FS or Trade - 1968 427-435 hp -4 speed Convertible
05-02-2017, 04:00 PM
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Jake your about a month late in selling your red 68 vert. Just bought my 68 red vert 427/390 about a month ago. I woulda been VERY interested in your car. glws. Im surprised it didnt sell yet.
05-03-2017, 06:22 PM
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Mike - Funny how life can work like sports....the results can have much to do with timing! Lol. Nice Vette in your pic!
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05-07-2017, 08:01 PM
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Hi Mike - Yes, it is still for sale. I showed it to a fella last week, but it's currently trapped in my garage by a boat and two cars. LOL. So I plan to
move the vehicles and boat in the next week so he can come back and test drive it. Thanks, Jack (or Jake)
05-09-2017, 06:58 PM
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05-19-2017, 06:35 AM
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05-21-2017, 04:13 PM
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05-25-2017, 11:43 AM
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Hi Ken -
You certainly have some spectacular cars in your stable. However, I hope to make a trade where I receive a car with a value in the $25k-$30k range and the difference in cash, coconuts, or aluminum cans. LOL. Jesting aside, I really would like to trade for a vehicle and cash, rather than a straight trade. But, I do appreciate your interest. Thanks again. Jack
You certainly have some spectacular cars in your stable. However, I hope to make a trade where I receive a car with a value in the $25k-$30k range and the difference in cash, coconuts, or aluminum cans. LOL. Jesting aside, I really would like to trade for a vehicle and cash, rather than a straight trade. But, I do appreciate your interest. Thanks again. Jack
06-19-2017, 11:58 PM
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08-31-2017, 02:03 PM
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Still for sale....and local potential buyer still patiently waiting for me to move boat, other cars, and stuff from my garage so I can pull it out. Soon....just completed an engineering project and other issues, so I can somewhat refocus on the hobby-side of life. LOL
10-03-2018, 01:52 AM
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Updated Ad: 1968 427-435 hp Roadster For Sale or Trade
**** After dealing with several family health issues over the last two years in addition to the loss of my Mother earlier this year, and also the fact that my Vette was trapped in the garage by a boat and a couple cars, things have finally settled down, and I'm able to turn my attention back to my car hobby (when I'm not coaching high school football or track, or working on what seems like a zillion work and home projects). ****
I've finally freed my Vette from the confines of the garage and have been driving it during the last few days. When I listed it previously, I was not able to find the time to actually get it out of the garage to allow test drives. That time has finally come.
So, this time around I can make a better effort to sell my car. It is a matching numbers '68 427-435 hp, 4-speed, 4.11 gears convertible, which I've owned for about ten years. I purchased in it's current condition. I have the original tank sticker for the car.
The car was built in August of 1968, the last month of '68 production, so it has upgrades that were implemented late in the model year in preparation for the '69 model year, such as strengthened frame, relocated seat back latches, and interior door panel handles (which were the common complaint issues with the early '68 models). The car has both a soft top (new) and hard top, and was a COPO special order vehicle due to the Saddle interior, which was not offered as a standard option until 1969. Since the Saddle interior was offered in 1969, I assume that is why it could be ordered late in the 1968 production year. The car was originally British Racing Green, but was stripped to glass and painted red about 14 years ago. Numbers freaks, please hold your tongues. I wanted a red car. LOL
The car currently has aftermarket valve covers, but I have the original covers. I also have the SS-woven plug wires and the transistor ignition distributor, which are not currently installed.
There is not a speck of rust on the frame.
I am asking $55,000 for my car. I would consider taking another car plus cash (or multiple vehicles) in trade, as I understand how it is not always easy to come up with a substantial amount of coconuts.
NADA indicates an average retail value of $78,500 for my car and a high retail value of $109,600. Low retail value is $42,000.
My car is nicer than an average quality car...no longer perfect, but very, very nice. Although the trip odometer and speedometer work, the main odometer has stopped working at 32K and change. I recently contacted the gentleman I bought the car from to refresh my memory, and he indicated that he had the original engine rebuilt and the original transmission disassembled and inspected at the same time. I have driven the car less than 2,000 miles since I purchased it. At 67 years old, my focus in life has somewhat changed. I have always started the car monthly and exercised the brakes.
I live In Concord, Ca, approximately 30 miles east of San Francisco.
Thanks for reading my posting.
I've finally freed my Vette from the confines of the garage and have been driving it during the last few days. When I listed it previously, I was not able to find the time to actually get it out of the garage to allow test drives. That time has finally come.
So, this time around I can make a better effort to sell my car. It is a matching numbers '68 427-435 hp, 4-speed, 4.11 gears convertible, which I've owned for about ten years. I purchased in it's current condition. I have the original tank sticker for the car.
The car was built in August of 1968, the last month of '68 production, so it has upgrades that were implemented late in the model year in preparation for the '69 model year, such as strengthened frame, relocated seat back latches, and interior door panel handles (which were the common complaint issues with the early '68 models). The car has both a soft top (new) and hard top, and was a COPO special order vehicle due to the Saddle interior, which was not offered as a standard option until 1969. Since the Saddle interior was offered in 1969, I assume that is why it could be ordered late in the 1968 production year. The car was originally British Racing Green, but was stripped to glass and painted red about 14 years ago. Numbers freaks, please hold your tongues. I wanted a red car. LOL
The car currently has aftermarket valve covers, but I have the original covers. I also have the SS-woven plug wires and the transistor ignition distributor, which are not currently installed.
There is not a speck of rust on the frame.
I am asking $55,000 for my car. I would consider taking another car plus cash (or multiple vehicles) in trade, as I understand how it is not always easy to come up with a substantial amount of coconuts.
NADA indicates an average retail value of $78,500 for my car and a high retail value of $109,600. Low retail value is $42,000.
My car is nicer than an average quality car...no longer perfect, but very, very nice. Although the trip odometer and speedometer work, the main odometer has stopped working at 32K and change. I recently contacted the gentleman I bought the car from to refresh my memory, and he indicated that he had the original engine rebuilt and the original transmission disassembled and inspected at the same time. I have driven the car less than 2,000 miles since I purchased it. At 67 years old, my focus in life has somewhat changed. I have always started the car monthly and exercised the brakes.
I live In Concord, Ca, approximately 30 miles east of San Francisco.
Thanks for reading my posting.
