Edith's crazy cousin Bought a 1950 Ford Crown Vic. WOODY 40 years ago. She drove it home and proceeded to dismantle it.....
It has been in a dry garage since. I have seen some pictures and it's in real good shape, considering it's almost as old as I am.
I may be able to find some pics to email you if you are interested, and I'll get you her telephone number.
She is asking $12K
If it's really disassembled then she should check prices for similar projects in similar states of completion and rarity, and reconsider her asking price. She may even want to get a professional restorer, with experience doing wood-bodied cars, to give her an estimate of what it would take to go from what she has to a finished car. Then she can price out similar finished cars, subtract the restorer's estimate, and price the thing accordingly.
One of the ongoing frustrations in the car builder world is people who have some old car, look at the prices of completed, show-quality articles, and price their disassembled rusty bucket of bolts way too high.
If it weren't a Woody, and if it's really disassembled, and it's in perfect shape otherwise, it's probably worth $1000 absolute tops. Maybe $1500 because its in the Land of Salt. I don't think that being a Woody adds $11,000.
If it were a 2-door sedan or similar, and it was complete, unrestored, together, running and solid (meaning no rust holes), $6000 would be a fair price in Oregon. You could maybe add another $1000 because it's in the Land of Salt. Maybe -- maybe, if its real wood and if the wood is in perfect shape -- a Woody in similar shape would be worth $12,000. But not one that's in pieces on the floor.
It being a Woody complicates things -- which is why she should check. Again, if it's really wood and not painted on, then the condition of the wood has a huge impact on the asking price. Wood that's good enough for patterns is worth a lot more than a pile of dry rot. Wood that's absolutely complete and ready to be sanded and varnished is worth a lot more than wood that's good enough for patterns.