whats a first gen worth?

Tofer · 09-20-2009

there is a towing company in the same shop complex as mine, who every month does auction.. today i noticed there was a old honda civic in the lot. I check the door tag and it say 11/79. it has 4 headlights and CCVC badges. i asked and they said it runs fine.. what is something like this worth. the body appears to be in good condition considering its age. I am come from the Toyota pickup world, so i'm not sure if this is like finding an old rare 1st gen toyota or if its common place to find these rigs.

i'll try to get a pic before the auction and post it here.

thanks

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gearbox · 09-20-2009

sentimental value? lol. get it if you like civics

Tofer · 09-21-2009

its not so much sentimental value as much as i was wondering how much i should bid... i dont want to over pay.

Tofer · 09-21-2009

i think i'll put a max bid of 100 bucks for it... cars at this acution usually go for between 50 and 500 bucks

gearbox · 09-22-2009

ya i wouldnt put more than couple hundred. that thing looks like it needs alot of work. but i bet if you can restore it a honda dealer will pay good money for it.

Rich T · 10-04-2009

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Originally Posted by gearbox

ya i wouldnt put more than couple hundred. that thing looks like it needs alot of work. but i bet if you can restore it a honda dealer will pay good money for it.

Gearbox,
Just curious- what deficiencies do you see in that pictures? To me it looks remarkably straight, considering those old CVCCs tended to dissolve into rust before they could become "classics".
Now, the car next to it looks like it could use a little TLC

gearbox · 10-04-2009

i was mainly referring to it needing a full paint job, which would be around $5-6k for a quality job. you may want to try and diy the prep work like rust removal, sanding, primer, then take it to one of those quick paint places like maaco and pay $500 for a paint only job. most places charge so much for the prep work and little for actually painting it. i think on an older car thats the best way to go. it will look really nice with a fresh paint job. i like the hood vents too.

YSIDRAG · 10-11-2009

Where im from there hard to find. I have been tring to buy one from a guy down the road from me who has a 79 as his dd. I have offerd as much as 1k for it. That one is hard to tell from only seeing the front but looks to be in some what good shape.