'66 Coupe FS ... What Were They Thinking?
11-20-2014, 05:06 PM
#22
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I actually would buy it with a much lower offer of around $10,000. I would fix it up a little, get it running and driving, and then just over time start changing things on it.
But here is a '65 I bought 3-4 years ago down in Orlando, Florida. Found it on CL. A trucker owned the car, did plenty of Bubba work on it, and was trying to get into building cars with 0% experience, taste, or skills. He parked it in a shipping container and needed it gone. Asking price was like $20,000, but drove a way with the '65 loaded with a spare rear end, exhaust, interior parts, hoods, parts,etc all for the price of $18,000.
BTW, yes I see the gas prices.
So for $2,000 less than that PROJECT, I bought this '65. Built 350, 4 speed, new interior mostly. Not a bad deal for $18,000.
But here is a '65 I bought 3-4 years ago down in Orlando, Florida. Found it on CL. A trucker owned the car, did plenty of Bubba work on it, and was trying to get into building cars with 0% experience, taste, or skills. He parked it in a shipping container and needed it gone. Asking price was like $20,000, but drove a way with the '65 loaded with a spare rear end, exhaust, interior parts, hoods, parts,etc all for the price of $18,000.
BTW, yes I see the gas prices.
So for $2,000 less than that PROJECT, I bought this '65. Built 350, 4 speed, new interior mostly. Not a bad deal for $18,000.
11-29-2014, 01:21 PM
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Looks a lot like my first Corvette purchase back in 1976.
My wasn't quite as hideous. (close, maybe). But mine was $2500 and had a 396.
My wasn't quite as hideous. (close, maybe). But mine was $2500 and had a 396.
