. I may spend about $3K to restore it. It can be value $25K to $30K
 
VacationGuy234 said:
It's not that those cars are rare(though they may be) so much that people are miss guided. I built two 60's GTOs, 1965 and 1966. At the time(late 80's), I bought the cars for $400 and $1900 respectively. Today, those cars could top $60k, however, you could buy a brand new Corvette for $50k. The whole purpose of the cars was because they were rare and cheap which made it a great hobby. More over, the cars today are faster than them, you could have bought a 2000's Firebird that could go 0-60 faster than a GTO from the 60s, it doesn't make sense.

Take the money and put it into a house and you'll be better off, IMO.

Here is a link to car values:
Top 10 value gaining muscle cars
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My car is a 63 Chevy Nova wagon (bought it for $1,500), may worth about $28-$30K
 
deafsmogtech said:
Hey, I hate to admitting you that I was using to do body/paint works on my personal vehicles where I used to buying the used cars and fix ups and resell them for profit money when I was young mechanic. I can restore my Alfa by rebuilt engine/tranny, body work and re-upholstery interiors. I may spend about $3K to restore it. It can be value $25K to $30K
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oh, you are lucky!...i wouldnt have a first clue how to restore cars,...maybe motorbikes....esp motocross bikes...(2 strokes only)...wouldnt mind to restore an 1983 Honda CR480R
lol
or that German Maico 500...
 
but honesty, dont think id ever will...nor even do the same for cars....
 
Grummer said:
oh, you are lucky!...i wouldnt have a first clue how to restore cars,...maybe motorbikes....esp motocross bikes...(2 strokes only)...wouldnt mind to restore an 1983 Honda CR480R
lol
or that German Maico 500...
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My uncle was an auto painter/mechanic and other uncle still doing auto upholstery/mechanic as well as a good restorer. I then followed their footsteps that's how I began in automotive trade plus I gain my skills in welding to fabricate the things (I'm still be an amateur welder) and my old high school classmate (deaf) taught me how to do the metal body work and how to tuning a painting gun to painting the cars. That's what I am made of....
 
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