How To Increase Your Truck's Value

[Merle Coggins]

With all the recent postings regarding the value of our Mopar trucks and cars, I now see how to increase the value...

All you have to do is put a Chebby 350 in it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1942-Dodge-Pickup-Original-Steel-Cab-Doors_W0QQitemZ290150404739QQihZ019QQcategoryZ6197QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Bob_Koch]

I'll have to keep a copy of this so that when I sell my truck for a mere $20,000 I can show them what a bargain it is.

[Young Ed]

Wow the price of my 46 just went up!

[greg g]

Cmon guys is aint the 350 is the corvette taillights frenched into the valance between the rear fenders.

[48WingNut]

I don't understand why you would want to "toggle it up" with a measley 350 motor. Why not atleast keep it a true Mopar and put a 340 in it? Maybe a Hemi. How sweet would that be. He's obviously has a truck worth some bucks. But for $75,000, I think I'd build my own and keep it strickly Mopar.

My 2cents.

[Norm's Coupe]

With all the recent postings regarding the value of our Mopar trucks and cars, I now see how to increase the value...

All you have to do is put a Chebby 350 in it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1942-Dodge-Pickup-Original-Steel-Cab-Doors_W0QQitemZ290150404739QQihZ019QQcategoryZ6197QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Well......considering that a vehicle is not a vehicle without an engine, I would be willing to let my 350 engine go for about a quarter of what the asking price of the truck is.. I'll even throw in a 350 tranny and new chrome plated valve covers to go along with it for the price. Almost forgot, would also throw in a nice new flexplate from TCI for the price. Now, who could pass up a deal like this?

[Don Coatney]

Well. who could pass up a deal like this?

ME!

[Norm's Coupe]

ME!

Don, your loss will be someone else's gain. Just think, you'd not only have a $75,000 car, but just think of the fun it would be installing it.

[Mario Loya B1B]

With a $75000 buy it now price, at a minimum the seller should have photos that are in focus.

[48WingNut]

Probably waiting for the big payoff to buy a good camera?

[Vintrader]

Maybe that price includes the building with the big roll up doors, Now that might be deal........... Dutch

[Norm's Coupe]

With a $75000 buy it now price, at a minimum the seller should have photos that are in focus.

But if he had nice clear pictures, people may not want to pay $75,000 for the truck.

Actually, I can't see how people would pay that much for any vehicle unless they saw it in person. I'd want to be able to look and touch something before laying out that kind of cash for it.

[BobT-47P15]

I too noticed the not-so-great pics, no interior or engine or bed shots.

The reason it's so high....you musta missed the part about it has a blower on that chebby engine. zoom, zoom. And....it's a '42 model.....that always adds to the value.

[Bob_Koch]

Here's a '48 for cheap! a mere $20,000

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1948-Dodge-Pickup-Truck_W0QQitemZ170139971925QQihZ007QQcategoryZ6197QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Norm's Coupe]

Actually, $25,000 for a real nice truck is more realistic. However, the truck Bob Koch posted isn't one of those. Looks like a "Fast Eddie" job. Quick engine swap, a pair of decent bucket seats with console. After that's it's down hill all the way. For that price it should have a lot more detail work done, like some nice door panels and detailing the engine and engine compartment. Looks like all they did was dab some paint on the body and put a V8 engine in it, and nice seats to try and make a fast buck. They also put some nice wheels and tires on and probably some front end work. Still not worth anything near $25,000 though.