Imperial Car Club Forum

Posting this up for a 75 yr old guy who is selling a collection of cars, one of which I was interested in and wanted to help him out reaching a wider audience. I have no idea the worth of the cars but he has them all garaged and they seem well looked after. The location is VA and his email is oscar.oldsmobile@gmail.com

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The 64 convertible is listed in # 3 condition as $42,700 in the Old Cars Price Guide. I have advertised it for $35,000 but am totally negotiable on that. The car has full power equipment and AC. It is white with a black top and white leather interior and has 60K miles. It has a new steering box. Runs and drives well.

His friend/neighbour is selling a 55 Imperial Coupe which needs some fixing up but looks pretty good, he did not know a price or mileage but had a couple of pics so adding this in if it suits somebody else. Love the interior !

David seems a lovely genuine guy so hope his cars go to good homes.

Wow both look great! Love the seats on the 55; wish there were more pics of those.

Far outside my price league but I'm sure they'll get continued good care wherever they end up

Welcome to the forum!

I wouldn't say your price guide is wrong, but I personal would stop using it.

Here's the prices from 2018 Collector Car Price Guide:

Type	6	5	4	3	2	1
1955 Imperial (2 door):	$1,240	$3,720	$6,200	$13,950	$21,700	$31,000
1964 Imperial Crown Conv:	$1,840	$5,520	$9,200	$20,700	$32,000	$46,000

And here's the prices from Hagerty's valuation tool. Keep in mind, these are insurance valuations. (sometimes they are inflated):

Type	Fair #4	Good #3	Excellent #2	Concours #1
1955 Imperial (2 door):	$17,600	$35,300	$57,200	$83,700
1964 Imperial Crown Conv:	$11,300	$19,700	$31,700	$53,300

I just yesterday had a friend with a ‘64 vert that told me he turned down a 35k offer on his strong #3 condition Imp.

DetMatt1 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:25 pm I just yesterday had a friend with a ‘64 vert that told me he turned down a 35k offer on his strong #3 condition Imp.

I stand corrected then. I had no idea they were going for that much. Usually Hagerty is pretty good with prices, but maybe they are not up to date on Imps.

What a difference 2 years makes. I bought the latest 2020 price guide and here's the latest numbers. These cars have really gone up in value!

Type	6	5	4	3	2	1
1955 Imperial (2 door):	$3,200	$9,600	$16,000	$36,000	$56,000	$80,000
1964 Imperial Crown Conv:	$3,800	$11,400	$19,000	$42,750	$66,500	$95,000

Wow more than doubled!

What's the range for a 74 LeBaron 4 door (asking for a friend )?

Here's the 74 LeBaron prices from the 2020 book. I checked and they have not changed since the 2018 book, so who knows how long it's been since they updated this.

Type	6	5	4	3	2	1
1974 Imperial LeBaron:	$232	$696	$1,160	$2,610	$4,060	$5,800

Those prices don't seem correct to me, seems extremely low, I wouldn't trust the book on that.

That does seem low. Interesting though how the older years shot way up. Maybe there were a few sales that drove up the prices for those

My 66 did not change from 2018 to 2020 either, and it still seems low as well. Guess I have to buy the 2022 book now.