1968 corvette coupe
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Definitely have a look under the car before making any offers.... put the car up on a lift and look for rust, crash damage, bad rubber as was pointed out in another post, leaks etc. Take someone with you that knows C3's
I have a bronze 68 also, would be good to see another one on board, good luck!
I have a bronze 68 also, would be good to see another one on board, good luck!
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I dunno if its a steal. Sounds like it needs some expense to fix the paint. It doesnt matter if it used to be a 427... its an NOM car now, period. And no matter what impression you are under, (sounds like you have convinced yourself) its not a side pipe car, no '68 is.
Thats not taking account for 1 more dollar of work we cant see without pictures or better inspection.
If you like the car its not a huge investment so the price isnt awful, but I dont see the "steal" at those numbers for an NOM coupe that needs body/paint work at the very minimum.
Thats not taking account for 1 more dollar of work we cant see without pictures or better inspection.
If you like the car its not a huge investment so the price isnt awful, but I dont see the "steal" at those numbers for an NOM coupe that needs body/paint work at the very minimum.
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Definitely have a look under the car before making any offers.... put the car up on a lift and look for rust, crash damage, bad rubber as was pointed out in another post, leaks etc. Take someone with you that knows C3's
I have a bronze 68 also, would be good to see another one on board, good luck!
I have a bronze 68 also, would be good to see another one on board, good luck!
I dunno if its a steal. Sounds like it needs some expense to fix the paint. It doesnt matter if it used to be a 427... its an NOM car now, period. And no matter what impression you are under, (sounds like you have convinced yourself) its not a side pipe car, no '68 is.
Thats not taking account for 1 more dollar of work we cant see without pictures or better inspection.
If you like the car its not a huge investment so the price isnt awful, but I dont see the "steal" at those numbers for an NOM coupe that needs body/paint work at the very minimum.
Thats not taking account for 1 more dollar of work we cant see without pictures or better inspection.
If you like the car its not a huge investment so the price isnt awful, but I dont see the "steal" at those numbers for an NOM coupe that needs body/paint work at the very minimum.
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1968 Corvette
Put pics in album section under 1968 corvette. These were taken recently and interior is now beige. Also in the pics, it can be seen where front end was repainted but panel painted not blended. That was what I was describing about being repainted.
Thanks for any suggestions on price being asked.
Thanks for any suggestions on price being asked.
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I put them in album section under 1968 Corvette, the interior was redone in beige and it can be seen about a blended repaint done on front end that was panel painted.
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I dunno if its a steal. Sounds like it needs some expense to fix the paint. It doesnt matter if it used to be a 427... its an NOM car now, period. And no matter what impression you are under, (sounds like you have convinced yourself) its not a side pipe car, no '68 is.
Thats not taking account for 1 more dollar of work we cant see without pictures or better inspection.
If you like the car its not a huge investment so the price isnt awful, but I dont see the "steal" at those numbers for an NOM coupe that needs body/paint work at the very minimum.
Thats not taking account for 1 more dollar of work we cant see without pictures or better inspection.
If you like the car its not a huge investment so the price isnt awful, but I dont see the "steal" at those numbers for an NOM coupe that needs body/paint work at the very minimum.
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I don't know, I'm just not feeling it for 13 K.
--Sidepipes had me hoping I'd see corvette sidepipes/covers....and rocker panels.
--Why a front end repaint? Accident? And why didn't they paint the whole car? WILL it blend? Full repaint would have been the right move considering the jambs/door areas were already bronze.
--Headlights don't seem to sit quite right. Makes me wonder considering the front end has been repainted.
--Gas door no emblem...too bad to see that on a 68!
Sorry to be critical, that's just my first impression.
--Sidepipes had me hoping I'd see corvette sidepipes/covers....and rocker panels.
--Why a front end repaint? Accident? And why didn't they paint the whole car? WILL it blend? Full repaint would have been the right move considering the jambs/door areas were already bronze.
--Headlights don't seem to sit quite right. Makes me wonder considering the front end has been repainted.
--Gas door no emblem...too bad to see that on a 68!
Sorry to be critical, that's just my first impression.