A model line isn’t a value.
Most classic-car price guides give you one number for a whole model and year. But the money lives in the trim — the engine, the body, the options, the condition. Average them together and you get a figure that’s wrong for almost every actual car. Parclines values the exact one.
“1973 Porsche 911” is not one value.
A guide that lists a single “1973 911” number is averaging a base 911 T against a Carrera RS 2.7 — a homologation icon that trades well into seven figures. They share a badge and a year and almost nothing else. A per-trim catalog keeps them as the separate cars they are; an average blends them into a number that fits neither.
One number per model-year
Base trims and halo cars folded into a single figure — convenient, and wrong for nearly every specific car you’d actually buy or sell.
One value per trim
The Carrera RS 2.7 and the base 911 T are separate valued rows, each positioned against its own comparable sales — with the range and evidence shown. (Sample RS 2.7 ≈ $1.24M, illustrative.)
The honest answers.
Why isn't a model-line average enough to value a classic car?
Two cars can wear the same badge and the same year and be worth an order of magnitude apart — a base trim versus a homologation special, a numbers-matching car versus a re-engined one. A single average for the whole model line hides exactly the differences that set the price.
What does Parclines do differently?
Parclines holds one valued row per trim, engine, body and generation — then positions your exact car against real comparable sales by its condition, mileage and history, and shows the range, confidence and as-of date behind the number.
Is a Parclines value an appraisal?
No. It is an evidence-based, positioned estimate with a range — rigorous, transparent, and defensible, but not a qualified appraisal. A professional inspection is recommended before any sale or purchase.
How much does it cost?
Searching any car and seeing where it lands is free. A full forensic valuation report is $5.99, and membership plans add always-on values and a personal vault.