Value in automobile terms equals what the guy writing that cheque , thinks the car is worth, and his overwhelming urge, need and desire that he or she absolutely must have it!
And that old fact about car sales, you only get to ask a ridiculous price once, you can’t set a price and then ask higher after that buyer displays interest.

 

True story.
I had a 56 T-Bird with a 283 Chevy in it and I was selling it for $800. This is way back when.
The guy I knew said OK.
My brother said I was crazy and raise the price, which I did to $900.
The guy said OK.
Sold the car.

The HHR, panel or not, doesn't have a history like the AC Cobra/Shelby or the Plymouth Superbird or the Dodge Charger Daytona (which was the first wing car from Chrysler).

 

My point was at one time the Cobra and others were just cars eventually the escalated in value.
you squeezed another $100 out of that TBird, but you might have gotten more if you asked for it in the first place, like $1,500.00

 

The dude didn't mention the fold down passenger seat.
Do they really come with the lock/unlock buttons in the rear? Seems odd to me, how did you get to it if the car was locked?
The reason for rear inside door handles is escape, same as the hidden manual release. It is a law.

 

Blue back in 1968 a lot of cars were sold for cheap.
I knew a guy that wanted to sell me a 39 Ford coupe with a Hemi in it for $1000.
I had a 57 Chevy with a 327/365 hp that I bought for $375.
As far as the Cobra and the wing cars I again say because of their racing history made then true muscle cars.
I don't think the HHR falls into that category.

 

Ok. I don’t recall insinuating that the HHR was a muscle car, the SS panel , might qualify with its power to weight ratio.
it’s the low production numbers I’m pointing out. But then that AA5 option is even more rare at just 199 built.
I think you missed my point

 

Blue like what you said earlier.
A person's bottom for every seat.
Yeah you like it, spend the bucks and buy it.
I got a 1983 Monte Carlo with a 355 TPI engine in it that I'll sell for $5500.
It's what you like.

 

Back when I started going to college in 1978, they were repaving the street I usually took, so I used a detour for a few months. The detour went by a small used car lot. I didn't know much about cars back then and wasn't into cars like a few years later. One car did catch my attention. It had a wedge-shaped front end with popup headlights and a HUGE rear spoiler. They had a for sale cheap sign on it, no price. This was when the price of gas had jumped big again and nobody wanted gas-guzzlers. I now know what that car was- a blue Plymouth Superbird. Could have got it real cheap, probably for a couple thousand maybe.

Fast forward about 5 years. I have an engineering job and want a new car. I was at a local plaza and they happened to have a corvette show. I still wasn't big into cars yet, but I knew what a Corvette was. I saw a car that I really liked and briefly considered it, but thought a 2-seater was too impractical. The guy was asking $14,500 for the Vette. I still cringe when I think I could have bought it. It was a mint-condition red 1967 convertible with a Tripower 427 with 435hp. That car just might be worth more today!

A few months later I bought a new Pontiac 6000STE for about $1000 less than that guy wanted for the Vette. The Pontiac is long gone and probably only was worth the scrap metal value at the end of its life. The Vette, on the other hand, would have been worth a LOT today. I probably could have sold it today and with the money bought a new C8 and a new winter car also.

Steve

 

That is an interesting story Steve. I am pretty sure HHR SS will become Pontiac 6000ste of the future. It doesn't have a name or history to become valuable.

 

Here's a quick one from Hemmings on a fastback 67 Corvette 427/tri power.
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/201...n-indianapolis

I do agree, but like I said everybody has different taste in cars.
"I am pretty sure HHR SS will become Pontiac 6000ste of the future. It doesn't have a name or history to become valuable."