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I watch '77 - '79 devilles and Fltwd Broughams on ebay. There are a couple listed now and there seems to be conciderable interest there. There is a pristine looking '77 Coupe (yellow) from Fla. listed that looks like a spectacular buy at 4M.
I have been concidering an overdrive unit that bolts to the back of the TH400. With gas now above 4.00 it looks like a reasonable expense at 2M+.
A built 4L60 is probably best way to go, you don't need a 4L80E, too much cost, you won't break even for years. But if you have the 2.28's, you won't WANT OD, you already have it. You would need to drop in some 3.08's to 3.23's and then the OD trans. Expect a nice $2K by the time you are done. You can do it cheaper, but still won't be saving $$ for a while.
Buy w solid parts car that has a good drivetrain, swap axle and trans in and beef up trans before it goes in, and you will have a killer combo.
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Originally Posted by deVille33
I watch '77 - '79 devilles and Fltwd Broughams on ebay. There are a couple listed now and there seems to be conciderable interest there. There is a pristine looking '77 Coupe (yellow) from Fla. listed that looks like a spectacular buy at 4M.
I have been concidering an overdrive unit that bolts to the back of the TH400. With gas now above 4.00 it looks like a reasonable expense at 2M+.
I calculate that 3.23 gears and a 4L60 would give the same cruising RPMs as the current config. Wow. And the 4L60 has a short 1st gear, on top of the gear difference. The drivability of the car would be like you put a new engine in it...but I agree on the cost savings. Not there at all.
Best place for a hybrid is in the trunk - in the unlikely event a FWB leaves you stranded!! Sort of like having a fire extinguisher under the seat. You'll probably never need it. heh ha
I wouldn't mind the bumper sticker "My Other Car's a Hybrid" printed up for the bumper?
[quote=Highway Star;1513542]As a whole, I don't think prices have changed much from a year ago. Also, it may depend on age with these cars. Caddys less than say 25 years old, probably fall into the "used car" category, while those older are considered "classic/vintage". That will affect prices somewhat.
I've been following prices on the late '70s models for nearly 2 years now, since I decided to purchase a low mileage one back in '06. At that time there was a '77 Coupe with 8,000 miles @ $25,000 (kinda high), a '79 Coupe with 23,000 miles for around $12,000 and a '77 Coupe with 67,000 miles that was being offered @ around $7,000 (nice, but was needing some attention). There were several others at the time with less than 25K miles in the $8,000-$12,000 range.
It's different in that there is no landau or vinyl top, and is all white which makes the car look very clean. There is a suggestion of bondo along the bottom lines. There are not good pics of the driver's seat or the driver's door panel, which I use for a judgement point, but what is evident in the pics looks good. The new paint could be covering a lot.
It's been bid up to near 4.9M with less than 11 hr.s to go. The guy selling wants 7.5M, which I think is a stretch.
We'll see how this plays out.
As a whole, I don't think prices have changed much from a year ago. Also, it may depend on age with these cars. Caddys less than say 25 years old, probably fall into the "used car" category, while those older are considered "classic/vintage". That will affect prices somewhat.
I've been following prices on the late '70s models for nearly 2 years now, since I decided to purchase a low mileage one back in '06. At that time there was a '77 Coupe with 8,000 miles @ $25,000 (kinda high), a '79 Coupe with 23,000 miles for around $12,000 and a '77 Coupe with 67,000 miles that was being offered @ around $7,000 (nice, but was needing some attention). There were several others at the time with less than 25K miles in the $8,000-$12,000 range.
It's different in that there is no landau or vinyl top, and is all white which makes the car look very clean. There is a suggestion of bondo along the bottom lines. There are not good pics of the driver's seat or the driver's door panel, which I use for a judgement point, but what is evident in the pics looks good. The new paint could be covering a lot.
It's been bid up to near 4.9M with less than 11 hr.s to go. The guy selling wants 7.5M, which I think is a stretch.
We'll see how this plays out.
Okay,
That '78 coupe went for 6.1M, and it had 111,000 mi. on the car with 6,000 on the trans. with 11 bids.
I think that would be relative to Highway Star's quote on the '77 Coupe with 67,000 mi. on it. So, I don't think people's interest in well maintained, good appearing cars will wane due to the price of fuel.
Let's face it these cars have something all those newer car's don't have. Distinction and character.
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