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Originally posted by MAC67
1st off Welcome to our community here at FTE. . . .

Okay, nice start.

As for your query, what you describe is considered a "One Of" , a "Phantom" or in lay terms "Custom", because wht you describe was not OEM Produced in the period of the basic truck.

I wonder if he meant "One OFF" instead? I've never heard anyone refer to, well... anything as a "One Of" unless they said, "One Of A Kind"

<snip stuff about his 66 F100>

So there is no comparitive scale, other than other custom vehicles of like kind. Each of these "One Of's" will have it's own value and therefore it's own worth. Things like components, fit & finish, engineering, workmanship, function & performance and so on all combine to give the truck it's worth.

Depending on how nice it is, and how well built/ done it is, and how it drives/ runs/ performs the price can range thousands of dollars. There is no Standard Set Price for these things. . . .

Good point! Perhaps that's why he's turning to other enthusiasts on the Internet to provide their insight. The value of a custom vehicle is determined, like most everything else, by the marketplace.

Recently @ a Jackson - Barret Auction, a Camaro went for over $100K and so did a couple of Vettes. . . . . IMHO nothing ever built by GM is worth that kind of money, except maybe one of GMs' concept cars or Proto Type. But no Class 1 Stocker, whether old w/ low mileage, or top total "Pro Resto", in my head just isn't worth $100K+

That's his opinion, but obviously the marketplace proved him very wrong. Again, the value of a classic vehicle is determined by what the market will bear. There are many more GM products worth $100k and more than there are Ford products.

Its a trivial task to show 10 high-dollar Camaros for every one high-dollar Mustang. Any 10-year old kid knows that, overall, 50's, 60's and even 70's GM vehicles are more desireable and, therefore, command higher prices.

So what you're asking has no set answer from this distance. As I try to point out there is no set of guidelines other than those an Automotive Appraiser would apply specifically to that one vehicle.

Sure, an appraisal can get you in the ballpark, but you can get a damn good idea of a vehicle's worth by approaching a variety of potential buyers and determining an average. Besides, what data do you think the appraisers work from?

Having run all that out for ya, you are faced with 3 options, the way I see it Mac.

1) You can accept the sellers asking price as is

Sure...

2) you can engage a gualified, licensed, Automotive Appraiser,

Okay. Probably not worth the money, but okay.

3) You can do some further research on that type of vehicle in your locale, the history/ provenance of that specific vehicle, get a qualified 2nd or 3rd opinion on the quality (design - engineering - workmanship) and go negotiate your offer against the sellers asking price. . . . .

Wait a minute! We have a winner, folks! What the hell does this guy think you were doing in the first place? Asking the opinions of other enthusiasts most certainly falls under the category of "further research" and (except, apparently, in the case of the Ford people) "qualified 2nd or 3rd opinion"

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This all boils down to the point that non stock, non OEM Vehicles, in the final analysis are worth 2 different prices. From sellers point of view it's worth what "Market" will bear/ pay. From buyers POV, it's worth what you offer or are willing to spend, and then only if seller is willing to take that amount.

Failed Econ 101, eh? The two viewpoints don't matter squat. It's supply and demand against market determination and seller motivation, baby. The seller has a product that is in level X demand. If X is a low factor, the scale will slide on a motivated buyer otherwise the proposition of moving product is reduced. Period.

Anyway Mac, welcome to FTE and we'll be lookin for ya on the boards.

Yeah, lookin' to rag on you for being a Chevy guy.