Value Reduction Non Original Motor
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Value Reduction Non Original Motor
Hello Fellow Enthusiasts; Am looking at buying a 65-67 Corvette Coup. Trying to figure a baseline for valuation. My question...If "2" 65 Corvette Coups were indentical in EVERY aspect!!!....except "1" had the factory original L79 motor & the other had a generic 350 cubic inch Chevy motor. What value would the original motor add to the car?...or another way to view it...What value is lost by having the generic 350 cubic inch motor?...THanks, for any & all input,advice, suggestions!!...Mark
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Hello Fellow Enthusiasts; Am looking at buying a 65-67 Corvette Coup. Trying to figure a baseline for valuation. My question...If "2" 65 Corvette Coups were indentical in EVERY aspect!!!....except "1" had the factory original L79 motor & the other had a generic 350 cubic inch Chevy motor. What value would the original motor add to the car?...or another way to view it...What value is lost by having the generic 350 cubic inch motor?...THanks, for any & all input,advice, suggestions!!...Mark
You need to describe the rest of the car. A NOM in a custom resto-mod would have little effect on price - most of the car is already change, the fact that the motor is changed wouldn't matter much.
On-the-other-hand, if the car is all original EXCEPT for the motor - that would be a serious hit. How much? Figure the cost of finding a block with proper casting date and configuration, rebuild , etc, etc.
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Which car do you want? One is otherwise original, one is not. You can expect asking prices to reflect that. Do you intend to have the car judged?
If you are serious about buying a C2, do your homework. There is an almost infinite amount of printed material concerning these cars.
You may want to consider joining the National Corvette Restorers Society. http://www.ncrs.org/
If you are serious about buying a C2, do your homework. There is an almost infinite amount of printed material concerning these cars.
You may want to consider joining the National Corvette Restorers Society. http://www.ncrs.org/
Last edited by Easy Mike; Feb 16, 2013 at 09:39 AM.
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Which car do you want? One is otherwise original, one is not. You can expect asking prices to reflect that. Do you intend to have the car judged?
If you are serious about buying a C2, do your homework. There is an almost infinite amount of printed material concerning these cars.
You may want to consider joining the National Corvette Restorers Society. http://www.ncrs.org/
If you are serious about buying a C2, do your homework. There is an almost infinite amount of printed material concerning these cars.
You may want to consider joining the National Corvette Restorers Society. http://www.ncrs.org/
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I you are planning on driving the car and not having it judged I would buy the NOE because the original motor car may be a restamp anyway. I would look for one with a 327 in it over a 350.
