76Rat

So true, so true.

GrandSportC3
You might have posted this in the wrong section. The Drag Racing section would probably get you better estimates on the value of the car you are looking at. At least there they understand the reasoning for installing a solid rear axle with big wide meats in the car. Posting something like this here is like asking my 80 year old grandmother what she thinks. If its not stock its not good. Now it's time for me to go

GrandSportC3

I will buy it but I need to come up with the money.. I'm selling one of my houses and it should sell quickly.. If the car is gone by then, then I'm out of luck.

The13Bats

Your grandmother is a corvette purist...she only digs bone stock?

I believe you would love the car, I see all kinds of promise with it I just do not dig the price BUT I also feel it's cool to pay more for something we really want,
IF you do not get your funds in time...I have that issue a lot, dont look at it as being unlucky look at it as the universe saying that wasn't the right car for you....

GrandSportC3

I'm not worried about it.. Other options will come up if this one sells before I have the money.. That car is in a market segment where it's hard to find the right buyer and it might not sell too fast. If I'm wrong and it sells before I have the money, I will look into other options.. I'm actually also considering 2005 - 2006 C6 Convertibles... or any other interesting C3's and maybe even C5's.. It could also be a 1st generation Camaro Pro Street car.. I like lot's of different cars.. A solid axle Vert however, is somewhere to the top of the list as I do have a great motor, exhaust etc. sitting in my garage, waiting to be installed on the right car.. I did have the money late march but I had to pay the property taxes on 4 houses and one empty lot.... That threw me back a few grand

Jughead

Sorry you sold your old C3?

GrandSportC3

Yes, sold both of my '68 Verts including the GrandSportC3..

I did sell the GSC3 in pieces.. Got a lot more money that way.. Nobody wanted to even pay $15k for the car in one piece but I got over 23k for it in pieces.. The Tom's rear end setup alone got me $5k...
Also sold the yellow '68 Vert.. Needed money to invest in real estate and the total of $40k for the 2 cars helped to buy properties.. Those properties now have doubled in value and I'm currently selling one of them.

John 65

You probably already know this GS, but the car is currently listed on ebay @4250 with 2 days to go. Good luck.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261865357637?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

GrandSportC3

Doubt that it will meet the reserve price.. The market for such car is not too big.

I have a contract on the house I'm selling, so I hopefully will have the money within a month or so.. If it's still available, I'll get it, otherwise, I'll find something else..

The13Bats

I love the cold hard fact of ebay, it can and does bust that ego bubble really quickly when someone gets a wake up call how much the world feels their whatever is worth....

GrandSportC3

Sometimes, sellers use shill bidders to bid up the vehicle close to reserve price and then wait until a real bidder falls for it.. I'm the high bidder right now at 4300
I do have $4300 available but not the $8500 that he wants..

The13Bats

That does happen, and also sport bidders like to run bids up, I knew a kit car fellow felt shilling was part of the game,
In this case bidding will end where the world thinks it's worth, I think it's worth more to you but are you sure 8K?

GrandSportC3

It would cost a lot more than $8k to build.. the 9 inch conversion alone is expensive. All the car needs is motor and transmission.. For $8500, I would also want the '68 front that he has.. otherwise, I would pay $7500

GrandSportC3

He wants $7500 now.. that's what I would pay for it.. However, I only will have the full amount on 6/9 when I close on the sale of a house...

JimLentz

If you are really interested in it at that price see if he will take a $500 deposit to hold it until the sale of the house.

GrandSportC3

I'm sure that he would not make it refundable in case that my house sale falls through.. I could give him $2k right now and $5500 when I sell the houses but I don't want to risk losing the money in case that my house sale falls through..

S**ttersFull

You came on asking for opinions and then lash out with defenses/excuses for everything someone says.

I think you had your mind made up before even posting this and were just looking for a "yes" to better solidify your choice in your mind.

I'm a noob, so my opinion matters not. But you will need a new hood, interior, the wheels may not be the greatest for your application and the lights.. the lights are going to be expensive too. Lot's of $200-500 projects on that car that will add up. If it's more than $3000, I'd pass on it personally.. too much has been done to that car to make it worth restoring or even turning into a hot rod. Sure it was a hot rod once, but it done to that persons tastes and not the general public's.

GrandSportC3

I have explained what I'm looking for.. I"m not looking to know what it is worth TO someone but for a objective number based on what is there. Of course, for someone who wants a original car, it is worth close to nothing. When I'm asking for a value, I want to know what people think it is worth objectively based on what is there and not on what it's personally worth to them. If you have parts on the car that could easily be sold for $6k or more, then it's not realistic to estimate the car's value at $2k. If I could find cars like that for $2k to $4k easily, I would be rich now as I would buy all of them and sell them for parts. Parting out a car is a lot easier than building a car. I have done it, so I know what I'm talking about.. Sold my '68 Race car in pieces..

AirBusPilot

The car has been for sale for a while now, with no buyers.

I believe you are right..it's worth more parted out than as a whole. I'm surprised the owner hasn't just parted it out.

GrandSportC3

I don't know.. Maybe ha does what I did.. i first tried to sell my GrandSportC3 in one piece and if I didn't even get $15k for it, I sold it in pieces and got $22k for it.. So, if it won't sell, maybe he will sell it in pieces..