Classic/Antique Car Repair/Rambler vs. Corvair

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Expert: - 4/30/2011


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Brad,

I own a 1962 Rambler American 400 convertible and at a car show was approached by another car owner who proposed a trade of my Rambler for one of his 2 1965 Corvair Monza convertibles.  He stated he wanted it because there aren't many Ramblers around.  Assuming each car is equal in condition, which car has the greater value?  Would you make the trade if you had the Rambler?

Thanks!

Answer
According to what I can find, both cars are of equal value. I am a Corvair freak as in my younger days I raced a Yanko equipped Corvair. However the Rambler is rarer of the two so it boils down to what you what to see parked in your garage.

Year:  1965  
Make:  Chevrolet  
Model:  Corvair Monza Convertible  
Excellent:  $12,525  
Good:  $5,450  
Fair:  $3,000  

Year:  1962  
Make:  American Motors  
Model:  Rambler Convertible  
Excellent:  $12,375  
Good:  $5,625  
Fair:  $2,925  

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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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