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So found a '67 convertible for sale, and it looks pretty good to me? Waiting to hear from the owner on details, but I'm not seeing anything odd, but I'm sure if there is anything odd, folks here would know what to look for.
That price is seems high for a base engine auto car. There is no real attention to detail done under the hood. I doubt the under side looks any better. No pictures of the trim and vin tag
That price is seems high for a base engine auto car. There is no real attention to detail done under the hood. I doubt the under side looks any better. No pictures of the trim and vin tag
It's in Cad fwiw (i'm sure you knew that, but if not, maybe it'll make a difference?). I usually see 64's up here with the base engine for that price, but rarely '67s. Not surprised it's looking like the base 327/300 engine. Was debating seeing if they'd take 75k CAD if it checks out.
It shines good, but without pictures of the underside and bird cage, you don't know if you are getting a good buy or a painted sow. Rust on the bird cage and frame can turn a love affair into a nightmare. I recommend you hire an expert to look the car over or at least get under and around it to find the structural integrity of the car. Without that, it could be a $35K pig or a $60K beauty.
I believe if you go to the FAQs at the top of the C1 and C2 index page you can find how to inspect the car or do GOOGLE search of the forum for inspection attributes.
USD $64,300
Overall, if rust is not an issue, it looks pretty complete with a few replacement and missing engine parts. Interior and exterior look decent.
I'd be interested to know if those are factory, original bolt-ons to the car. Side pipes as well.
Using a flashlight, press down on the rubber filler neck to see if the tank sticker is still in place - believe it's on the left side.
That price is seems high for a base engine auto car. There is no real attention to detail done under the hood. I doubt the under side looks any better. No pictures of the trim and vin tag
From: Middle TN by way of KY, OH, VA, IL, CA, FL, NY, SC, HI
Not a high optioned car but from the pictures might be an honest solid car, but people need to convert the Canadian dollar price to US dollars. The lack of underside pics plus no pics of the VIN and trim tags and other such details may be concerning or just an under involved owner/seller. The convertible top cover hinge pockets look crusty enough to warrant to have detailed pictures of the frame and birdcage.
Every single car that I have ever purchased from Canada was a complete rust bucket. Be careful. If you're not familiar with these cars, there are a LOT of areas where rust can grow, that you don't necessary see. Have someone that knows these cars check it out.
Hagerty's valuation guide puts a 67 base motor, automatic convertible with bolt on's and side pipes at $65,600 for number 3 "good condition" and $49,500 for number 4 "fair condition". Hagerty describes good condition as "Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passerby." and fair condition as "Has visible flaws to the naked eye. Runs fine but could use mechanical or cosmetic attention." While Hagerty's price guide is probably the most realistic and up to date guide, I usually deduct eight to ten percent from thier prices because they are primarily based on auction results.
Based only on the pictures, I would say this car looks like what I consider to be a driver quality car in decent condition...more or less what Hagerty calls a number 3 good condition car. To get anymore into value we really need to know more about the car. If the trim tag indicates it's a green car with a "resale red" repaint, that has a minimum ten to fifteen percent negative effect on the value in my mind. We'd need to see the block's stamp pad to know if this car still has it's original engine. If not that's probably another five to ten percent hit. Obviously, a rusted frame and/or birdcage will have a negative effect on the value also.
If the trim tag and block numbers all line up with the actual car, and the frame and birdcage prove to be solid, then I'd say $59,000-$60,000 US ($80,000-$82,000 CDN) would probably be a fair price.
Originally Posted by barkingrats
USD $64,300
Overall, if rust is not an issue, it looks pretty complete with a few replacement and missing engine parts. Interior and exterior look decent. I'd be interested to know if those are factory, original bolt-ons to the car. Side pipes as well.
Using a flashlight, press down on the rubber filler neck to see if the tank sticker is still in place - believe it's on the left side.
If that's a set of real 1967 bolt on wheels, and not a set of repro's, it changes everything. Real bolt on's can sell for $2500 each in fair condition, so that car could easily have $12,000 to $15,000 in wheels on it if they're real. Obviously, with only about 700 sets sold new in 67, and probably no more than another 700 sets (?) sold through the Chevrolet parts system since, the odds they're a real set and not one of the thousands of repro's sold since the 70's is pretty rare.
plan on brakes, battery, hoses, exhaust, belts, tires, sales tax, plates, insurance, detailing, other acquisition costs, title, other seller intangibles..... just to get you on the road.
underside/frame/birdcage are open questions that effect value to a great degree. any rusty holes subtract 50%. rusty cars do sell but at a big discount.
everyone selling any corvette should have 100 pics out on the cloud somewhere that they can share with interested buyers. easy to do....if not, add that to the seller intangibles when pricing the car.
I forgot to mention above that if this 67 Corvette was sold new in Canada, GM of Canada may have complete information available for the car.
GM of Canada's "Vintage Vehicle Services" can provide the selling dealer, the original buyer's name, colors, options, original engine and the build date for any new GM car imported into Canada and sold by GM of Canada. They also have information for any GM car or truck built and sold in Canada since the end of WWII, but since Corvettes were built in St Louis MO they only have this information for Corvettes imported since 1967.
I would take my money and buy a better car. Reason: seems to have been neglected far too often. Under hood, interior...car is a well used base model. Could be a fantastic car but I wouldn't gamble on it. Even gorgeous cars like this can need work.
Thoughts on this set of wheels I found
If that's a set of real 1967 bolt on wheels, and not a set of repro's, it changes everything. Real bolt on's can sell for $2500 each in fair condition, so that car could easily have $12,000 to $15,000 in wheels on it if they're real. Obviously, with only about 700 sets sold new in 67, and probably no more than another 700 sets (?) sold through the Chevrolet parts system since, the odds they're a real set and not one of the thousands of repro's sold since the 70's is pretty rare.
