Yard find stingrays
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Yard find stingrays
I don't know anything about Corvettes I have a 1968 hardtop convertible and a 1975 T-top if anybody out there can tell me what these are worth I would appreciate it they're in pretty bad shape but they're still complete
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Hi RH,
Welcome!
First post!!!
Quite a pair of Corvettes!
Probably the first thing people will need to know about this pair in order to give you even a guess about their value is how long they've been sitting as seen in the picture.
Corvettes sitting out in the weather, especially if sitting on dirt or grass, can really suffer from rust.
Both the frame and the metal structure of the body often develop serious rust problems.
Having some idea of the rust situation may help determine whether these two might some day be 'cars' again, or if they're really just parts cars.
That will help determine the value.
Regards,
Alan
Welcome!
First post!!!
Quite a pair of Corvettes!
Probably the first thing people will need to know about this pair in order to give you even a guess about their value is how long they've been sitting as seen in the picture.
Corvettes sitting out in the weather, especially if sitting on dirt or grass, can really suffer from rust.
Both the frame and the metal structure of the body often develop serious rust problems.
Having some idea of the rust situation may help determine whether these two might some day be 'cars' again, or if they're really just parts cars.
That will help determine the value.
Regards,
Alan
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Greetings,
pretty sad when a person doesn't or cant finish a project and cars end up like this,
Like pointed out very limited info here little to go on but the 68 convertible would have been worth more of the two but these cars tend to rust and rust in hiding hard to get at places without full restorations cant be fixed, in some cases it makes cars like these that still look like cars into parts cars not candidates for rebuilding.
a while back it might have been worth it to restore a car like this 68 but times changed and a person can buy a very nice restored 68 less than restoring this car, assuming this isn't a long lost 68 factory L-88 which I doubt but we do not know it's engine at this point.
On a side note, I see leaning on the 75 what appears to be a blue 68-72 short bb hood that someone hacked a hole in, I could still use a hood like that for my custom project if the price is right, I also see from a license plate these might be in Florida with me, so if these are yours or the owner wants to sell the hood please do hit me up,
Thanks,
the13bats@aol.com
pretty sad when a person doesn't or cant finish a project and cars end up like this,
Like pointed out very limited info here little to go on but the 68 convertible would have been worth more of the two but these cars tend to rust and rust in hiding hard to get at places without full restorations cant be fixed, in some cases it makes cars like these that still look like cars into parts cars not candidates for rebuilding.
a while back it might have been worth it to restore a car like this 68 but times changed and a person can buy a very nice restored 68 less than restoring this car, assuming this isn't a long lost 68 factory L-88 which I doubt but we do not know it's engine at this point.
On a side note, I see leaning on the 75 what appears to be a blue 68-72 short bb hood that someone hacked a hole in, I could still use a hood like that for my custom project if the price is right, I also see from a license plate these might be in Florida with me, so if these are yours or the owner wants to sell the hood please do hit me up,
Thanks,
the13bats@aol.com
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What's the story with these two? Obviously they've been sitting for quite a while. You call them "finds." Do these cars belong to you?
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It's hard to believe these cars are not a lot worse than they look. What you can see is bad enough. What you can't see is another story all together. Yes as mentioned several times already RUST. The '75 the door is not closed and the door window looks to be not all the way up. What's that interior and floor going to be like? Most likely not good. Too much unknown at this point.
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From: Eustis ( Area 51 Bat Cave ) Fl
I have lived in florida all my life, things rust quickly left out like this we have limited information but look at the 68 sitting there so long a tarp rotted off it and into oblivion,
hood popped headlight damage, the wheels and in the dirt and the frame is close or in the dirt too,
The 75 look at the rear wheel looks like it could have been in the dirt and just aired up and moved,
no way to gauge value / worth without knowing more, at this point I see no way they will not be rotted badly.
The OP said he doesn't know corvettes so perhaps he is hoping they are worth zillions and he can score them for peanuts...
hood popped headlight damage, the wheels and in the dirt and the frame is close or in the dirt too,
The 75 look at the rear wheel looks like it could have been in the dirt and just aired up and moved,
no way to gauge value / worth without knowing more, at this point I see no way they will not be rotted badly.
The OP said he doesn't know corvettes so perhaps he is hoping they are worth zillions and he can score them for peanuts...
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Thank you everybody for your replies. Yes these are mine I bought them part of it as an estate sale in Boca Raton Florida and I was probably a little premature in asking for opinions at this point because I have very little information on them but I can tell you they are Rusty as hell especially the 68 but more than likely these would just be good for parts but I'm in the process of moving them and I will get back with you guys when I can take some time and figure out if these are the original engines and what size they are and by the way I'm moving them up to Orlando where I live thanks again to everybody.
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Thank you everybody for your replies. Yes these are mine I bought them part of it as an estate sale in Boca Raton Florida and I was probably a little premature in asking for opinions at this point because I have very little information on them but I can tell you they are Rusty as hell especially the 68 but more than likely these would just be good for parts but I'm in the process of moving them and I will get back with you guys when I can take some time and figure out if these are the original engines and what size they are and by the way I'm moving them up to Orlando where I live thanks again to everybody.
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From: Eustis ( Area 51 Bat Cave ) Fl
Thank you everybody for your replies. Yes these are mine I bought them part of it as an estate sale in Boca Raton Florida and I was probably a little premature in asking for opinions at this point because I have very little information on them but I can tell you they are Rusty as hell especially the 68 but more than likely these would just be good for parts but I'm in the process of moving them and I will get back with you guys when I can take some time and figure out if these are the original engines and what size they are and by the way I'm moving them up to Orlando where I live thanks again to everybody.
I am in Eustis Florida