How Desireable Is Your Corvette?
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (Patrick Tighe)
Nope, could not disagree more :mad: When was this article written? looks to be early 90's to me. The early cars, yes, may be some correct calls there but in the shark era they are way off.
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (allenz)
Well, my car is middle of the road in year '66, and options, the only one I don't agree on or understand, is the rubber bumpers, I think '78 is the most desireable, I don't know where they came up with '77.
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (Patrick Tighe)
Whoo Hooo! 1970 is right in front. :D :blueangel:
They're right about rarity and desirability! But the thing is that desirability is so subject to the current trends and whims. Look at the yellow C4s. They didn't hardly produce any yellow ones in the early years. Now it's an in color and they're even more impossible to find! I know, I spent several months actively searching EVERYWHERE and jumping on every possible lead before I got mine. Back in the early 70s Donnybrooke Green was in... who didn't have green or gold or rust **** carpeting back then? :jester Then it was a not so popular color. But lately the new car lines have a similar shade of green. I don't think the More HP is better desire will ever go away... but the BB vs. SB (look at the price of LT-1s now!!!) will flip back and forth forever. :D
They're right about rarity and desirability! But the thing is that desirability is so subject to the current trends and whims. Look at the yellow C4s. They didn't hardly produce any yellow ones in the early years. Now it's an in color and they're even more impossible to find! I know, I spent several months actively searching EVERYWHERE and jumping on every possible lead before I got mine. Back in the early 70s Donnybrooke Green was in... who didn't have green or gold or rust **** carpeting back then? :jester Then it was a not so popular color. But lately the new car lines have a similar shade of green. I don't think the More HP is better desire will ever go away... but the BB vs. SB (look at the price of LT-1s now!!!) will flip back and forth forever. :D
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (Patrick Tighe)
I tend to agree with the article. In my car's case I usually get one or two offers to buy it at every show I take it to and many complements. So I guess it's fairly desirable.
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (Patrick Tighe)
How desireable is my ride? Not much. Who in their right mind would want a rocket sled on four wheels, a bone stock looking motor that AIN'T stock, capable of mid to high 10 sec 1/4 times, plus not too shabby cornering. I don't know, someone would have to have rocks in his/their heads to drive this thing. Actually, it's kinda fun, knowing you can annihilate just about anything on the road. :smash: :smash: :smash:
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (Patrick Tighe)
Patrick,
Interesting article with good "comon sense" appeal. I found that the Urban Legend (the 66) has created a great deal of interest and I had no small numbers of offers to buy it, some of them sight unseen for more money than I paid for it. Of my two Corvettes, I would have to say that the '66 is the more desireable (if for no other reason than its originality and outstanding condition), but the '67 is the one that runs and has a higher fun factor.
Interesting article with good "comon sense" appeal. I found that the Urban Legend (the 66) has created a great deal of interest and I had no small numbers of offers to buy it, some of them sight unseen for more money than I paid for it. Of my two Corvettes, I would have to say that the '66 is the more desireable (if for no other reason than its originality and outstanding condition), but the '67 is the one that runs and has a higher fun factor.
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (Patrick Tighe)
From a collector standpoint typically the first & last years are the most desirable. You can expect the first 2 listed in each catagory to remain the same. Other factors enter into it such as options & individual taste. To me the best Mid year is 67 BB, 66BB, 65BB & 65 F.I.. The 65 is probably ahead of 66 in the article because of the first yr. BB & F.I. 327. Best & most desirable are not always the same.
68 could move into 1 of the first 3 places of 68-72.
In the last years, expect 77 to remain 1. It was known in 77 :cool: that 77 would be one of the most desirable of the last years (in 62, 62 & in 67, 67) as last yr. of original 68 design. 82 last C3. Some moving around after the first 2 places will occur. In particular 73/74 BB & 80 L-82 are more desirable than the list would indicate.
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68 could move into 1 of the first 3 places of 68-72.
In the last years, expect 77 to remain 1. It was known in 77 :cool: that 77 would be one of the most desirable of the last years (in 62, 62 & in 67, 67) as last yr. of original 68 design. 82 last C3. Some moving around after the first 2 places will occur. In particular 73/74 BB & 80 L-82 are more desirable than the list would indicate.
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette?
Juliet
Since 70 was the peak of the Muscle cars, 70 will remain high & the low volume helps.
George
Expect you know, when the top goes down, the price goes up & yr. is only 1 factor- options are critical.
:cheers:
Since 70 was the peak of the Muscle cars, 70 will remain high & the low volume helps.
George
Expect you know, when the top goes down, the price goes up & yr. is only 1 factor- options are critical.
:cheers:
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (Ganey)
[QUOTE]From a collector standpoint typically the first & last years are the most desirable. .
Excuse my french, but what a load of :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs
Go back and look at the way the categories are divvied up, not one of them lists the first and last years as most desirable.
[QUOTE]In the last years, expect 77 to remain 1. It was known in 77 :cool: that 77 would be one of the most desirable of the last years (in 62, 62 & in 67, 67) as last yr. of original 68 design.
:U :bs :U :bs :U
The last year of the original 68 design is 72. The last year of chrome bumpers is '73. The last year of the big block is '74. The last year of convertible is '75. The '77 is virtually unchanged from '76. The only 'last year' feature of the '77 is the sugar scoop rear deck.
Why would this make '77 more collectible than any of the other years?
It wouldn't be that you happen to own a '77, would it?
:D
Excuse my french, but what a load of :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs :bs
Go back and look at the way the categories are divvied up, not one of them lists the first and last years as most desirable.
[QUOTE]In the last years, expect 77 to remain 1. It was known in 77 :cool: that 77 would be one of the most desirable of the last years (in 62, 62 & in 67, 67) as last yr. of original 68 design.
:U :bs :U :bs :U
The last year of the original 68 design is 72. The last year of chrome bumpers is '73. The last year of the big block is '74. The last year of convertible is '75. The '77 is virtually unchanged from '76. The only 'last year' feature of the '77 is the sugar scoop rear deck.
Why would this make '77 more collectible than any of the other years?
It wouldn't be that you happen to own a '77, would it?
:D
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette?
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One other thing, have noticed Mid year coupe guys seem to like the 78 up rear glass. I prefer the 70-77 & picked 77 since it needed the least body changes. Since I build engines HP is no problem. :cool: Expect the above is clear to you.
Mike
LOL, you might want to get a book to learn about Corvettes. Good luck.
Just in case anyone does not know, none of that is correct.
[Modified by Ganey, 7:51 AM 8/16/2001]
One other thing, have noticed Mid year coupe guys seem to like the 78 up rear glass. I prefer the 70-77 & picked 77 since it needed the least body changes. Since I build engines HP is no problem. :cool: Expect the above is clear to you.
Mike
LOL, you might want to get a book to learn about Corvettes. Good luck.
The '77 is virtually unchanged from '76. The only 'last year' feature of the '77 is the sugar scoop rear deck. by Mike
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (Ganey)
Mike, I'm actually a convertible midyear owner, I just thought that after '75 the only cars that are worth anything are the Pace, anny, and CE, at least looking at prices, and havina a '69 also, I am partial to the bumper cars.
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One other thing, have noticed Mid year coupe guys seem to like the 78 up rear glass. I prefer the 70-77 & picked 77 since it needed the least body changes. Since I build engines HP is no problem. :cool: Expect the above is clear to you.
Mike
LOL, you might want to get a book to learn about Corvettes. Good luck.
One other thing, have noticed Mid year coupe guys seem to like the 78 up rear glass. I prefer the 70-77 & picked 77 since it needed the least body changes. Since I build engines HP is no problem. :cool: Expect the above is clear to you.
Mike
LOL, you might want to get a book to learn about Corvettes. Good luck.
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (Ganey)
Mike
LOL, you might want to get a book to learn about Corvettes. Good luck.
I read the books you recommended: "Deluding yourself into thinking that '77 Corvettes are the best Rubber Bumper Cars" as well as the companion booklet "Parochial Thinking and How Best to Reject Reality" and note that both were written by a '77 owner.
Have a GOOD day ;)
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (Patrick Tighe)
All the above said, I would like to know. What value does being an NCRS candidate bring to the table? I posted some cars above and hoped to get a conversation started about which was the best buy. My thinking was, if the 79 or 68 was a low mile Survivor loaded with weird options and even though it's not desirable, wouldn't this move it up to a, run out and buy for that price, kind of car? I know what value an NCRS title brings to a Corvette, I would think that this would make a car more valuable & collectible than a run of the mill mid-year. And you would own a Corvette, get to join the club and all the FUN that comes with owning a Corvette Just thought I?d toss that out.
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (Kevs67)
All the above said, I would like to know. What value does being an NCRS candidate bring to the table?
A flight car, by it's own definition, is a car that has been preserved/restored to factory original condition. Who's to say what's correct and what's not? The judges do their very best, but all have varying amounts of experience and talent.
The only thing that counts is the state of the car on the day you hand over the cheque. A certificate from last week/month/year is worth the paper it's printed on.
This is not criticism of the NCRS in any way shape or form, but simply a bit of reality.
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (Patrick Tighe)
I'm not ready to cover mine in shame. By accident or default my car was judged last May and got a 3rd flight which convinced me to pay attention to detail when I am fixing it or working on it ( some day I may get a 2nd flght) but when I was shopping for a car I bought the best one I could find for what I allowed myself to spend BUT I immediately ruled out the 63SWC cause you can't see out the back and the 63 vert cause the shifter looked cheesey I found a 67 427 tripower but nothing matched ,,, so 1964 is my car and just drove it to HAN in Reno and back hitting tripples a few times IMHO my driver beats a 500,000 pretty boy BB any day of the week for fun and enjoyment and that is all that has ever counted with me you trailor queen boys that talk the talk but never take them out to walk that walk do not hold my interest at all!!!! If investment is your thing cars is a poor one. I'll visit Harrahs to see none drivers and cruise inns to see real cars.
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (propwash)
I'm not ready to cover mine in shame. By accident or default my car was judged last May and got a 3rd flight which convinced me to pay attention to detail when I am fixing it or working on it ( some day I may get a 2nd flght) but when I was shopping for a car I bought the best one I could find for what I allowed myself to spend BUT I immediately ruled out the 63SWC cause you can't see out the back and the 63 vert cause the shifter looked cheesey I found a 67 427 tripower but nothing matched ,,, so 1964 is my car and just drove it to HAN in Reno and back hitting tripples a few times IMHO my driver beats a 500,000 pretty boy BB any day of the week for fun and enjoyment and that is all that has ever counted with me you trailor queen boys that talk the talk but never take them out to walk that walk do not hold my interest at all!!!! If investment is your thing cars is a poor one. I'll visit Harrahs to see none drivers and cruise inns to see real cars.
I'm not ready to cover mine in shame. By accident or default my car was judged last May and got a 3rd flight which convinced me to pay attention to detail when I am fixing it or working on it ( some day I may get a 2nd flght) but when I was shopping for a car I bought the best one I could find for what I allowed myself to spend BUT I immediately ruled out the 63SWC cause you can't see out the back and the 63 vert cause the shifter looked cheesey I found a 67 427 tripower but nothing matched ,,, so 1964 is my car and just drove it to HAN in Reno and back hitting tripples a few times IMHO my driver beats a 500,000 pretty boy BB any day of the week for fun and enjoyment and that is all that has ever counted with me you trailor queen boys that talk the talk but never take them out to walk that walk do not hold my interest at all!!!! If investment is your thing cars is a poor one. I'll visit Harrahs to see none drivers and cruise inns to see real cars.
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Re: How Desirable Is Your Corvette? (propwash)
I was speaking to the best way to shop for a car. The characteristics of an NCRS car can be used in buying a used Corvette. I think an UN-molested, low miles, good optioned car is more desirable than a hacked up beaten desirable BB mid-year or even an over restored car that has no original parts or history that has earned a TOP FIGHT cert. I was just commenting that if you looking to get into a Corvette you might have a better value buying a less desirable car, that has it's original parts, low miles, good options. I see it as better investment in the sense that it will continue to appreciate for what it is? Where as a big buck car would take a long time to gain any more appreciation than it already has. I was told once "everybody sells their car someday" that's why there are so many overpriced cars out there, with people thinking just because it's a mid-year Corvette it's going to put the kid's through college. So instead of breaking the bank or never owning a Corvette shop wisely and have fun with the car you find. And if you?re an NCRS type wanting to compete you have a better chance of finding a real FLIGHT car looking at the " less desirable cars" that are still out there, cost less to acquire but have all the same resources for restoration.
[Modified by Kevs67, 11:11 AM 8/15/2001]
[Modified by Kevs67, 11:11 AM 8/15/2001]