Likely a 350. We had one in our family with a 350 2bbl and I used to love driving that car. This one looks very nice.

Do you really think it is Cheap? I think it is priced well to sell. I can't see that car exceeding $5,000 in super mint condition. It is a bread and butter car. Just my opinion.

Some examples of why the above seems cheap to me:

(to be fair, you'd still have to know what "as is" means)

View larger image   Date Listed 31-Aug-11 Last Edited 09-Sep-11 Price $3,700.00 Address Renfrew, ON K7V 3Z6, Canada View map For Sale By Owner Make Chevrolet Model Impala Year 1974 Kilometers 55000 Body Type Sedan Transmission Automatic Colour Brown Drivetrain Rear-wheel drive (RWD) Fuel Type Gasoline My father's car....he is unable to drive it anymore. Always stored indoors during the winter. Good condition. I live in Renfrew,Ont. area. There is only 36,000 miles on this car.

View larger image   Date Listed 13-Sep-11 Last Edited 13-Sep-11 Price $5,500.00 Address 1882 Drummond Rd, Westville, NS B0K 2A0, Canada View map For Sale By Owner Make Chevrolet Model Impala Trim base Year 1973 Kilometers 64000 Body Type Sedan Transmission Automatic Colour Blue Drivetrain Rear-wheel drive (RWD) Fuel Type Gasoline Looking to sell my prize possession! Car is originally from Midland, Texas 1973 Chevrolet Impala with a 350cu 2bbl carb  3 speed automatic Was painted over the original paint in 2010 (Original paint was faded) Has NO RUST! undercarrage is in almost new condition! Interior is all original, only downfall is the dash has only a few cracks. Carpet is clean! Comes with original floor mats, GM Manual, reciept.   Recent work done includes... Carb tune up, AC Delco spark plugs, wires, electronic distributor, brake pads, 4 brand new Firestone tires, allignment,   Car drives very well with good response, almost feels like driving a living room couch!   Has always been stored before the snow falls.

73SC wrote:

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Well all I can say is 7 years ago I went to the bank machine and got $2,800 and paid the guy for my car as you see in my avatar, been driving it ever since. Would you call my car cheap, did I pay what it was worth or did I get hosed ?

-- Edited by 73SC on Tuesday 13th of September 2011 02:29:51 PM

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 From what I've seen in my neck of the woods I'd say you got a great deal.  Of course I realize you've done stuff to it along the way and I haven't seen your car in person...

I still haven't seen many examples of '73 Lemans'es (?) as nice as your car for what you paid for it (and I've been looking).  Around here I'd expect to see it advertised for $5000 - $7000.  I know a '73 Luxury Lemans was bought around here by one of our board members and it had been advertised for considerably more than that.

...Hey, I'm all for prices going down, but in NS I'm not seeing a lot of that yet.

It's all about perspective, I suppose...

blacktransam wrote:

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73SC wrote:

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Well all I can say is 7 years ago I went to the bank machine and got $2,800 and paid the guy for my car as you see in my avatar, been driving it ever since. Would you call my car cheap, did I pay what it was worth or did I get hosed ?

-- Edited by 73SC on Tuesday 13th of September 2011 02:29:51 PM

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 And that's why i'm going to keep looking for a low cost car, it can be done!

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 Agreed!  Maybe Ray will sell me his Lemans for $2800...

69Laurentian wrote:

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It seems to be the other way around in the latest issue of Old Auto's. People are asking crazy high prices for cars I wouldn't call very desirable.

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 Your right Todd. For the most part sellers have their head in the clouds and actually believe the appraisal they got done a few years ago means that their car is worth that.

 I always suggest that they ask the appraiser if they want to buy it or even if they know someone that will give 50% of the written up "value"

I did appraisals for the car dealer i worked for a few years ago, mostly for MTO tax purposes, so i've seen both sides of the coin.

73SC wrote:

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Well all I can say is 7 years ago I went to the bank machine and got $2,800 and paid the guy for my car as you see in my avatar, been driving it ever since. Would you call my car cheap, did I pay what it was worth or did I get hosed ?

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          You got hosed   It would have been worth double that if it was a big block..

  Wow      Imagine a rare 454 73 Lemans GT

427carl wrote:

         Definetly not a 305 

 

You are correct, C2.

According to Bill Watson's Catalogue of Canadian Car I.D. Numbers the smallest engine available in this '74 Bel Air was a 350 2 barrel.

One neat thing about this particular car is that it is a true two door hardtop.

The following year the full size Chevys had the brutal looking (IMO) two door post.

 

 

 

305
Production:	19762000
Displacement:	305 cu in (5.0 L)
Power:	130 hp (97 kW)-250 hp (186 kW)
Bore and Stroke:	3.736 × 3.48 in (94.9 × 88.4 mm

MC wrote:

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Some examples of why the above seems cheap to me:

(to be fair, you'd still have to know what "as is" means)

1974 Chevrolet Impala Sedan

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View larger image   Date Listed 31-Aug-11 Last Edited 09-Sep-11 Price $3,700.00 Address Renfrew, ON K7V 3Z6, Canada View map For Sale By Owner Make Chevrolet Model Impala Year 1974 Kilometers 55000 Body Type Sedan Transmission Automatic Colour Brown Drivetrain Rear-wheel drive (RWD) Fuel Type Gasoline My father's car....he is unable to drive it anymore. Always stored indoors during the winter. Good condition. I live in Renfrew,Ont. area. There is only 36,000 miles on this car.

 

1973 Chevrolet Impala

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View larger image   Date Listed 13-Sep-11 Last Edited 13-Sep-11 Price $5,500.00 Address 1882 Drummond Rd, Westville, NS B0K 2A0, Canada View map For Sale By Owner Make Chevrolet Model Impala Trim base Year 1973 Kilometers 64000 Body Type Sedan Transmission Automatic Colour Blue Drivetrain Rear-wheel drive (RWD) Fuel Type Gasoline Looking to sell my prize possession! Car is originally from Midland, Texas 1973 Chevrolet Impala with a 350cu 2bbl carb  3 speed automatic Was painted over the original paint in 2010 (Original paint was faded) Has NO RUST! undercarrage is in almost new condition! Interior is all original, only downfall is the dash has only a few cracks. Carpet is clean! Comes with original floor mats, GM Manual, reciept.   Recent work done includes... Carb tune up, AC Delco spark plugs, wires, electronic distributor, brake pads, 4 brand new Firestone tires, allignment,   Car drives very well with good response, almost feels like driving a living room couch!   Has always been stored before the snow falls.

1973 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe

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Date Listed 10-Aug-11 Last Edited 10-Aug-11 Price $6,000.00 Address Utterson, ON P0B 1M0, Canada View map For Sale By Owner Make Chevrolet Model Impala Trim Custom Year 1973 Kilometers 45000 Body Type Coupe (2 door) Transmission Automatic Colour Gold Drivetrain Rear-wheel drive (RWD) Fuel Type Gasoline Original factory paint, excellent conditon interior and exterior.  Gold with white vinyl roof, pale green/gold interior.  350 V8, 2bbl automatic, radio, power brakes, windows, steering, trunk, electric clock, white wall tires, disc hub caps.  New front calipers, battery, muffler & tail pipe, new rad.  Never been driven in winter, stored iside for last 17 years, driven 10 times in past 3 years.  Good tires.  Phone 705-769-2279.

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 These prices seem quite reasonable to me - but then again I'm a sucker for these cars. My third car was a 72 Impala 4 dr ht - loved it but had to sell it at the time because I didn't make enough money to keep fuel in it.

We had a 74 Biscayne. In 1974 emission-legal state of tune the base 350 2-barrel delivered 9 mpg city and about 13 mpg highway (15 under ideal conditions). If you bump the timing and richen the carb slightly you could do much better.

A friend's father owned a 73 Biscayne with a 454 & 3.42 gearing. It basically got 10 mpg all the time - city, highway, towing a house trailer...

The base 1974 engine was a 350 2-barrel, but in Canada only you could also get a 350 4-barrel with dual exhausts. There was a 400 2-barrel small block that would carry little 400 numerals on the front fender below the nameplate. The 454 also displayed numerals.  The Caprice Classic had the 400 standard without numerals, but the 454 Caprice Classic carried numerals on the wide bodyside trim.