Selling my Mav for... ??

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  1. |MaverickMat|

    |MaverickMat| '74 Grabber

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    I have a question for you guys. I haven't been in the loop lately for Maverick prices, and I don't know what their current value is. I have a '74 Grabber that I've done a ground-up restoration on. I'm heading back to college to get my BSN, and tragically, She's got to go :cry:. She sat in a field for around 14 years, after which time I bought her off Ebay from a guy who found her. The floor pans are (magically) completely intact, and the body is straight except for a couple holes around the trunk lid lip that I'm going to repair. She needs a paint job, but I'm not sure if I'll have the time or money to do it myself, which was my plan.

    She's got a rebuilt 302, with barely a few thousand miles on it. I put '71 'Stang front discs on her, and since I had her stripped to parade rest, I've painted, cleaned, repaired, and fixed virtually every part on her. And I do mean every part. Interior: new carpet, floormats, headliner, weatherstripping, dash pad, steering wheel, seat belts, etc. Every surface was cleaned, scuffed, and repainted. I redid the interior to charcoal grey and black, installed white face gauges, B&M slap shifter, tachometer... you get the idea. Engine: more radical cam, edelbrock intake manifold, new carb, higher ratio lifters, oil pump, Victor water pump, 110v alternator, fan, belts, etc. New brake lines, fuel lines, shocks from/back, springs front/back, all season tires, Centerline wheels, 9" Ford rear end, new brakes front/back, master cylinder, fuel pump, radiator, tranny cooler, rebuilt C4 tranny (by Paul S.), so on, so forth. She's virtually a new car, from top to bottom. I painted and rubber-spattered the undercarriage, trunk and engine compartment as well. There's more but it's a really long list, and this is mostly the gist of it.

    My question is this: What is a reasonable price to ask? I know I won't get back what is in her for sure, there's no way. But what do you think might be a price that would be most appropriate? I'd love to know if it's even worth trying to sell her at all. I thought about parting her out, but there's no way I'd be able to rip her apart. I couldn't do it.

    Thanks a bunch! :thumbs2: :thumbs2:
     
  2. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Gotta have pictures.

    O.K......found some:

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    I think you would get a "project" price for it....since it is not "done", but you probably knew that.

    I would say maybe $3000 to $4000. :huh:
     
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  3. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    I like the color!!
     
  4. |MaverickMat|

    |MaverickMat| '74 Grabber

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    Heh thanks for doing the leg work on getting some pictures up Craig :clap:
     
  5. |MaverickMat|

    |MaverickMat| '74 Grabber

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    :cry: I say thee nay; if what you’ve done with it is true I think its way past the project part and worth a lot more than $4,000. And it's in the finishing stages waiting for someone to do just a little more maybe you. I wouldn’t part it out, if I were you if nothing else I'd keep it maybe just all primered.
     
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    I can see you did alot of wook there. and it looks great.
    I think you should get it painted. and sell if for no less than $20,000
    I think you really know what you put into it and theres somone out there that will pay for it.:thumbs2:

    I would love to buy cars like that all day long for 4 grand.
     
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    Ok, really. I've seen advertizied some project cars around here. they wanted about 8-10 grand. for an unfinished car. that's canadian too. good luck with it.
     
  9. 1973Maverick357

    1973Maverick357 Cooler then a Camaro

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    Thats a very very nice car easily worth $4,000 but painted it still wouldnt even touch $12,000. I think you might of over paid for your maverick?
     
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    :hmmm: 20k wanna buy my car?
     
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    I gess you don't get it. I would easily pay for something under priced.
     
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    Here in Canada its alittle different aswell. We don't have the same numbers of cars as you do. with salt on the roads things get a little rusty. our dollars are different too. I find the car values are a little more here.:tiphat:
    like us $500.00 beater = Can $800.00 beater
    in can rusty 6 is about 1500-2500.
    grabber v8 2500-4000.

    Anything worked on and looks great is going to be over 5 grand.
    That being said. there is not a lot of people going to pay more. there are more options for people to spend their money on.
    I think it is more than fare to ask a price that totals the cost of materials that have gone into the car. most often labor is lost.
     
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    I could not have said it any better.(y)
     
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    you have a nice looking car.:)
     
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    (y) If I had the money or my visa paid off I'd pay $4000 without thinking twice about it but you and I know it's worth more KEEP IT! You'll regret it down the road.
     

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