hobiercr
hobiercr GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
1/7/24 4:11 p.m.

Found a part of The St Pete Times in a portion of our kitchen wall during our remodel. sure, there is some sports news but the classifieds are where it's at. Who wants to see the "Import cars" section?

classicJackets (FS)
classicJackets (FS) SuperDork
1/7/24 4:18 p.m.

I do!

dyintorace
dyintorace GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
1/7/24 4:42 p.m.

Me too!

hobiercr
hobiercr GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
1/7/24 4:44 p.m.

As a bonus, you get motorcycles too.  I REALLY wonder what the 1935 BMW went for.

bludroptop
bludroptop UltraDork
1/7/24 4:57 p.m.

Adding a zero to those prices gets you pretty darn close to "adjusted for inflation" according to the CPI.  

 

Patrick
Patrick GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/7/24 5:06 p.m.

In reply to bludroptop :

better add a couple zeros and maybe a multiplier for the $295 56 chevy 2 door v8 manual

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
1/7/24 5:06 p.m.

“1935 BMW that looks like an MG.”

That could now be worth some serious bucks. 

Stampie
Stampie GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/7/24 5:07 p.m.

Must sell; drafted.

That kind of hits you.

rustyvw
rustyvw GRM+ Memberand Dork
1/7/24 5:18 p.m.

I'm not familiar with the term drafted.  Can anyone help me with that?

 

jimbob_racing
jimbob_racing SuperDork
1/7/24 5:21 p.m.
Stampie said:

Must sell; drafted.

That kind of hits you.

I saw a few of those.  I wonder if those guys made it home. 

bludroptop
bludroptop UltraDork
1/7/24 5:36 p.m.
Patrick said:

In reply to bludroptop :

better add a couple zeros and maybe a multiplier for the $295 56 chevy 2 door v8 manual

$2950 for a 10 year old Chebby actually sounds high when you consider how long cars lasted back then.

Cars wore out quickly  - 100,000 miles was aspirational in many cases.  In '65 my dad bought a running, driving 10 year old Mercury for $50 for my mom.

Stampie
Stampie GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/7/24 5:42 p.m.

In reply to rustyvw :

That means they were randomly chosen to go to Vietnam in the military. 

jgrewe
jgrewe Dork
1/7/24 6:30 p.m.

I'm looking at the addresses to see what is there now. I drive by all these locations weekly.

Barney's is still around but was sold a couple years ago and is called Rockstar Powersports now. Same location though.

Ranger50
Ranger50 MegaDork
1/7/24 7:04 p.m.

O'Brien's had the cars... 65 merc comet special, 65 falcon fastback coupe....

Stampie
Stampie GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/7/24 7:22 p.m.

In reply to Ranger50 :

I would expect that from an uneducated Ford guy but the real deal was Cadillac City.  I paid $1500 for my 60 Cadillac Flattop back in 2004? I believe.  Not much difference in price from the $1550 there.

Ranger50
Ranger50 MegaDork
1/7/24 8:36 p.m.

In reply to Stampie :

Not a caddy fan.

Stampie
Stampie GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/7/24 8:39 p.m.

In reply to Ranger50 :

Point proven.  wink

SEADave
SEADave Dork
1/7/24 10:31 p.m.

Walker Ford is still around but certainly not on Gulf Bvld in Treasure Island anymore.   Cool stuff.  Our place in Clearwater was built in 66 so interesting to see a little of what it was like back then.  

MyMiatas
MyMiatas HalfDork
1/7/24 11:02 p.m.

800 for a 59  Austin Healey 

Or

Either one could still be around stashed away. If the web page I looked at is right $7500 in today's money would be a steal!

 

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