I to am suspicious of this post. At the end he says should he keep them in the family and drive them because of lack of value. Anyone knows an old car, especially a Vette with under a couple hundred miles would not have lack of value. Stranger things have happened but I'm not convinced yet. I was waiting for the punch line.

 

Delorean....

my dream car

someday it will be mine.... oh yes.... it will be mine

 

I guess we will see tomorrow?

 

there worth $ but....but everything as far as seals etc in those motors are dried up and rotted away lol.

a 54 with less than 3000? .....all 15....... so he bought them all new????and never ever drove them. OK

 

I'll take them all off your hands for 100K tomorrow. Interested?

Just kidding. Lots of good advice here. PAY someone to appraise them and make reccomendations. If you don't pay them, they're not your friend.

I too am suspicious.

 

 

Just got off the phone with my uncle and found out the 54 is now sold. Also I want to make it clear and I believe I said so in my first post all of the cars are not going to be in my control. They will be devided by dollar amount or values set by the family two three people. Cars that I will be involved with for sure are 88 white on white leather ,auto ,anniversary edition (never driven, dealer invoice still on window, plastic on seats and so forth). 89 convertable dark blue on blue leather, 6 speed (never driven, dealer invoice ect). 81 mohogany, cloth seats, this one has 3000 miles. 78 pace car silver and black, with silver leather (never driven ect). As for the rest of the collection it is uncertain. Other two family members have option to take some so IDK. I know more every day. I will still post a complete list if you would like. I will have the option to sell the 89 for sure and soon as it was a car my grandfather had said would be mine, so if anyone knows a value for that car that would be great.

Now I'm going to address the fact that many feel I'm full of ****. I realize these cars have value. When I said "keep" them for lack of value I meant if you can only get 20,000 for one that is lack of value to me. You know what I just changed my mind. **** explaining myself! I will post a full list of the cars I'm interested in getting values on and if someone can give them to me great. I never meant for this to turn into an is this guy for real. Why would someone do that thread. I was just looking for some values on cars my granfather owned to get a ballpark idea. I looked around the internet and had a hard time finding cars like these for sale. In fact I found none so I thought I'd post and see if anyone had an idea. That's it!

 

Just drop a delorian off at my house. Im a poor, unemployeed corvette owner. I need the delorian. I NEED IT.. ummm..as a work car...yeah... My email is snoopdan@gmail.com...I'll give you my address where you can drop it off at. Thnx.

snoopdan

 

ok after other family members picks and sold cars here is what I am left with any ballparks on values would be great thanks.

1976 White/tan mint condition 3000 miles

1977 Blue/blue mint 2000 miles

1978 pace car described above never seen the road

1979 Red/red mint 1500 miles (might not get this one)

1981 mohogany decribed above

1984 Bronze/gray 2200 miles mint

1988 anniversary described above

1989 convert. described above

1981 delorean believe under 4000 miles needs new fuel pump mint

 

Why buy a car and let it sit?Because thats what he wanted,his money,his cars.Simple enough.

 

Id take the 84 in a heartbeat.You can keep the Delorean.

 

Check your private message.

 

even when i first read this yesterday, it sounded suspicious to me also.. someone goofing.. and that's fine. everybody likes to goof on people sometimes.. i like a good practical joke. it was the 1954 posting that made me feel like this is a joke. if it is true, then we are all sorry for your loss. but i think the VIN numbers being posted would give us all help in determining truth and value.. and they can be found on the window stickers and on a variety of places. i just don't buy it all... sorry. post the VIN's and we all will be glad to help.

 

Guys go easy here, calling out trolls is against the guidelines.

If he isn't legit, he isn't hurting anyone at the moment.

If he is, you all are going to feel like crap, so lets cut the crap and give him a break and see how it all pans out.

 

Here is another person to contact. Terry Michales (sp?) at www.proteamcorvette.com
I have been to several auctions where he bought multiple Corvettes and paid decent prices for them. His company has the resources and the knowledge. He then resells them for an outrageous price - but he has the marketing clout to pull it off.
You can also contact www.mecumauctions.com as they are very knowledgeable about Corvettes and might even know other collecters who would want them.
If you are not hurting for money then you might consider keeping one for yourself and enjoying it and the memories.

 

Mr. Mojo is right, this could be somebody that does have all of these cars. The original post did raise some suspicion at first simply because the description of the cars he has was certainly a suprise. It isn't every day that you hear about a collection of Vettes like this!

Do try contacting NCRS to see if they can point you in the right direction. While the NCRS is more about keeping the cars in their "correct" condition and saving them for posterity, they could give you an idea as to their value. You will not find any sort of information like a NADA or Kelly book value that is reasonable. The cars will have value based on their popularity, condition and how collectors see them.

I would suggest that you contact one of the collector car auction organizations to see if they would appraise the cars for you. If the intent is to sell the cars, they would probably be more interested selling them simply because of the number of cars you have and the low miles on each car.

Here's some contact information:
Barrett-Jackson (480) 421-6694 www.barrett-jackson.com

Kruse International (800) 968-4444 www.kruseinternational.com

Mecum Auctions (815) 568-8888 www.mecumauctions.com

RM Auctions (800) 211-4371 www.rmauctions.com

Spectrum Auctions (818) 999-0832 www.sprectrumauctions.com

Jeff Souther Car Collector (818) 398-1829

If you contact any of these groups, have some digital pics available to send them and you should have some sort of writeup about each car. Not just year, color and mileage, but options, condition of interior and exterior, running condition and any history that you know about. If they want to look at them, they should make an appointment and be prepared to spend a day while they are inspected.

Of course, you will need to show some proof of ownership for each car such as a Bill of Sale or Idaho certificate of title.

Of the cars in the list, I would think the 1978 Pace Car and the 88 35th Anniversary car will bring the most value.

 

Hey guys thanks again for all the great contact information so far. I am starting to lean towards keeping the 89 as a driver and the 88 and 78 stored as an investment because after talking to a number of people I'm beginning to feel those two cars would be the most likely to go up in value with time. As for the others on the list they will most likely be going up for sale this spring. One question though. Would you rather have the zero mile 89 or an 03-04 zo6? Anyway, why do you guys care so much if I'm full of ****. I haven't posted these cars for sale or asked anyone if they would like to buy one. Second, we have all seen people make bs posts. But seriously making up my grandfathers death and a fake collection. That may be going a little far wouldn't you say. Anyway, if you guys want them I will be getting vin numbers some time soon so in the future I can cut past the he is full of **** posts. At least for the ones I said I will be getting on the list.

 

One problem that will surface when you begin to drive a older car with so few miles on them like any of yours, is that the various seals will have dried out and leaks will begin. Some leaks will stop after awhile but some of the seals may be so far gone that cracks will have developed in the rubber and the only fix is to replace them.

The original tires will most likely be so dry that any use of them could cause a tire to fail. So any of these that you decide to drive (or sell to somebody as a driver) should immediately have the tires replaced.

The 89 vert would be a fun car to drive. Is it a 6-speed or and auto?? The 89 would be cheap to insure compared to a Z06 but the fuel mileage would be about the same with the 89 probably being better on the freeway.

BTW, it might be a good idea to not post the last 5 digits of the VIN's. There could be some disreputable folks who could use a VIN to fraudulently license a car or come up with some story about who really owns it. The VIN characters do have some information like engine code, body style and year made, so it can easily be determined if the VIn matches a particular car.

How about some pics of some of the cars? Would like to see a few of them. You don't always get a chance to see a "new" C3 generation car!!

 

If you decide to sell the 84 let me know... I would live to make mine a driver and keep your grandfathers as a garage queen!!! Hmmm, nah, I'll make'em both garage queens!!!

 

I couldn't think of anyone better for you to contact about the 88 Anna than 65 Z01-He's usually floating around T/P.

I'd about bite my lip off for the 89 vert to replace my 89 coupe!
Same goes for the 04 Z06. Know I couldn't afford that. And yes, I know they're not for sale-yet. Did I mention 'd like the 89?

Sorry to hear about your grandfather. I believe this is for real. Wasn't there a thread a few months ago w/pics of a guy sitting in a no-miles vette?