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I'm curious what your issue is with this VIN tag? I don't see any "red flags" with it.
All 1964 Corvette VIN tags were spot welded to the cross bar (as were 63's) and quite typically had the VIN stamped in three sections, just like the one pictured. I'm a little surprised by the lack of rust where the paint was ground away 61 years ago to spot weld the tag in place, but the slightly closed in right side of the "8" in "40867" is common to every 64 VIN tag I've seen.
I'm curious what your issue is with this VIN tag? I don't see any "red flags" with it.
All 1964 Corvette VIN tags were spot welded to the cross bar (as were 63's) and quite typically had the VIN stamped in three sections, just like the one pictured. I'm a little surprised by the lack of rust where the paint was ground away 61 years ago to spot weld the tag in place, but the slightly closed in right side of the "8" in "40867" is common to every 64 VIN tag I've seen.
Originally Posted by blue_74
Take a second look at the pictures. The car itself isn't a '64...not even close.
Again, what am I missing?
Rink posted a photo above of a VIN tag from a 64 that's listed for sale on the same website as the 59 the OP was asking about. Rink is saying the VIN tag on the 64 "would be a BIG RED FLAG!!", and I asked why? The the car the VIN tag photo is from is a Daytona Blue 64, it has a 64 hood, 64 wheel covers, 64 gauges, 64 seats and the dealer is selling it as a 1964 Corvette. Other than the fact the dealer erroneously referred to the car as a "split window" I see nothing wrong with the VIN tag pictured. It looks like a real 64 VIN tag to me, it's attached like every other 64 VIN tag, the format of the VIN itself is the same as other 64 VIN tags, and it's on a 64. I'm just really curious what issue Rink and now you found with the 64 VIN tag. I may not be an expert, but I thought I had a pretty good understanding of 63-67 VIN and trim tags.
Here's the car in question, this is the car the VIN tag pictured above is on. Are you assuming the VIN tag picture Rink posted was on the 59 the OP had asked about, if so you need to go back and reread the post. Otherwise please tell me what is wrong with the VIN tag and why the car below is not a 64 Corvette?
The split window claim would be my least concern on that one. Looking through the pictures, the vin tag would be a BIG RED FLAG!! I wonder if someone is looking for their 64 ?
What do you see that would make you think this VIN tag is bad?
No pics of under side. What you can see looks nice but there's a lot you CAN'T see and the price almost seems too low. IMHO it would be worth getting more info on - I would neither jump on it nor walk away at this point.
Just personal preference - if that were mine the very first thing to go would be those wheels. You either love the look or hate it. That thing doesn't even appear to have rubber at first glance.
No pics of under side. What you can see looks nice but there's a lot you CAN'T see and the price almost seems too low. IMHO it would be worth getting more info on - I would neither jump on it nor walk away at this point.
Just personal preference - if that were mine the very first thing to go would be those wheels. You either love the look or hate it. That thing doesn't even appear to have rubber at first glance.
Can you imagine the ride on those rubber band tires??
The pictures don't really match the car. That's not a ZZ4 under the hood, that's not an HEI distributor, it doesn't have headers, it doesn't have an aluminum intake, they're not white walls with steel wheels and hubcaps and they're not Dakoda Digital gauges. Oh, and if it really was a resto-mod with all the things they claim it has they would be asking $100,000-$150,000 MORE.
If you Google 1995 Auto Sales you'll find there hasn't been a Google or Yelp review of them in 4-5 years, and on Google maps the photo shows an empty dealer lot surrounded chain link fence. DO NOT SEND THIS SELLER ANY MONEY...unless you can see the car in person!
When purchasing a classic car (especially), remember the old adage..."if it looks too good to be true, it probably is" This is a great example of that. As I stated earlier, try to stay away from these classic car dealers and purchase from an individual and find a long time owner.
When purchasing a classic car (especially), remember the old adage..."if it looks too good to be true, it probably is" This is a great example of that. As I stated earlier, try to stay away from these classic car dealers and purchase from an individual and find a long time owner.
Exactly! And don't ever send money to "hold the car until you get there".
When purchasing a classic car (especially), remember the old adage..."if it looks too good to be true, it probably is" This is a great example of that. As I stated earlier, try to stay away from these classic car dealers and purchase from an individual and find a long time owner.
I have to disagree with saying to stay away from dealers.
As someone who has been involved with Corvettes as a business, I've gotten to know 5 or 6 dealers well enough to call them friends, and have met others. Like everything in life, there are good dealers and bad ones, but the same can be said for a lot of private sellers.
Without a doubt, you'll probably pay more at a dealer, but a dealer has overhead a private seller doesn't. Dealers have payroll, insurance, taxes, rent, property maintenance, financing, etc, they have to cover that a private individual doesn't. But dealers also have advantages. A dealer usually has an assortment of cars to chose from, all in one place. Dealers will usually stand behind a car, at least for a few months, and can make repairs or correct things on a car that a buyer may not be happy with. A private seller can't or won't. Collector car dealers usually offer financing tailored to the collector car market and dealers can arrange shipping for out of state buyers. These are some of the advantages that a dealer has over buying privately. I'm not saying there aren't bad or crocked dealers, but they aren't all crocks.
As someone whose been in the old car hobby since the 60's playing with antique cars as a teenager before I even had a drivers license, and whose worked both part time and full time in the Corvette hobby since the 70's, I learned long ago that you don't trust anyone selling a car whether it's a dealer or a private individual. Nobody should ever buy any collector car without first educating themselves about the brand and model, and without seeing it in person or at least paying someone knowledgeable to inspect it.
The ad for the 60 above the OP asked about appears to be a legitimate dealer's ad that a scammer took the pictures from, and added a defunct dealer's name to to create an ad to con potential buyers. It actually appears the bogus listing was made up using pictures of two different cars, the outside pics of a 60 restomod, and the interior and engine shots of a stock 59-60.
Beware !!!! This web site is a BIG SCAM. The pictures show are NOT in Colorado > The picture were stolen from a legit web site named SKY WAY CLASSICS from Florida. I know the area that these pictures were taken. I bought my 64 vette this year in April.
Go to the web site of Skyway Classic cars in Florida you will see the same car hanger these pictures were taken. She has a beautiful profile YES !
looks correct and like my 64 VIN tag.
This is a great example of that. As I stated earlier, try to stay away from these classic car dealers and purchase from an individual and find a long time owner.
