The advert for in the present day’s Nice Price or No Dice traditional Camaro warns that the “price goes up as any restorative actions are taken.” Let’s determine if the present asking places any enamel to that menace.
It’s undisputed that older Ford Rangers are actually scorching proper now. The new ones are doing alright too, but it surely appears the outdated ones, just like the 1998 Ranger XLT normal cab we checked out yesterday, are actually bringing the warmth. A strong set of labor credentials and a $6,800 asking worth made that Ranger price contemplating, and that earned it a 69 % Nice Price win.
Ford and Chevy have lengthy been opponents right here within the U.S. automobile market. When Ford launched the Ranger, Chevy was proper there with the S10. And, again within the day when Ford constructed itself a cash printing press known as the Mustang, Chevy was proper behind with the carbon copy Camaro. These two pony vehicles diverged over time, with the Camaro finally making a reputation for itself, even when it performed in a class coined for its important competitor.
Today’s 1974 Chevy Camaro is notable for quite a few elements. First, it’s a single-year physique fashion that includes the revised nostril and rear finish required to accommodate the then-required five-mile-per-hour bumpers, however nonetheless with the unique smaller rear window. In 1975, that rear window could be modified to a wrap-around fashion for improved visibility. This Camaro additionally has what, for the time, was most likely the very best drivetrain — a 350 CID V8 and a Borg-Warner four-speed guide transmission driving the rear axle.
Two engines had been obtainable within the Camaro for ’74: a 250 CID six and the 350 V8. The latter was obtainable in 4 flavors, starting from 145 horsepower on the low finish to 100 ponies extra for the range-topping Z-28.
This being a California automobile ( as famous within the advert by its authentic blue and gold plates), it doubtless carries the LM-1 “Turbo Fire” V8 with a Mama Bear-like 160 horsepower and 250 lb-ft or torque. Being a California native, it was additionally most likely constructed on the General’s Van Nuys meeting plant. Out of the 151,008 Camaros inbuilt whole for 1974, the overwhelming majority had some model of the V8. However, solely round 10,000 vehicles had been optioned with the four-speed stick.
This automobile seems to be a survivor however exhibits its age and 134,000 miles of use within the battle-worn paint job and weather-dulled aluminum bumpers. The black-painted hood may very well be proof of additional paint degradation on the panel, or simply one thing somebody thought would possibly look cool. To be truthful, it does look fairly cool. The automobile rolls on manufacturing unit steelies lacking their heart caps however carrying model new BFGs, maybe in compensation.
Things are surprisingly higher within the cabin, with upholstery and a splash that look completely serviceable. Even the shoulder belt retainers on the bucket seat headrests are nonetheless intact, one thing that’s not normally the case in these vehicles. Hopefully, this is likely one of the later ’74s that doesn’t have the seat belt/ignition interlock, or if an earlier one, it has had that defeated.
According to the vendor, the automobile “Runs and drives great” and comes with each a clear title and a current front-end rebuild. That’s apparently not the one replace within the works, because the advert warns potential patrons that the value will climb as restorative work is undertaken. That worth at current is $15,650 per the advert title, though the vendor counters that by saying it’s $15,500/greatest affordable supply within the physique.
We’ll go together with the $15,650 asking since that’s the primary and it’s the most important within the advert. What’s your tackle this four-speed/V8 Camaro and that price ticket? Does that appear like a good worth for the automobile in its current state? Or, in your thoughts, ought to the restoration be farther alongside for a worth that prime?
You determine!
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