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Originally Posted by 911 Rod

I don't know squat about prices on collector cars, but I was surfing the web for pics of the 76 Corolla that I had in high school. They are going for 30K.

That's farking insane!

I was curious the other day about what it would take to get a nice version of my "first car" which was 5 years older than myself. I suspect there may be some projects out there that are reasonable, but the quick internet search that mostly seemed to turn up dealers and restored cars had them going for $30-50k. I was shocked. It was a 1965 Chevy Impala. I think they look good and can be fun (not nearly as fast as other cars of the time because of their size, but whatever). I'd love to have one for nostalgia's sake (not that I'm in the market).

I think more '65 impalas were made than any of the several previous years. Granted, if they have been restored with great interiors, great paint, great mechanicals, then sure, I wouldn't really expect to be able to pick up an attractive, completely sound vehicle that's 55 years old for less than 20-30k. But that's not what the market has been in the past.