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I own original motor Corvettes and non original motor Corvettes. I enjoy them both equally. The reality is the original motor cars are worth more. How much more depends on the car, the motor and the options, among other factors. When you're buying or selling is when you need to care about the difference in value.
Melting Slicks
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I own original motor Corvettes and non original motor Corvettes. I enjoy them both equally. The reality is the original motor cars are worth more. How much more depends on the car, the motor and the options, among other factors. When you're buying or selling is when you need to care about the difference in value.
If the economy tanks again as some believe it will, none of this will matter. People will retreat to buying what is necessary, no money for toys or pieces of art, execption possibly being a handful of very rich.
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Melting Slicks
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As I get older (45) and have restored many cars I seem to be looking at cars with better paint than worrying about originality of motors. To strip a car repaint and put all the bling back on runs into so many hours which not many people can afford to lose in there life. I would choose a car with excellent paint over a car that has its original motor with average paint. There is so much more to a car than its motor !
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Always a matter of what the buyer wants. I am an original guy. A restomod holds no interest for me. But, there are many who prefer them. It depends on the buyer. I even shy away from C1's that have upgraded disc brakes. I grew up on these cars, so I see no problem with what brakes they came with. Same with carbs and ignitions. The original systems really never ever gave me trouble. Same as the BB over the SB. Had one BB once. It was a nightmare for me on maintenance. I am a devote SB fan because of that experience. Though I like the looks of side pipes, a ride in one to me, is almost torture. Again I grew up riding in these cars. If you like them, that is wonderful. It is a great reason that Chevy made different options for those that had different ideas as to what is perfect to them. Since I am now a driver and not a racer, a fairly boring low horse power car is great to me. Probably has not been beat on and is always low tech, low maintenance and just a pleasure to chase ice cream cones in. If I were to pay more for a high performance car, it would be because of what my intentions are with it. If it is to resell, I would pay more hoping it would increase in value as I own it. If I am just going to enjoy the ride, the low tech car would be my choice. Not all will agree, and that is OK for them and me.
!00% Except maybe for the performance part. I love the look of the aluminum "Corvette" valve covers, and the aluminum intake.......and the extra performance of a high revving small block, also appealed to me. The one thing I knew I didn't want when I bought my C2 was side pipes, and a big block.
