I purchased an ‘83 Calais w/ T-tops Sept 2022 for my youngest that will be his school car For $13k. It came from Minnesota so I expected some rust & so far it’s mostly surface rust underneath. Painted 20 yrs ago to semi resemble a
H/O, tuned up ‘69 Olds 350, turbo 350 trans, rear differential has been upgraded. I’m not happy with what I paid b/c the seller talked up a big game. I don’t think he was being dishonest I just don’t think his attention to detail or his idea of show quality are the same as mine. I feel 5 yrs ago it was a $7-8k. the car really doesn’t need anything to be a daily driver but the plan from the start was to get a vehicle my son could learn to work on so we get to pick and choose what changes we will start with, stereo, performance suspension, etc.
What got him into a Cutlass is there is an ‘83
H/O just east of Minden, Nebraska on the north side of I-80, in case anyone is interested, that we went to look at. The guy is asking $7500, Interior is trashed and full of rodents. Claims it runs but was overheated, shifters are kinda there, and hail damage allover it. Totally a project car.
I’ve watched G-bodys for years and I think that the demand for unmolested ones has gone up b/c there is so many of them lowridered or donked but that’s not what my generation was into. they were really popular when I was in HS in the late 90s so I think my generation is to the point they can afford to have one as a toy or collectors item. my wife & I have been looking for a while for a car for him but we did want something nice for him which meant we were looking between $15-20k for cars with 150,k + miles.
my coworker has a mint condition low mileage ‘83
H/O moonroof car that we’ve been in agreement together that someday will be mine. 10 + years ago we were at $12k for price. We are closer to $20k now when he decides to part ways with it
