Arden Heads

Can anyone tell me what a set of arden heads is worth? I know someone who has a brand new set that have been crated for years. They were told that these were a promo set and that they were rare as only a few were made and one three sets still existed. Wish I had more info. but any educated guesses would be appreciated.

I might be wrong, but I've heard they can bring upwards of 5 grand

"current price for originals is $18-20k"
Bob Parmenter
8-18-2004

"The repops are over $12K"
Bib Overalls
8-17-2004

Only correcting so people you talk to will take you seriously. The name of the heads are Ardun, not Arden. They are being made again, so orginals are valued primarily for nostalgia reasons as the makers claim the new versions are superior. Check them out here:

http://www.ardun.com/

Pat

Zora Arkus-Duntov
AR from Arkus, DUN from Duntov
ARDUN

And while we're correcting, they're not quite as rare as what your original post would indicate, though rare none the less. Best estimates for the larger sized sets that fit 85-100 horse engines is 3-400 originals. Now, if the set you refer to is for a V8 60 horse configuration then those are much more rare, probably 10-15 sets ever made, and those are not repoped, though the basic engine tooling was sold to Simca who ended up making a very similar "clone" of the Arduns.

Here is a link to what the originals look like:

http://www.oogabooga.ca/oogaboogapag40.htm


Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder