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220 messages, Last post on May 31, 2009 at 5:49 PM
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Replying to: yunglui510 (Mar 06, 2008 10:02 pm) 
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I own a 1957 4-door hardtop Chevy no post Bel Air in which I paid $3,000 for. Everything is original except the engine which now has a 327. I have gotten some advice weather or not I should dump some money into it and restore the car. From some opinions people tell me that it is not worth restoring because the car isn't the 2-door model that is so popular. Other people have told me that the car is rare with the no post model and yes it is resoring. This would be my first restoration project and I am a total rookie. Questions I have are: 1.) is it worth doing a total body off restoration? 2.) Is the car not very popular? 3.) Would it be something I could sell down the road? 4.) from an investment purpose will it be worth any money after it is restored? Thanks for any help and it is appreciated.
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Replying to: aclloyd (Mar 18, 2008 11:47 am) |
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Here are my answers to your quetions below: 1.) is it worth doing a total body off restoration? = No 2.) Is the car not very popular? = Not very popular 3.) Would it be something I could sell down the road? = Yes ? 4.) from an investment purpose will it be worth any money after it is restored? = ??? IMO the only way that car will be worth money is to restore it to original specs or as original as possible. I will tell you that the 327's are good strong motors and are getting harder to find,so that is definitely worth some money.
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Replying to: jspagna1 (Mar 18, 2008 12:56 pm) I have watched healthy 327's whip 409's back in the day.
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Replying to: isellhondas (Mar 20, 2008 7:24 am)
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Replying to: mark154 (May 04, 2008 6:33 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 04, 2008 10:30 am)
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Replying to: mark154 (May 04, 2008 12:12 pm) Otherwise, I guess I'd page through Hemmings Motor News and get on the phone.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 04, 2008 8:16 pm) Back when I was in school the hood ornament got stolen off my fintail. I really wanted to replace it asap, so I went down to the local stealership to see how soon it could be ordered. They had one in stock! I paid twice what I would have paid from an independent, but I got it immediately.
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