What do you think?
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Racer
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From: stillwater ok
What do you think?
I ran across a silver 79 with oyster interior. The car is complete minus 1 center cap. It has 74,000 miles on it and has belonged to the man for 20 years. It has been sitting for a long time. It needs paint and a little interior work. Very little interior work. It has been painted at some point and alot of the clear has and is coming off. It does run and go into drive and reverse. I'm sure it will need some brake work and misc. other things. Because of the lower miles do you think it is worth 5,000?
Thanks for the input.
Thanks for the input.
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Racer
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From: stillwater ok
I thought it was pretty fair. There are 4 cars in town I'm looking at. The silver one, a black 79 with oyster guts, an 81 claret with claret interior, and a very, very rough 73. The black one is a complete running car. It has been sitting a while as well. The kicker with it is the 1/4's and upper part of the body have come un bonded on both sides. It is 4-5,000. The 81 needs the engine pulled out and a crank kit installed. The owner flattened out the pan and it lost oil pressure. And they ran it under the back of something and put a hole in the nose. They had it fixed and it is in primer. It has 84,000 miles on it and is the 4,500 range. The 73 is just bad. It needs a frame and everything. It is in the 2-2,500 range. Not sure which one to try to tackle.
Melting Slicks
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Here is my opinion:
Sounds like they are all going to cost you about $10,000 to $15,000 to have a nice-running, good-looking finished car. The 73 is the only one that will be worth the investment when you are done, in my opinion. BUT you have to have good mechanical experience, and tenacity to tackle a 35 year old Corvette. A lot of people give up half way through the restoration process.
The 79 is not a desirable year, due to the quantity produced. I personally don't like the nose or tail of the car that much. It is easy to add the 80 to 82 bumpers to update the car (lots have done that). The 81 sounds like it might be a good deal, but with the engine dead, and the paint in primer, it is not worth what they are asking. The interior would have to be perfect, and all the electronics would have to work. The 73 is on the rise. If the car runs, and the body is complete, it might make the best investment.
Good luck
Sounds like they are all going to cost you about $10,000 to $15,000 to have a nice-running, good-looking finished car. The 73 is the only one that will be worth the investment when you are done, in my opinion. BUT you have to have good mechanical experience, and tenacity to tackle a 35 year old Corvette. A lot of people give up half way through the restoration process.
The 79 is not a desirable year, due to the quantity produced. I personally don't like the nose or tail of the car that much. It is easy to add the 80 to 82 bumpers to update the car (lots have done that). The 81 sounds like it might be a good deal, but with the engine dead, and the paint in primer, it is not worth what they are asking. The interior would have to be perfect, and all the electronics would have to work. The 73 is on the rise. If the car runs, and the body is complete, it might make the best investment.
Good luck
Melting Slicks
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You're better off NOT buying any of those cars you listed,and looking around for something in the 10-12K range that needs nothing.
Melting Slicks
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From: St. Louis Mo
Here is my opinion:
Sounds like they are all going to cost you about $10,000 to $15,000 to have a nice-running, good-looking finished car. The 73 is the only one that will be worth the investment when you are done, in my opinion. BUT you have to have good mechanical experience, and tenacity to tackle a 35 year old Corvette. A lot of people give up half way through the restoration process.
The 79 is not a desirable year, due to the quantity produced. I personally don't like the nose or tail of the car that much. It is easy to add the 80 to 82 bumpers to update the car (lots have done that). The 81 sounds like it might be a good deal, but with the engine dead, and the paint in primer, it is not worth what they are asking. The interior would have to be perfect, and all the electronics would have to work. The 73 is on the rise. If the car runs, and the body is complete, it might make the best investment.
Good luck
Sounds like they are all going to cost you about $10,000 to $15,000 to have a nice-running, good-looking finished car. The 73 is the only one that will be worth the investment when you are done, in my opinion. BUT you have to have good mechanical experience, and tenacity to tackle a 35 year old Corvette. A lot of people give up half way through the restoration process.
The 79 is not a desirable year, due to the quantity produced. I personally don't like the nose or tail of the car that much. It is easy to add the 80 to 82 bumpers to update the car (lots have done that). The 81 sounds like it might be a good deal, but with the engine dead, and the paint in primer, it is not worth what they are asking. The interior would have to be perfect, and all the electronics would have to work. The 73 is on the rise. If the car runs, and the body is complete, it might make the best investment.
Good luck
