brick1234

use hagerty for vin, its a 71 check last 4 on block to vin. 72 and up tells you what engine it had so hopefully those last 4 match the vin

Revi

Are you reading this on the title or on the VIN tag located on the A pillar?

Firewall forward is not 71. Wrong hood, fenders, side vents, front bumper, etc..

Sunracer

Paint and seats won't solve its problems. Clean it up, make it roll, get the engine loose, properly ID the car and equipment, sort the paperwork and resell.

Resell the spare block

You might make a bit for the cost of the tow.

Otherwise start your body off frame thread now

Lobzila

Nice find. Not sure if you have a diamond in the rough or a turd on the lawn. Not trying to dampen your enthusiasm, but if that is a 71, its been pretty molested at this point. The front end is wrong, should have chrome bumpers front and rear. Hood is not a big block hood. Fender flares are not stock. But hey, who cares! It's your car now. It could of just gotten a body swap over the past 40+ years. It could be just what one of the previous owners decided he wanted to do. People are weird. So what is your plan? Restoration? Modification ala Bats13 style? Parts car? Autocross racer? Big block fire breathing monster?
Its all good. Post some pictures of the engine and do not be afraid to use the experts on this forum. They have saved me a ton of money and headaches during my restoration. Welcome to the forum and more Vette ****, I mean pictures.

theandies

A 1971 VIN number will consist of 13 symbols. The tag will be located on the drivers side pillar post and visible through the windshield. A typical VIN number will look like this:
194371S103627
Here's the breakdown of what the VIN means:
The first symbol will always be a "1" and it denotes the Chevrolet division of General Motors.
Symbols two and three will be "94" and denote the Corvette model.
Symbols four and five denote the body style. "37" = Coupe, "67" = Roadster
Symbol six will be "1" and denotes the year 1971.
Symbol seven will be "S" and denotes the build location as St. Louis.
The final six symbols is the build sequence starting with "100001" and ending with "120801".


The example VIN of "194371S103627" decodes as a 1971 Chevrolet Corvette coupe built which was the 3,627th Corvette built at the St. Louis plant. ALL Corvettes in 1971 were built in St. Louis.

Must have a highly modified 1971 Corvette or someone used the birdcage to rebuild a 74 Corvette by looking at the front bumper.
Really a strange find.

Torqued Off

Pictures like that gets my "restoration" juices flowing...! I love taking cars, motorcyles and airplanes from this stage back to life. But, who knows what the frame and birdcage look like. There is a point its not worth it, and of course, you have to have the dollars and desire to do it.

Dynra Rockets

Like!

san

You cant see side vents in pic, cant see back from pica, and front clip is missing, maybe its all in the garage somewhere....either way you cant tell what year it really is from those pics.

san

Its a good score in my opinion. There is always going to be some negative people out there, even on this site you will find a few. Its missing some parts, but if car is solid and could be made to run with a little effort, then its all gravy. I think a little negativity is sometimes good motivation. I myself would have bought it if it was solid, but keep in mind most users on this forum have cars that were complete when they purchased them for 10 or 20 grand...they dont know the first thing about fixing ANYTHING!!! If you like doing mechanical work and like these corvettes then who cares what others say, who knows, maybe you will find someones lost diamond ring under the seats thats worth a grand itself!!! Lol

scrappy76

Agreed.
You only spent a grand and maybe a tow. The big block and 4 speed alone is worth that. Get out a friggin bucket of soap and water, wash it up. Get it all cleaned inside and out. ****, for a thousand dollars, I would have grabbed it in a heartbeat.

Where are you located ?

Mr D.

For $1000 and a spare BB you can't go wrong, flip it or part it out and you will still double your money are better.

Rescue Rogers

more pics, more pics, more pics

Cool bean

I did the exact same thing. I bought a 74 from an estate sale, and then bought the house.

My opinion: to make money, your only move is to clean and sell it. But if you're gonna keep it, it'd be one helluva cool project! (Paint and body work alone will be 9-14k.) If the vin say 71, and front clip says 73-4, the car is not a (and i am sooo sick of this overused word "barn-find". But if i lived closer I'd offer about $1500. It'll take $15k and abiut a 1000 hours to get it to my "vision". ;-) (ps...I'm in s. NJ.)

NRAROX

194371S106735: Built January, 1971.

croaker

For someone who's working on another one it would probably be a diamond

GregX1

+1 , considering you have the place, because whatever you do with it, it will take you some of your time.

worst case, you part it and recover your $1000, or probably up to 3K

ariba

My opinion If you are looking to earn money DO NOT RESTORE IT. The only way is to clean the vett and take a clear photos and flip it $$ and sell the other engine $$. The only way you plan to restore it ins only for fun or keeping it for yourself. Cost for a any runing condition will cost you about $6000 for a Good looking and a good runing condition will cost you at least $16000 + and you can choose doing it in months or years.

tokim

Yes, it is worth $1000, the drive train is worth that alone..but only if you have the space/tools/patience/motivation to part it out.

KEZ06

A 1971 big block 4 speed car should be restored. Pre smog requirements let's the car have hp. The front clip being a non 1971 is odd. I would hope you would flip it rather than part it out. Good luck with your decision!

John 65

Nice find ! I would buy that car in a heartbeat. I love junk like this.

Buy it, title it, try and get it running, or at least the motor turning, clean it up and put it on ebay as it sits.

Even in it's current condition I bet you do well with it. Good luck.