Hmmm...C3 or C2 need some help
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Hmmm...C3 or C2 need some help
My 1996 LT4 is for sale right now and i would like to have a classic car again, but I keep going back and forth btw and C2 and C3. If it was a c2 it would have to be a small block, maybe not matching numbers to be in my price range....20k-30k. My intention is not a concourse car, but a driver to enjoy so the numbers are not that important to me, but would be nice. Then i see that i can get a very nice 68-69 427/4spd car for about the same money. I REALLY like the idea of a big block, plus i can see the value of this car only going up in the future. TO be honest, i haven't really looked at a 68-72 "bumber" car that close. Anything i should know about them or to look for when tire kicking? Sel me on the C3 guys!!
Brian
Brian
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Re: Hmmm...C3 or C2 need some help (Bri7694)
If this doesn't help to sell you on C3's, then something's wrong with you :jester
http://www.1bad69.vettepics.com/
(it is NOT my car, except when I'm dreaming.)
I'm sure you will get many helpful replies from the great people here.
http://www.1bad69.vettepics.com/
(it is NOT my car, except when I'm dreaming.)
I'm sure you will get many helpful replies from the great people here.
Pro
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Re: Hmmm...C3 or C2 need some help (Fevre)
I think it really depends on what YOU want.
I'd love to have a 66/67 427 4 sp but for the price of a good one, I can own my C3 and a boat. The C3's are more plentiful, and therefore cheaper. It's very easy and inexpensive to modify to get a C3 car to do what you want. I wanted an 80 for that very reason. Cheaper to buy, and I wouldn't feel bad updating it to what I wanted. Ended up with a bumper car after looking around. Cost me more than the 80/81, but I like the features of the older cars & bumpers.
At first I debated on the should I / shouldn't I modify bit because of the return on investment issue. Someone posted a very good response on here to the "investment" debate. If your investing, buy stocks. I want to drive the car I want to drive. That sumed it up for me.
There are only a few (and rare) true "investment" grade corvettes. I want driving enjoyment. I will modify.
So I plan on a stroker SB, 5 sp, and redone suspension. In the mean time, I get to enjoy the L-46 the way it is.
Now if ERA ever gets their Grand Sport going, I'll have to rethink........
I'd love to have a 66/67 427 4 sp but for the price of a good one, I can own my C3 and a boat. The C3's are more plentiful, and therefore cheaper. It's very easy and inexpensive to modify to get a C3 car to do what you want. I wanted an 80 for that very reason. Cheaper to buy, and I wouldn't feel bad updating it to what I wanted. Ended up with a bumper car after looking around. Cost me more than the 80/81, but I like the features of the older cars & bumpers.
At first I debated on the should I / shouldn't I modify bit because of the return on investment issue. Someone posted a very good response on here to the "investment" debate. If your investing, buy stocks. I want to drive the car I want to drive. That sumed it up for me.
There are only a few (and rare) true "investment" grade corvettes. I want driving enjoyment. I will modify.
So I plan on a stroker SB, 5 sp, and redone suspension. In the mean time, I get to enjoy the L-46 the way it is.
Now if ERA ever gets their Grand Sport going, I'll have to rethink........
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Re: Hmmm...C3 or C2 need some help (Bri7694)
My 1996 LT4 is for sale right now and i would like to have a classic car again, but I keep going back and forth btw and C2 and C3. If it was a c2 it would have to be a small block, maybe not matching numbers to be in my price range....20k-30k. My intention is not a concourse car, but a driver to enjoy so the numbers are not that important to me, but would be nice. Then i see that i can get a very nice 68-69 427/4spd car for about the same money. I REALLY like the idea of a big block, plus i can see the value of this car only going up in the future. TO be honest, i haven't really looked at a 68-72 "bumber" car that close. Anything i should know about them or to look for when tire kicking? Sel me on the C3 guys!!
Brian
Brian
IMHO, get a late- model C-3 ( a good one can be had for 5-10k) and put an ****-kicking new drive train in it. For the same $$$$$$$$ you'd spend on a ho-hum C-2 or chrome bumper car you can have REALLY exciting driving.
In my opinion, this really is the BEST bang for the buck.
my 2c.
:yesnod:
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From: Roanoke VA
Re: Hmmm...C3 or C2 need some help (76Frankenstein)
If this doesn't help to sell you on C3's, then something's wrong with you :jester
http://www.1bad69.vettepics.com/
(it is NOT my car, except when I'm dreaming.)
I'm sure you will get many helpful replies from the great people here.
http://www.1bad69.vettepics.com/
(it is NOT my car, except when I'm dreaming.)
I'm sure you will get many helpful replies from the great people here.
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Re: Hmmm...C3 or C2 need some help (Glenn's orange 69)
i love my 69, but i would prefer a C2 just for the simple fact that they don't have all the vacuum crap that comes with a C3 if you do go C3, make sure the wipers and wiper door are functioning, and also that the headlights pop-up. good luck
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Re: Hmmm...C3 or C2 need some help (coldwarrior2000)
i love my 69, but i would prefer a C2 just for the simple fact that they don't have all the vacuum crap that comes with a C3 if you do go C3, make sure the wipers and wiper door are functioning, and also that the headlights pop-up. good luck
:yesnod:
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