The seller notes their was a ‘certified’ appraisal for $16,000 before additional work was done. That seems a bit high to me.
“ERTIFIED APPRAISAL FOR $16,800 DATED JANUARY 3, 2013. THIS WAS BEFORE THE ENGINE REBUILD AND DETAIL! Appraisal available below. 48,000 Original Miles! Rare split window.
1957 Jeep Willys Flatbed Truck. Restored in 2010 including:
-Body taken down to bare metal, minimal rust repaired with metal, sandblasted, primed and repainted. All professionally done.
-Original Super Hurricane 6 Cylinder Motors. Rebuilt!
-Frame was dipped and painted.
-New Leather Interior
-New wood on Stake bed
-Brand new wheels and tires
-All New Glass and Rubber
-New Chrome
-New Front Bumper
-Lots of powder coating on original black accessories
-Custom trailer hitch
-Custom CD stereo in glovebox
-New Headliner
-New Chrome Emblems
In Full Disclosure:
-The Air Cleaner is original and has a dent in it (works great)
-Passenger door glass has a crack in it (flat glass and easy to replace)
-Few small paint imperfections in the driver door jam from shutting the door (they all have it but I am very particular 😉
Truck runs and drives fantastic, looks great and is ready for the show or cruise. Body is LASER straight. Not a ding, dent or scratch anywhere in the paint.”
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Wow, I could pick this one apart with imperfections… I can’t see bids going any higher than the 6 to 8k range……. if that
Right. With a stake bed too.
This is an awesome flatbed… for $5K.
Looks like I’ll have to eat crow here; bidding is already up to $11.6K.
The sellers appear to have found a good niche. They are flipping vintage 4x4s that 1) have been poorly marketed (usually on craigslist), 2) can pass for stock and 3) are ready to be driven. Most people just don’t know what these vehicles are supposed to look like; I’m not even sure 100% of the time on some details.