1978 corvette value?
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1978 corvette value?
EDIT:
Im going to call the Georgia Department of Revenue tomorrow to sort things out.
I have a 78 L-82, auto, a/c, painted like pace car, original silver, oyster car. What could I be looking to get in the market and are the s/a more valuable than this less produced color car?
Also does the vin on this hurt the value?
Im going to call the Georgia Department of Revenue tomorrow to sort things out.
I have a 78 L-82, auto, a/c, painted like pace car, original silver, oyster car. What could I be looking to get in the market and are the s/a more valuable than this less produced color car?
Also does the vin on this hurt the value?
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Except I would say it'll reduce the value A TON.
http://www.collectorcarmarket.com/me...s/78chcote.htm
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It is numbers matching.
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What could I get by parting it not including engine tranny?
Is there a vin on frame and partial on body? If so and these match it would be numbers matching if they matched replacement vin.
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...Is there a vin on frame...
'73 shown; '78 will be similar.
The only VIN tag on the body is the one missing on your car.
Have you checked the numbers on the pad at the front of the right head? A VIN derivitive and the engine identification code were originally stamped there.
If the transmission is original, a VIN derivitive was stamped on it. The AIM will show the location of the stamp, 4 spd or auto.
'78 VIN format was 1Z87X8S4xxxxx The first X would be L or 4 for the original engine (L-48 or L-82). The last five numbers (xxxxx) would be the consecutive unit number of your car. You can use your time/build code and published production numbers to get into the neighborhood of what the missing consecutive unit number for your car might have been.
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from the pics it lools like a really nice car.. as long as the title is legit and nothing really fishy about its past, the replacement vin should not hurt alot.. if any.. its a non pace car and they made a bunch of them, so you should get something close to non pace car money out of it..
for a common 78, most buyers are not looking for absolute originality.. not as much as buyers for earlier C3s.
but with a georgia VIN plate.. most buyers will want to know why and you will have to prove to sellers that the car is legit. If you can prove it and show its history by doing some pre sale work to get these answers, you will get more money.. if you are selling it absolutely as is without history, then you will get alot less..
if I was looking at a 78, i would want great paint, great mechanicals, immediate driveability, no rust, and no fishy titles.. then I would pay market price..
put in your advertisement that you guarentee the title and are liable for title troubles, then you will get more buyers.
for a common 78, most buyers are not looking for absolute originality.. not as much as buyers for earlier C3s.
but with a georgia VIN plate.. most buyers will want to know why and you will have to prove to sellers that the car is legit. If you can prove it and show its history by doing some pre sale work to get these answers, you will get more money.. if you are selling it absolutely as is without history, then you will get alot less..
if I was looking at a 78, i would want great paint, great mechanicals, immediate driveability, no rust, and no fishy titles.. then I would pay market price..
put in your advertisement that you guarentee the title and are liable for title troubles, then you will get more buyers.
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You would have to contact the Georgia DMV for that information. What VIN is used on the paperwork for the car?
The frame is stamped with a VIN derivitive in two places; top of the driver's frame rail about where your hip would be in you were in the car. You cannot see this stamp with the body on the frame. The second location is the top of the left frame rail just in front of the #4 body mount. You might be able to see this one with the body on the frame, but it would be difficult.
'73 shown; '78 will be similar.
The only VIN tag on the body is the one missing on your car.
Have you checked the numbers on the pad at the front of the right head? A VIN derivitive and the engine identification code were originally stamped there.
If the transmission is original, a VIN derivitive was stamped on it. The AIM will show the location of the stamp, 4 spd or auto.
'78 VIN format was 1Z87X8S4xxxxx The first X would be L or 4 for the original engine (L-48 or L-82). The last five numbers (xxxxx) would be the consecutive unit number of your car. You can use your time/build code and published production numbers to get into the neighborhood of what the missing consecutive unit number for your car might have been.
The frame is stamped with a VIN derivitive in two places; top of the driver's frame rail about where your hip would be in you were in the car. You cannot see this stamp with the body on the frame. The second location is the top of the left frame rail just in front of the #4 body mount. You might be able to see this one with the body on the frame, but it would be difficult.
'73 shown; '78 will be similar.
The only VIN tag on the body is the one missing on your car.
Have you checked the numbers on the pad at the front of the right head? A VIN derivitive and the engine identification code were originally stamped there.
If the transmission is original, a VIN derivitive was stamped on it. The AIM will show the location of the stamp, 4 spd or auto.
'78 VIN format was 1Z87X8S4xxxxx The first X would be L or 4 for the original engine (L-48 or L-82). The last five numbers (xxxxx) would be the consecutive unit number of your car. You can use your time/build code and published production numbers to get into the neighborhood of what the missing consecutive unit number for your car might have been.
from the pics it lools like a really nice car.. as long as the title is legit and nothing really fishy about its past, the replacement vin should not hurt alot.. if any.. its a non pace car and they made a bunch of them, so you should get something close to non pace car money out of it..
for a common 78, most buyers are not looking for absolute originality.. not as much as buyers for earlier C3s.
but with a georgia VIN plate.. most buyers will want to know why and you will have to prove to sellers that the car is legit. If you can prove it and show its history by doing some pre sale work to get these answers, you will get more money.. if you are selling it absolutely as is without history, then you will get alot less..
if I was looking at a 78, i would want great paint, great mechanicals, immediate driveability, no rust, and no fishy titles.. then I would pay market price..
put in your advertisement that you guarentee the title and are liable for title troubles, then you will get more buyers.
for a common 78, most buyers are not looking for absolute originality.. not as much as buyers for earlier C3s.
but with a georgia VIN plate.. most buyers will want to know why and you will have to prove to sellers that the car is legit. If you can prove it and show its history by doing some pre sale work to get these answers, you will get more money.. if you are selling it absolutely as is without history, then you will get alot less..
if I was looking at a 78, i would want great paint, great mechanicals, immediate driveability, no rust, and no fishy titles.. then I would pay market price..
put in your advertisement that you guarentee the title and are liable for title troubles, then you will get more buyers.
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Title is same as vin.
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check your engine stamp, transmission stamp, and frame stamp.. all are only derivitives of the total old VIN #, but the old vin# can be extrapolated from these numbers.. but still, what will you do with that information when you get it?..you could maybe use it for history sleuthing as I suggested above... you car already has a new different state assigned VIN..
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