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Reply to "1979 pan based Intermeccanica on BAT"

IaM-Ray posted:

IM's come in different flavours.

IM's early units in California. Side curtains

IM's early Vancouver,   then, IM 1984 on full frame no pan Roadster/ Roll up windows.

IM's AC,  or IM's 900 series front end, Audi, Subie, and IM-6 cyl P Roll up windows.

Ed, In my mind I would value a 30 year old car differently.  

First I would add up all the options it had, engine, tranny etc, then things to be done to bring it to a reasonable condition, not necessarily to complete redone, and then take that from the price I would think a 30 year old car should bring.  Hence most times I stay away from them as I know they are a money pit.  

I would be interested in @Alan Merklin's thoughts on this one. 

The early VW pan based IM has additional body to chassis structural bracing etc. The fiberglass body thickness is somewhat heavier. The bumpers are mounted with composite blocks instead of the metal brackets.  They also have side curtains too but there is something about the older IM quality that  stands out.  IMHO the older non restored pan based IM's are worth about 20% more than a CMC -FF built car because of the IM name.  We have all seen the very nice pan based IM's value into the mid $30's especially for the somewhat rare Carrozzeria badged speedsters.

 

Last edited by Alan Merklin
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