Blue03Cobra

350/200, auto, recently rebuilt, numbers matching, blue/blue, 92K miles. Real good deal or too good to be true?

















Thanks for the opinions!

tompugh

It sounds like a good deal. Its a '72 and automatic, nice driver. $17K is a fair price for a car in good shape. Just be sure to do all the due diligence (ie, check the frame and birdcage for rust, rear trailing arms, core support, body panels, mechanical/electrical operation and re-verify the numbers). If you feel you can trust the seller, then buy it.

Blue03Cobra

Hence my problem. Car is on NW coast, I'm in Baton Rouge... Anyone in the Boise, Idaho area willing to check the car? A nice dinner will be provided by the potential buyer ;-)

Blue03Cobra

P.S. Trim tag reflects "Targa Blue". Is it the flourescent lights, or is targa that light/silvery?

vettebuyer6369

Its OK, but there's absolutely nothing "too good to be true" about that price for a coupe. I'd be looking to lower it a bit.

vette442

That clearly looks like a repaint in a 976 Lemans/Mulsanne Blue shade - which was not available in 1972 - not a fluorescent lighting issue. It's way too light for Targa Blue.

joewill

if the metal is good and the AC works, it is probably a fair price.. high enough to keep people from lineing up to buy it.. low enough to get it sold without waiting years to find a buyer.. looks like it is in a retail store so they will have a markup.. I would expect them to be asking higher.. so watch out for rust and check out everything..

Derrick Reynolds

As others have said, '72 base engine auto coupe with AC for $17000, good deal or too good to be true? Neither. For that price, I think the car should be in great shape.

dbriana

Not sure what you are looking for but this a lot closer to you,
1970 coupe 350/350, ac? doesn't say matching numbers, its been around for awhile, must sell, best offer.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/1296721707.html

capevettes

I happen to like coupes more than convertibles. They may bring a little less than a comparable convertible but to me and many others it's the best of both worlds. More structural integrity and still with open air motoring. I think we are in agreement on most issues. However: You never miss an opportunity to point out their inferiority

To the original poster: $17,000 for a base motor, automatic, COUPE seems to me to be spot on in this market if it is as nice as it looks.

ct16

I've had a red/black numbers matching '72 coupe for sale for $16,900/offer for awhile now and I can't even get anyone to come and look at it. Nice get in and go driver car with options, no AC though.

vettebuyer6369

It's unfortunate when I make an observation about the market that people get their personal feelings involved. I'm not sure if it's a reading comprehension issue or not having the ability to objectively look at things as they are beyond what they own.

1. I have never said anything bad about the use or value of C3 coupes. I have owned several and loved them.

2. I have never, ever said that they were "inferior." If there was one thing I could change about this forum it would be to somehow get certain points across without the personal feelings and emotions that get involved. Saying that one car is worth X and another car is worth Y in this market does not mean the lesser-priced car is bad.

Coupes do not sell for "a little less" than convertibles. They sell for a lot less most times. More importantly, they sell far, far, far less quickly than comparable convertibles. This is true whether you like it or not.

This is not calling coupes inferior. You actually have a valid point about their versatility. This is about accuracy within the market: coupes simply sell for less and far slower than convertibles, period.

Honestly, comments like "you never miss an opportunity to point out their inferiority" is just overreactive and unnecessarily personal.

vettebuyer6369

Hmmm, shocker.

capevettes

I don't believe my post was "unnecessarily personal" but yours was. My reading comprehension is fine, Thank You. I have stayed abreast of the Corvette market for 38 years and am well aware of the relative prices of coupes and converitbles. I own 2 convertibles and 2 coupes.
My post was neither emotional or argumentative. It was a statement of fact based on my observations. There is a method of delivery and decorum here that I have always tried to abide by. My goal here has always been to share information without being offensive.

Blue03Cobra

Thanks for the link.

dbriana

Sure, let me know how it works out.

crossram

17k What blows me away and always will is that a 69 ss camaro with small block will fetch 25-28k. A camaro! This market is very strange.

jimv0007

Well you really can't compare apples and oranges like that. Think about what a 69 big block coupe or convertible can potentially bring compared to a 69 ss camaro. Could potentially be a big gap there. But I do agree that this market is pretty strange.

Frogday

It doesn't make much sense. They made ten times as many of them and they were lower on the food chain and less expensive when they were new.

crossram

My point exactly. When they were 10 years old you could buy any of them for 1000 dollars. I did. Vettes were always 3 to 5 times more.