Corvette ED

I went on copart.com and did a search for Corvettes to see what flood cars have gone to salvage from Sandy. Looks like some nice cars got lost in the Sandy storm. I found C2's to C6's the cars are at the salvage auctions in NJ and Long Island.

I guess the owners will be looking to buy another Corvette when they get their insurance check.

cor28vettes

If they had no flood insurance the proceeds go towards home rebuild.
Already had one post as such.

Saw on the WC where over 400 homes got totally destroyed which even ZR1 money can't touch.

Jimmy W1

That's a shame. I hope everyone up there gets help and ends up OK. Good luck to all you guys!! We're praying for you all!!

B-Vette

I guess if you had a newer generation vette the insurance money would be ok but some of those C1's and C2's were probably priceless. My heart goes out to those that have lost everything though.

obxchartercaptain

Having a lifetime in the marine industry....I learned that SALT WATER and ELECTRONICS do NOT mix. You couldn't give me one let alone buy one. It would be a never ending corrosion problem.

boraxman

I wouldnt bother with a flood vehicle

vig1116

GUYS, THESE ARE NOT FLOOD CARS!!! THESE ARE SALT WATER FLOOD CARS, BIG DIFFERENCE!!!!!! Sorry for yelling, but had to get my point across...

edit: here's a link to a ZR1 from sandy. Someone on the forum asked me to go and look at it since im only 10 minute away from here. they've had it on their website for weeks and still not ready for auction. If you look at the headlights, they were submerged in salt water. If it got up to the headlights and above, everything is going to need tear down/rebuild, or replacement..... I havn't had a chance to look at it yet because they won't let me, but i hope the guy that asked me to look doesn't buy it, it'll be a headache.... https://www.iaai.com/Vehicles/Vehicl...&RowNumber=15#

NOsburn

Last guy is correct. Salt water is a very different deal! I retired from a company that made trucks for the military and we used special processes and materials to deal with all elements and still had problems with salt....
NOsburn

ben dover

Body parts only, maybe.

dcarter0001

I can't understand why, with all the warning, people did not move their Vettes out of harms way.

Gearhead Jim

The important word in the first post is lost. Not, "damaged".

Corvette ED

Thanks Jim,

The point of my post was to see how many cars were declared a total loss and went on to the salavge sale. I wasn't looking to buy one. A car in salt water is done. Even for parts cars anything electrial won't work so many items can't be sold.

phileaglesfan

Salt water is nasty. Unfortunately a lot of people will be trying to fix their houses since they didn't have flood insurance. And everyone that does have it probably will see their rates go up.

vettenutchas

I can not understand why any one would live by the ocean and expose themselves to the chance of the misery that storms like Sandy can bring.

ClipperFan

especially a C2

Just Buy It

Much more than 400 homes were destroyed. Thousands of homes had at least a foot of salt water in them. Then came the sewage and oil. I know so many people who lost every thing to this storm. They had no clothes and 3 feet of salt water and sewage in their house. The National Guard had to protect the FEMA people from the residents in many areas. They should just crush all these cars so no one gets ripped off.

PatriotZ

The only "salt" that should be on a Corvette.... is the perspiration from the driving experience.....

Don Nolan

If I could get a good price on an older Vette that was in a flood like that, I wouldn't be afraid to buy it. If the price was right. I wouldn't want to buy one with all the computerized stuff. But an older C1 thru C3 wouldn't bother me at all. If it were completely submerged over the roof, that would be one thing. But if it were only up in the car below the dash or up on the engine, I'd take it if the price was right.

Old buckeye

Did anyone see Paul Teutul Jr. of Discovery Channel's "American Chopper" show where they had to rebuild the 9/11 Memorial Bike after being in salt water from Sandy. What a mess and the bike had very few electrical components as compared to a ZR1. The ZR1 is toast.

http://newyork.newsday.com/entertain...rial-1.4262067

BSE1956

RUN, don't walk away from any flood car.
It's been estimated that there were 350,000 vehicles submerged or partially submerged in salt water in this area. This includes thousands of brand new cars on the docks in New Jersey right off the boats.
I took my cars 10 miles inland, and my Corvette, never driven in rain, endured 3 weeks sitting in the cul de sac outside my friends house. Surprisingly, many of my neighbors ignored the warnings for this area and lost 2,3 and 4 cars. One neighbor, a mostly Mopar guy, lost at least 6 classics. My local UPS store guy lost a Bandit Firebird, a Supra and a few others. There are countless horror stories like this. Right after the storm, people were trying to start their flooded cars and they shorted and burnt. The fire dept. was very busy for a the first week after the storm.
My workbench fastener storage in my basement was a giant puddle of rust in 2 days. Imagine what salt water will do to wiring and electronics.
DO NOT even think about a salt water flood car. You will regret it for sure.