I know this is very vague but I found a 66 Coupe 327 4 spd. with 109K on it. I haven't gone to look at it yet but from the pics the body looks great,wheels have the 3 spoke spinners with old gold line tires,lol...The person who is selling it is the son of the deceased father. It LOOKS pretty original. Could the experts on here give me a ballpark on what this car might be worth? I know this is a vague description with plenty of variables....TIA...Kevin

 

$1 to $200,000
Good luck

 

SBC car. $25k to $150k depending on a whole lot of stuff.

 

Pics would help if you could post them. Good luck on the car.

 

$20k-$120k…

too many factors and no details…

original engine or replacement?

Running well, poorly, or hasn’t been started? Has it been driven recently? Restored recently?

250hp, 300, 350?

carb’d or Fuelie?

no-hit body? Original (savable) paint? Stock or modified with flares and/or headlight buckets removed? Etc.

all stock or modified?

Clear Title? In sellers name ( or all legal paperwork ( death certificate) for the transfer?

options like side exhaust, teak wheel? Are wheels originals or repros? Original to the car?

And importantly, how are the birdcage and frame? Any rust?

 

Kevin - It's true, the range in prices could be big as already mentioned and about as good as you could expect with not much to go on. If you are able to fill in some of the blanks for us, like colors in and out, options, which horsepower 327 is in there (300 base engine versus the L79 with 350 horsepower for 1966 model Vettes), and how original is it?
Regarding the 3-eared spinners, the standard wheel covers had them as did the optional (and available repro) Knockoffs.
Good luck.
Mike T - Prescott AZ

 

The premise of your post is good, however some of your questions don’t apply to a ‘66.
there was no fuel injection, just carburetors.
The small block choices were 300 or 350 HP
You could also get a big block in either 390 or 425 HP.

 

Here you go. When you know more about it this will give you a good idea.

https://www.collectorcarmarket.com/v...tte-value.html

 

I just talked to the deceased owners son and he told me his father bought the car 2 yrs ago and died 2 months after he got it(Cancer). It looks like a base car, 327/300 disc brakes on all four, teak wheel?, roll-up windows. His father got it out of Ohio and it was originally Maroon, painted by one of the last owners Riverside gold? His fathers plan was to just put a little time and money to make it presentable and drive it. He told me there has been a bunch of people look at it and they said the engine seems to be original and body looks good too? They were asking 50K and offered 45K so it looks like it will be gone soon...Waiting on his moms ok as they have 51K in it......Tell me what you think...

 

Terrible color for this car, needs a headliner, paint touch up, etc. and with this little known about this car I would not pay this for the car. It will be a money pit to bring it back.

 

Forum members would need pics and concise reports based on your observations, and it would be best to have a knowledgeable person with you as well.The body usually looks pretty good. Can be a whole lot of trouble in the metal underneath. Search the forum for 'rust on midyear frame and birdcage' or similar. My advice is: don't spend your whole budget on buying the car. Keep something in reserve if at all possible for unexpected issues.

I was in the market last year and bought a '66 Coupe. Twice. Don't ask.

One car I I looked at was a (former) 'Top Flight' car. Really nice, and in a '66 only color. L79, M21, 350 hp 327 car. Owner wanted a nice sum, just north of 80K. Wanted to buy it, but several things had been changed since it was 'Top Flight' and I estimated 7-8K to change it back. I also noticed a door gap that was wonky. I felt I could correct that, but that plus the dollars on top to get it back to what it was turned me off. Owner sold it for asking price two days later, to somebody else. Both parties were happy. Gorgeous car.

I tell that anecdote to highlight that coupes are fetching a higher price at the moment, in my experience. I ended up with a nice '66 coupe that needs some minor wrinkles ironed out, for 65K. But I knew that I'd likely have to do a few things despite it being a frame-off seven years ago. And...I was right. But the car is the right one for me, I am very sure. So the little headaches are only that.

I have seen coupes go for as little as 55K since last spring. Can't speak to condition, and I bet the prices are just going up, but I wouldn't have bought for 55K unless there was some really dynamite evidence the car was solid as a rock.

 

Agree 100% but I kind of dig the unusual 60s colors

 

Lawdawg I can't respond because your mailbox is full....

 

If they can get $45k as-is they should take it and smile all the way to the bank.

 

Original color was Maroon from what I was told . Father liked that color because he had a 70s Vette in that color gold that he modified and then had 6 kids,lol......Son told me he raced funny cars in Cali and the west coast........

 

digging the color and digging deep to buy are 2 very different things.

 

I wouldn't buy it if it came with a spare paint job lol

 

I hate the color and especially the air cleaner top. That being said, if I wanted a C2 coupe, %50K would not be a problem.. these days

Do I see a power steering cylinder in one of the under car shots?

 

Give yourself some room! if you take this Corvette with no records and no prior history: 25-30K

 

Without any surprises, I think the $45-$50k estimate is pretty accurate. That's all the money, and it'll likely sit a long time if they hold out for the max. And to scold the room, not everyone wants or wants to pay the premium for a car needing nothing. This one appears to be a driver, and that's what a smaller portion of the market desires. The $25k estimate above is what you'd be looking at for the same car with cut fenders, ripped seats, rusty bumpers and a host of other issues.