Re: [FWDLK] '59 Custom Royale value?

I personally like that '58 Plymouth you sent better, my first car was a '58 Savoy. But my eyes are opening on this as far as the potential value. My friend's appetite was whetted whenever he was over here and as I have several projects with which I would part, he finally went for the '64 Dart convertible. I had brought it pretty far along already and soon we will have it on the road. He has always liked 50's and 60's cars of all makes although not nearly old enough (twenty years younger than me......) to have been around then. He recognized the desirability of the car in question and likes the lines, but I know he's taking on a lot if he buys it and with little direct experience with restoration.

Bill & Kathi Parker, South Central Indiana, harboring of bunch of old and newer Mopars

On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 8:25 PM, Brent Burger <cgico@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Just saw this. Probably a comparably sought after FL 2HT.

B.

http://youngstown.craigslist.org/cto/4236237001.html

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On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Brent Burger <cgico@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Let's keep in mind that just a few decent parts off that cars are worth $500. If you think even a CRL 2HT with a caved in roof is worth
$500, you're living in 1990.

I'm not that hip on 59 Dodge because I think their ugly, but they ARE the most desirable finned Dodge and the CRL is the top model,
making it THE most sought after, short of a ragtop. Rough, complete examples have routinely sold for $5K-$10K+ if not too rusty or

banged up. Now, if it were a 55 Coronet 4 door, that would be another matter (low demand), but a top model, extreme styled, and hotly
sought after car like a 59 CRL 2HT ? $500 won't buy a pair of flipper wheelcovers for that tub ! And trying to get it for five fun tickets

not only makes the guy offering look like a cheap, it makes all hobbyists look like people out to rip off the unknowing. Please be fair
and honest.

Burger

"Duty above all else except Honor"

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On Dec 13, 2013, at 7:45 AM, Bill Parker wrote:

Hi all,

A buddy asked me to come with him this weekend to look over a '59 Dodge Custom Royale he found in a barn...unfortunately a collapsed barn. I don't know much about that model but in the pic I can see it is a 2 door hardtop stuck in under those beams. What does the daughter of the late owner want for this car that has sat in that barn since 1970 (yes 43 years since being on the road)? Well now that someone is actually interested, she is "going to research it". I'm sure she will find one that got bid to $40,000 or something at a TV auction, so of course hers must be at least worth $20,000. I told him that IF he did decide to try to go for it, to offer $500 and explain that it is a car that will need extensive time to just remove the barn from around it, then several thousand dollars of investment just to be able to drive around his driveway, and otherwise wish her good luck. But, any list members have a different idea on the value?

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