The cars are less desirable because there are so many unique, rare, hard to find one year only parts.

The parts are more desirable because so many of them are unique, rare hard to fine one year only!

 

You forgot to include red and convertible.

 

Oh... I don't know... Le Mans Blue is kinda nice too.

 

Just drove my first 68...nice, but man it was like a rattle can above 40 mph. Is that typical?

I heard from one person the ride was improved in 73- true?

 

Hey these cars are 40+ years old, they are only as good as who ever has taken care of it!!!!!!! Nothing to do with a 68 verse any other year C3

 

I was just kidding...there must be a reason though why so many cars are repainted "resale" red.

I'm still not sold on the idea that convertibles are more desirable than T-Top coupes...the whole thing about the price going up when the top goes down. Back in the day, I don't remember anybody having a convertible of any kind, let alone a vette. Then again, that was Minnesota...30 below zero in the winter does not relate well to a piece of canvas between your head and the elements.

This entire desirability thing is quite subjective and probably changes over time, just like everything else. Nothing stays the same.

 

 

I have a red 68 vert, but I'd trade for a 68 bronze. Anyone have a 68 400hp 4 spd vert that they would like to trade for the same, but in red? lol

 

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Very true; to be more precise, the cars are less-desirable because properly repairing/restoring an incomplete one would require hunting down and purchasing many of the more desirable parts that are unique, rare and hard to find...

Case-in-point: the first C3 I looked at and asked this board for advice about was a '68 big-block drop-top whose chassis was done nicely, but whose body and interior needed *lots* of work. One thing being the rear valence with the separate back-up lights. I tried getting an idea of what it would take to make that right: turns out, it would cost quite a bit to get the right panel, if I could even find one. Then there was the replacement column in the car that came out of a later car; as a novice to the C3's, I decided I didn't want to try to un-hack whatever had been done in the dash to put that column in there (and there were a *lot* of scotch-lock connectors under there... ). Other one-year only parts were likewise just more expensive or hard-to-find.

But knowing what I know now, if I were looking for a project, I would be less-hesitant about taking on a car like that now. And if the car was complete with all those one-year only parts in place, I wouldn't hesitate at all.

 

anyone bitching about one year parts, it applies to all years, not just a 68.....one glaring example is interiors as there are no two years correctly interchangeable and are expensive throughout the Vette years......The larger problems are with later year parts used on a earlier car and subsequent owners are faced with wrong parts installed by previous owners without the knowledge of being incorrect and presuming they are correct....Those questions are almost a everyday occurrence right here....15 years of minor annual changes helps to confuse new owners too

 

I like 68s but I will tell you when I get one in for repair I move forward with estimates and repairs very cautiously.

 

It's a 45 years old car.

No. Body mounts were changed in 73. The new mounts were intended to eliminate squeaks and rattles; they had very little to do with ride quality. Radial tires introduced on the 73s probably helpd ride quality more than anything else.

 

Not 400hp but I do have a 68 No. matching L-79 corvette bronze with dark orange interior. Give me another 12 - 18 month and I will post pictures. I will be posting progress pic's over the next 6 or 8 weeks.

 

Parts can be a bit tougher to find then other years, but other then that, no more quirks then any other 40++ year old car ...................
I LOVE MY 68

 

It depends on the car & the condition it's in, just like a new car that is in need of an alignment.

My 68 drives quiet & smooth, ( except for a lil engine roar ) no rattles, squeeks........... at all even with the top up.........

 

1/2 empty ???? or 1/2 full............????

Partly cloudy ???? or partly sunny..........???

 

No different for other classics - including European cars. 68 was the game changer and paved the way for the C3 lineup. It was the first. It is the original C3. And today they are better than ever - with proper care and ownership! I don't mind spending a few more dollars to have the car I want.