Thread: 57 Chevy Sedan Advice Needed

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Sorry to rile you so friggin much Bob. I just figured everybody has seen how Tri 5 Chevies have appreciated in value regardless to guides or appraisals over the years. All I've seen and heard is consistent increases but if I'm wrong on that I'll be the 1st to say so.

I see you got a 40 Ford. You probably know what it's worth or what you got in it or what it's worth to you anyhow. They're one of the priciest vintage Fords ever yet I can recall when I was looking around St. Louis for one they were $175-200. 57 cars of any kind were down to about $500 back then. There wasn't nothing special about Chevy prices at all. I bought a 57 Olds HT for $200. Oh yeah, this was 1965 by the way. All of them sure have gone up, huh?

Riled?? Nah, you'll know I'm riled when I'm armed! This is only verbal sparing in hopes to teach. Interesting that you bring up that '40 though, it's an example of practicing what I've been preaching in this thread. But that's another story.

Now, your comments on your personal experience in the '60's I can relate to and agree with. Back then, cars that seem annointed now were just "old cars", much as would be a mid '90s Taurus today. Since it sorta fits this thread, in '67 I gave away a pretty decent '57 Bel Air..................if you're interested in the story I posted it nearly 6 years ago; http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/hot...n-fiction.html Times change as do circumstances. The cars we love will someday fade as we die off and a newer generation who relate to a different era will elevate what they identify with.