63 split window value
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Racer
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63 split window value
Hey guys.. Maybe you can help. I found a 63 split window for sale and was wondering what you think the value should be.
It was originally white with red interior ,4 speed no air. It is now black on black. 18 year old home restoration. It has a replacement 327 and hasnt been moved or started in 7 years. Im sure it will need brakes, battery, carb rebuild, fuel system ,tires ect... interior shows wear. just faded and dingy. The exterior is the same. 18 years old. What do you think would be a fair price to offer him. I just want to be fair with the guy so it works on both ends. thanks ! Steve
It was originally white with red interior ,4 speed no air. It is now black on black. 18 year old home restoration. It has a replacement 327 and hasnt been moved or started in 7 years. Im sure it will need brakes, battery, carb rebuild, fuel system ,tires ect... interior shows wear. just faded and dingy. The exterior is the same. 18 years old. What do you think would be a fair price to offer him. I just want to be fair with the guy so it works on both ends. thanks ! Steve
Drifting
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I'm sure FtF would qualify his estimates by stating if and only if there is no serious frame or birdcage rot. If you don't know where and how to look for these, search the archives. Things can get very ugly if the birdcage needs repair.
You also want to make sure the VIN tag and Trim tags are original and properly attached. White with a red office is a great combo. Black over black is nice too, but you will spend 10 to 15 K to get back original and you can use this as a lever on the price. Depending on the engine, a restored car will push 100K. You can easily spend 50K to get there even if you do a lot of the work yourself.
tc
You also want to make sure the VIN tag and Trim tags are original and properly attached. White with a red office is a great combo. Black over black is nice too, but you will spend 10 to 15 K to get back original and you can use this as a lever on the price. Depending on the engine, a restored car will push 100K. You can easily spend 50K to get there even if you do a lot of the work yourself.
tc
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I can't see it being worth less than sixty if all the trim is there, I don't care if the frame is shot. People are hunting big time for straight SWC bodies.
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Army
I'm sure FtF would qualify his estimates by stating if and only if there is no serious frame or birdcage rot. If you don't know where and how to look for these, search the archives. Things can get very ugly if the birdcage needs repair.
You also want to make sure the VIN tag and Trim tags are original and properly attached. White with a red office is a great combo. Black over black is nice too, but you will spend 10 to 15 K to get back original and you can use this as a lever on the price. Depending on the engine, a restored car will push 100K. You can easily spend 50K to get there even if you do a lot of the work yourself.
tc
You also want to make sure the VIN tag and Trim tags are original and properly attached. White with a red office is a great combo. Black over black is nice too, but you will spend 10 to 15 K to get back original and you can use this as a lever on the price. Depending on the engine, a restored car will push 100K. You can easily spend 50K to get there even if you do a lot of the work yourself.
tc
Not long ago a '63 body went for $35K for a restomod on eBay. I thought it was crazy money at the time....maybe not...
Last edited by Frankie the Fink; Apr 22, 2015 at 07:51 AM.
Melting Slicks
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63's in that form are pushing 50K to high 50k's. Even with the wrong engine/paint.
Real junk/basket cases are going for 35-40k. We all wish we could buy one for 35-45k but those prices have passed.
Dont confuse what you rember them going for a few years ago or how u passed on one for 45k because you thought that was crazy. Get in line or talk about the one that got away.
Real junk/basket cases are going for 35-40k. We all wish we could buy one for 35-45k but those prices have passed.
Dont confuse what you rember them going for a few years ago or how u passed on one for 45k because you thought that was crazy. Get in line or talk about the one that got away.
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How much work do you want to do on your own? With so many unknowns, shooting from the hip- The way you describe it I feel it's worth 50k, never letting a few thousand keep me from a car I want. Pretty much what Frankie said.
I would not pay 60k for a garden variety SWC with rot as has been suggested. That's just me.
A 63 Corvette has a lot of pretty features, as other years do. The mystique of the actual "split" itself always make me shake my head when I see the premium they bring.
I would not pay 60k for a garden variety SWC with rot as has been suggested. That's just me.
A 63 Corvette has a lot of pretty features, as other years do. The mystique of the actual "split" itself always make me shake my head when I see the premium they bring.
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How much work do you want to do on your own? With so many unknowns, shooting from the hip- The way you describe it I feel it's worth 50k, never letting a few thousand keep me from a car I want. Pretty much what Frankie said.
I would not pay 60k for a garden variety SWC with rot as has been suggested. That's just me.
A 63 Corvette has a lot of pretty features, as other years do. The mystique of the actual "split" itself always make me shake my head when I see the premium they bring.
I would not pay 60k for a garden variety SWC with rot as has been suggested. That's just me.
A 63 Corvette has a lot of pretty features, as other years do. The mystique of the actual "split" itself always make me shake my head when I see the premium they bring.
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How much work do you want to do on your own? With so many unknowns, shooting from the hip- The way you describe it I feel it's worth 50k, never letting a few thousand keep me from a car I want. Pretty much what Frankie said.
I would not pay 60k for a garden variety SWC with rot as has been suggested. That's just me.
A 63 Corvette has a lot of pretty features, as other years do. The mystique of the actual "split" itself always make me shake my head when I see the premium they bring.
I would not pay 60k for a garden variety SWC with rot as has been suggested. That's just me.
A 63 Corvette has a lot of pretty features, as other years do. The mystique of the actual "split" itself always make me shake my head when I see the premium they bring.
One year only, unique features command a premium; a large one in some cases
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Army
Hey guys.. Maybe you can help. I found a 63 split window for sale and was wondering what you think the value should be.
It was originally white with red interior ,4 speed no air. It is now black on black. 18 year old home restoration. It has a replacement 327 and hasnt been moved or started in 7 years. Im sure it will need brakes, battery, carb rebuild, fuel system ,tires ect... interior shows wear. just faded and dingy. The exterior is the same. 18 years old. What do you think would be a fair price to offer him. I just want to be fair with the guy so it works on both ends. thanks ! Steve
It was originally white with red interior ,4 speed no air. It is now black on black. 18 year old home restoration. It has a replacement 327 and hasnt been moved or started in 7 years. Im sure it will need brakes, battery, carb rebuild, fuel system ,tires ect... interior shows wear. just faded and dingy. The exterior is the same. 18 years old. What do you think would be a fair price to offer him. I just want to be fair with the guy so it works on both ends. thanks ! Steve
I'd be willing to take a run at it....you can PM me
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The mystique has reached absurd levels. When I was fueling my roofless roadster last summer, a guy asked me what year it is. When I responded, his eyes lit up and he said, "A split window coupe?!??!"
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Hope it works out for you! Post some pictures!
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I bought a 1957 Dodge Coronet partly because it is my birth year. When I recieved my IBM build card from Chrylser Historical Society I was pleased to learn it was actual manufactured on the same day I was born.
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Back in the mid sixties if I was a good boy my Mother would buy me animal crackers if I didn't drive her crazy at the A&P store, great memories. Most times I drove her crazy. :-)
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Once we went to a Korvette Department store when I was a kid-thought I'd see another 63 but no such luck. I went to that A&P to help my mom (she couldn't believe I wanted to go food shopping) hoping to get behind that 63 again-but no. After I bought the 63 in 1989 I put it in my moms garage and she told her friends "I have a Chevette sitting in my garage".
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In my heart of hearts I want a '63 SWC, from my childhood dreams until now. But then I realize -- drum brakes, everything in a '63 is unique to that year, and poor visibility rearwards. I guess what I want is a '67 SWC that I can see out of.
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