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My name is Roy and I am desperate! I urgently need to sell my 1967 El Camino which I have owned since 2007 due to financial issues. I have listed it on multiple online-and-print platforms (Craigslist, eBay, Auto Roundup, AutaBuy, Old Car Trader, Hemmings) for six months with no response at all, which is quite shocking to me, given that the old car hobby will never die as far as I can tell. I would like to post a link to my eBay listing so that some of the more professional people here may give me an idea as to what I am doing wrong. I am trying to find some constructive criticism and was greeted rather combatively on another message board. So please let me know if I am allowed to post a link somewhere in these forums (I know this thread is not the place). Thanks so much.
 
Rawflame said:
My name is Roy and I am desperate! I urgently need to sell my 1967 El Camino which I have owned since 2007 due to financial issues. I have listed it on multiple online-and-print platforms (Craigslist, eBay, Auto Roundup, AutaBuy, Old Car Trader, Hemmings) for six months with no response at all, which is quite shocking to me, given that the old car hobby will never die as far as I can tell. I would like to post a link to my eBay listing so that some of the more professional people here may give me an idea as to what I am doing wrong. I am trying to find some constructive criticism and was greeted rather combatively on another message board. So please let me know if I am allowed to post a link somewhere in these forums (I know this thread is not the place). Thanks so much.
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You can post a link here. Go for it ! :)
Lots of helpful people here
 
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Thanks a lot. Now, someone please tell me why my car isn't worth every penny I am asking for it. I only want 10,000 for a running and driving car with all the hard work done.
 
To be brutally honest, I think too much rust. :unsure:
Rust is the hardest and most expensive part of fixing one of these, I've been working on mine for a dozen years!
They are not particularly rare, a few minutes on the local FB found several rust-free examples for similar money.
Similar rust example at about $6K.
Yes you did interior work, but you mention the seat foam is off spec and rust is already appearing on the dash.
Engine is nothing special.
Not an attack, just my 02¢.


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You have a nice looking car there. Many people shy away from cars in the Northern states because of the rust and look for Southern cars. As stated, rust is a huge factor for a restoration and panel rust is one thing, people are concerned very concerned about structural rust.

The economy is faltering with inflation and high interest rates, project cars are toys and extra money is not available for most. Parts are also less affordable than they were. Give it time, it will sell but not as fast as it would have a few years ago.
 
Yup. exactly why I don't buy cars from the North. And if I did, Id inspect every inch of the frame, under body and behind panels.

Also if I was selling a car from the North, Id post many pictures of the underside.

At least its honest pictures and not some slicked bondo panels and listed with "new 20K paint custom paint"
 
Honest opinion, if it was all one color that would help a lot.

Its value is as a "driver" but looks too much like a "project".

I'd get some color-matched paint and do a scuff-and-shoot of all the areas that don't match the dark blue.
 
If you want the truth, because it's a rust bucket and a 67 El Camino. They will never pull the money the coupe counterparts do. That's a $4000 car at best IMO and I think that's a stretch. You will never recover what you have invested in it It needs 25-30K worth of rust repair, body and paint.
 
If you have had it for sale for 6 months and it hasn't sold you are priced way too high, pretty simple.

And you say all the hard work is done? Have you ever done body & paint? Pinholes aren't a simple fix it's the tip of the iceberg. Holes in frame, needs 1/4's, rockers, hood, tailgate, fenders. 283 engine that leaks all fluids. Literally every panel needs work along with the frame and drivetrain.

5k tops.
 
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If you want the truth, because it's a rust bucket and a 67 El Camino. They will never pull the money the coupe counterparts do. That's a $4000 car at best IMO and I think that's a stretch. You will never recover what you have invested in it It needs 25-30K worth of rust repair, body and paint.
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I would take Tom's statement as gospel, he is the owner/operator of a Nationally recognized muscle car restoration shop specializing in Chevelles.
 
I think having seen many rusted out project cars go for $2-5K that you are going to have to be patient. Without seeing the underside pictures there doesn't look to be too much rust. There's some surface rust on the tailgate and the snaps leftover for a bed cover plus the lower corners on both quarter panels need work along with a small rust patch on the passenger side front fenders front corner. So without seeing the underside it doesn't look like too much of a rust repair is needed.
BUT without seeing the underside is a big part of your car not selling cause it gives me the idea that you're trying to hide something. Re-list your car somewhere that you can leave it there a while because its going to take a while to find the ass that's meant for your cars seat cause they say there's an ass for every seat so it will take some time to find that person. I doubt your car will ever be a concoure's type of car but with some time spent you could make it a good driver type car,that's the driver that you are targeting for your car.

I'd be really interested in those pictures of the underside if you could post them here.



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