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What's the best way to sell this unusual car?
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Howdy. I have a 1978 Ford LTD 2 with 40,000 original miles, one owner (still owns it) and I don't have a clue how to price it and sell it. I know according to book value it's probably not woth much but I don't want to give it away. It's been garaged and it looks like brand new. Everything is all original. It's my dad's and he's 86 years old and doesn't drive it anymore. Any ideas?
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Xrider wrote:and I don't have a clue how to price it and sell it. I know according to book value it's probably not woth much but I don't want to give it away. It's been garaged and it looks like brand new. Everything is all original. It's my dad's and he's 86 years old and doesn't drive it anymore. Any ideas?
Not worth much? Are you new to classic cars? That's a piece of gold you're sitting on if it's looking brand new. That's a lot of style, too, if I am thinking the right year. Have any pics? All unusual cars are gold if you can find the right customer, but a ford LTD is gold period. It's just not well known... But really, there are things that depend. If it's a two door it's really valuable, but I need to know exactly what you're talking about. When you roll down the windows & quarter windows, does it look like there are no windows- meaning is it a hardtop? Don't sell for less than 10,000- and only sell it for that to a good family friend.
Now if it's been sitting too long, that may be a different story. Does it run? If so give it a drive, see if you really want to sell that. Family cars are really something. -
One way to price it would be to see what comparable cars are selling for. Ebay is a good way to see what people are actually paying for similar cars, so I would start there. You can also look through a magazine like Hemmings Motor News ( www.hemmings.com online) under the Ford section, and see what folks are ASKING for such cars. (That doesn't mean they'll actually GET what they're asking, but it's a start.)
When you're ready to sell, price the car a bit higher than you expect to get, then put "or best offer" and sit back to see what sort of offers you get. I'd advertise in Hemmings, or Old Cars Weekly or Cars & Parts, because these magazines (some of which are on line as well) go directly to the old car enthusiasts. So every nickel of advertising is well spent.
