people can like want they want and pay what they want for any car. but I never cared for or see how a 63 coupe is worth more then any other mid year coupe of the same car.

 

There you go again applying science to an art.

 

Anyone else catch this from the Legendary ad...?
"This is one of only 8,504 Coupes for the production year that put 22,940 Corvettes on the road so once again the Coupe was the rare model."
It's a convertible in the pics...?

 

In answer to the OP I would say that the specific, factory equipped RPOs on the car in question, rather than the year, have the most impact on value, followed by the color combination.

 

Even Peter must have to cut-n-paste from time to time...

Or maybe Gary is now handling that and Peter just proof-reads... or not.

It's all good, they always have some pretty darn nice machinery to look at.

GUSTO

 

That is exactly the same car the owner of the gas station I worked at in high school drove to work every day! He bought it new and used to fry the tires every day leaving. He ended up trading it in for a new 72 El Camino.......he knew he made a mistake the day he brought the El Camino home.....Thanks for the flashback

 

Speaking of value, that works two ways. If one is worth more than the other, (which changes from time/time), you'll likely pay more for it when you buy it. When you sell it, your profit/loss will reflect this.

 

The thing that I love about the '67 BB hood is that you got a stripe with it. Those '65-'66 BB hoods are wonderful but the most fluid of them all is the '65 and '67 small block hoods. Now that's some clean design right there.


Ray

 

To me it is hard to divorce the engine options from production year in its impact on value, . I would not exclude the 63 SWC from any view of value. Some thoughts:

- Excluding very rare options like the 67 L88. 67 L89, 63 Z06, or the Grand Sports (which are not production vehicles), the 67 in Big Block form has clearly brought the highest prices. There is no 63 SWC even with fuel injection that comes close to the value of a black, red, or even silver 435HP 67 in equal condition.
- 63 FI are the second most valuable in general.
- 63 SWC (non-fuelies) and small block 67s seem to be roughly equal in value. The 63, even with its styling excesses, is an iconic vehicle. The 67 is a clean style with some value bump by its association with the 67 big blocks.
- 65 and 66 are so similar in either big block or small block form that it is hard to differentiate. The 65 has some advantages over the 66 though in the cleaner look and the fact that it was the first and last year for some important technologies (bog block, fuel injection, disk brakes)
- The 64 (and 63 convertible) holds up the rear in market value, but I personally love the 64s. I think the 64 hood (IMHO) is the best small block hood design. ANY Midyear/C2/Sting Ray (choose your nomenclature) though is a beautiful design, and optioned with the top performance engines places them side by side with any exotic out there.

 

thanks bb62 - that's exactly what I was looking for ....

thanks to all

the hunt begins ....

 

Forgive me for saying so, but a 1965 Corvette with a 396 has to be about the most interesting Corvette to own at a car show. With only roughly 2,100 built, far less often faked to be big block as so many 67's with big blocks are, and the year that introduced its most compelling equipment I don't know how anyone lumps them in with the 66 model even with the slight edge you generously bestowed.

Unlike most of you I am not a Corvette enthusiast so much as an old car enthusiast with a 65 Corvette. I own 7 other old cars with plans for more and none added will be a Corvette. I figured I'd own one Corvette, what shall it be? I decided the 65 396 provided a little of everything that makes the C2 Corvette franchise what we love. L78's are not everywhere as are 67 427 cars, they have to be found. It takes a little work to find a good real one. I like that about it too.

Having said that, each and every Corvette, regardless of year or equipment is important and special, apart from every other car ever made or that will ever be made. That's because they are Corvettes. There's only 1.

Dan

 

Agree - '67 L-88 right after the SWC.

 

Of the C2's, I like the '67 the least, even though it is the most highly valued after the SWC. I don't like the busy side gills on the '67, or the unsightly backup lamp over the rear license plate. I do like the BB hood on a '67 better than the '65-'66 cars, though. My C2 of choice would be a dark blue '64 roadster, followed by a Glen Green '65 roadster followed by a '66 roadster. I like the interior of the '64 and the cleaner side cove treatment, even though it is considered an inferior car to the later ones. A black '64 with a red interior would be just fine, as well. The '63 SWC's will always be iconic, but they have too many one-year only items and have some teething problems compared to the later cars (and I'm into driving them) and the '67 cars will always bring the top money, IMO. I'm like Dan.....I'm an old car enthusiast who happens to have a Corvette in the stable. The next car down the line will likely be a '30's-'40's sled....I miss my '37 Imperial business coupe. Or a '61-'62 Pontiac Ventura/ Catalina with a 4 speed and all the goodies!

 

always a 67

 

One of the best looking cars to ever come out of Detroit.

 

Take the best of all the mid-years (including rocker moldings) and modify to taste.

Does it hurt the value? Probably not on this non-number matching coupe.

 

After going to Corvette shows for 25 years.
Growing up with the 63 .
Lots of people had verified the increase in value was always there .
My experience since my first split window in 1993.
Shows ,meets weekend drags .
People always commenting ,you really have to own one to realize this just ask the owners .
Thats why you like the 67 ,i had a 67 big block first in 1985 ,Real big block corvette with 327 replacement .

 

Of course

 

I have a 63 coupe (excluded by the OP in this comparison), just prior to that purchase I drove and was considering a silver 64 original coupe. The 64 would have been about 20% less money (at that time) but I would still have been proud to own it...

People pay a premium for distinctive features - be it a split window, first year for disc brakes, a style of BB hood....and the year is just secondary to many.

 

Extra credit given for this common sense answer.