Pricing 84 LTB country squire

I'm new here and trying to figure how much I could get for my 84 LTD Country Squire. KBB doesn't go back that far so it was not any help. I'm not sure if I want to sell it or not, but if it's something people would want I'd rather sell it than have it sit.

It has been garage kept since new except for the last year. It has less than 70k miles, and is in overall great shape. Has all the power features, windows, antenna, MPG guage, etc. Probably has a ding somewhere but nothing big, and has a 1" tear in one of the leather seats that has some kind of patch on it.

Maybe some people can give me an idea on what it would be worth, where to look pricing, or anything to look for/know about before selling. Also could just give me some encouragement on just keeping it?

Here's a pic:

 

It sure is hard to place a value on that car especially since values of old cars are so speculative. Personally with the low milage and attractive condition I'd guess ballpark would be $3,000 - $5,000. A wide range. I very well be worth more to someone. That is my personal opinion and a range that I would consider paying. But hey the regular members here that know me know that I'm cheap.

NADA: http://www.nadaguides.com/default.a...&m=1065&d=466&c=7&o=34617~34618&vi=72562&da=1

 

I almost spit coffee on my screen. If I could get that much for it I'd have to sell it. My mom sold the matching one for way less than that, it had a lot of hit and run damage down the sides though.

You're NADA link shows values of 2,625 to 3,406, how does that translate to 3-5k?

 

A nice CS without rust, shiny paint, good looking DiNoc (fake wood), fully functional with only minor interior flaws is well worth it to me. That price assumed a 302 V8. I'd prefer a bigger engine. The paint is an odd over milked coffee color that I've never seen before. I like it. So, what your telling me is that an offer of let's say $1,200 would be good.Dang it I gave away my price.:banghead3:

BTW spitting coffee on the monitor isn't as bad as the keyboard so your good.

 

It does have the 302 V8. Also the front passenger window needs some help going up and down, motor works, I think it might be off track a little.

I don't want to give up what I'd take for it just yet, and I don't think you're going to drive across the country for a $1,200 station wagon.

 

Ah, windows. I've fixed many of those. Really though, I think you will be doing yourself a diservice selling it too low, or too high for that matter. Most important though is rust. If there's none then it's sooooo much better than a lot of cars.

 

Frankly....we need to see a LOT more of the car to judge it....in, out & under.

 

Yea, like I said this thing was garage kept up until a year ago. There is no rust on the body or frame that I recall, certainly no rot. The rear axle does have a little bit of surface rust, here's a pic I took:



Picture was taken b/c I was considering using it tow my boat and/or jeep or using the axle in my jeep. Neither will probably pan out. The axle is all wrong for my jeep, and finding towing capacities for this thing is difficult, along with finding bolt on hitches rated to tow my 3k lb boat or 5k+ jeep/trailer.

 

I'm motivated to get some more pics, we'll see how long that lasts. I'll try to get more this week.

 

Most Ford rear diffs rust. They don't paint them. Nothing to be concerned about. Which brings me to a story about Ford. Back in the late 70's Ford used 15 different part number cigarette lighters. They reduced the number to two and saved $2.5 million dollars per year. They also used to paint the ash trays. The began leaving them bare and save another $250 thousand dollars. So the cost cutting began. Thus the elimination of paint of the rear ends. The rear in my Cougar is bare and rusty. Automatic transmission oil pans are left bare too but most are aluminum.

 

Welcome aboard there DoGood! That's a nice wagon. One of that last good years for the fullsized wagons.

TBird already covered the axle painting. It's not necessary at all. In fact people might get worried if you did, wondering why its been done (what was wrong with it, etc.)

Always bothered me though about that old Bing Crosby song "What did Della wear, anyway?"

Have a good time here. Looks like you cared for the car really well, so you should be able to ask a fairly decent dollar for it, but I don't have a clue what US buyers would pay. Something around $3,500 to $4,000 up here in Canada, maybe.

 

Wow! That sure looks nice from the outside. I am usually not a fan of tan, but this color actually looks nice with the wood. More pictures would be great, like ones of the bottom of the rear quarters, the bottom of the doors and tailgate, the interior ect.

 

Get ready for a bunch of pictures... See if this changes anyones idea on what it's worth.

 

Well....hard to say with tight close ups like that. It's dificult to tell without ANY normal context walk around shots. Probably just me, but....I hate tight shots like these. I can see all those things when the fuller pic is in context.