new member from tassie.owned ,68 1500 deluxe,best car ever.currently have ,66 auto in good condition for restore motor and all running gear appears to be good,also have ,67 1500 deluxe,also in good restore condition.have a spare motor and gearbox plus another motor andspare front end assembly.motors in both vehicles run reasonably well.unfortunately i have to sell them.would appreciate information on value.anyone interested?

Welcome to the forum,always nice to meet new Belletters, We have a couple of members in Tassie that could probably give you some idea of value, best would be to PM them they are Rod and Yellowperil. or post some pickys, expense of getting to mainland would be the biggest problem.
I have a nice red 69 Bellett auto sedan that came from Tassie.
Cheers Geoff

thanks geoff, not very computer savvy but will get some pics on soonwhen someone shows me how.i am in sorell, just out of hobart.

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glenn

always good to hear of more belletts about! like has been said pictures would help to give a value to what you have.
Unfortunately though unless the car is in mint condition its probably not worth that much not having a go just saying, but best to get pics up so the guys that know what they are looking at can give you a better idea!

welcome nifty, the Deluxe were a nice model. a little less common than the 67 1/2 and with a few more special features.
i drive a Teal Blue one and i love it.
yellowperil has a late model sedan, and its always good to see a few more cars turning up south of the border.

hope you enjoy the site, great bunch of guys talking classic japanese tin and some other rubbish as well


OZ

Who talks rubbish. Not me.. Must be those banna benders gricey .

Hey Nifty - Welcome.

I enjoyed your island in 2010 - nice place to ride around and friendly people.

We even went through Sorell.

hope to get pics done today.the pics of blue 67 without door,bonnet etc.have been removed to start restore,but money to restore has gone to another project/house.thanks to all for your interest. cheers nifty.

the blue colour appears again nice little car ..i have studied the wiper motor in depth it does have a relay on it ..... alll the best with your sale there is another guy down there ..james darvas he has a couple he could well be interested ...i dont think hes a forum member however he has patches gt motor in a sedan and early teardop grille and bits also brought the brother to stickmans car from perth he lives at summerhill cheers davo

Hi Nifty
Welcome to the Forum
The White Auto Looks like a tidy original unit, I would have thought it would be worth at least $1200-$1500, If the interior and mechanicals are in the same sort of condition and it drives.
My auto was in a similar condition but needed a few minor mechanical repairs and I picked it up for $800 a few years ago.
The Blue one is harder to value I would think, being a deluxe is a bit more unusual but needs quite a bit more work!
The seats look like they are out of a Corolla, again if its mechanically good and is driveable, my thought would be
around $500-$700.
Prices also seem to vary from state to state, I looked at one in Adelaide a while back and the owners were told by a friend interstate that a good engine alone was worth $200. (this was given sight unseen as the owners said it was good)
The problem was in Adelaide It probably wouldnt get that and there were bits missing off the motor so it really couldnt be easily tested.
The local Tassie forum members and owners, will be able to give you a better idea of the local value!
Thats my thought any way, some others may have a better idea, but to me it seems to comes down to what someone is willing to pay!
I hope you get a good price for them and they are put back on the road!
Josh

I would say that the deluxe is a deluxe badge only, has not got the chrome door tops or tinted glass, as Bullitt has pointed out it may have 2 speed wipers, but not much else to say that it is a deluxe. I do think the white one looks a better car, and do think think pa man would be around the top end for money.
My two bobs worth. and remember parts are hard to get and they are very expensive to restore, and when restored no one to buy them anyway.
Cheers Geoff.

Geoff, I was wondering about the deluxe, Its a bit hard to tell about the window tint in a photo and I was wondering if the frames had been painted over (not the first time I have seen that), to me I was a little unusual to have at least one guard deluxe badge and part of the rear deluxe badge and it looks to have the 2 speed wipers.
If its not a deluxe then probably $500 is getting close to top dollar.
Josh

the blue one in my opinion is definately a deluxe,from my memories of my 1968.it is in good condition although it doesntlook like it.no rust ,floor is good,lights all work etc.little lemon coloured one has had a spray job about 7 years ago,but it wasn't a good job.interior shows normal age wear,roof lining is a1,no carpet but floor has no rust.re tinted windows on blue one-my 68 did not have them and it was only 18 mths old.spare motor and g/box,another motor,front end plus other small spares.would hope to get $2500 all up.thanks for your interest and info.

Hi Nifty, and all,
Welcome to these pages.
Just a note on DeLuxes, many dealers (in NSW at least) made up "DeLuxe equipment" packages - usually Badges, Radio, Heater, Carpets added to a standard model. This helped Australian content requirements. This govt. regulation was dropped in 1968, so most became full imported DeLuxes, some of which had previously came in. (But not many!) These had the soft (GT) door pulls, 2-speed wipers, 2-speed heater/demister, Roof grab handles, Clock, Tinted glass all round, S/Steel window frames and full wheel covers. Automatics seem to sometimes score some of these things, particularly carpets.

I reckon your $2500 ask is fair, particularly if one or both start & drive.
In fact, Tracy is probably happy you don't live closer!

Come on YP & Rod, muster some local to get into them!
Cheers, Matt.

Thanks for the info Matt, that explains alot about early Deluxe's.
Always good to learn something new about Belletts.
Josh

I take it the $5200 on the Gumtree listing is a typo?

not necessarily a typo,may attract a different group of viewers and a local interest without having to worry about transport across the water,it is still a good price.

nifty, Bellett's are usually owned or bought by a very narrow group of enthusiast's who have loved or owned the cars for many years.
they are not the same as holden, ford, valiant, monaro or falcon GT owners or wannabee's.

the used car market for unusual but semi collectable older cars is hurting, as is the general financial community. everyone is not spending money like they were, as our utility bills are going thru the roof, carbon Tax is going to cost ????
cars like low mileage gemini's, shovel nose corona's, etc are not even getting much interest at $1500, wether listed on eBay or Gumtree.

a bellett is even harder to sell as there are significantly less people looking to buy them.

but i also know of a number of Bellett sellers who thought that their cars were worth $XXXX and they are still sitting in the back yard increasing in value??????????????????????????????

5 years from now they will be towed to the dump! to me thats just plain stupid.

not trying to put a damper on your party or try and beat you down in price as i would not be travelling to Tassie for cars.
but then again you could get a real peanut with money to burn who thinks 2 Bellett's for 5K is a bargain.

thats what we are all hoping to find when it comes to selling our cars!!

GOOD LUCK

hi oz toffa ..kind agree with your comments we are a different breed ...i guess whan you go to a show everyone had one or had a mate who had one and they went like "a bullitt"" push comes to shove and selling time sorts out the genuine buyers ..i bought mine for just over a grand , another sold in sydney not so long ago for around $400 yet another from nth nsw not much more and dave maurice knows of a one owner for under a grand , orphanage tells us there a minta in tenderfield one owner around $3000 nothing to spend ...so its like we all know....wait for the right car or in your case buyer you could try james darvas he has 2 belletts he lives in summerhill all the best mate cheers davo