Market value of unrestored 67 impala convertible?

[Tishabet]

Hey guys,
I have a friend (no, really) who came to me with a quuestion about his dad's 67 impala because he knows I restore antique cars. Unfortunately, I restore cars like my current project, a 1938 Buick, not muscly american cars from the 60's, so I couldn't really help him aside from pointing him to hemmings. But I figured I would ask here since there seems to be quite some automotive expertise present
The car is a 67 impala convertible which has been in dry storage since 1974. The owner (my friend's dad, the original owner) mothballed it by supporting it from jacking points on the frame and putting oil in the cylinders after running the gas tank dry. The engine hasn't been started since 1974. The mileage on the car is in the mid 60s. The engine and body are spotless with the exception of the hood, where someone placed a can of paint thinner which stripped a circle down to bare, clean metal. The body color is baby blue, engine type is unknown.
This is all hearsay from said friend, so I'm a little skeptical about the "immaculate" body, but in any case he's not trying to sell it to me, he's trying to figure out fair market value because his dad is tired of seeing it sitting in his garage.
Any guesstimates/advice/etc?
Thanks!

[RickM]

Grant,

Not sure of value....but I may be interested in purchasing. When your friend's dad comes up with a figure feel free to contact me.

Thanks,

Rick
PM or Email: Mrnetvestor@yahoo.com

[speeder]

One big question: RUST??

If it is really dry and trim, interior, etc. is all intact and in good condition, it's worth $$ These cars are very popular with several different groups of people, (socio/ethnic), the best place to research value is actually ebay for cars like this. There will be plenty of them, you'll get a feel very quickly.

Hope that helps.

[widebody911]

Sounds like a cool car; unfortunately, it will probably get chopped, bagged, blinged and dub'd.

[speeder]

Originally posted by widebody911
Sounds like a cool car; unfortunately, it will probably get chopped, bagged, blinged and dub'd.

That's what is sick. Stock it's only worth ~$20k, (especially if it's an SS), w/ the "Sprewell" treatment it could easily fetch $100k of NBA or "new" money.

[Tishabet]

He says rust free, but like I said, I haven't seen it myself. I do know that it wasn't driven in the winters, and since being parked it has been in dry storage. I have seen cars in the northeast with the same description (no winters, parked dry) with a WIDE range of rust, from pristine to falling apart.

[RoninLB]

Santa Monica on Main St is loaded with 60's cars driving around. The volume has been increasing the last few years and they command big bucks from the hipsters..

[Tishabet]

Just spoke to him again (he is a coworker) and he corrected me on one point, the car does not have mileage in the 60,000 range, it has 31,000 miles. Hmmm!
Wish I could afford another project right now, but garage space alone is a limiting factor. Anyway, I'll continue researching for him and let you guys know if I ever make a price recommendation to him. Any otehr resources I should be checking out besides Hemmings?

[speeder]

Originally posted by RoninLB
Santa Monica on Main St is loaded with 60's cars driving around. The volume has been increasing the last few years and they command big bucks from the hipsters..

It is a pretty much nationwide/worldwide market now w/ the internet, these '60s Chevy convertibles are super valuable because of low-rider culture and their prominence in Hip-Hop videos, (not very related to the value of other '60s cars, which are still cheap), and Main St. in Santa Monica? Don't think so, mostly new $100k cars and SUVs w/ temporary tags on them there. When did you write this, 1982?

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

some of them came with a 396 4 bbl powerplant, but the powerglide tranny was weak. some had air conditioning. see if it is a stick. if it is all there, in good condition, but needs restoring, i would say it is in the $5,000 to $7,000 range. look for the red stripe polyglas tires.

[SteveStromberg]

YO contact West Coast Customs they would have guys just waiting to buy your car, to build a low rider

[speeder]

It is not a car that you could drive in most cities, it would get stolen, (or even car-jacked), the first day. Seriously.

People ask sometimes on the other board whether old 911SCs are stolen much. Huh? You could leave the keys in an old 911 and probably no thief would want it. A '67 Impala convert on the other hand is hot merchandise.

[RoninLB]

Originally posted by speeder

, and Main St. in Santa Monica? Don't think so, mostly new $100k cars and SUVs w/ temporary tags on them there. When did you write this, 1982?

"Don't think so"....... ok, but I do.
My brother has a shop on Main Street with large store windows and monitors eveything. If you need a head count let me know!