Equipment
317/227hp, automatic, P/S, tissue dispenser, front bumper overriders, aftermarket cassette stereo, heater, wheel covers, bias ply whitewalls, dual exhaust.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Owned in the 50’s and 60’s by Bob Shane, lead singer of the Kingston Trio. Meticulously restored in the original colors and materials and exhaustively documented with paper usually lost in the history of cars this old. Very good paint, chrome and interior, detailed to very good standard but the wheel covers are dull and the door window frame chrome is weak and pitting. The engine compartment is aged and dirty. An older restoration that’s lost its edge and been neglected.
Market commentary
Sold at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale in 2010 for $44,800, at Bonhams Scottsdale in 2013 for $47,150 and at Branson Spring three months later for $56,160. The ratio of Chevy Nomads to Pontiac Safaris at auction is about 100:1 yet Safaris distantly lag their more prolific Chevy cousins in value. The Hagerty Price guide pegs the Safari at 20% less than the Nomad, a distinction that was totally lost on the Kissimmee bidders who, with unusual introspection, bid this aged but well-documented and well-restored Safari at a seriously premium price. Or else the bidders were Kingston Trio fans. Either way this is a healthy over-market price.