62' C5
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,866
Likes: 45
From: Tampa Bay, Go BUCS!!!Go Rays!!!Go Lightning!!!
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
I'm kinda on the fence with these. I like the thought of having the classic year style with the current year interior, reliability, handling,,,,
I just think spending $80K for it is a little too much ($20K for the C5 +$60K for the conversion).
I just think spending $80K for it is a little too much ($20K for the C5 +$60K for the conversion).
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,275
Likes: 4
From: Vancouver WA
And you have to furnish a C5 Convertable, which is going to be more that $20k. He said the conversion was $49k when he did his 2 years ago. If I wanted a old car "look", this would be the one to have (If your wallet was fat enough).
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 16,270
Likes: 30
From: "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-‘18-'19
NCM Sinkhole Donor
The guy that owned the car said he thought the conversion was around $90k now. And you have to furnish a C5 Convertable, which is going to be more that $20k. He said the conversion was $49k when he did his 2 years ago. If I wanted a old car "look", this would be the one to have (If your wallet was fat enough).
And you have to furnish a C5 Convertable, which is going to be more that $20k. He said the conversion was $49k when he did his 2 years ago. If I wanted a old car "look", this would be the one to have (If your wallet was fat enough).Custom wheels, custom exhaust, VE interior, his cars are all low mileage new cars ('03 and '04 with less than 5K miles).
He owns a black one with silver coves and red interior, a Nassau blue 6-speed with black and silver interior, a torch red with red/black interior and his white one with silver coves is in the finishing stages right now, and he should have it in about 10 days.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 9,294
Likes: 1,527
From: Oviedo Florida
2024 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2024 C2 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2023 C2 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2021 C2 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2016 C5 of Year Finalist
What is this a C1 or a C5? Is it a corvette or a kit car that
resembles a corvette. I think I will stay with the real thing.
RP
resembles a corvette. I think I will stay with the real thing.
RP
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 16,270
Likes: 30
From: "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-‘18-'19
NCM Sinkhole Donor
I can't say how they are titled in other states - but in Arizona, the MVD (Motor Vehicle Department) insisted on removal of the VIN plate and installing their own plate. The car is licensed and titled as a '62 meaning that it has Antique plates and is not subject to emissions tests in Arizona.
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 37,329
Likes: 12
From: Plano Texas
CI 6-7-8-9 Veteran
CI-VI Car Show Winner
St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13
Great pics.
There is another member from Washington (IM20AGN) who has the same conversion.
For those posting the overall costs - having recently investigated the various vendors offering conversions it is extremely possible to acquire one (with you providing the donor Vette) for ~$45k to $55k.
Just a note - most of the vendors WILL NOT allow wheel/tires OTHER than stock sized (OEM, C5).
There is another member from Washington (IM20AGN) who has the same conversion.
For those posting the overall costs - having recently investigated the various vendors offering conversions it is extremely possible to acquire one (with you providing the donor Vette) for ~$45k to $55k.
Just a note - most of the vendors WILL NOT allow wheel/tires OTHER than stock sized (OEM, C5).
Last edited by AC54ME; Jul 29, 2007 at 10:05 AM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,064
Likes: 1
Cruise-In 9-10 Veteran
St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 2,209
Likes: 12
From: Montgomery Alabama
Cruise-In VII Veteran
St. Jude Donor '06
You could just pay $45 grand for a 1962 Vette, then spend another $25 grand upgarding the suspension, drivetrain, and interior.
I think it is cool. I would much rather take my C5 on a 500 mile trip to the mountains or beach, than my C3. I can't imagine what the trip would be like in a C2 or a C1.
I think it is cool. I would much rather take my C5 on a 500 mile trip to the mountains or beach, than my C3. I can't imagine what the trip would be like in a C2 or a C1.
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 368,109
Likes: 24,732
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '25
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
Sharp looking car. 
