Europort

Hello corvetteforum!

I am new to the corvette world and I am looking to purchase a black 79-82 c3. I am not looking for a show quality car, but a car that runs and that I can drive a couple of times a week. The interior could be a little ratty, as long as everything is basically original, and the paint could have a few dings in it.

Depending on the condition of the car, I would like to stick around the $8k USD or less mark. Like I said, not a show car, and I don't mind having to put some elbow grease in.

My main concerns:
1. I'm looking for a decent condition frame and birdcage - surface rust & some scaling/pitting spots are OK.
- As long as the car is structurally sound and the body mounts don't need to be replaced.
2. The car paint/interior must be matching the factory trim tag
- I don't care if the paint has swirls, dings, or scratches. I just want to make sure that the car wasn't repainted black from a different original color.
- The seats could have big tears/rips in them
- The carpet could have holes/big stains on it
- The console/dash could be cracked, blistered, and/or bubbling.
3. The engine must be numbers matching.
- I don't care if it is an l48/l82 or manual/automatic.
- The motor could have 80k on it, as long as it's original and at least runs.
4. The paint has to be black.
- Like I said above, the paint could be loaded with imperfections, as long as it looks decent from 10-15'

Preferences (Not musts):
1. Spoilers (front/rear)
2. Inspected (so I could actually drive it home if close enough!)

I am located in the northeastern Pennsylvania region and would be willing to drive 100-200 miles for the car, otherwise, I would need help shipping it to me.

Thank you very much for your time. Hopefully there's a "gem" out there somewhere for me

MikesRed68

Hi i dont think your gonna get much of what your asking for that price.JMOP

Europort

Mike, thank you very much for your reply!

I updated my initial post to give a bit better of a description of what I am looking for. Hopefully it aligns more with my price range?

Thanks!
Brandon

blue67ragtop

A little above your asking price but there is a nice black/black 4 speed '79 on St. Louis Craigslist. Asking $10,900

Priya

I think you can easily find the car you're describing for less than 8k. You should be able to get a reasonably nice car for 8k.

Europort

Thanks for the confidence . Since I live in NEPA, I can always drive down to Carlisle on 8/24 to see what they have there. I'm just hoping that maybe a fellow CorvetteForum member may have a good lead on something prior to that haha.

I appreciate everyone checking out the thread and helping out!

1truL48

Are you sticking to the year range? If not, PM for details on my '77 that meets most of your criteria

blue by you

keep looking you will find one for your price

ad3adman

L82 1979 matching numbers, solid body, under 7k
Have original seats and other original parts i removed like exhaust mainfold and ac. Only thing is i did dye the door panels and dash from that putrid doe skin whatever they call it to black