[Desert Rodder]

Got a friend whose sister has a farm in Ohio with an abandoned Model A sitting in the corner of an old barn. Body is good, upholstery shot, drive train unknown. Any advice on how to establish what a fair price would be very helpful if I get as far as negotiating a deal.

[wrenchturner]

Im going to take a pot shot 1500 to 2000 dollars?

[dinger]

a coupe will be worth around 2 grand, sedan about half that. check out the gold book car guide, most books stores carry them, they have a good description and how to price.

[FASTFORD]

in my area the price of a model A is a little low.it seems the reason is most rodders want a little more room. a fully restored A recently sold for $7000. the guy was a little upset,he spent over 15000 restoring it. thats right, seven g`s after spending 15 g`s. check out what it needs before you make an offer.
good luck, let us know what happens.

[blown69stang]

Depends on what it has in it and what the guy is going to do with it. If it has the Flathead V8('32 and on) you will get a fair amount, a few grand and if it has the 4 cylinder ****ty job (before '32), then it won't get much. I wouldn't take the Flathead out of a car to put a smallblock in just because I like originality in that case. If it had the ****ty 4 cylinder then go for the small block like I did with the 30 panel van that I have in restoration. Autotrader.com will give you a good idea of what something in the condition of what you have will get. You could always pay the 4 bucks to pick up a paper copy the next time you go to a gas station. I'm thinking no more than 2500 for the Flathead and no more that 1500 or less for the 4 cylinder earlier model.