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 jvans5434
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| posted on October 8th, 2013 at 10:12 PM |
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need help -what's it worth ? 1960 karmann ghia
hey there,
i have a 1960 KG, made in germany, with the original floor mats! been resprayed by reputable panel beater 10yrs ago, in original beige cream color.
Next to no rust.
has door card design i've never seen before
odometer reads just over 50k miles, body /suspension/engine all look the part, i reckon
purchased from 2nd elderly owner, who was mates with the 1st. I am the third! he babied it for 20 yrs.
but reupholsterd seats in matching leather, and replaced windcreen rubbers with no chrome californians - guh!
boot protector still original!
6v all looks orig / engine orig etc etc.
dry outback sa car all it's life
Anyway, I have an offer on the car
is this a 25k car, or 20k or 15k????
what are these things worth?
kinda thinking i'll never find another like it if i sell it now
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pfillery
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| posted on October 9th, 2013 at 12:07 AM |
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You can pay $10k for a car from the USA in need of restoration and easily 4-5k on a rust bucket. Restored cars can be $15 to $25 but yours is
original. A nice original one like yours could go for $35k in the hands of a classic car auctioneer or specialist. Depends what it owes you and what
they are offering. If you paid $5k for it you might be happy with $10-15k. But it's worth more than that.
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| posted on October 9th, 2013 at 05:47 AM |
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Nice original car $35+ depending on how long you are willing to wait.
Original cars hold their value better than modified ones. Good Luck with sale, looks nice.
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| posted on October 9th, 2013 at 09:31 AM |
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I would say it would be closer to the 25-30k mark as it is not original.
It has been re sprayed and re upholstered. And whilst it is a very tidy car that is the price I have seen a few very tidy karmans going for that have
been restored similar.
Out of curiosity - has the steering wheel been painted during resto?
It seems like a far bit of wear if it is the original coating for 50,000miles?
I do like it though. Good luck with the sale.
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| posted on October 9th, 2013 at 10:27 AM |
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Have a look on car sales, a lot of karmann ghias stay a long time because they are overpriced, it is worth what some one is prepaired to pay for it,
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| posted on October 9th, 2013 at 07:14 PM |
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posted by vwo60
Have a look on car sales, a lot of karmann ghias stay a long time because they are overpriced, it is worth what some one is prepaired to pay for it,
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Exactly,
I have a nice original unrestored '64 Ghia with 89,000 miles, i'd be laughing if I got $35k for it!!
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| posted on October 10th, 2013 at 10:36 PM |
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If someone offers over $20k I think that is a good deal for you!
Karmanns are not getting the value they did years ago, I sold my fully restored and slightly modified 64 Karmann Ghia 12 years ago for $25k Wish I had
collected some Splitty Kombis with the cash as these are pulling the money now, thanks to Mat and his Telstra Kombi kicking off the interest in
Australia again!
Your car although standard is not original with different seat trims and resprayed, inc the headlight surrounds??? This may or not appeal to the
prospective buyer!
Decision is up to you not knowing your financial situation do you need the money or how much profit you stand to make? Chances are you will not get
another one, if you love it keep it, if you love cash more sell it for what you can.
Good Luck!
Cheers,
David
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