'68 big block questions
Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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2020 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
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From your description it may well be worth $40K especially if you dont have to do a single thing to it. Your budget and your choice, it does sound like its going to be a very nice car. you should post some pics and tell us how a test drive goes. When I got my car the original engine wasnt installed and the appraiser said it was a $4000 price difference 10 years ago. I dont know what its worth now but some folks will raise the price of the car an extraordinary amount if they can claim its all original, but they dont seem to understand that if the original water pump was replaced when it failed, its no longer all original. That includes master cylinders, tie rod ends, etc..etc..
Post up some pics, and enjoy your new car if you do buy it
Post up some pics, and enjoy your new car if you do buy it
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This really should have been worded differently because it sounds to me like it used to have a dirty title - but that's all "fixed" now.
"The North Carolina title carries a “Not Actual” odometer brand."
Hold the phone! I thought they said it was a Virginia title... Two titles from two states?
I'd say the BAT prices are slightly higher than local. There's a lot of hassle selling a car online vs in your driveway so that may play into higher reserves. I might have missed your geographic location – that will have a bearing on pricing too.
Bottom line is that it's your bottom line; if you feel good about the price that's all that matters.
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"This C3 convertible is now offered in North Carolina with a clean Virginia title in the seller’s name."
This really should have been worded differently because it sounds to me like it used to have a dirty title - but that's all "fixed" now.
"The North Carolina title carries a “Not Actual” odometer brand."
Hold the phone! I thought they said it was a Virginia title... Two titles from two states?
I'd say the BAT prices are slightly higher than local. There's a lot of hassle selling a car online vs in your driveway so that may play into higher reserves. I might have missed your geographic location – that will have a bearing on pricing too.
Bottom line is that it's your bottom line; if you feel good about the price that's all that matters.
This really should have been worded differently because it sounds to me like it used to have a dirty title - but that's all "fixed" now.
"The North Carolina title carries a “Not Actual” odometer brand."
Hold the phone! I thought they said it was a Virginia title... Two titles from two states?
I'd say the BAT prices are slightly higher than local. There's a lot of hassle selling a car online vs in your driveway so that may play into higher reserves. I might have missed your geographic location – that will have a bearing on pricing too.
Bottom line is that it's your bottom line; if you feel good about the price that's all that matters.
I'm of the same opinion about BaT prices. It seems like most of the time their auctions bring top dollar, although every now and again a pretty good deal slips through.
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I have no intention of showing the car; I'm looking for a driver, and I don't plan to ever sell it. This car has been restored and looks like it's been garaged since then. I don't think it would get very far with an NCRS judge, but it would draw a lot of oohs and ahs at a local show.
The car has been repainted and the paint is very good, as is the interior. The carpet has been replaced and looks brand new. The upholstery looks original, but I think its condition is too good, so it may have been replaced as well. The gauges all work, and so does the clock. The fiber optics do not. The frame looks very good, with some rust but nothing that I think would be concerning. Windshield header and A-pillars look good to me, and there is only a little surface rust behind the kick panels. The engine bay is also very clean. The alternator, distributor, and wiper motor are all new. So are the brake master cylinder, power brake booster, calipers, and rotors. All signs point to the engine being a replacement out of a '69. The transmission looks original to the car, with the correct case stamp, date stamp, and VIN. Half shafts are new, and all the suspension bushings, front and rear, have been replaced. The car also has the aux hard top, a new soft top, and new weatherstripping all around. It also has power windows, for what that's worth.
$30K seems very low to me, even with the replacement motor. This one that sold on BaT a few weeks ago is nearly identical:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...onvertible-55/
From the pictures it doesn't look to be in any better condition inside or out than the one I'm looking at, and the block stamp pad has obviously been altered. There wasn't enough evidence to prove one way or the other whether the engine was original to the car, and it still sold for $60K. That's far more than I'm willing to pay, but $30K still seems very low.
The car has been repainted and the paint is very good, as is the interior. The carpet has been replaced and looks brand new. The upholstery looks original, but I think its condition is too good, so it may have been replaced as well. The gauges all work, and so does the clock. The fiber optics do not. The frame looks very good, with some rust but nothing that I think would be concerning. Windshield header and A-pillars look good to me, and there is only a little surface rust behind the kick panels. The engine bay is also very clean. The alternator, distributor, and wiper motor are all new. So are the brake master cylinder, power brake booster, calipers, and rotors. All signs point to the engine being a replacement out of a '69. The transmission looks original to the car, with the correct case stamp, date stamp, and VIN. Half shafts are new, and all the suspension bushings, front and rear, have been replaced. The car also has the aux hard top, a new soft top, and new weatherstripping all around. It also has power windows, for what that's worth.
$30K seems very low to me, even with the replacement motor. This one that sold on BaT a few weeks ago is nearly identical:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...onvertible-55/
From the pictures it doesn't look to be in any better condition inside or out than the one I'm looking at, and the block stamp pad has obviously been altered. There wasn't enough evidence to prove one way or the other whether the engine was original to the car, and it still sold for $60K. That's far more than I'm willing to pay, but $30K still seems very low.
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Value is very much dependent on options and condition.
Corvette DNA says 68 base coupe no options 18k
390HP BB a 7500 bump to 25k
This is in excellent condition, slightly used restoration or well preserved original
Verts get a 5k bump
Even a 4spd gets a 5k bump
Show condition jumps to 31/41k
3x2s a 5k bump, L71s have a 10k bump, if proven.
For a NOM BB I would cut the 7500 bump in half, since it can't really be proved.
Download the app.
A L71 with good options could easily go 50/70 for excellent/show condition.
Another L71 tip :
Single fuel lines and Transistor ignition were mandatory. Parts of the TI system may still be there, or at least the 3 holes in the front of the inner fender that you can see thru the hood opening. Who would ever fill those.
Corvette DNA says 68 base coupe no options 18k
390HP BB a 7500 bump to 25k
This is in excellent condition, slightly used restoration or well preserved original
Verts get a 5k bump
Even a 4spd gets a 5k bump
Show condition jumps to 31/41k
3x2s a 5k bump, L71s have a 10k bump, if proven.
For a NOM BB I would cut the 7500 bump in half, since it can't really be proved.
Download the app.
A L71 with good options could easily go 50/70 for excellent/show condition.
Another L71 tip :
Single fuel lines and Transistor ignition were mandatory. Parts of the TI system may still be there, or at least the 3 holes in the front of the inner fender that you can see thru the hood opening. Who would ever fill those.
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I shouldn't have stated as fact that the "stamp pad has obviously been altered" because that's just my opinion and I'm certainly no expert. However, if you look at image 86 in that listing, there are some things that really jump out (to me, at least) as big red flags. First, the broach marks are missing. Second, the date is not gang stamped; the "T", "004", and "M" look like they were stamped at one time, but the "I" in the date and the "I" in the suffix look like they were stamped separately (and very clumsily).
