teflonjohn

Realistically speaking......how much $$ would one have to put into this one to bring it up to driver condition. Looks as though everything would have to be gone through.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1958-Chevrol...1ZAq80&vxp=mtr

John

65 fi

It needs a lot of work and a lot of money. It seems tome that 28k was a really good offer.

Easy Rhino

Short answer: A lot.

Matching numbers is a bit of a misnomer with '58s since the VIN was not stamped onto the block as with later Corvettes.

This car is very needy, and lots of the needed parts are expensive, like trunk spears.

kenba

About 60,000.00 to put it back depending on how much is missing. I also would have taken the 28 & ran like the wind.

rfn026

At least $20,000 to make it a driver. Probably more.

A restoration would be about $200,000.


My '58 money pit

This could easily become one of the most expensive Corvettes you would ever buy.

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GTOguy

I agree...28k was a great offer. Not one many of us on this forum would make, either. I know I sure wouldn't. Like many other money pits, this car presents the illusion of a fairly straight forward, cost-friendly restoration. It is anything but.

Reeseb

That $28K offer looks fishy to me. I've seen stuff like that on eBay a lot. Someone has their buddy do it to make the price look reasonable.

midyear

auction seems to be lacking in good pictures and information...in the one engine picture, the drivers upper fender and jamb look like they have been worked on/spliced in that are. no frame pics, no mention of what engine is in it, not getting a good feeling about the car at all.

Frankie the Fink

If you want to make a small fortune with that car start with a large fortune.

Railroadman

eBay ad says "matching numbers" no less than 4 times!

91DRM

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teflonjohn

I like everyone's comments. For the life of me, no matter how many parts are there, the price just don't fit what it is going to cost to get that rascal up to driving standards. Although I'd like to see myself in a 1958 in about 8 years.......that's not the route I'm about to take.

oldskydog

Wrong small gauges, wrong radio, wrong wheelcovers, air cleaner and probably a lot more not showing.

teflonjohn

Looks like a good start for parts in a boneyard.......the $30k sorta kicks that idea though.

Railroadman

You're right! I missed the very first one.

It would be interesting to ask him just what numbers match and ask him to explain the whole thing. I swear some people don't even know what it means, it's just something you are supposed to say to sell a Corvette.

GTs 58

When I was looking for my 58 back in 1998-1999 something like this would sell for less than $16,000. Decent drivers were going for $18-19K.

Revfan

Hey!

58s are pretty awesome... they were the model that got me interested in Corvettes when I was 8 years old (i'm 49).

I'll ask a few questions first.... then give my $.02

Are you looking for a project because you "want" a project, or are you looking for an "inexpensive" way to get into a C1? That is, $30K now, and then pay for the restoration when funds allow?

If you want a project... there are probably better cars that are further along in that price range.

If you are trying to slide into the driver's seat as cheaply as possible, I wouldn't recommend this car for that, as your purchase price + restoration costs + Time will be fare more than what you could buy the same completed car for.

Its almost always better to buy a car where somebody else has put their money, blood, sweat and tears into it.

I don't know if it "has" to be a 58... but here is just one example... using a '61

61 corvette conv - $48500 (new city,rockland)
That car is a car you can be driving today, and tinker with in the 'off season'. My guess is it would cost more than $15K to get the ebay car even to that 61's standard.

rfn026

I like the '61 at $48,500. That car would be a lot of fun.

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Roger Walling

To me, the sentence about "I never tried to start it" is just a selling story.

If I were to sell something I know the value of a running engine and for a few hours, it would be a great selling point (If I could get it started, if not, back to the line,"I never tried to start it" .)

And what is so hard to put the soft top up? And why not wash it? Does dust make it worth more?

This guy is not trying to sell it, he is dreaming about the price.

Roger Walling

To me, the sentence about "I never tried to start it" is just a selling story.

If I were to sell something, I know the value of a running engine and for a few hours, it would be a great selling point (If I could get it started, if not, back to the line,"I never tried to start it" .)

And what is so hard to put the soft top up? And why not wash it? Does dust make it worth more?

The price seems to be in line for a #4 driver, but obviously, the seller does not describe it as one.

This guy is not trying to sell it, he is dreaming about the price.