80 4 speed vette with 33k miles goes for $22k at Mecum Kissimmee
 

Wow..that’s a lot for that.. worth it if in better condition imo and were the panels that different in color?
have those tires been made in 10 years? Ducts gone, flex fan and all…
guess it was worth itto buyer i hope..

Rattle can rebuild on the engine lol.

If I were going to buy a used car today for a DD spending $22,000 For any car with 35k miles per autotrader I could get a 2016 Buick Enclave, a 2018 Jeep Cherokee or a 2018 Camero. My first choice would be this corvette. Despite the 42 year old technology the corvette would be more exciting to drive. I don't consider most c3's to be collectible car that should be stored and looked at, they should be driven. My 78 base oupe is tucked away for the winter but I would drive it if my 86 Mercedes self stopped working. Flame if you must but even though I really like c3's, all of them, I don't see them as escalating in value as a collectible. But I wouldn't pay 22k for one either. For this one, maybe 10 to 12k.

I was quite set on getting an 80's MB SEL (red, bright polished wheels) - a beautiful machine and looked cool on the Dallas TV show. But, I also had a draw to a red 82 C3 from seeing them brand new on the Chevy dealer's lot near my college campus while riding my bike to class. So, I took an informal poll of my wife & kids, as well as friends, and colleagues who had owned one or the other, or in two cases, having owned both. To my surprise it was a no-contest across the board. The common and expensive engine (timing belt reliability on a non-freewheeling engine) and electrical issues are renown on the Mercedes of that era, but mostly my kids and their early 20-something friends went crazy over the C3, and politely smiled at the high def MB SEL photos on my laptop. So, the C3 won-out and after fully restoring it to Concours level (2018, Detroit metro Concours) I am so grateful for the unanimous vote for my C3. I dunno, maybe it's a midwest thing, but what, if any other hobby car do you have people wave, give a thumbs-up and often honk at you while cruising out on the road, and goggle over the car's lines at a public place? Young kids seldom approach approach me to say "I like your car!" at gas stations with their parent/s smiling in agreement, or while they are walking through our neighborhood while Trick-or-Treating, when they see my '68 Camaro or yellow 2017 Mustang convertible?! There's something about the C3 that captures people's fascination across the age spectrum and brings a lot of smiles.

The 1980 was the first C3 to have the proper front end after the bumpers were killed off . . .