'72 'cuda "concours"

[ODSVET]

OK, what I have here is a "semi-hypothetical" question. What would you pay for a completely restored (rotisserie restoration done at nationally known shop) , numbers matching 1972 340 'cuda ? Its an A/C car, 4spd console delete , vinyl top, B5 blue car. Car is documented, fender tag, multiple build sheets , it is the real thing . I'm having an argument with my boss who seems to be living in a fantasy land, thinking this car will bring 70k MINIMUM ??? My guess is not a penny more then 45k ... I'm talking today's dollar... I'd love to here what the responses to this are ...

[DetMatt1]

My 2 cents? Tough without more info and pics but I'm thinking under 40K and maybe 35k.

[ODSVET]

thats my point .. not even 3 years ago would this be a 70k car

[moparleo]

Ask him what he would pay for it now? A car is worth as much as the buyer is willing to pay.

[DetMatt1]

thats my point .. not even 3 years ago would this be a 70k car

I hope nobody takes offense but I'm not sure that I've ever seen a `72 fetch that much. `70 & `71, yes and I'm only saying this from personal observation or what I've been exposed to. Not that I don't like a concour quality `72, in fact I'm dieing to see this one!

[ODSVET]

It's all relative , moparleo what a car is worth and what someone will pay for it are to completely different things ... I will get some pics up of the car .. the only glaring mistake on the car is the bottom is painted body color ...

[burdar]

A 72-74 has never been worth any where near $70,000. At the peak of the market you might have been able to find someone that was willing to pay $30-$35 for it. Someone might pay $20,000 for it now but you'd have to waite for the right person to come along.

The only exception would be if the car was OE judged(and scored well) at Carlisle or the Nats. Those cars are a step above all others and would sell for more. My $.02

[challenger6pak]

It's all relative , moparleo what a car is worth and what someone will pay for it are to completely different things ... I will get some pics up of the car .. the only glaring mistake on the car is the bottom is painted body color ...

Everything in this world is worth what people are willing to pay for it, regardless of the asking price. What people are willing to pay for something establishes the value of that object. This is why a Hemi car is worth more than a 318 car. I side with Leo on this.

[moparleo]

ODSVET It is called the free market. Capitalism. Here is a bad analogy. If you take a new $20,000. Hyundai and put a $20,000. custom paint job on it, what is it really worth now ? Thats how the system has always worked. Supply and demand. You could have the only one in the world of something, but unless someone else wants it, it isn't worth anything.
That business lesson is free.
Remember, You asked the question, but probably won't like the answers .
Put that same question on a Ford or GM site and see what they think it is worth.

[ODSVET]

Gee thanks for the "free" business lesson, but I think you need a "reading comprehension" lesson.