ACME SS
Well-Known Member
I found it difficult to come up with a price for my 71 Demon so I thought perhaps this will help others with pricing theirs. My car was a tribute to the 340 with all the exterior parts including the hood scoop holes with the rubber rings. It had been build as a /6 but a previous owner had put a strong 318 in it. 904 trans with 3.23 gearing in the rear. All new brakes parts including master. Aftermarket AC that I installed from Classic Auto Air, QA-1 front control arms and adjustable strut rod. Rebuilt stage 2 Firm feel steering box. The gauge cluster was replaced with Classic Instrumentation panel (available on Summit). The interior door panels were new reproductions and the seat upholstery, carpet and headliner were all new as well. New voltage regulator, alternator, distributor, Holley 600 cfm carb. The body was pretty much rust free from Idaho but had some bad dents and creases here and there so the quarters, driver door skin and rockers were replaced. I deleted the side marker lights by welding them shut. Paint was a close match to the original B5 but it was a Kirker Paint "Metallic Blue" 2 stage which looked awesome in the sun. The wheels are 17" Boyd's. I put it on marketplace and had 2 strong buyers the first day. The first guy gave me $10K as a down payment and was going to pay the remainder in a couple days but "had a family emergency" and asked to be released from the contract we had written up. I gladly gave it back and sent the other person a text that it fell through. He immediately called me, arranged for a trailer and drove 8 hours to pick it up. When he got to my place we did a little negotiating as he was extremely tall and had never sat in an A body before. I took $300 off to help him out with purchasing buckets which I told him he could mount a little further back if he wished. He then said that with the bench all the way back, he didn't think his 8 year old could fit in the rear seat...I got in (6'2") and surprise, surprise, surprise!, I fit!! Barely... He then just stood there and was all confused and shaky cause he hadn't slept much and was running on Red Bull. I asked him if he was staying in a hotel nearby cause he was in no condition to drive and he said yes. I said I'd pay his hotel if we had a deal and with that we shook on $23,300.
Could I have gotten more?? Maybe... I think if it had a 340 I could have done much better but with a 318 I was happy. I certainly don't make money on my cars as I tend to make everything as nice as can be and spare little expense but I enjoy myself doing it.
Could I have gotten more?? Maybe... I think if it had a 340 I could have done much better but with a 318 I was happy. I certainly don't make money on my cars as I tend to make everything as nice as can be and spare little expense but I enjoy myself doing it.
