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At one point I owned the entire 1973 set of Autoweek, and though there were some interesting offerings in there, no Daytona. There were gems like an as new GT-40 offered for $15,000, a nice original 427 at $8,000 and even a good 289 with marginal original paint at $4,700. These were all from June 73. Also a GT350R in show condition for $3500 and a BMW 507 for $5500 in May. Cobras would jump dramatically in value in 1974, and again to an even greater extent around 1977-78. For instance, 289's were commonly advertised below $20k in 1977, and one in need of cosmetics was even available at $11k in February. There would never be another 289 advertised below $20k after 1977, yet I have an ad as late as 1984 offering a good driveable one for $29k (though they were usually in the $35k to $45k range then).

Back to the point, I was always good about scrutinizing every inch of an issue to find ads, and unfortunately a Daytona coupe was never advertised in Autoweek at any time in 1973. I do have a tip that one of the coupes sold privately that summer for $18,000. Notably an example of it's direct competitor, the 250GTO, sold for $17,500 that July. Bear in mind that these figures were a dramatic jump from 1972 prices, and the jump between 73 and 74 would be even more dramatic.

I know of several GTO sales in 1975, all ranging in price from the low-to-mid 30s up to exactly 50k. Would it be safe to use the GTO in this context to get an idea of Daytona values?

I do have A-week ads from Nov. '74 where the one 427 coupe, in partially restored condition, was being offered at $20k. Most of you know, however, that this is an entirely different creature. I sold my A-weeks after I finished scanning the ads from them in 2010, but I do remember that my 1974 set was only half-complete. My 75 and 76 sets were complete, and the un-priced ad for #2286 was the only offering.

Maybe the car offered for $25k was in one of the 1974 issues I was missing... Would anyone happen to know the chassis no?

Please stay tuned by the way, I'll upload a few ads you may enjoy. Keep an eye on my user gallery, and of course I'll also be sure to announce any new uploads here.

So would $30k be too low for 75? If anybody had correspondence with Mr. Mullen, or heard through other means what the owner was wanting, please share!!!

#2602 was being offered at $425,000 at some point in 1985.

There was also another Daytona coupe being offered in late 79/ early 80 by Motor Classics Corp. (the Gurney car). Does anybody know the price in that instance? I'd wager for sure it was 6 figures, but probably under $200k.