Project '73. Some assembly required...
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Le Mans Master
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From: Palmdale CA
Project '73. Some assembly required...
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv...554615406.html
Completely taken apart! That's one heck of a jig saw puzzle!
Completely taken apart! That's one heck of a jig saw puzzle!
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73 with assembly manual
Boy, that brings back memories...and stuff I still have to do! Mine looked pretty good in Mille Miglia Red until I got under all those other colors underneath it! It ended up apart much like this one, but when it's done I'll know it's nearly 100% new ! Building like this is NOT for everyone, but I can attest if you stick with it, it can be done! I'm about 70% there, paint is next! I didn't pay anywhere near that price either !
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From: Charlotte NC
I like that car. You have to know your Corvette's very well, but I think for a more seasoned restorer that car would be perfect. A lot of the hard work is done and many new parts have been bought already. Any car you need several trailers / men to move is going to sell at a big discount. It's good the seller is being realistic, I've seen these offered before for where people want dollar-for -dollar on their parts plus some money for the time they spent devaluing the car taking it all apart.
Definitely a big project for a '73 though. While I see some validity to his comments on uniqueness, I don't think they're quite there yet in the value spectrum. The peak seems to be '69 for most muscle cars with some carry overs into 1970 as well. After that it's on more of an exception basis (big block, rare model, etc). Just my general unsubstantiated opinion. But once the HP ratings started to drop (lower compression, sae net vs. gross) and people started to care about things like emissions, economy, and safety, the cars changed and they started to stray from the muscle car / grand touring car to more of a personal luxury vehicle.
Definitely a big project for a '73 though. While I see some validity to his comments on uniqueness, I don't think they're quite there yet in the value spectrum. The peak seems to be '69 for most muscle cars with some carry overs into 1970 as well. After that it's on more of an exception basis (big block, rare model, etc). Just my general unsubstantiated opinion. But once the HP ratings started to drop (lower compression, sae net vs. gross) and people started to care about things like emissions, economy, and safety, the cars changed and they started to stray from the muscle car / grand touring car to more of a personal luxury vehicle.
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From: Alice Texas
It looks like he has already purchased most of the big ticket items. After that, it is just nuts and bolts. Not really that big of a deal. It is a little easier if the person taking it apart is also the one putting it back together.
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From: Scottsdale Arizona
I like that car. You have to know your Corvette's very well, but I think for a more seasoned restorer that car would be perfect. A lot of the hard work is done and many new parts have been bought already. Any car you need several trailers / men to move is going to sell at a big discount. It's good the seller is being realistic, I've seen these offered before for where people want dollar-for -dollar on their parts plus some money for the time they spent devaluing the car taking it all apart.
Definitely a big project for a '73 though. While I see some validity to his comments on uniqueness, I don't think they're quite there yet in the value spectrum. The peak seems to be '69 for most muscle cars with some carry overs into 1970 as well. After that it's on more of an exception basis (big block, rare model, etc). Just my general unsubstantiated opinion. But once the HP ratings started to drop (lower compression, sae net vs. gross) and people started to care about things like emissions, economy, and safety, the cars changed and they started to stray from the muscle car / grand touring car to more of a personal luxury vehicle.
Definitely a big project for a '73 though. While I see some validity to his comments on uniqueness, I don't think they're quite there yet in the value spectrum. The peak seems to be '69 for most muscle cars with some carry overs into 1970 as well. After that it's on more of an exception basis (big block, rare model, etc). Just my general unsubstantiated opinion. But once the HP ratings started to drop (lower compression, sae net vs. gross) and people started to care about things like emissions, economy, and safety, the cars changed and they started to stray from the muscle car / grand touring car to more of a personal luxury vehicle.
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Suppose you had the same big block '73 but all together, planned to do a body off restore to it. Buying this wouldn't you be further ahead with it already taken apart and ready to go back together? Assuming all the parts are there.
Buy intact car for $9500 (Probably double that too for a BB '73) and spend months to get it to that state ready to go back together or buy it like this months ahead?
Buy intact car for $9500 (Probably double that too for a BB '73) and spend months to get it to that state ready to go back together or buy it like this months ahead?
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From: Belmar NJ
Strange, I didn't see any pictures of the motor or any motor in the pictures? The seller looks like he did a decent job keeping things organized. Most of the dirty work is done. For someone who has done this before, if you could get this for about half, you'll have a heck of a car when you're done. /:\
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Le Mans Master
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From: Palmdale CA
Funny, I just noticed that the car is only a few miles from me! It's got me thinking, but I wouldn't pay nearly $10K for it, by the time you have paint at my cost of $4K to $5K (the painter is right next door to my shop), that'd put it at $14K to $15K and it's not even assembled yet.
I'm thinking that there aren't going to be a lot of people even willing to do a car, that they haven't taken apart themselves. I'm not sure if he 'bagged and tagged' all the screws, because we all know, that there are interior screws that have no commonality, except that specific area, period!
So, if I were to even think of buying it, I'd pay no more than $6K for it, because that would put it at $10K painted and then at least six months to a year, to put it together. I think we can do it. I'm sure going to think about it, over the weekend.
Except for the rear suspension, we've done just about everything to the '74 and have had experience with C4's and C2's as well.
Food for thought, that's for sure.
I'm thinking that there aren't going to be a lot of people even willing to do a car, that they haven't taken apart themselves. I'm not sure if he 'bagged and tagged' all the screws, because we all know, that there are interior screws that have no commonality, except that specific area, period!
So, if I were to even think of buying it, I'd pay no more than $6K for it, because that would put it at $10K painted and then at least six months to a year, to put it together. I think we can do it. I'm sure going to think about it, over the weekend.
Except for the rear suspension, we've done just about everything to the '74 and have had experience with C4's and C2's as well.
Food for thought, that's for sure.
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From: Sadieville Kentucky
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv...554615406.html
Completely taken apart! That's one heck of a jig saw puzzle!
Completely taken apart! That's one heck of a jig saw puzzle!
