corvette collection

[zoraduntov]

this is corvette # 5 .......my 02 zo6
also the best
i want however to start a collection of vettes.....
low milage collection worthy vettes
im looking at a 67 red convert 390 hp mint sencond owner
he wants 50 ,000

[70boss302]

Well I just bought a 69 t- roof stingray from the 2nd owner for $12K. It has only 74K original miles and it a #'s matching car. It will look great in my corral! Bill

[2charmed]

50,000 for a 67 427/390 Red Vert with matching numbers
sounds cheap to me. Let me know if you don't buy it I would
be interested.


2Charmed

[carzzy]

Originally posted by 70boss302
Well I just bought a 69 t- roof stingray from the 2nd owner for $12K. It has only 74K original miles and it a #'s matching car. It will look great in my corral! Bill

Bill,
How many do you now have in the corral? Good Luck with the '69, it sounds like you got a good deal.
Gary

[70boss302]

Originally posted by carzzy


Bill,
How many do you now have in the corral? Good Luck with the '69, it sounds like you got a good deal.
Gary

Lets see Gary, there is the 70 Boss302, the 71 429 Mach1, the 86 RX7, the 02 Z06 and now the 69 350/350. Its a grwoing collection but that darn Norman still has me beat! Bill

[george]

$50,000.00 for a matching numbers 67 red/convt. would have to be a CC 3 or 4 car. Beware.

Do your homework before investing in the older covettes. I'm a member of the NCRS also and can only tell you to contact the www.ncrs.org before buying. I restored my 67 (435hp) and it cost me about what your looking for to just restore it correctly.

There are lots of restamped drive trains on these cars because of the money they can get. Small block cars with big blocks etc.

You can buy window stickers,tank sheets, and the POP from people so you have to be very careful when you put the big $$$ up for something that may be fake. if the cars have NCRS Flight awards then you can feel safe the car has real documentation.

Just my opinion but I'm being honest with you so use caution on these cars if you don't know what your really getting into.

If you do find a 67 BB/convt. let me know and I'll tell you what to look for such as caps not clamps for the 1/2 shafts, F41 syspension,steel oil sending line, red line and oil pressure gauges, build date on back of gauge cluster,vin and bhuild dates etc. Also original vs after market N14 side exhaust. Where to look for actual casting numbers on block,tranny,rear end and what they mean.

Remember these cars are over 30 years old and who really knows what they hae been through or where they have been. That's where the documentation comes in.

Good luck.

[2charmed]

George,

You NCRS guys realy are Greate! I recently bought a 67 427/390
Convertible and have been getting great advice from guys that
judge these cars. I would like to get my car to a "Flight" level and it's most of the way there I think.
You're right though, with these cars being so old and the incentive
is there for people to "Create" real cars it's pretty risky buying
them.

Regards,

2Charmed

[george]

ToCharmed:

We laugh at the production totals of the 67 L71's (427/435hp)
cars in 67 which has seemed to be a major survivior (ha ha, no way).

There are more BB 67's with L71's now then were produced. Just look at some of the dealers. Remember these are USED cars. Makes you wonder where these all came from. Demand and big $$$. You would be shocked at what some people do to make these cars look original.

As I said buyer beware.

[hotrodjohn]

Thats some great advice from George, also dont forget the hood hold bar being on different sides bb v. small block...lots of fakes and clones in the muscle car business....

[zoraduntov]

thats one thing about buying a new one
you know the history