Neglected Corvette worth
Race Director
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From: El Paso Texas
Not to mention the fact that he's in New York. Out here in the desert it's common to find 60's cars that have sat outside for 3 decades with nothing more than minor surface rust on them, if that. Not the case up in the rust belt. I'm also willing to bet that after sitting for this long the mice have done a serious number on these cars interiors and wiring unless there's been a nasty ol' alley cat or two and their descendants hanging around constantly.
A '63 Split Window coupe? Sure. These two wrecks? Not a chance.
No, you're perfectly reasonable. I've never understood why people keep 600 square feet of worthless crap in their garages while they let cars worth thousands of dollars sit out in the elements. Boggles the mind.
Last edited by Frizlefrak; Dec 23, 2007 at 02:14 AM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Kathleen FL
A C4 left out for that long becomes a good Ebay part out project. You can sell it for $200 out right to get it out of your way, or make at least $2000 if you part it out. If you have a ton of patience or just no life, kinda like me, you can restore it. 
Melting Slicks
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From: backwoods upstate ny
majority of the ''sheep'' think cars are MEANT to be outdoors...and they truly expect that someone will knock on their door and force a zillion dollars into their hands for that ''collectible treasure''......just sub-human nature.
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13
I wouldn't touch them either. On top of all the visual things that will need to be replaced (interior, weatherstripping, tires & maybe wheels, paint, etc.), then you still have the original problem that got them parked in the first place.Just think, the cost of keeping a decent car that age on the road and looking good is high enough, let alone bringing one out of the grave.
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
you would have so much rust in so many places that you can't "see" on first inspection (or even up on a lift). these two would be prime candidates for frame off work. when that is done, the true extent of the damage and thus the cost of repair will become evident.
after sitting through rusting away for even a few years, as cuisinart said, you've got rust in places most wouldn't even think aBOUT such as the windshield frame.
at some year, way out there, these cars will be worth something. right now, someone posted a number of $500.
I think that's high.
after sitting through rusting away for even a few years, as cuisinart said, you've got rust in places most wouldn't even think aBOUT such as the windshield frame.
at some year, way out there, these cars will be worth something. right now, someone posted a number of $500.
I think that's high.
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My father in law, God rest his soul, used to always complain about the damage the sun did to things like tires, paint jobs etc. He was born and raised in a little town by Thief River Falls Mn. called Goodridge. The temps there can get down to -40 or worse, during the winters. He maintained the summer sun was far more damaging to your vehicles than what the winter cold did. From what I have seen, I am inclined to think Papa was right. He never traded vehicles. He always bought them outright keeping his old ones. He stored them in a shed if he could. If not, he had them up on blocks with bales of hay around the tires to protect them from the sun. One would think this would attract varmints but with the cats and timber wolves around the farm, they were very rare. When he died we sold off his "treasures" to collectors. Among them, several chevys in the early 60's vintage and a couple of Studebakers from the 50's. If I had had the room I would have loved to have the Studebakers, but I did not. His restored Model A went to my sister in law but everything else was sold. Please forgive me if I seem to ramble while reminiscing.
