Re: [AMC-list] AMC value? What is "Non-ripoff"?

[Jack Dale <mercendarian@xxxxxxxxx>]

What is a "non-ripoff price"?   If your "song" was $800.00, --20 years ago, it was a #3 and it's now a 2, what is "fair"?    Whatever one can "get" for it?   I would keep the engine, but put one either "racier" or more efficient, in it.   As AMC put 360s in them, and 390s & 401s will fit also, I'd consider any of those, but for now, would probably re-engine it with a Turbo-Ford 4 of '86 vintage or later.  This would give better economy, less weight, more acceleration, better braking, handling.  If I kept the 232 in it, I'd put Jeep fuel injection on it.   Although I don't know if the mounts would need moding, a 360 late-model Hemi would be an exotic choice.   Is it a  stinking Borg Warner auto?    If so, and it was mine, it'd have to have at least a T-5 manual, if no engine changes.   If sold "reasonably" what mods later, might prevent the sale, now?   While dependable, AMC 6s were too heavy, imo.  Even a small company like AMC
 should have cast alloy 232 blocks.  Later (by the 70s) they should have had twin-cams/4-valves, been cross-flow.  Alloy engines should have had, alloy heads.  At the very least, AMC should have liscenced the IKA-renault "Torino" head which bolted on to the 3.8L, 232 6.   Buying ANYTHING "on the cheap", is part of the "charm" of an AMC.

 

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 From: Dan Busenbarrick <danbusenbarrick@xxxxxxxxx>
To: amcngmc@xxxxxxxxx; "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] AMC value?
  
Would you all care to weigh in on what an ok price for a fair, running, 70
Hornet SST 232 would be?  I'm going to sell my red Hornet this year.  I
don't care about making money on it; I got it for a song.  I just want it
to have a loving home and not get ripped off in the process.


Dan




On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 4:35 PM, <amcngmc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The funny part is I thought the Eagle would be the money loser. Turns out
> the AMC was the one that turned a profit and it I didn't have to try.
>
> Bought re-geared it and it sold quick and sold high too.
>
> It was the Eagle SX/4 AMC-V8, T5 5spd you all helped me re-gear to 3.54's
> and I swapped speedo gears and it read spot on.
>
> Thanks for that help
> MHD
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