Can anyone help me price my 1962 ford fairlane 500, 2 door coup?

Question

It was garage kept for yrs and is all original except for new paint I had done the same color. Its been in my family since it was new & is in great shape inside & out. It has a 221 V8, less than 20,000 mi. & runs like new. Transmission is manual. I want to list it on ebay but am not sure what my reserve should be. Is $10,000. to much or not enough? It was drove by my grandpa until he got a new car and doesn't have a hard mile on it. Whoever gets it will be extremely happy with overall condition. I have looked at ones like it to get an ideal but would really appreciate any knowledgeable answers since I'm a novice about fairlanes. Thanks.

Answer 1

i think that one has a 260 v-8 in it,and those were good engines,if its in excellent shape no rust or anything,you can ask around 6500 for it real easy and get it they are kind of rare because there's not many of them left around,the only one that would be worth a lot more would be the sport model with bucket seats,they weren't many of those built,good luck on it.

Answer 2

1962 Ford Fairlane 500

Answer 3

Putting a reserve of $10,000 is way too high. These are great cars but not that desireable as the 1964 Fairlane. You do have a rare V8 in that car and it is the first year for the small bodied car.

You do claim its all original which it is not since it has a new paint job. Original is untouched all the way through and yours is not. Also the paint better be flawless with no over spray on chrome, rubber or glass and better shine like new with no orange peel in the paint for the price you want. A typical paint job back to stock would start around $3,000 on up.

Ebay depends on the way you present the car with great detailed pictures showing all 4 sides, closeup shots of the undercarriege, trunk, open doors with door panels dash front and back seats with a complete detail of repair records and all original documents such as glovebox manuel if you have it. The more you show the more people will want it.

If you want to do a reserve start at $5,000 and hope for the best, most of these cars sell between $5,000 on up and if the reserve is too high no one will bid.

I sent you a link showing the history of the 62 and my friends blue 62 Fairlane is shown.

Good luck.

Answer 4

You know your own car and Dodge man doesn't. You are correct about the 221 v8, but they're weren't many made and only a diehard like me would remember them. They were Ford's first small block.

Ebay with a reserve is the way to go, if it sells you get the reserve fee back. You'll get nation wide exposure, evern world wide, just start it out with a low starting bid and set the reserve at would you would sell it for. You can lower the reserve at anytime during the auction, but can not raise it. It also gets the attention of the bidders every time you lower it.

Good luck, long time Ebayer and Ford lover

Answer 5

62 Fairlane

Answer 6

Hemmings Muscle Machines just did their buyers guide for Ford/Lincoln/Mercury not too long ago, so you might want to check there for some guidlines for pricing. WWW.HMN.com may also give you some good pricing info. Personally, I wouldn't part with that car. There are not all that many of them around, you know the complete history, it is a family heirloom, and (if you are anything like me) you will kick yourself for selling that car.

Answer 7

Cannot unerstand why you are selling the car as a hand me down. Like you got it for free. All I can give you is look in Hemmings and find something simular. But the price is up to you--what you say is what you want... Check Hemmings before ya run and add---you can run an add in Hemmings..
EBAY SCARES ME...

Answer 8

These are rare, you cant get em anymore. i say $15,000. Or you can go to kbb.com and go to used car values and find out how what to price it. Kelly Blue Book (kbb) sometimes give lousy prices and i don't think it will work for...like......this old of a car.

Answer 9

Overpriced, you wont sell it for 10K, start at 5k, you might get 7-8K for it.