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Thanks for nice reply. I was thinking either Hemmings or Bringatrailer with a reserve. I am headed to Cashiers, NC for holiday weekend but taking my old Avalanche so my wife can carry all of her stuff.
Nice SS.
My 95 Z28 had a two-tone red/black interior, even the door panels had red accents, other then a rare example of a car like this 98 SS they pretty much got away from that, and I would get compliments from LS1 fbody owners saying ' I wish they still did that! '.
To grab more attention I'd spend a few hours in that engine bay sprucing it up. Remove any obvious grime, dust, dirt, etc. of which there is some. Wipe down the rubber and plastic parts with a protectant leaving a nice shine. It all helps.
There's a stain on the driver's upper seat by the seat belt loop. A blob of foam upholstery/velour cleaner will lift that right out I think. Worked for me on my driver's seat. And it left no signs it was ever applied.
Is the factory shifter still in the car? The shifter ball looks original. Do you still have the 1-4 skip-shift working running too? Fwiw, I still have it working in my car as there are lazy times I find the 1-4 skip shift easier. The screw on radio antennae is not in the photos. Is that around?
Last edited by Firebrian; May 25, 2018 at 10:54 PM.
I have not really cleaned my SS camaro well lately. To do list. My car has an after market ripper shifter and still has the 1 to 4 shift. It also has a 40 series flow master catback. I have all the original equipment. I am emotionally attached to this car. I have had it so long it is like a part of the family. If i do sell it due to my health condition it will be a sad day.
There's a stain on the driver's upper seat by the seat belt loop. A blob of foam upholstery/velour cleaner will lift that right out I think. Worked for me on my driver's seat. And it left no signs it was ever applied.
This may or may not be entirely "cleanable". Mine has a similar type of spot, it was already present at 11k miles when I bought the car back in '04. I, too, thought it was some sort of dirt and tried cleaning it, but discovered it was actually a wear mark from the seat belt riding along the fabric. I thought this was an odd problem for such low mileage, but in the years since then I've seen a lot of others with the same sort of wear. I've only driven the car 7k miles in the 14 years I've owned it, but the wear doesn't seem to have gotten any worse (so perhaps it has something to do with how the driver is seated, and/or secures/releases the belt?). Using a cleaning agent might get some of the fabric to "spring" back to life, but it may not completely eliminate the blemish in this case.
Originally Posted by 98ss1of3
I am emotionally attached to this car. I have had it so long it is like a part of the family.
I definitely understand this. I've had mine just about as long, and it's a near match and a changeling of sorts for my first new car - so while not nearly as rare/special as yours, it has great personal meaning to me.
I am checking back in. I have been formally disabled now for several years and I can't really drive my SS anymore. I have to sit on ice packs to drive and that just doesn't work with cloth seats. I am gonna list it. Do you think Hemmings is the way to go? I think i can get $20K for it. I am sure there would be only a handful of folks that would pay that so I need the best way to advertise. I have a local friend who used to work at the GM Heritage Museum in Michigan and he gave my car a really high rating and he has been asking me if I wanting to list it through the online auction called Bringatrailer. I may do both. Any thoughts?
$20k is probably on the high side in terms of an actual sale price; for all the same reasons mentioned last year, as interesting as this example is, I wouldn't expect it to break out of the upper teens when all factors are considered.
I would suggest advertising it as much as possible. There's only a limited group of folks who would be searching for a car like this and be willing to pay that sort of premium, so broad exposure will likely be key to reaching the type of buyer who would consider paying top dollar (which may still fall below that $20k mark).
Thanks RPM. Yea another year later and I am not improving and I would like for my car to go to another good owner. I am gonna try as many selling avenues as you suggested. You guys really have your finger on the pulse of these 20 year old cars and I appreciate your knowledge and enthusiasm.
GLWS!! It's certainly the right time of the year. I'm still a Hemmings proponent. I just sold my deceased friend's 1972 Mustang for his widow on ebay. It's a challenge to say the least with so many lowballers and 'dealers'.
If you are wanting top dollar for the car, I would definitely hire a profession detail service and have them go through the car front to back to give the car a proper detail. A really good detail will set you back a pretty penny ($500 - $1000) to do a full on inside/out, wash, clay, polish, ceramic coating, etc. Just my opinion if you are wanting to get absolute top dollar.
What a great car... I am one of those guys that "if" I had $20K to throw around i'd buy this car.. Silver, the red interior, the 1LE... What a great car!! Recently I picked up a pretty "rare" car in its own right. a 96 Z28 1LE.. 55 built for 96, 3 in Bright Teal Metallic. Mine has 28K miles and the seller had no idea what he had. He inherited the car from his mother who bought it new. GLWS friend.. yours is a great car! Couple pics of mine...
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