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I have these brake calipers that belonged to my pops…they came out of the trunk of a 65 corvette…want to confirm that’s what they are…and what the value is…I want to be sell for a reasonable price. Thanks
Actually I just bought a set of 4 each brake calipers from Lonestar for a 66 BB we are working on and the cores are now worth $75 each. The shipping is indeed a killer so I checked with Lonestar and they are happy to accept the 4 cores up at Spring, Corvette, or Fall Carlisle. My choice.
Lonestar said that I can just drop them off at their booth and they will pay me $300.00 Prices on everything have gone up.
Unfortunately the O.P. does not give his location (and his member profile is no help either) so I have no idea if a road trip to Carlisle PA is viable option for him. C.J.
Actually I just bought a set of 4 each brake calipers from Lonestar for a 66 BB we are working on and the cores are now worth $75 each. The shipping is indeed a killer so I checked with Lonestar and they are happy to accept the 4 cores up at Spring, Corvette, or Fall Carlisle. My choice.
Lonestar said that I can just drop them off at their booth and they will pay me $300.00 Prices on everything have gone up.
They charged you $75 per caliper as a core charge, and will refund it to you when you return the cores, but that's not what they pay if you just show up to sell them cores. What they charge as a core charge and what they buy cores for are two different things.
Everybody charges more for a core charge than what they will buy cores for. It's so hard to get people to return cores that we have to put a higher core charge on calipers as an incentive for people to return them. I'll admit I haven't spoken to Ken (Lonestar's owner) in a little while (and I couldn't get to Spring Carlisle), but the last I heard he was still only paying $25 each for calipers. It is possible he's paying a little more now, especially for correct 65-66 only castings with the phenolic pistons like the OP has, but if so that's something new. A call to Lonestar to find out exactly what they're paying now might be in order.
I have these brake calipers that belonged to my pops…they came out of the trunk of a 65 corvette…want to confirm that’s what they are…and what the value is…I want to be sell for a reasonable price. Thanks
If you give an idea where you are located (not your address, state / county only) someone here may be near to you and buy them from you no shipping needed.
They charged you $75 per caliper as a core charge, and will refund it to you when you return the cores, but that's not what they pay if you just show up to sell them cores. What they charge as a core charge and what they buy cores for are two different things.
Everybody charges more for a core charge than what they will buy cores for. It's so hard to get people to return cores that we have to put a higher core charge on calipers as an incentive for people to return them. I'll admit I haven't spoken to Ken (Lonestar's owner) in a little while (and I couldn't get to Spring Carlisle), but the last I heard he was still only paying $25 each for calipers. It is possible he's paying a little more now, especially for correct 65-66 only castings with the phenolic pistons like the OP has, but if so that's something new. A call to Lonestar to find out exactly what they're paying now might be in order.
Glenn,
Thanks for the good information.
When I spoke with Patti Kennedy at Lonestar multiple times she failed to mention the difference in exchange rates. She just assured me that I could show up at their booth at any Carlisle event and they would give me $75.00 for each of the callipers we took off of the 66 BB.
Good to know for future exchanges not involving a sale. Cheers. C.J.
put them on facebook marketplace, pickup only.. someone will come get them and pay you cash..
otherwise you have shipping, and a couple of hours of your time for packing//fetch boxes/sitting at the pc searching out shipping cost/printing shipping labels..
then when the cores get to their destination, the vendor will find a way to not give you the entire price back that they quoted. if you don't like it they will charge you handling and shipping price back.
start out at 100 each and drop your price until they sell.
i certainly don't want to carry a 40 pound bag of cores around for a mile or 2 on foot at Carlisle to hope they will oblige their quote.
Advice needed please
