Actual Current Prices Of 1959 - 1960 Imperial 4 Door Hardtops

["A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>]

Martin;

 I wouldn't worry about one or two Ebay auctions on 59' parts; all it takes is two or three guys to get auction fever and the winner, if he pays up, can wind up paying double what something is worth. On top of that some people enter the wrong bid amount or don't know the proxy bid system is supposed to work, and the odd unscrupulous seller still engages in shill bidding. I have seen some items pop up for auction several times that were supposedly sold, likely for the above reasons.

 The truth being is that most Imperials use the same rear view mirrors as their lesser Chrysler, DeSoto, and sometimes Dodge counterparts. You will find that there are other parts that are interchangable as well.

 The best advice that I can give, and this goes with other things as well, is to buy the most complete and original car that you can find. Contrary to what many might think this can mean a number three rated car or a better number four rated car. I also wouldn't worry about a car that has fancy aftermarket rims, so long as they didn't mess with the drive train or shave the trim and chuck it out. There is an online price guide at this address: www.vmrintl.com/cctm/coll_frame.htm

Unlike some price guides that I have seen they base their values on market research and not a theoretical ideal.

Best Regards

Arran Foster

1954 Imperial Newport

Needing A Left Side Tailight Bezel and other trim parts.

 

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From: Martin Karson

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Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 8:02 PM

Subject: RE: IML: Actual Current Prices Of 1959 - 1960 Imperial 4 Door Hardtops

Steve B.   thanks for the help.  I will follow with the price guides as well as E Bay.  Had no idea the parts were so out of sight.  Many thanks for your insight into pricing and availability.   Marty Karson

"Steve B." <imperial59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm very interested in buying a 1959 - 1960 Imperial 4 Door Hardtop.

 

The prices on the ’59 page are getting a bit stale.  I will go get a new copy of the pricing guide and updating the prices for you or you can get one yourself at most any big book store.  Old Car Price Guide is the one to look for.

 

I see actual selling prices all over the place.  Watch e-bay and the other on-line places for a while to get a feel for the prices.  My advice would be to buy the best possible car you can find.  ’59 and ’60 pieces are extremely rare.  NOS is impossible to find or priced out of the ballpark and repro stuff just doesn’t exist.  Lots of pot metal was used and it is costly to refinish.  To give you an idea of prices two ’59 mirrors recently sold on e-bay.  Both were NOS and looked to be in perfect shape.  The driver side went over $500 and the passenger side wasn’t far behind….

 

The up side to this is that people notice the car.  My ’59 is pretty much a basket case…  Yet I can still take my car to the local show and people will run past $40k Chevys to come see the old girl with the tattered interior and tired paint.  This always makes up for the scarcity of parts.

 

                                                   Steve B.