The Ford Barn

700rpm · 03-05-2014, 12:27 AM

I was astounded at the prices being asked for Model A's in the new Restorer. The average price for the 16 cars listed was about $19,800!

It would have been higher without Pluck's AA and a bargain pickup in California. Excuse me now, while I go lock the garage!

Dave Mc · 03-05-2014, 12:30 AM

Loaf of Bread is over $3.00 now, same Bread - Different Dollars

Marco Tahtaras · 03-05-2014, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Mc

Loaf of Bread is over $3.00 now, same Bread - Different Dollars

That's a good "sale" price where I am!

Franchise_24 · 03-05-2014, 06:32 AM

My wife buys the 99 cent bread when it is onsale.. :-)

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 03-05-2014, 06:56 AM

Ray, I have been saying that prices are going up yet folks want to counter me. Finally even the "club members" are starting to realize it too!!

Tom Wesenberg · 03-05-2014, 07:26 AM

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Yep, as the dollar becomes more worthless prices will go up.

I can still remember back about 67 or 68 when inflation was taking off and how quickly prices of most everything started rising at a high rate.

Luckily the gas and oil prices stayed pretty much the same, but at that time I didn't own a Model A.

Joe K · 03-05-2014, 07:38 AM

A historical comment made is that an ounce of gold will "buy a good suit, a good meal and a good cigar."

With good suits running in the 700-800 range, a good meal in the 100 range and a good cigar running 50, this is still about on par.

When I bought my Model A, I probably overpaid a bit. At that time (1970s), a restored Model A was about the price of a cheap but serviceable new car - perhaps $4000?.

Probably much the same now. Average perhaps $15 grand for a restored Model A? And you can still get a Chevrolet/Ford/Hundai/Toyota for about the same price.

Although thanks to Quantitative Easing to infinity and beyond it's getting harder...

I think given a choice between buying gold or buying a Model A, I would choose the gold.

Even over a suit I don't wear, or a meal I can grow myself, or a cigar which I would keep as antique relic of a more indulgent age.

Joe K

Bob-A · 03-05-2014, 07:44 AM

O'Kay, we know what the asking prices are. What are the selling prices?

Bob-A

Terry,NJ · 03-05-2014, 08:36 AM

Prices are going up in everything as the billion dollar bailouts trickle down. Add to that the "Quantitative easing" (Print more money) and you've got inflation, of course prices will rise. Every aspect of the world of restoration will get more expensive.
Terry

Buz · 03-05-2014, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob-A

O'Kay, we know what the asking prices are. What are the selling prices?

Bob-A

Exactly. I know of cars around here that have gone unsold for YEARS.

ronn · 03-05-2014, 09:02 AM

I'm with Bob-A...........

can we have some "real" facts here and stop dreaming...............

I saw what some of you tried offering for the nice phaeton on here, that the fella was trying to get a ballpark on-how soon we forget!

Mike V. Florida · 03-05-2014, 09:21 AM

I'm asking $92,500 for mine.

BlueSunoco · 03-05-2014, 09:31 AM

seems like stuff is always high, when I'm buying but the darn things are always on the cheap when I' m selling!

I guess it depends which side of the dollar you are on. old cars seem to settle into their own niche over time. It's something we really don't NEED to have so high prices seldom get met.

As George Clooney's character in 'Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?' said "Hard times flush the chumps.". Very true!

Willie Krash · 03-05-2014, 11:29 AM

I have a friend that brought a 57 Chevy a few years back for just shy of $250K
He has money.
Nice guy. Lot's like him.
As an antiques collector I see prices respond not just of market forces but what's popular at the time.
Perhaps the "hot rod" boom made many move into the market before they are all gone.
Oak furniture used to be very expensive, tomorrow who knows, today firewood.

BTW Model T's are a bargain right now.

Tiny · 03-05-2014, 11:33 AM

Would you guys quit talking about the new Restorer.
I'm still waiting for mine to arrive

Conair007 · 03-05-2014, 11:36 AM

Prices have gone up. Remember when the model A came out, who would of ever thought they would be worth , not double, triple or even quadruple. The price of bread has gone up to...... This is the same for all cars. G-man

kelley's restoration · 03-05-2014, 11:38 AM

prices may be high, but its still less than the cost that someone else payed to have it restored.
my sport coupe that i am selling right now is an older resto, but zero miles on it. i cant even get an offer on it, but a guy will buy a basket case that will be in the works for 2 years for $5,000 spend $20,000 on it to finish it and then be in the same boat as what he could have had for $9,000 less and drive it for 2 years
my .02
tk

Mitch//pa · 03-05-2014, 11:42 AM

i hope prices rise enough to get the 40k back i am putting into my lucy tudor restoration
not counting time and labor OUCH

if not i had fun doing it

CarlG · 03-05-2014, 11:44 AM

I'm sure I'm not in the minority when I say that "If I had only known..." 55 years ago what I know now, I would still have my pristine AA 280A (that I paid $45 for) that would be worth $200K today.

Purdy Swoft · 03-05-2014, 11:44 AM

In the early sixties when I worked in a grocery store, part time after school for thirty five cents per hour, a small loaf of Sunbeam bread was fifteen cents. I paid eight dollars for my first strip down model A in 1960. Things have really changed.

I've got to agree with Bob A Asking price is one thing, actual selling price is another.

03-05-2014, 12:27 AM	#1
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,920	Sky high car prices I was astounded at the prices being asked for Model A's in the new Restorer. The average price for the 16 cars listed was about $19,800! It would have been higher without Pluck's AA and a bargain pickup in California. Excuse me now, while I go lock the garage! __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

03-05-2014, 12:30 AM	#2
Dave Mc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Indian Hills,Nevada Posts: 358	Re: Sky high car prices Loaf of Bread is over $3.00 now, same Bread - Different Dollars __________________ Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian!" - Henry Ford

03-05-2014, 06:32 AM	#4
Franchise_24 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lexington, Ohio Posts: 782	Re: Sky high car prices My wife buys the 99 cent bread when it is onsale.. :-) __________________ 1929 Model A Ford Coupe

03-05-2014, 06:56 AM	#5
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,544	Re: Sky high car prices Ray, I have been saying that prices are going up yet folks want to counter me. Finally even the "club members" are starting to realize it too!! __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

03-05-2014, 07:26 AM	#6
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Sky high car prices Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Yep, as the dollar becomes more worthless prices will go up. I can still remember back about 67 or 68 when inflation was taking off and how quickly prices of most everything started rising at a high rate. Luckily the gas and oil prices stayed pretty much the same, but at that time I didn't own a Model A.

03-05-2014, 07:38 AM	#7
Joe K Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,188	Re: Sky high car prices A historical comment made is that an ounce of gold will "buy a good suit, a good meal and a good cigar." With good suits running in the 700-800 range, a good meal in the 100 range and a good cigar running 50, this is still about on par. When I bought my Model A, I probably overpaid a bit. At that time (1970s), a restored Model A was about the price of a cheap but serviceable new car - perhaps $4000?. Probably much the same now. Average perhaps $15 grand for a restored Model A? And you can still get a Chevrolet/Ford/Hundai/Toyota for about the same price. Although thanks to Quantitative Easing to infinity and beyond it's getting harder... I think given a choice between buying gold or buying a Model A, I would choose the gold. Even over a suit I don't wear, or a meal I can grow myself, or a cigar which I would keep as antique relic of a more indulgent age. Joe K __________________ Shudda kept the horse.

03-05-2014, 07:44 AM	#8
Bob-A Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central FL, USA Posts: 1,144	Re: Sky high car prices O'Kay, we know what the asking prices are. What are the *selling* prices? Bob-A

03-05-2014, 08:36 AM	#9
Terry,NJ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Northern Bucks Co. Pa Posts: 632	Re: Sky high car prices Prices are going up in everything as the billion dollar bailouts trickle down. Add to that the "Quantitative easing" (Print more money) and you've got inflation, of course prices will rise. Every aspect of the world of restoration will get more expensive. Terry

03-05-2014, 09:02 AM	#11
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,823	Re: Sky high car prices I'm with Bob-A........... can we have some "real" facts here and stop dreaming............... I saw what some of you tried offering for the nice phaeton on here, that the fella was trying to get a ballpark on-how soon we forget!

03-05-2014, 09:21 AM	#12
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Sky high car prices I'm asking $92,500 for mine. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

03-05-2014, 09:31 AM	#13
BlueSunoco Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Windy City Posts: 937	Re: Sky high car prices seems like stuff is always high, when I'm buying but the darn things are always on the cheap when I' m selling! I guess it depends which side of the dollar you are on. old cars seem to settle into their own niche over time. It's something we really don't NEED to have so high prices seldom get met. As George Clooney's character in 'Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?' said "Hard times flush the chumps.". Very true!

03-05-2014, 11:29 AM	#14
Willie Krash Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Phoenix, Oregon Posts: 661	Re: Sky high car prices I have a friend that brought a 57 Chevy a few years back for just shy of $250K He has money. Nice guy. Lot's like him. As an antiques collector I see prices respond not just of market forces but what's popular at the time. Perhaps the "hot rod" boom made many move into the market before they are all gone. Oak furniture used to be very expensive, tomorrow who knows, today firewood. BTW Model T's are a bargain right now. __________________ Mike Stitt "A business that make nothing but money is a poor business." -Henry Ford

03-05-2014, 11:33 AM	#15
Tiny Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Redding Cal Posts: 1,388	Re: Sky high car prices Would you guys quit talking about the new Restorer. I'm still waiting for mine to arrive __________________ Blackwall Panthers Nor Cal chapter

03-05-2014, 11:36 AM	#16
Conair007 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: San Angelo Tx Posts: 182	Re: Sky high car prices Prices have gone up. Remember when the model A came out, who would of ever thought they would be worth , not double, triple or even quadruple. The price of bread has gone up to...... This is the same for all cars. G-man __________________ Never give up, Always fight till hell freeze's over, then we fight on ICE !

03-05-2014, 11:38 AM	#17
kelley's restoration Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: 60046 Posts: 888	Re: Sky high car prices prices may be high, but its still less than the cost that someone else payed to have it restored. my sport coupe that i am selling right now is an older resto, but zero miles on it. i cant even get an offer on it, but a guy will buy a basket case that will be in the works for 2 years for $5,000 spend $20,000 on it to finish it and then be in the same boat as what he could have had for $9,000 less and drive it for 2 years my .02 tk __________________ anyone need some Model A restoration work done in Illinois? shoot me an email for pics and information [email protected]

03-05-2014, 11:42 AM	#18
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Sky high car prices i hope prices rise enough to get the 40k back i am putting into my lucy tudor restoration not counting time and labor OUCH if not i had fun doing it

03-05-2014, 11:44 AM	#19
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,120	Re: Sky high car prices I'm sure I'm not in the minority when I say that "If I had only known..." 55 years ago what I know now, I would still have my pristine AA 280A (that I paid $45 for) that would be worth $200K today. __________________ Alaskan A's Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska Model A Ford Club of America Model A Restorers Club Antique Automobile Club of America Mullins Owner's Club

03-05-2014, 11:44 AM	#20
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: Sky high car prices In the early sixties when I worked in a grocery store, part time after school for thirty five cents per hour, a small loaf of Sunbeam bread was fifteen cents. I paid eight dollars for my first strip down model A in 1960. Things have really changed. I've got to agree with Bob A Asking price is one thing, actual selling price is another.