$1800 to $3000 depending on what all it needs.  Stuff that has been sitting a long time will require replacement, like calipers, wheel cylinders, master cylinder.  Engine bad and needs body panels?  My target woud be $1500 but you know how it goes....  Whatever someone is willing to pay for it is the price.

Sounds like just the bash car I have been looking for...

MustangSteve wrote:

Sounds like just the bash car I have been looking for...

I thought you just bought that red one for a bash car

A car's value is dependent on many factors.  One of those is the economic factor of supply and demand.  If a car is in limited supply, demand will drive up the price no matter the condition.  This is particularly true in the northern rust belt.  A virtually rust free car up here in Detroit is worth much more than one down south because there are so many more available in the south.  A coupe is worth less than a fastback or convertible due to the numbers produced. C-code worth less than K-code and so on.

And depending on your vision for the project, engine and mechanical work is relatively easy and much less expensive compared with body, paint and rust repair.  Price accordingly.

TremendousWand wrote:

For 4000 you can get a desent 6 banger and just do a crate engine and transmission swap for 5000-6000...

and change the rear end, front and rear springs, spindles, brakes, fuel line, radiator, throttle rod, inner and outer tie rods, drag link, etc. to V8 components.

It's quite do-able, but it's much more work than just an engine and transmission swap.
I'm doing it right now on my father-in-law's '66 coupe.

 

Last edited by Michael H. (6/12/2013 3:38 PM)