Rebuilt LT1 on eBay.....?
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Drifting
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From: Cartersville GA
Rebuilt LT1 on eBay.....?
Anyone know this car....? I would think the fact that it was rebuilt after the original 70 was rolled and the running gear moved to a 71 as well as the frame being painted grey would make it stand out. No location listed in the ad, I have asked about location but no response yet. Looks like it's listed with no reserve....Wonder what the final bid will be...Any guesses....?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-Co...-/161690706054
Brian
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-Co...-/161690706054
Brian
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If the car was done right and has no hidden issues, the non-numbers matching doesn't bother me if the winning bid stays close to where it is now.....If it was driving distance and a solid car I would offer 15 and be glad to get it at that price....But unless I had the car inspected I would not even bid on it and time is running out.
Brian
Brian
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Hi,
The current bid ($13,000) is about 20% of the value of a really nicely restored 70 LT-! coupe.
That's probably just about right for this car
I'm curious what vin tag is on the a-pillar and how it got there?
Regards,
Alan
The current bid ($13,000) is about 20% of the value of a really nicely restored 70 LT-! coupe.
That's probably just about right for this car
I'm curious what vin tag is on the a-pillar and how it got there?
Regards,
Alan
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It's a driver. Interesting how the seller fully discloses the origin of the drive train, history behind this car. Painting the frame grey doesn't do anything for me, I''d probably paint over it, return to black.
As to what it sells for, depends on what a buyer will pay for a driver, not a collectible. Seems foolish to bid this early, most will wait for the last minutes to avoid driving the bids up. See where this goes.
As to what it sells for, depends on what a buyer will pay for a driver, not a collectible. Seems foolish to bid this early, most will wait for the last minutes to avoid driving the bids up. See where this goes.
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As for the VIN tag, I presume that he left the one from the 71 donor. That's what it's titles as and it avoids him having to title it as salvage.
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I say it's a nice looking clone....I'm not crazy about the grey frame, but it is different...Too bad he didn't paint it the same color as the car.
Car is located in Wadsworth OH....Anybody close and can take a look at it for me....? I'm going to call and talk to the guy here in about 30 minutes....Anything I need to ask that jumps out at anyone....?
Brian
Car is located in Wadsworth OH....Anybody close and can take a look at it for me....? I'm going to call and talk to the guy here in about 30 minutes....Anything I need to ask that jumps out at anyone....?
Brian
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Just got off the phone with the guy....Nice guy and would allow me to make the trip up after the bidding was over to inspecting the car in person before paying with paypal.....Now for the kicker, he mentioned he wasn't sure the bidding would even go high enough that he would sell it....I told him he didn't have a reserve or that the reserve was already met....He asked what the bid was and said it would take way more than that.
Not sure how the guy will handle it with ebay now....?
So much for my driver clone LT1 for around 15k.
Brian
Not sure how the guy will handle it with ebay now....?
So much for my driver clone LT1 for around 15k.
Brian
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I say it's a nice looking clone....I'm not crazy about the grey frame, but it is different...Too bad he didn't paint it the same color as the car.
Car is located in Wadsworth OH....Anybody close and can take a look at it for me....? I'm going to call and talk to the guy here in about 30 minutes....Anything I need to ask that jumps out at anyone....?
Brian
Car is located in Wadsworth OH....Anybody close and can take a look at it for me....? I'm going to call and talk to the guy here in about 30 minutes....Anything I need to ask that jumps out at anyone....?
Brian
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Just got off the phone with the guy....Nice guy and would allow me to make the trip up after the bidding was over to inspecting the car in person before paying with paypal.....Now for the kicker, he mentioned he wasn't sure the bidding would even go high enough that he would sell it....I told him he didn't have a reserve or that the reserve was already met....He asked what the bid was and said it would take way more than that.
Not sure how the guy will handle it with ebay now....?
So much for my driver clone LT1 for around 15k.
Brian
Not sure how the guy will handle it with ebay now....?
So much for my driver clone LT1 for around 15k.
Brian
Last edited by BBCorv70; May 5, 2015 at 03:29 PM.