Buying & selling old camaros

[jacmac]

A friend of mine bought a 69 camaro a few days ago"a retired man who buys & sells old  chevys & parts.A few days ago he bought a 69 camaro,nothing really special, deluxe interior needed work ,seats ripped,dash warped badly ect.12 bolt"not posi"small block greasy,dity broken alt. bracket,painted 3 or 4 times ect.But it did run.The whole car in my mind was adverage at best.He paid 12,500.Sold for 15,500 And a guy wanted to give him 18,000 but he had already promised it to someone. love 69 camaros but are these cars in that "state" really worth that much$$?Maybe because Ive owned one for 36 yrs & I have mine,but I really dont understand this car to me was about 5000 all day long!

[IZRSSS]

Jack - It sounds like this car is either a L30 or a L48 (12 Bolt). And, if it's a matching drivetrain w/unaltered tags I'd say the guy stole it.

Let me know if your friend finds another First Gen...hit speed dial.  

[jacmac]

It didnt look like any thing special no SS RS Z/28 numbers matching ???I doubt it, too greasy & cruddy to see But Ill let you know if he finds another, He usually buys someting & he lets me know!

[jeff68]

... if it's a matching drivetrain w/unaltered tags I'd say the guy stole it.

That's what may have made it worth something.

Interesting anecdote:
Back in 1974, my father put his 68 L30/M20 convertible into storage in my grandmother's garage.  Deluxe interior, posi, wood wheel, console w/ gauges, dual exhaust.  It had 160k on the clock and was all original except for belts & hoses.  It had some rust on the front fenders, bottom of doors, and rear wheel openings - typical of a CT car.  Solid floors & rockers.  In 1984, we hired a flat bed to move it from grandma's house to our house.  As soon as we rolled it out of the garage, the flat bed driver offered us $6k on the spot.  That was a lot of $$ for 1984, and it was way before the L30/M20 cars started to get some recognition.  I'm glad my father turned him down.