I feel ill. This doesn't bode well for the value of my 68 2+2 with a 396.
I just don't understand the disparity (I think that's a word) between our cars and our Chevy cousins.
I was talking to a fella at the Sunday night cruise at the London Canadian Tire, who had a 68 Impala 396, less options and more miles than mine, and his was appraised at $25,000.
But remember, that is a project car by the look of it. A real nice project car mind you, but it's gotta be worth close to the Chevy when it's in the same condition, don't you think?
My 65 Acadian may not bring a Nova price either, but it's sure gotta be close.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I feel ill. This doesn't bode well for the value of my 68 2+2 with a 396.
I just don't understand the disparity (I think that's a word) between our cars and our Chevy cousins.
I was talking to a fella at the Sunday night cruise at the London Canadian Tire, who had a 68 Impala 396, less options and more miles than mine, and his was appraised at $25,000.
I just don't get it.
Unfortunately it's simply a question of supply and demand, and let's face it, there just isn't much demand for Canadian ponchos in collector car circles as there is for our Chevy cousins. We are a small and select group. Replacement value = market value. Unless you have an agreed upon value policy, you will never come close to getting the value of a roughly equivalent Chevy. Those cars are in high demand in the US, hence the higher values. Our cars = no demand, because there just aren't enough of us Canadian Poncho fans!
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Hillar
1970 LS4 (eventually an LS5) Laurentian 2dr hdtp -and a bunch of other muscle cars...
I would agree with that except for the rarer ones Hillar. I think the 2+2's, the SD's, the big block cars, the 4 speeds and so on should still be in pretty good competition with the Chevys.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
You would think so Carl but in the last 20 years I've been to too many auctions and have seen what cars have sold for after being advertised for far too long to know the "Chevy gap" is real and exists. I mean look at how long it took that 396 2+2 from PEI to sell. Guaranteed that if that had been an Impala or a Caprice optioned the same way it would have sold sooner and for more money. A few years ago at the Toronto auction there was a triple black 68 396 2 + 2 convertible, it went for about $16-17K. Later on there was an equivalent Impala convertible that went for almost $30K!!! The only cars that may come close to US Chevy values are the Beaumont SDs, but the big cars are definitely considered "poor relations" in the collector car hobby.
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Hillar
1970 LS4 (eventually an LS5) Laurentian 2dr hdtp -and a bunch of other muscle cars...
I had a fella tell me on the Performance Years Forum that Canadian B Body Pontiacs aren't even good parts cars so in his opinion they are give aways and we were discussing that gold 427 car that caused a stir in the winter. The unfortunate part of this was that he was from Montreal!
I have not gone to any Canadian auctions to witness what you are saying, but I sure don't doubt what you say is true. Too bad. The crazy thing is, the US full size Pontiacs command a decent price. Sometimes even an obscene price depending on the year, model and options they are worth more than an equivalent Chevy.
In a way, it would be nice if the price spread would continue then. That way, Canadian Pontiac enthusiasts can at least enjoy affordable cars!
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
It is my hope that with the help this website spreading the word the demand and thus value for Canadian built Pontiacs, Acadians, Beaumonts etc will rise. It sure can't hurt!
