BrandensBeast

So many of you know i'm working toward's a 1989 6 speed, now if I were to want to get this car with white exterior, black interior (i'd prefer cloth seats but that'd make it even rarer) how rare of a car is this? I know there was about 4 thousand manual's made in 1989 and 5 thousand were painted white.
Basically:
How many were white with black interior?
How many were white with black interior and a 6 speed?
How many had all that with the Z51 suspension?

I think i'm looking for maybe 1 of roughly 500-1,000 cars that left the factory, would that be a good guess? Can't seem to find good enough information.

Cruisinfanatic

There is no way to find all of those what ifs!
Even if you found this "rare" combination, it would not make it worth any more

BrandensBeast

Oh I know that, I'm just trying to see how hard it's going to be to find one, so far i've browsed ebay, craigslist, autotrader and so on for about a year now and have only seen 2 or 3 of them for sale, and only one of those wasn't a garage queen and was below 13k dollar asking price Mostly trying to get a good guess within a hundred or so, not an exact number If you guys have found any for sale meeting that criteria please post a link, as these car's are very hard to find... I can't even find any for sale online as of now. This is the only White and black 6 speed that I can currently find for sale, it's within 200 miles but the asking price is too high in my opinion, and it's been on craigslist for about 3 months.
http://providence.craigslist.org/cto/5796768509.html

ddahlgren

It looks like a very clean car. What do you think is a fair price for what is probably 1 of few hundred? It is a car go see it and make an offer. Buying cars is not like buying a loaf of bread with pay the number or leave it on the shelf. I find it funny everyone buying a car thinks the car over priced and everyone that makes an offer a low baller.

BrandensBeast

I think 6-6,500 is a good price, once I have more money saved up i'll actually go take a look at some car's, not going to tease myself like that

ddahlgren

If you actually have 6500 and certainly seems like a fair price offer it to him and be honest and say that is all you have. Nothing ventured nothing gained.

Raidmagic

FWIW I think that one you posted is worth that if it's that nice in person.

Kevova

Of the 16663 coupes built. White was fairly popular 3220 coupes - 2nd most common color, 2224 total Z51s and most will have 6 speeds. A total of 871 black cloth interior as you knock the production numbers down and figure on 50% lost over 28 years the rarer the car gets and a knowledgeable owner maybe less likely to negotiate.

BrandensBeast

Thank you, very useful information

HAD2HAV2

Branden, are you going through Corvette withdraw?

RUU

I wouldn't worry about Z51. Suspension is easy to change/upgrade compared to paint or interior.

JrRifleCoach

Look here http://www.vettefacts.com/Default.aspx

BrandensBeast

so 871 with cloth interior, but doesn't say how many are 6 speeds huh?

BrandensBeast

Yes, I am, pretty badly actually just need more money before I get one.

HAD2HAV2

Been there. Couple of years out of college I bought a used 78 Vette with 14,000 miles in 79, my first. Wasn't a good mechanic and the car starting having issues and this was on top of payments. I had to let the car go in late 1980. I had to drive a 80 Monte Carlo for 2 years. I made up my mind to get another Corvette in 82. By then my mechanic skills had improved. I found a nice 76 that a woman had traded in on a new 1982 at a dealership. A 76 was not my ideal choice but it was a Corvette. I drove that 76 for 13 years before I moved to C4 world. My advise is take your time, keep looking and when your ready buy the nicest Vette you can afford. Then hang on to it. Being without a Vette for 2 years sucked, bad.

BrandensBeast

I've been without my Vette for about a month and a half, now it really isn't that long but it feels like much longer, I do actually regret selling the car a bit now that I have a steady job, but now i'll be patient and get the car I do want when I have the money. Hopefully before 9 months I have another corvette. If it takes longer (can't put a time on these kind of things, I learned that already) then so be it.

scooter mcfly

well, for 1989 total production was 26,412. Of that, 16,663 were coupes. 4,113 had six speed manual transmission code MN6. 5,426 had white exterior code 10U. Interior colors for 10U were black, blue, gray, red, saddle. Don't know how many white/ black were made; my book doesn't say. 2,124 had the performance handling package code 51. Interestingly, the base coupe listed for $31,545 and the convertible for $36,545.

OzyC4

I agree with the advice to be patient and keep looking, but I also think that a bit of compromise isn't a bad thing. In my case, I wanted a low mile 88 coupe, black with black interior, manual with leather seats, fairly original and wanted to pay around $7,500 (about 10K Oz Pesos). I came to the US for 5 weeks and drove 9K miles looking at about a dozen cars, but couldn't find exactly what I wanted.
In the end I compromised and bought the best car that I looked at....88 coupe, 1 owner, 39K miles, manual with black interior for US$8K. The problem is that it has cloth seats and it's metallic red, but I've bought a set of leather seat covers and I like the colour pretty well, it's just that my last 2 cars were red, but I'm happy to drive it as is for a while, and if it cops a bit of damage or wear and tear then I'll paint it black.

rfn026

If you're looking for rare this car isn't close.

Rare is the R9G. That may be the best for long term appreciation.

Then we have the Grand Sports.



They've always been special.

I'm also big on the B2K cars. They usually outpace the ZR1.



Richard Newton
The R9G C4 Corvette

BrandensBeast

I'm not looking for a rare car, that's not my goal, it just happens to be that the car I DO want is a rare, low production numbers car, I know it has nothing to do with value, I just want the car I want