Yikes - this just popped up on that auction site - a genuine SOHC powered steel 1942 Willys coupe built in 1966. Time to sell the first born..... Item # 180530160310
Already checked highly illegal to sell a kidney (but legal to buy one) Let's hope someone on the HAMB buys it so we can keep track of it.
Im top bidder right now I know it will go for more that what I can afford. Ill still throw my hat in the ring and swing with the big boys!
I would say are 20k or so. That would be the first thing I would sell out of the car. That would be just to off set the price of the car. Then I would put a blown BBC in it sorry guys no hemi!
Much more than the current 10K bid, especially if it is original as they claim. (Edit: I guess I was a bit too slow)
That is way cool! I hope someone gets it that will fix it up right. It'd be awesome with some Halibrands, and Hilborn injection on that SOHC.
Funny, I was thinking I would sell off the Cammer and put a blown 500 inch Mopar wedge in there . . .
Maybe I read it wrong. Seems like it is a 1942 willys that now has a 1966 427sohc which only has about 1 hour. One piece hood doesn't even mount properly in the pics. Maybe I'm wrong, but I would be asking for some documentation if it is claimed to be an old gas class car. Still, a steel body coupe and cammer motor are worth quite a bit more than the current bid. Just took another look at the pics, I think the body isn't bolted down. The bottom pic makes the rear fender look like its in side the tire?
Like I said i bet it will go for 30 plus if the right bidder sees it and if its legiite I want the motor if you want the car PM Also it may only have a hour on it cause it was bubble gummed together and thats all she wrote seriously I am awaiting a e-mail anyone want to buy a 30 Model A project very good start and good parts The problem I see is the economy is shit and getting worse someone with big dough willl be the buyer i think i would sell my nuts to have IT
I have been collecting Willys for many years and I think many of your estimates on market price are way low. It only takes a couple of high rollers to come in and I am sure they are out there watching. Recent threads here on the HAMB have put a steel bodied 1940-42 Willys coupe project or original in the $40-$50k range. The engine is a $25k-$30k piece. $60k would be cheap for this car, $80k would be top market but then again if you gotta have it and have a big bankroll... Now anyone need a couple of left nuts?
With that steering geometry, that thing has to be an absolute handful... Especially with the shifter down below your thigh... Cool, though.
I want it, I want it, I want it!!! I have $ 40,000 in monopoly money, and $ 250,000 Dinar. I can't seem to find the button to switch from American dollars, though...
+1. I've been following the steel cars for a bunch of years and I agree with your assessment of their market values. A car with real history will really bring good money.
Something goofy going on with this auction. All bids are now gone, and it's back to $200.00 starting point!
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