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To: "John Soderling" <jsoderling@astound.net>,
Subject: Classic Chevy Pickup Prices
From: rfeibusch1@earthlink.net (Richard Feibusch)
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 08:38:22 -0700
Dear John,
I am an automotive appraiser in the Los Angeles area - These 1947 - 1955 Chevy 
and GMCs are quite popular because they are very straightforward, easy-to-fix, 
and simple to upgrade because there is so much available for them. I have seen 
them priced from $6,000 running and driving restoration projects to $25,000 hot 
rods with show paint (usually not my taste) and thumpin' V8 power. Best 
upgrades are the later model 235 cu in six, 5-speed and disc brakes. 12 volts 
and 15" wheels make a radio and tyres easier to find - there even is a kit to 
put a Trubo 350 trans behind the stock six. 

A clean, pretty-much-stock pickup should run about $12 - 15,000, with 
deductions for any bad chrome or paint. This is what is killing car restoration 
in major cities; $5000 paint jobs (plus body repairs), and $2,500 worth of 
bumpers and grille!!!  It also is why a really nice one with fairly fresh 
cosmetics will be priced in the mid-twenties ($). People will actually pay more 
for the safer cab corner windows, though I prefer the truck without. 

Rick Feibusch
British Car Network
Venice Beach, California
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