I Paid Around $100, now listed for $500 and $600!

[Dibbons]

I purchased a '72 340 Thermo--Quad some years ago for in the nieghborhood of $100 or so. Now I find two carbs with the same number, one listed at five times what I paid and the other listed at six times (and they are not even rebuilt yet. I don't know what this has to say about the future of the restoration hobbyist.

 

[Mopar Hunter]

I paid $1800 for a pair of Trickflow 240 heads 2 1/2 years ago, now you’ll spend $2800 for a pair.

 

[biomedtechguy]

I paid $1800 for a pair of Trickflow 240 heads 2 1/2 years ago, now you’ll spend $2800 for a pair.

I don't recall ever seeing them new, WITH the springs, valves, etc for less than $2,199...
I've seen bare TF 240 heads at $1,800
Bare head...

I'd wanted a pair for SO long. I finally got the 270s..
Now I just need a car and to finish the 572...

 

[Cop car wagon]

I bought a gallon of paint for $950.
Then I had to buy the catalyst.
And I thought $600 was alot a couple years ago.

 

[Mopar Hunter]

I don't recall ever seeing them new, WITH the springs, valves, etc for less than $2,199...

The trick is to buy them separately with a 10% off coupon. Trickflow messed up. They sold me the wrong heads, so they upgraded me to the springs for a roller cam. The item numbers were mixed up.

 

[Hey-O]

My 65 Coronet is a joke to buy for. I'm going with a new audio system and want to put the front speakers in the kick panels. I'm not cutting mine up, so I found a pair of garbage for 100 and a better pair, but will need work and will still need to be painted for over 200. A/C or none A/C, what's the difference?

 

[toolmanmike]

I purchased a '72 340 Thermo--Quad some years ago for in the nieghborhood of $100 or so. Now I find two carbs with the same number, one listed at five times what I paid and the other listed at six times (and they are not even rebuilt yet. I don't know what this has to say about the future of the restoration hobbyist.

Yep

 

[biomedtechguy]

I'm going with a new audio system and want to put the front speakers in the kick panels.

Just a quick note: That post reminds me of my 79 R/T I got brand new, E58 option (police) 360 4bbl. I had a pair of legendary Cerwin Vega CS-18 6x9 speakers in the rear deck and I needed some great door speakers to attempt to approach their level of performance. I got a pair of EPI rectangular door panel mount 2 way speakers. Not nearly as efficient as the CVs, but they could handle the front 120 watt amp which mirrored the 120 wpc rear amp.

 

[Davefinan]

Some people’s eyeballs pop out of their head when they see the price of a restored old car. They apparently don’t know or think about the cost of all these parts individually.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

I purchased a '72 340 Thermo--Quad some years ago for in the nieghborhood of $100 or so. Now I find two carbs with the same number, one listed at five times what I paid and the other listed at six times (and they are not even rebuilt yet. I don't know what this has to say about the future of the restoration hobbyist.

I bought a 71 Hemi Challenger for $400... That was then, prices have gone up...

 

[Sam69sat]

And in 20 years you won't hardly be able to give away our old cars.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

And in 20 years you won't hardly be able to give away our old cars.

People were saying that twenty years ago....... All I can say is my crystal ball is broken..

 

[WileE]

Butter... eggs... hemicudas.... who'da thunk they all have something in common ?

 

[Sam69sat]

The costs of parts and these cars is getting ridiculous. People are already getting discouraged. When boomers who have wads of money, grew up with them, and have sentimental attachment are gone, there won't be near the demand. Some of us Gen Xers will pick up them up but i can't see millenials paying $70K for a roadrunner which will probably be $170K in 20 years. They'll still be buying butter and eggs though.

 

[WileE]

The costs of parts and these cars is getting ridiculous. People are already getting discouraged. When boomers who have wads of money, grew up with them, and have sentimental attachment are gone, there won't be near the demand. Some of us Gen Xers will pick up them up but i can't see millenials paying $70K for a roadrunner which will probably be $170K in 20 years. They'll still be buying butter and eggs though.

Yeah, but... how much fun can you have with butter and eggs ?

 

[Richard Cranium]

I bought a 71 Hemi Challenger for $400... That was then, prices have gone up...

I paid 800 bucks for my 68 Hemi Charger in 1978, minus engine & transmission.