bitzman

Trying to make a list of most valuable Corvettes. I used Vette magazine chart as startingpoint. I will whittle this list down to ten; but have nagging worry I left out one or another year valuable model. Like to hear opinions on which ones I left out, or which ones should be tossed off . Rationales for your opinion appreciated (besides the fact you own one...)
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Corvette Values: a few examples

Show car
Prototypes Two Rotor, CERV II, CERV I, XP-819
Value: $250,000 to $550,000

Factory Race
Cars Any of the five Grand Sports
Two of the three SR-2's (third one wasn't raced)
Any of the approximately twelve SR's that raced in
sports car racing by factory team
in '56 and '57; or used in speed record attempts at Daytona. Value
$100,000 to 500,000

'69 ZL-1 427 block but all aluminum (incl. Aluminum heads) so
coupe alloy block could be considered production engine and
then used on Can Am cars. Only two made.
Value: $300,000 was last reported price 4 years ago.

'67 L88 First year for "430 hp." L88 option (actually 500 plus hp.)
(most valuable being one Guldstrand and
Bondurant raced at LeMans).
Value: $300K to $600K

"Wild card"
show specials Streetable show cars that weren't spozed to be
sold including the 1964 World's Fair coupe
(presently priced at $250K), the Bill Mitchell and
Knudsen '63 Sting Ray roadsters, etc.
Value: $100K to $250,000

'67 L-71/L89 Iron block, alloy heads only 16 coupes made
only a ___convertibles Value: $150-225K

'53 First year. Earliest serial number wins. Value:$135,000


'57 283-hp.FI Only 43 made; even more valuable is cold air
"airbox" model Value: $115,000


'55 First year for V8; 700 made
Value: $82K

'91 Callaway
Speedster Twelve designed on C4 body by Paul Deutschman for
Reeves Callaway (who Chevrolet had helped sell
his cars before). Open car
(later a retrofit top was designed) Very distinctive.
450hp. 5.7 liter twin intercooled turbo. Sold new for $150K
Value: $


'68-'69 L-88's 2nd & 3rd year of L-88 option.
most valuable will be ones documentable to have raced at LeMans Value: $90K to $250K. Warning: Several clones
out there.

'71 LS6/ZR2 First year of LS6 big block 454; first year of ZR2
option with M-22 "rock crusher" 4-speed; handling package Value: $180K

'71 LT-1/ZR-1 First year of high winding LT-1 small block first year for ZR-1
package including LT-1 and h-d suspension, M-22 "rock crusher" $72K

'63 Z06 coupe First year split window coupe. First year Z06
with big tank option includ. H-d suspension, 4-spd. Only
199 made. Value: $75K with NO6 big tank
option; 65K without big tank

'61-'62 FI Only years for upswept "boat-tail." Last years for eons
with a trunk lid. Only 3,000 cars made those two
years in total with FI Value: $68K

'03 Pace Car First shown in May,'02 when it paced Indy.
Special paint, special badges, special suspension.
List priced at around $__(50K?) speculators will
drive price to '60's, so enjoy it and sell it fast.

'01 Z06 First year of hotted up engine by factory, 35 more
hp.than regular engine. Notchback coupe only. Special unique wheels.
Value: $42K

'98 Pace Car
convertible Only 1,163 made . Wretched "Barney purple" color with yellow
wheels.Value; $38K

'90 ZR-1 First year of 4-cam LT-5 engine, 170 mph speed
but available in coupe only; downside, non-interchangebility of parts. Takes special tools; trained mechanic
Value: $30K

'96 Grand Sport First and only year of Grand Sport re-use of name
Only 1,000 made. Value: $30K
-----nominations for lowest price clean Corvettes?This is lowest I could find.--

'76 coupe Low 180-hp. Engine Body style getting old. Too many made
to appreciate. Value: $19K

thanks for any opinions!

62fuelie

When you get into the range of more common cars, say the $75K and less area, the condition of a particular car has a great deal to do with it's value. It affects the high price cars as well, but some of the very rare cars are valuable regardless of condition. Your relative values are probably close, but an awful lot of models are left out.

boerio

I believe the GSs are worth much more than your valuation.

- Jeff

john m

same goes for the big tank '63 Z06 cars...last year I heard one went over $150K at the auction in Orlando and was a no sell!!! :eek:

joe58

The 1969 ZL1 Corvette value seems very low. Only 2 built so difficult to put a price on them unless they go up for auction. The ZL1 motor was used in road racing Corvettes and Camaro factory Super Stock drag cars but the Can Am Alu Chevy motor was a completely different block with a 4.440 bore and Siamese cyl.

The first LT1 was 1970. Great motor that was also famously underrated at 370 hp some say more like 400hp.

SBR

I have a feeling that it would take a lot more than 300K to buy one of the ZL1s!

Tyler Townsley

Saw a 20 mi 67 L 88 go to 750,000 two years ago and was a no sale as Burris had a 950 K reserve so the market can get carried away with some of these cars. I would add my 87/88 ZR1 prototype late May early June 87 build date to the prototype list as it is the only never smashed C 4 prototype of any kind outside the NCM or GM and it is a ZR1 w/P2 motor (very few of these built) and hand marked build sheet with first 17 in rims, first 17 in goodyear 315 tires, all changes in glass are hand done and is probably first one done on assembly line being readied for production zr1s, was certified as destroyed by GM.

Tyler

Blkblt

So....according to your list, most C1 and C2s, say 65-67 big blocks and scads of others rank below the vaunted and valued '76 180 hp coupe???!!! :D :D :rolleyes: :eek:

I am, for one, ROTFLMAO!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

But I will say this, you are definitely having a good time with this research!!! Having done some writing, I can appreciate that much!!!

Go for it!!! :crazy: :yesnod:

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Jeff
Ô66. Modified L72, wishing she was a '76, L82 (the 210 hp BIG ONE)
ÒThe Silver BeastÓ
Keep on :jester :seeya :D

bitzman

Sorry, maybe I listed that last entry in a confusing way. At the bottom of the list I am going to list a few "starter" Corvettes, the cheapest clean Corvettes you can buy today. I think those will be found in the 180-hp. versions that were around for awhile but will take nominations. (And as I pass used car lots I see C4's for under $10K) For those who say "I think the price should be higher," please take a stab at naming a price. There are some big buyers out there. Bruce McCaw of Kirkland WA doesn't like Corvettes but he thought nothing of spending $3.6 million on an old Mercedes the other day. And I heard he's dropped 90K on Ferraris.

Thanks for the opinions expressed so far...
wally