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Old May 4, 2013 | 09:53 AM
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I am leaving for an estate auction in a couple of hours. On the block is a 1980 corvette coupe, one owner, very clean and well taken care of with 32,000 miles. Generally speaking, what is it worth? Here's the description -

L 82 special engine, 5.7 Liter (350) V 8 4 barrel RPO L 48, a.c., Pwr 4 wheel disc brakes, am/fm radio, pwr steering, pwr windows,twin remote control body colored sport mirrors, anti-theft audio alarm, tilt wheel, pwr locks,rear window defogger, cruise, automatic trans.,pwr antenna, alum. wheels, dual rear speakers, with 32,xxx original miles,t-tops, ordered brand new from Rod Smith Chevy Quincy, Il. and never driven in bad weather, always garaged.
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If it's as nice as described, I'd say at least $10-12k as a starting point, but I wouldn't pay $15k for it either, because that gets you within striking distance of some really nice Mid C-3's.
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Value is probably a moot point. It's an auction. It's going to be a matter of who bids on it and who wants it most. SOunds like it could be a nice car.

FWIW: a good many of the items on the equipment list were standard on the 80 models. The L-82 was optional; the L-48 was the base engine.


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It sold for $15,500

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