If you can get $11,000 to $18,000 for an early Barracuda...get it in small, umarked bills and run (dont walk) to the nearest bank and deposit it!
Clearly the NADA people have been having adult beverages under the big top at Barrett-Jackson.
Not that it cant be done...but for $18,000 you need a perfect restored (numbers matching) car, with the right options (Formula S) and the right buyer.
I searched this website and found very little over $10,000. A couple other websites I went to had some dealers asking for gobs of money but not the individuals who were looking to sell.
A quick glance at Ebay found a nice black Barracuda from Texas that sold for $,8000...that was the highest that actually sold.
I cant comment on your area, but this summer I looked at a real nice red 1965 for $7500, he had started at $12,000 or $13,000 (I forget what the seller said).
I know of another white 1965 that started at $25,000 and sold this summer (after a long long time) for $10,500...and it was a rotisserie restoration (not 100% show correct with a little hot rodding done to it).
Dont get me wrong...I love the first generation Barracudas...but $10,000 to $12,000 in this economy is more realistic for a super nice car...drivers can be bought for well under $10K.
This would be a great topic for a Poll...and all this is just my opinion which means nothing.
As a side note I went to NADA and plugged in...my Duster...they said up to $17,000 and in super condition I would be lucky to get $10,000-$12,000 these days...and I would still have to invest the $17,000 (including the purchase price) just to get there.
A car is only worth what a buyer and a seller agree to at that given time.
Paul
