Value Question
12-24-2010, 01:38 PM
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If the letter writers and the restampers get together....... the car could be worth triple value. There should be a financial section added to this forum so investors could check their values daily like some stock brokers. Silly me.... I thought they were just a cool car to drive.
Cobrastang;
I am truely sorry I hurt your little feelings. Why don't we call it " Your forum " and you alone can censor any replies. Does everything about you have to be Me and Money ???? This isn't a financial page, its about cars. Grow up , get a life. Everyone knows your perfect and we don't need reminding every day
Now, tell us again what perfect cars you have and don't leave out the details ( how many times they have been sat in ). Did they remove you from the FORD forum ? Please go back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am truely sorry I hurt your little feelings. Why don't we call it " Your forum " and you alone can censor any replies. Does everything about you have to be Me and Money ???? This isn't a financial page, its about cars. Grow up , get a life. Everyone knows your perfect and we don't need reminding every day
Now, tell us again what perfect cars you have and don't leave out the details ( how many times they have been sat in ). Did they remove you from the FORD forum ? Please go back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12-24-2010, 03:42 PM
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Cobrastang;
I am truely sorry I hurt your little feelings. Why don't we call it " Your forum " and you alone can censor any replies. Does everything about you have to be Me and Money ???? This isn't a financial page, its about cars. Grow up , get a life. Everyone knows your perfect and we don't need reminding every day
Now, tell us again what perfect cars you have and don't leave out the details ( how many times they have been sat in ). Did they remove you from the FORD forum ? Please go back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am truely sorry I hurt your little feelings. Why don't we call it " Your forum " and you alone can censor any replies. Does everything about you have to be Me and Money ???? This isn't a financial page, its about cars. Grow up , get a life. Everyone knows your perfect and we don't need reminding every day
Now, tell us again what perfect cars you have and don't leave out the details ( how many times they have been sat in ). Did they remove you from the FORD forum ? Please go back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12-24-2010, 05:30 PM
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and i might add that any history helps to reduce conjecture....
12-25-2010, 01:17 PM
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No, if you look at the majority of Jrs 427's and Saraholts posts they are about as negative as they come, usually when there is a question of value.
To answer the original question, don't know if it adds value, but it can't hurt.
To answer the original question, don't know if it adds value, but it can't hurt.
12-26-2010, 09:50 AM
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Exactly!! However as we learn from the variety of responses here it probably does depend upon the owner's or potential next buyer's interests and preferences. Some simply would not care one way or the other about the letters but I would want everything that I could possibly get on it for a notebook that becomes a part of the experience of owning the car. I would do it because it adds to the car's provenance. Too many cars out there are unknowns but the history of this one is known.
By the way, if you say you don't do it for the money then why do you negotiate buying or selling prices if the money side is not important?
By the way, if you say you don't do it for the money then why do you negotiate buying or selling prices if the money side is not important?
01-11-2011, 06:15 PM
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Do you think having written letters from the original owner about the history of a midyear Vette helps the value?
I ask because I spoke to the original owner of my 66 427 Mosport car the other day and she gave me some more information on the car. She told me a story about how her and her husband drove the car from California to Michigan, where they were originally from, and back to California one 4th of July. Then, in 1974 her husband took the engine apart and never put it back together. She said he always liked to take things apart, but wasnt really good at getting around to putting them back together. So, that would explain why the cylinder heads were so pitted. He took the body off the car in 1990 and started to work on the chassis, but then passed away in 1994 from lung cancer at the age of 50. She also informed me that the tachometer continually broke. She said they took it back to the dealership multiple times, but finally gave up after about the 5th time having it repaired. So, that explains why the tach said 17,500 miles when i purchased the car. She really didnt know how many miles they put on it, but that they really just drove it around town, minus the one big trip, and that from 69 to 74 she drove it to and from work, which was just a few blocks away. Judging by the condition of the frame, no hit body, other parts, and her statement, im going to guess that the car probably had around 40-60,000 miles before it was taken apart in 74. Not that it really matters with no way to prove it, but....
Anyway, she has some very interesting stories about the car and i think that if i can talk her into writing them all down it would be worthwhile.
Thoughts?
I ask because I spoke to the original owner of my 66 427 Mosport car the other day and she gave me some more information on the car. She told me a story about how her and her husband drove the car from California to Michigan, where they were originally from, and back to California one 4th of July. Then, in 1974 her husband took the engine apart and never put it back together. She said he always liked to take things apart, but wasnt really good at getting around to putting them back together. So, that would explain why the cylinder heads were so pitted. He took the body off the car in 1990 and started to work on the chassis, but then passed away in 1994 from lung cancer at the age of 50. She also informed me that the tachometer continually broke. She said they took it back to the dealership multiple times, but finally gave up after about the 5th time having it repaired. So, that explains why the tach said 17,500 miles when i purchased the car. She really didnt know how many miles they put on it, but that they really just drove it around town, minus the one big trip, and that from 69 to 74 she drove it to and from work, which was just a few blocks away. Judging by the condition of the frame, no hit body, other parts, and her statement, im going to guess that the car probably had around 40-60,000 miles before it was taken apart in 74. Not that it really matters with no way to prove it, but....
Anyway, she has some very interesting stories about the car and i think that if i can talk her into writing them all down it would be worthwhile.
Thoughts?
" I am (owner #1) of 19XX Corvette VIN XXXXXXX which I bought new from (Dealer). It was (body and interior color) with the following RPO options. I sold this car to (2nd owner) in (month/year) etc, etc."
