First Lingenfelter car pricing - Page 2

**markinnaples** · #11 05-08-2013, 01:36 PM

How does the El Camino run?

**Bill Pritchard** · #12 05-09-2013, 04:16 AM

Welcome to the site Joe.

Please take this at face value only.....Lingenfelter provenance or not, you won't have people beating down your door to buy a 77 El Camino. I suspect this will truly be a case where it will come down to what price you and a particular buyer may be able to agree on some day [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

**MosportGreen66** · #13 05-09-2013, 11:13 AM

Why not email or call Lingenfelter himself?

**COPO** · #14 05-09-2013, 12:27 PM

Dan,

John Lingenfelter was injured in a crash in 2002 at an NHRA event and died on Christmas Day 2003. He certainly had quite a career and built some amazing cars.

**olredalert** · #15 05-09-2013, 01:54 PM

----I knew John and he was really a great guy as well as a genius. A Corvette buddy of mine back in the 80s in Chicago sent his 66 427/425 Corvette motor down to John for rebuild. Once back in the car that engine had transformed that Corvette. What made the rebuild so nice was not only the power which was BIG, but the smoothness throught the RPM band. The job was certainly not a big deal on Johns plate but he would call my friend every week during the rebuild to keep him up to date. It just showed a lot of class. Up to that point I had never, ever seen a 425hp motor assembled quite like that. To this day that 66 was the fastest "stock" (except for slightly different cam) Corvette I ever drove, including my own.
----Mosport is probably unknowingly refering to Johns wealthy cousin, also John, who ended up buying the company. He has done a very creditable job keeping the doors open and doing some really neat stuff as well! He had big shoes to fill!!!.......Bill S

**Charley Lillard** · #16 05-09-2013, 02:53 PM

No...His cousin is named Ken,not John. Ken owns the company and has the great car collection. Very nice guy.

**olredalert** · #17 05-09-2013, 11:14 PM

----My bad, Charley!!! You are absolutely right,,,about everything stated!.....Bill S

**MosportGreen66** · #18 05-10-2013, 01:33 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
----Mosport is probably unknowingly refering to Johns wealthy cousin, also John, who ended up buying the company. He has done a very creditable job keeping the doors open and doing some really neat stuff as well! He had big shoes to fill!!!.......Bill S </div></div>

Wrong.

I just thought it would be cool for the guy to have his first shop built car. I did not know he died nor did I know about his family. Good info and shame to hear how he passed.

Dan

Mcmahanjoe · #19 05-15-2013, 06:48 PM

I'm not having much luck determining a value, I was wondering if any body might be able to point me in the direction of a car broker. Any help is greatly appreciated.

**Keith Seymore** · #20 05-17-2013, 12:02 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mcmahanjoe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm not having much luck determining a value, I was wondering if any body might be able to point me in the direction of a car broker. Any help is greatly appreciated. </div></div>

One of the things I like about ebay is that you don't have to be so rigorous in setting a price.

Start out below what you think it is worth and let the bidding determine the market value.

If you want to hedge your bets you can always put a decent reserve on it and see where it goes.

k

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