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I believe there was just recently an R2 that sold for $150 and the one newer model that was in storage overseas went very high as well. For the R2, look in the For Sale section here. It kinda shows there are possibilities to bring the cars into unexpected profits. So currently I have an '02'. I wouldn't let it go for less than $60k.Understand I don't want to sell right now but if offered that, it would be gone. Will it bring that price today? Maybe but not likely.. All said, they will be bringing that in the future if the current price rises I've been watching continue. The price of mine has near tripled since I bought it just 2 years ago.

footer. Seems like there are more out there than were actually produced.

That is not the pricing I have seen. By the way, what year car are those numbers representing?

Yeah, it's due to rarity. And other issues enter into the mix. So then.. I have a '02' model.. 1 of 33 made. 1 of 15 in Convertible... I bought it at the right price (quite low) and in the 2 years I've watched it escalate to over 3X what I paid. They seem to be averaging $50k+. One recently sold for well over $100k (a fluke). So I'm in a quandary as to sell or not. Will it keep escalating in price? My suspicion is YES!..Mainly due to low miles and rarity.

Haggerty and Bring a Trailer have pricing data. They basically follow the sales trends. I'll buy that for the R-1 and R-2.. but there are other models.

So, we have the Original '63-64's, Following that comes a slew of '65-85?'s , then the 2001-2007's. The question is what are the average sell prices in all 3 categories? Please if possible break to down into those 3 segments. Lets use a 1-10 category and yes a 7 as a focus point..Not a perfect method by any means but an educated guess is desired.

If protection of the radiator is all that's desired, just put a wire mesh on the actual radiator surface. But me personally to get down near the ground to see a grill is sorta senseless, (my opinion). An airfoil is a little different.. It can be seen standing up.

So who is getting down on the ground to view a grill?

I have noticed the issue You are talking of . Even in the Trans Am model. My car has been mothballed for the winter but it's an interesting fix. and I'll look into it.

Who awarded these?

Yeah, Dwight... Thats good for us ''owners''. Those on here or in search of a deal are the ones who don't make out well. When I see a '73' Model bringing $152k+, it was all due to the rest-mod work done on the car since a 'stock'' version wouldn't bring but about $20-25k. This resto-mod was one of the best examples I've ever seen, especially in the Avanti world. If You look at the graph of sales on the BAT Site it's the top number by far ever sold. Notice they even installed the '63-64 round headlights. Nice touch.

Oct 18th and sold for $152,500k. Amazing...Not only does this shift thinking on our Avanti's it sets a new pricing bar to reach. I'm not saying any untouched and stock Avanti will bring anywhere near this price, buit to me it shifts a good clean example to the upside ... I have a totally original example of a '63' R2 in very good condition with 89,000 miles on Her. It would now (to me) bring a sables price of around $45.000. In fact on this site, just below this listing is a R2 selling for in the $70.000's And I'm starting to see some going for the $50,000's price range. It's a GREAT TIME for Us Avanti Owners.

Sorta shows us where the pricing can go on our vehicles. Last I looked it's sitting at $99,000.

Great history and the vid was wonderful.. Thanks.

How about a lil History... ?

Agree with You both, since I'm not generally a purist. And as said, ""Love the Changes!"" As far as my '63' R2, however, ''I am'', and the only anticipated change is Turner Brakes which will show a dual master under the hood. Also Ron... I have seen the valuation go up substantially in Our '01-06' cars just in the last 1 1/2 years I've owned mine. I see the prices meet and exceed the Av1's and mores over the AV2's What really got me started on all Avanti's was when Alice Cooper did a Retro of His Av1... with a Ford Smallblock and suspension upgrades (amongst other changes) by Counts Custom (TV Show). It triggered a long held respect I've had for decades for these cars.

I LOVE the changes as well, but I'm not a ''Purist'' and I welcome most tasteful Mods that are done on a personal automobile (or vehicle) . A "Purist" might take offense or even disgust with the things being done.. How do these things affect overall end $$$ value? Eye of the Beholder, I guess.

Yeah, that would be good. I would love to know how many cars survived the last decades. We can get he production numbers but the actual numbers of survivors? Unknown So, My question was never addressed. ''So the numbers,....are we referring to 63-64's, or all, including Avanti 2's?.''

Ha!

Point I was making is it being ''Natural" is not a way to describe it..Natural is back to a Chev SB. And I have to think the installation would fit but a lot of small stuff would need addressed.

I thought that site was dead?

I question the ''Natural''. It's more like a confusion.

Good, because that was a real problem that I actually got stuck with. So why the question? Are You considering a 3rd swap?

Only issues I ever had was soft came on a 305. But if You've gone that far.. not a concern.

Wow... Impressive mileage MFG. I think You made a good choice, but many opted to go with the 350 for added power.