Hey guys, I didn't know where to post this, but I need help knowing what I should be asking for for this car. It looks like a 69 Camino, but the paint is stripped so I can't tell. I couldn't see the mileage but I will repost with it in a couple days.
The interior upholstery needs to be replaced, and there's no steering wheel.

I will have no problem painting the car, but almost all of you have replaced something on your car, so i'm wondering how much it would cost to fix it up

Also there's no asking price, so I might have to make an offer. so assuming the car runs okay but eventually needs to be fixed, how much should i be asking?

Hello Chris and welcome to the best Camino site on the web - period.

Like you, there is no way to put a price on it without seeing it and having more details. In other words, we ain't gunna be no hep w/o pics! :D

Take care.

well it's partially the condition it's in, and partially how much it's worth to YOU.

I just bought my first car, which turned out to be an 81 El camino.

The car looked really nice, and the guy was asking for $2500. So I figured there was something seriously wrong with it. I drove down to have a look, and took a reputable mechanic with me. As it turned out, the car is in really good shape for its age.

The guy tossed me the keys, and I took it for a test drive. I absolutely fell in love with it. the test drive lasted all of ten minutes. I got out of the car, and offered him $1900. He looked at my face and said "I can see you really love it, you've got the same look in your eye that I had when I first drove it. I was pretty firm on the price, but after seeing the look on your face, you can have it for $1900."

He gave me the title, and signed the bill of sale, and a week later it's in my driveway.

Then I took it to get inspected, and much to my surprise it failed inspection 8O

So I've put 400 into it so far (that's just for the tires :cry: ) Now I'm looking at another 200 to get it to pass inspection. Do I have that kind of money laying around? No, not really; but I really love the car, so I'm willing to throw down the cash.

So if you really love it, and have the means to make dreams come true with it, make an offer.

As to how much you should offer, I'd have to look at it.

The best advice I can give you young guys buying 20 something year old Elkies with out much mechancial experience is don't get too discouraged. Buy a manual or two an try to do some of the repairs yourself. Some of us older owners have been working on cars sinch our early teens. We will try to give you as much help as you can handle. An old car can eat your lunch financially unless you can do a lot of the work yourself. Regards, Doug

the first thing I did was buy a Haynes manual.

Can you recommend a guide for a chevy 350, in terms of breakdown, rebuild, and maintenance?

Just took a look at the engine section of my Haynes manual. Appears to cover all of the basics for standard maintentance and overhaul. Not too much on performance enhancements. I will defer advice on other publications to members with more experience on performance mods. Doug