JOHN TOMARO

Fellow forum members:
Can anyone give me their thoughts on the value of a 1967 L88 corvette Rdster that i am interested in purchasing. The owner has an absolute beautiful collection of 1967 vettes done to near perfection. This car is a frame off restoration with a 427 aluminum heads (snowflake GM authentic ) and matching intake ,etc built completely to original specs except for compression reduced from 12.5-1 to 11.75-1. It is exactly like the original inclg the 1967 oem L88 functional hood and draft tube assembly, solid lifters , radio and heater delete. Perfect in every way inclg both tops . The car has std exhaust rather than side pipes. Color is silver wit red leather int (has head restraints) and red stinger.
I appreciate any knowledgeable comments and advice.

vettebuyer6369

Moving request for opinions from Cars For Sale classifieds to General discussion area.

tuxnharley

Is it an A.O.Smth body original 427...................?

JOHN TOMARO

Yes, with perfect lips ,
lines, bonding strips and factory correct in every way. Absolutely gorgeous!

tuxnharley

Hmmm, well, a NOM AOSmith body '67 427 documented partially by deduction and interpolation just sold at Barrett-Jackson for $195,000 plus a 10% buyers premium of $19,500 for a total of $214,500.

You may wish to read this thread:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-says-yes.html

What does the trim tag say?
What are the last 5 digits of the VIN?
What other documentation does the car have:
Tank sticker?
Protect O Plate?
Window sticker?
Original dealers bill of sale?
Chain of ownership/title?

Thorson

Seems like a beautiful car with a great colour combo. The intake will have the "snowflake", not the heads. If the car is as good as you say, it has to be in the $80k min range. If you want to drive it, you're going to have problems finding gas to run with that compression ratio plus it'll run very hot with no radiator shroud. My kind of car though.

Thorson

Why is any of this relevant? The OP says the car is an L88 tribute/clone.

Nowhere Man

If the clone engine was done correct it will have al heads with a snowflake on it

DansYellow66

And I think it would probably run OK on 93 Octane with the slightly lower compression and a reall L-88 cam that is going to bleed a lot of cylinder pressure off at low RPM. Some race fuel sure wouldn't hurt however. Without a shroud (easy add) or vacuum advance it will tough to keep it cool in any kind of stop and go traffic situation.

Frankie the Fink

It isn't relevant...not even a little bit

Thorson

Whoops, right you are.

67's

I would say $85,000 for the car and $20,000 for the motor.

bluestreak63

Is it a 427 block from another Corvette? What's on the engine pad?

At the end of the day, isn't just a 67 427 NOM?

Frankie the Fink

Tribute cars are fickle investments....at one time Eleanor tributes went for crazy money - that's fallen off now. Fake Shelby Mustang tributes are all over the map.

Personally, I wouldn't have a tribute car of any ilk unless I could steal it...just too dicey; unless you just love it and want to keep and drive it forever....

One-off, one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted replicas -- like Mike and Brett's Motorama Car aren't in this category of course. That's artwork, not a tribute...

bluestreak63

Thanks in whole, not even part, to Gone in Sixty Seconds.

It was and still is a cool looking ride though...

tuxnharley

Really? So you thik that if the base car had been a documentable AL Smith body 67 427 now with a NOM that wouldn't be relevant?

Wake up, Frank! B-J just proved you wrong.

The OP said it is such, so the question are relevant.

Some things other than SWCs are relevant......

rfn026

Clones are really tough to value. About the only thing we can say it's worth a lot less than an NCRS/BG car. How much less it the tricky item.

While Corvettes have been flat for a while now clones are even worse off. The other problem is that there isn't a lot of upside to a clone. The big money is in provenance. With a clone you have zippo provenance.

I'm liking the $80,000 number. I really can't say it with any authority though.

Richard Newton
A Collection Guide

DansYellow66

I think it's value is about $10 - 15K over what ever value it has as a NOM BB restored car with a period correct motor and otherwise correct restoration as evidenced by some documentation paperwork and/or documentation from the restoration.

However if it goes to Barrett Jackson then the stupid money factor will probably drive it up another $50K on top of that.

Revfan

What would it cost to make one?

For instance, I have a NOM SB 67 Vert. What would it cost me to make a tribute L88? I paid $40K for the car, how much more would I need to put in it to get to L88 status. Not trying to fool anyone...

20K for the motor?
and what else?

DansYellow66

Depend on how faithful you are to the original - plenum hood, un-cut dash (no heater), correct springs, sway bars, BB instruments, radiator, not sure about brake calipers, M-22 transmission (I assume) and of course that nifty minimum Octane fuel decal to go on the console.

I'm sure I'm missing a few things.