I know some nos panels are a dime a dozen some are hard to come by . I've got two of these and this is the ugly one with surface rust . The other has the black primer . It's for 46-48 Pontiac streamliner/torpedo or Chevy aero sedan or the like body style . I got a guy that might want one but not sure to start on price ... yes I know it's worth what someone will pay for it , haha. Seriously anyone have any ideas ? Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Looks it should fit any aero styled 'A' bodied 42-48 Olds (66), Chevy (Fleetline aero) or Pontiac (25 or 27). Read the attached to remove the surface rust. A coat then of etch primer would enhance your final price. The market will dictate final pricing? $200 for this NOS Pontiac fender Here are a few others to gauge pricing
Back in the early 2000's, I paid $200 per NOS rear fender for my 41 Streamliner fastback. I'd agree with mr. chevrolet at $300 at least.
Fenders ain't quarters. Fat fenders get beat up and are in higher demand than 1/4s. Damn near everyone can use a fender Fixing a rot box or a bad wreck or a conversion is where the 1/4 market is. Makes the market smaller, demand less but a higher desire if you need a 1/4
if that were mine I would want at least $1,000.00 for it. anyone who thought that was too expensive can go find another one.
The hard part about something that size is that it's really difficult or expensive to ship. And there will be people who could use it to fix rust on the inside of the rear fenders but finding a buyer who is local and can come and pick it up might be tough. I've got some really good clean sheetmetal on Craigslist now but it doesn't move even priced really cheap because I can't (or don't want to) ship it and I'm not reaching the buyers who would want them. I think if you price that over $200 you'll be holding onto it for a very long time, and taking up space. At a high enough price, people will just opt to buy a donor car.
Thanks for all the input , I've got fenders , fender skirts , bumpers etc but a full 1/4 is a whole new animal - I've had them for about 4 years in the overhead storage in my garage . I've held in to them with the mind set that one of these cars will need a 1/4 to keep it on the road instead of a salvage yard . SAVE THE OLDIES ! haha. I'll prob start with $600 and see where it ends up . Thanks again Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Haven't looked lately, but I've seen 49-51 Merc upper rear quarters for sale on Ebay before. Seems like I remember their price being higher than that. I agree that I wouldn't ship it, either. All you need is the one guy who really needs it. If you don't sell it now, put it back up in your storage space, and try again later.
Sorry if I offend anyone, but realistically that is a $150 quarter. Very few people are really interested in that type of car and those that are, probably don't have much $$$ to spend on it. If they had money, they'd be building something different. Realistically, who's going to spend $600 - $1000 on a quarter to fix a body that you can probably find a whole donor car for $500-$700? The only person that's going to pay big bucks for it is someone who has a finished car that was damaged and their insurance is footing the bill.
No offense taken but I think your values are off . If you find a 46-8 fast back / aero sedan for $5-700 it's gonna be a rusted out basket case . A mid to late 40s Chevy / Buick / Pontiac aren't $70k cars for certain but they are definitely not cheap as finished hotrods . They are $40-$50k . I sold the one in my profile pic for $14 k and it was far from a show worthy finished hotrod . Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
You can't beat oem sheetmetal considering the quality of the overseas **** that I have seen lately. In the past year I have bought sheet metal for a 57 Chevy ,Junkk!! Sheetmetal for a early 70's C-10 Horrible fit. Sheetmetal and interior for a 67 Mustang . Nothing fits, but we keep buying this off shore junk so they keep making it. Whew, I feel better now.
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