Were the SWC's a lot cheaper in 2011
09-20-2016, 06:08 PM
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Were the SWC's a lot cheaper in 2011
Reason I asked is on an American Pickers episode filmed in 2011 they found a SWC. It was in a building with other cars. The owner said it was original, except for an NOM motor, and from what the camera show, the black car looked nice. Pickers asked him had he had any offers and he said yes, $27,500. He said that was really to much money for the car but he did not want to sell. Pickers, even though they made the comment a person would give a kidney for a SWC, did not try to buy it.
09-20-2016, 06:16 PM
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Reason I asked is on an American Pickers episode filmed in 2011 they found a SWC. It was in a building with other cars. The owner said it was original, except for an NOM motor, and from what the camera show, the black car looked nice. Pickers asked him had he had any offers and he said yes, $27,500. He said that was really to much money for the car but he did not want to sell. Pickers, even though they made the comment a person would give a kidney for a SWC, did not try to buy it.
Hardly worth talking about values on these made-for-TV dramas as its all contrived BS
09-20-2016, 07:15 PM
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Drifting
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Short answer, Yes, they were cheaper. Bottom line, everyone would love to have a 63 SWC, TV drama or not. And they are worth even more when you find one with a no hit body and original engine like some have.
09-20-2016, 07:25 PM
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Cheaper, but not THAT much cheaper. I watched a Gas Monkey where they supposedly paid about 25K for a saddle tan/tan complete survivor '64 fuelie coupe...car needed a detail and new tires, and was good to go....total expense? 29k. Found that very hard to believe. Even if it was a '64 and not a SWC.
09-20-2016, 07:39 PM
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I think prices jumped a lot in 2013, when there was a lot of emphasis on the 50th anniversary of Corvette's most iconic body design. They have continued to hold their own I believe despite a general softening of prices overall for old corvettes. The ones that will hold highest value will be the virgin no hit body and born with drive train examples which become rarer as time passes.
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09-20-2016, 09:40 PM
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I think prices jumped a lot in 2013, when there was a lot of emphasis on the 50th anniversary of Corvette's most iconic body design. They have continued to hold their own I believe despite a general softening of prices overall for old corvettes. The ones that will hold highest value will be the virgin no hit body and born with drive train examples which become rarer as time passes.
09-21-2016, 09:24 AM
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I remember that episode but could remember when I saw it. I thought 28K was a steal.
09-21-2016, 10:37 AM
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Not to get too far off topic and to give TV a little credit, there was an episode I think of the same show where they did not end up buying a '59-'60 because it had been sitting in a wet barn so long it was basically not restorable. The family 'knew' it was priceless because it was an early 'vette, and the guys knew it would take 200k to make it a 50k car. Kind of like the 'big block' stingray that's been posted here as a barn find that is sitting in a stone garage with water running under it and it's wheels look like giant alka-seltzers....car is destroyed, but the article writer thinks he's struck gold.
09-22-2016, 09:55 AM
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09-22-2016, 11:50 AM
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I think prices jumped a lot in 2013, when there was a lot of emphasis on the 50th anniversary of Corvette's most iconic body design. They have continued to hold their own I believe despite a general softening of prices overall for old corvettes. The ones that will hold highest value will be the virgin no hit body and born with drive train examples which become rarer as time passes.
09-22-2016, 01:47 PM
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Cheaper, but not THAT much cheaper. I watched a Gas Monkey where they supposedly paid about 25K for a saddle tan/tan complete survivor '64 fuelie coupe...car needed a detail and new tires, and was good to go....total expense? 29k. Found that very hard to believe. Even if it was a '64 and not a SWC.
09-22-2016, 01:57 PM
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09-22-2016, 03:38 PM
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I agree with that, but life doesn't work that way. The marketplace gets to say what "value" is on any given item. The SWC appeals to a huge number of people who know little to nothing about mid-year corvettes, or corvettes in general. They just know they want one of those because it's cool. The 64 fuel coupe trails way behind, except amongst true enthusiasts who know the 64 is everybit what the 63 is and more, except it lacks just that one 18" piece of fiberglass.
09-23-2016, 08:33 PM
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I agree with that, but life doesn't work that way. The marketplace gets to say what "value" is on any given item. The SWC appeals to a huge number of people who know little to nothing about mid-year corvettes, or corvettes in general. They just know they want one of those because it's cool. The 64 fuel coupe trails way behind, except amongst true enthusiasts who know the 64 is everybit what the 63 is and more, except it lacks just that one 18" piece of fiberglass.
Many small-detail second-year quality refinements that make a car nicer to drive, ride in and live with. 1963 was the test run for the C2 era.
09-23-2016, 08:43 PM
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As one car magazine commented in late '62, "You look in the (inside) rear view mirror and all you can see is a front tire, can't tell if it's a Greyhound bus or a police motorcycle."
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