This one will sell..........
10-17-2012, 08:05 AM
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Melting Slicks
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This one will sell..........
'68 vert with 327SHP and AC - nice, fairly rare combo.
Looks all original.... could be maybe cleaned up and repaired to survivor status even.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261112828817
If I had the money and the "will" to start over - I'd snag this.
But it will hopefully find a good home.
-W
Looks all original.... could be maybe cleaned up and repaired to survivor status even.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261112828817
If I had the money and the "will" to start over - I'd snag this.
But it will hopefully find a good home.
-W
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10-17-2012, 09:03 AM
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I like the car, but it's been whacked harder than it may look. The person stating the 350hp cars came with an aluminum manifold is mistaken.
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10-17-2012, 09:46 AM
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A yellow, 350 horse, steering, brakes, air convertible, is a nice find. But at the sellers $15,000 buy it now, somebody's going to be deeper in that car, then they'll ever get out of it.
An Illinois car, with that much frame "surface" rust, likely has other real rust issues. I'd want to have a good look at the cowl and windshield pillars, as well as the frame and trailing arms.
It's pretty obvious that the seller's a car salesman, as a lot of his claims about the car, appear false.
The car is said to have a tele column, yet I see no evidence of a tele column lock ring, under the horn cap. The listing also claims that in the "last couple months...repairs were made to the brakes". Though it appears that there is a new caliper on the left front, it's obvious from the photos, that the right front caliper is leaking.
It's nice to know that the car has "bright metal wheel covers", but I'm a little curious about his assertion that the car has a "10 bolt positraction rear end". I've never seen a Corvette rear, referred to as a "10 bolt". It looks like the car may have had a new radiator, but it also appears to be leaking?
Only 65-67 350 horse cars used an aluminum intake, the 68 (and 69-70 350/350 also), used a cast intake and a Q-Jet.
The questioner is wrong in stating it should have an aluminum intake, and the sell is clueless, claiming that it is aluminum one, painted orange. Or just plain misleading.
An Illinois car, with that much frame "surface" rust, likely has other real rust issues. I'd want to have a good look at the cowl and windshield pillars, as well as the frame and trailing arms.
It's pretty obvious that the seller's a car salesman, as a lot of his claims about the car, appear false.
The car is said to have a tele column, yet I see no evidence of a tele column lock ring, under the horn cap. The listing also claims that in the "last couple months...repairs were made to the brakes". Though it appears that there is a new caliper on the left front, it's obvious from the photos, that the right front caliper is leaking.
It's nice to know that the car has "bright metal wheel covers", but I'm a little curious about his assertion that the car has a "10 bolt positraction rear end". I've never seen a Corvette rear, referred to as a "10 bolt". It looks like the car may have had a new radiator, but it also appears to be leaking?
Only 65-67 350 horse cars used an aluminum intake, the 68 (and 69-70 350/350 also), used a cast intake and a Q-Jet. The questioner is wrong in stating it should have an aluminum intake, and the sell is clueless, claiming that it is aluminum one, painted orange. Or just plain misleading.
10-17-2012, 03:53 PM
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Hi,
An interesting "inspection list"!!!
This one's a keeper... "Were their any 'clanks' when the car first started up?"
It may have been in the same family since 1970, but they're pretty rough on their cars.
How large was the person who rode in the passenger's seat to rub that much paint off the emergency brake console with his/her love handle?
(not that there's anything wrong with love handles)
Regards,
Alan
The current bid seems far too high to me.
An interesting "inspection list"!!!
This one's a keeper... "Were their any 'clanks' when the car first started up?"
It may have been in the same family since 1970, but they're pretty rough on their cars.
How large was the person who rode in the passenger's seat to rub that much paint off the emergency brake console with his/her love handle?
(not that there's anything wrong with love handles)
Regards,
Alan
The current bid seems far too high to me.
10-17-2012, 04:06 PM
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Le Mans Master
so much rust
10-17-2012, 06:18 PM
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Drifting
Agreed. Looking at the side vents, it looks like it was repainted once already. It really reminds me of a NYC Taxi, not the yellow color, but there isn't one spot on the car that wasn't damaged.
10-17-2012, 07:51 PM
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Surface rust? I would be embarrassed to drive a car with that amount of corrosion. The rear suspension pics are just terrible! Even the shock absorbers are rusty. This car must have been sitting on wet ground for many years.
Whoever bids on it is a fool.
Whoever bids on it is a fool.
10-17-2012, 08:53 PM
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Drifting
Wow. Why does that remind me of Dirk Diggler's Corvette at the end of Boogie Nights?
Surely all it needs to be a "solid driver" is some new taillights! That is, of course, failing to mention EVERYTHING ELSE.
Holy cow. Cars like this make me feel GREAT about my investment. Thank you EBay!
There could be a decent car buried in there for someone with a bunch of time on their hands, but I couldn't imagine spending more than $5k on this enormous project...and that's being pretty generous.
Surely all it needs to be a "solid driver" is some new taillights! That is, of course, failing to mention EVERYTHING ELSE.
Holy cow. Cars like this make me feel GREAT about my investment. Thank you EBay!
There could be a decent car buried in there for someone with a bunch of time on their hands, but I couldn't imagine spending more than $5k on this enormous project...and that's being pretty generous.
10-19-2012, 08:43 AM
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Melting Slicks
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That underside is almost exactly what mine looked like when I started. In my case it really was all "surface rust" - and nothing that 2 months of full time sand blasting of all the parts could not fix. That all said, I'm surprised it passed 10K.
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10-19-2012, 11:03 PM
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Not sure what appeals to you about this car at any price above maybe $5k. Agree with previous poster that it does make me feel real good about my car when I see this car get bid up.
10-19-2012, 11:16 PM
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That one on ebay is already over what I would consider paying for it.
My 71 convertible is a no-hit original that was restored in the 90's and it was only $13,000
I sold my 70 convertible for $7,500 and it still looked better than this one.
