1963 split value
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2nd Gear
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From: Leetonia, Ohio
1963 split value
I recently came across a 63 split window for sale. I had some? About what it might be worth. The car is a project, original engine gone,has a shark style front clip, but has a replacement front clip from a donor car. Birdcage has a little scale but appears to have no holes , frame has soft area at the kickup on both sides . I think the car was the 340hp version. The rest of the body looks good no damage has orig 4sp and rear axle . A 68 rebuilt 427 also comes with, not sure of hp on it . The car has been sitting in a garage for about 30yrs. I know the spilt window cars are desirable now , the big issue I have with the car is the trim tag.:the car has a 1964 trim tag on it . The vin tag is a 63 , the owner has no idea what happened, he has had the car since the early 70s .I know you can get a replacement tag, but how much would this hurt the value if car were restored? The owner will go no lower than 20 for it .
Le Mans Master
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From: Limerick Pa
If you really want a 63 and willing to do the work yourself 20k is an OK deal. As long as the Vin is the correct one I would just leave the trim tag as it is and drive it. Its only going to give you a problem when you go to sell it. I think you will be upside down in it by the time you are done with frame issues and unknowns.
Burning Brakes
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From: Orlando Florida
63 vin
I recently came across a 63 split window for sale. I had some? About what it might be worth. The car is a project, original engine gone,has a shark style front clip, but has a replacement front clip from a donor car. Birdcage has a little scale but appears to have no holes , frame has soft area at the kickup on both sides . I think the car was the 340hp version. The rest of the body looks good no damage has orig 4sp and rear axle . A 68 rebuilt 427 also comes with, not sure of hp on it . The car has been sitting in a garage for about 30yrs. I know the spilt window cars are desirable now , the big issue I have with the car is the trim tag.:the car has a 1964 trim tag on it . The vin tag is a 63 , the owner has no idea what happened, he has had the car since the early 70s .I know you can get a replacement tag, but how much would this hurt the value if car were restored? The owner will go no lower than 20 for it .
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I recently came across a 63 split window for sale. I had some? About what it might be worth. The car is a project, original engine gone,has a shark style front clip, but has a replacement front clip from a donor car. Birdcage has a little scale but appears to have no holes , frame has soft area at the kickup on both sides . I think the car was the 340hp version. The rest of the body looks good no damage has orig 4sp and rear axle . A 68 rebuilt 427 also comes with, not sure of hp on it . The car has been sitting in a garage for about 30yrs. I know the spilt window cars are desirable now , the big issue I have with the car is the trim tag.:the car has a 1964 trim tag on it . The vin tag is a 63 , the owner has no idea what happened, he has had the car since the early 70s .I know you can get a replacement tag, but how much would this hurt the value if car were restored? The owner will go no lower than 20 for it .
parts are there, it may be worth $20K all day long to piece out....
I think you would be underwater so fast if you tried to 'bring it back' your head would swim and then when its all done have a questionable provenance...
Safety Car
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From: Naples FL
I see big time problems If you found a little rust you really have a lot of rust. Rust is like an iceberg.
The second problem is you picked a tough car to rebuild. There are a lot of one-year parts.
Just give up on the idea of restoring this car. A restoration might easily be $150,000. Probably more.
You could have a driver though. A hot-rod. You're going to be way upside down on this car but you'll have a lot of fun. The dues at my golf club are $10,000 a year. Spending $10,000 a year on a Corvette is a lot more fun than golf.
The rust does sort of scare me though.
Richard Newton
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The second problem is you picked a tough car to rebuild. There are a lot of one-year parts.
Just give up on the idea of restoring this car. A restoration might easily be $150,000. Probably more.
You could have a driver though. A hot-rod. You're going to be way upside down on this car but you'll have a lot of fun. The dues at my golf club are $10,000 a year. Spending $10,000 a year on a Corvette is a lot more fun than golf.
The rust does sort of scare me though.
Richard Newton
Garage Fires
