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So you think the C4 Corvette is the laughing stock? It will never be valuable? It holds no spot in automotive history? Well think again. I've said it from day one that all C4's are future collector cars and the values will RISE in time!
In the article link below see what lengths GM has taken to restore one of the eight sink hole damaged Corvettes displayed at the National Corvette Museum. If the one millionth C4 (1992 model) wasn't precious then I'm certain it would be in the scrap pile???.......You be the judge and leave a comment below. Take it easy - Ozz
So you think the C4 Corvette is the laughing stock? It will never be valuable? It holds no spot in automotive history? Well think again. I've said it from day one that all C4's are future collector cars and the values will RISE in time!
In the article link below see what lengths GM has taken to restore one of the eight sink hole damaged Corvettes displayed at the National Corvette Museum. If the one millionth C4 (1992 model) wasn't precious then I'm certain it would be in the scrap pile???.......You be the judge and leave a comment below. Take it easy - Ozz
I was an NCRS member when we allowed the 1963 to 1967 Corvettes into the organization. People got really upset because they weren't "real Corvettes."
At that time you could buy an L88 for about $1,500. No one wanted them.
In the mid sixties I walked away from a 300SL gull wing because the owner wanted $2,600 for the car and I could buy a brand new Mustang for the same price.
At that same time I turned down a really nice '62 FI Corvette. They were asking $1,800 for it at the time.
I was an NCRS member when we allowed the 1963 to 1967 Corvettes into the organization. People got really upset because they weren't "real Corvettes."
At that time you could buy an L88 for about $1,500. No one wanted them.
In the mid sixties I walked away from a 300SL gull wing because the owner wanted $2,600 for the car and I could buy a brand new Mustang for the same price.
At that same time I turned down a really nice '62 FI Corvette. They were asking $1,800 for it at the time.
I'm in a C4 for the enjoyment of ownership, with very little thought of what it will be worth in the future. If I own it when I die, my family will inherit it and they can do what they like with it.
I was an NCRS member when we allowed the 1963 to 1967 Corvettes into the organization. People got really upset because they weren't "real Corvettes."
At that time you could buy an L88 for about $1,500. No one wanted them.
In the mid sixties I walked away from a 300SL gull wing because the owner wanted $2,600 for the car and I could buy a brand new Mustang for the same price.
At that same time I turned down a really nice '62 FI Corvette. They were asking $1,800 for it at the time.
It all eventually comes around.
Richard Newton
ain't that the gods' own truth. in 1967, 61 fuelie, $1,500; in 1970, 427 A/C Cobra, with TWO spare 427 side oilers, still in the factory crates, plus spare tires, wheels etc., $8,000, and (this is the saddest of all) early front engine Jim Hall Chapparel, $3,500
I'm in a C4 for the enjoyment of ownership, with very little thought of what it will be worth in the future. If I own it when I die, my family will inherit it and they can do what they like with it.
any car being driven that is just another car off the line is not brining any money. A bad investment is the kind unless special build.
A viper being driven is still a viper. The vettes have so many classes it's silly.
We have all come across cars in the years gone by that were out of fashion, fast forward the years and our jaws dropped at the Mega bucks they are worth now.
The Rare C4' s will go up, Callaway twin turbo, ZR1 LT5 even the Grand Sport. It will take more time for the everyday C4, as they gradually succumb to the toll of young inexperienced drivers. Clunker graveyards they will become harder to find in good condition, only then will the C4 that was produced in great numbers, become "collectable" and values go through the roof.
The unmolested matching number C4's may increase in value, perhaps the first or last models. But nothing like the Callaway and ZR1, they will become the shooting stars in the future...
When we are old and in a retirement homes we will recount to our grand children, the days when they were plentiful and affordable with very low miles. As the rarest C4's approach six figure sums
Here is a 1991 Callaway in Australia, as new mint condition and kept left hand drive. Is already in the high priced museum piece price range over here...... my favorite C4.. That a fellow club member owned for some time, before paring with it for an obscene amount.
I was an NCRS member when we allowed the 1963 to 1967 Corvettes into the organization. People got really upset because they weren't "real Corvettes."
At that time you could buy an L88 for about $1,500. No one wanted them.
In the mid sixties I walked away from a 300SL gull wing because the owner wanted $2,600 for the car and I could buy a brand new Mustang for the same price.
At that same time I turned down a really nice '62 FI Corvette. They were asking $1,800 for it at the time.
It all eventually comes around.
Richard Newton
I think sheer numbers will work against the C4 for the most part, along with the misguided perception that somehow '60s Corvettes (most of them, with some notable exceptions) are faster than C4s.
I think GM restored the C4 because it was the 1,000,000 th vette made. Not because it was specifically a C4.
kdf
I love the car so I never think of resale value. Maybe in 50 years it may be worth something. The same body style from 1984-1996. They flooded the market with the C4
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Originally Posted by rfn026
It all eventually comes around.
Like the 75-82 C3's?
Sorry but I'll remain less optimistic that the 84-91 will ever be a Cinderella story.
A few maybe. The "Coppers", ultra low mileage, first of's, owned by astronauts or celebrities and Corvette Challenge cars.
The 80's were when the GM stylists spent more time at the disco bars than developing iconic designs.
Now those 80's are a bargain these days for those with different tastes
Last edited by JrRifleCoach; 09-11-2015 at 12:15 AM.
I love the car so I never think of resale value. Maybe in 50 years it may be worth something. The same body style from 1984-1996. They flooded the market with the C4
First and foremost the C4 is a great value right now. My theory is buy what you love and enjoy it-period. If what you love happens to have a upside of any type financially in the future well that is just a bonus.
The argument of " they flooded the market with the C4 " can be flawed when you consider for example how many early Mustangs or Camaros were produced and yet look and what kind of demand these high production cars command today.
My perspective is to buy the car of your dreams when the car is not quite yet considered a classic but also old enough to be still generally ignored by most because there is still enough newer, faster and more reliable cars available that are still reasonable.
For example the C4 in my opinion hits this criteria now because there are still a good amount available at rock bottom prices and to the general public it is somewhat ignored and forgotten about. It is off the radar to most who are looking for a reliable daily driver or weekend cruiser. The newer generations are still dropping in price and plentiful.
We are IMHO at the cusp of seeing the C4 start to become more desire able. We have seen this same pattern play out on the prior first 3 generations of vettes and we will see it happen with the C4 just like we will see it play out with the C5 and so on.
Like the 75-82 C3's?
Sorry but I'll remain less optimistic that the 84-91 will ever be a Cinderella story.
A few maybe. The "Coppers", ultra low mileage, first of's, owned by astronauts or celebrities and Corvette Challenge cars.
The 80's were when the GM stylists spent more time at the disco bars than developing iconic designs.
Now those 80's are a bargain these days for those with different tastes
The difference is....let's be honest the C3 became a total pile of *** in terms of performance past 1972.
09-10-2015, 11:44 AM
The C4 holds no value?? Think again..
That "proves" nothing.
any car being driven that is just another car off the line is not brining any money. A bad investment is the kind unless special build.
