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Old Jun 20, 2018 | 02:21 PM
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https://www.salvagebid.com/187652432...olet-corvette/
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Old Jun 20, 2018 | 02:27 PM
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With that LS engine and those wheels, you bet! What a sweetheart of a car!
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$4K, and 21 hours left to start of live auction.

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"Actual cash value $50,000" ???
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"Actual cash value $50,000" ???
I believe that is the insurance company's idea of the value.
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Old Jun 20, 2018 | 04:13 PM
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Uh oh!
Better get Maaco!
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Originally Posted by jv04
I believe that is the insurance company's idea of the value.
what the insurance company paid the policy holder ?
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Old Jun 20, 2018 | 10:35 PM
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what the insurance company paid the policy holder ?
Doesn’t look like an accident. Looks more like someones botched project.
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Still seems a lot of money for what you're getting. Not me, but I'm way more frugal.
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How did this unfinished project become an insurance claim ?...stolen? There's more to the story.
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Old Jun 21, 2018 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 65specialk

Doesn’t look like an accident. Looks more like someones botched project.
Stolen, stripped, presented as is with a few recovered parts, like the front fenders. The clean saw cuts across the top of the fenders suggest this scenario.
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I guess when your Corvette gets stolen, and before you get the car back, when you see in the report that the 'saw cuts across the top of the fenders are clean' you probably loose a little steam. Talk about plundering!
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Looks like the winning bid was $6100, which doesn't sound too bad for a 66 coupe with tags, an LS motor, etc.
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At such a low price point its hard to say value without seeing it, if thats a usable dry frame with tags then sure why not ? Is that a Borgeson steering box ? Newer A-arms ? The LS FEAD and AC setup has value if relatively new. Might have been in a garage/business that was flooded ?
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