57 Bel Air value

[dhutton]

My neighbor has an unrestored 57 Bel Air that he has owned since 1966. It is a hardtop powerglide power pack car with the original engine, trans, rear end etc. A couple of years ago some guy came by and started to strip the car to bare metal but he never finished and the car has sat in his shop half stripped and disassembled since. The car is rust free including the floors and trunk. All the stainless is in good shape etc.

Tonight he came by and told me that he has realized that he is getting to the point in life that he will not be able to complete the restoration and asked me if I would be interested in buying it. I think he would like to be able to some day see the car finished and back on the road. It's a shame that they started to strip it because the car had a nice patina and would have made a great project to keep original.

I told him I have no idea of the value of the car so I am hoping that some of the members here might have a good idea of the value.

Thanks,
Don