1974 Corvette for sale

>I REALLY need to sell my car....
********
You & a lot of other folks. No one has any money in this economy: it's a
buyer's market.
~ Paul
aka "Tha Driver"

Giggle Cream - it makes dessert *funny*!
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"ThaDriver" wrote in message

> >I REALLY need to sell my car....
> ********
> You & a lot of other folks. No one has any money in this economy: it's a
> buyer's market.
> ~ Paul
> aka "Tha Driver"
>
> Giggle Cream - it makes dessert *funny*!
>
Strange, I've been looking for another C3, money is not the problem. Finding
one that is worth a Fig and priced appropriately is the problem. Do you have
any idea how many "rare" Corvettes were built, ALL OF THEM. I can wait till
next winter if I need to, I'm just not going to pay a bloated price.
--
Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
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ThaDriver spoke thusly:


> You & a lot of other folks. No one has any money in this economy: it's a
> buyer's market.
>

I don't mean to be rude, but what the heck are you talking about? The
economy is doing quite well. You have to stop listening to those
Gloom-and-doomers that will have you believing that the sky is falling
just to support their own agenda.

--

Shut up, Dave.

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In discussions in other groups and with other people, the consensus is that
a large chunk of the reason is the Barrett Jackson auctions. People watch a
car go out for $50,000 and say, hey, I got one of those in the weeds in the
back 40. Maybe if I get a Maaco paint job on it, and use some Armor All on
the dash and seats, I can sell mine for $40,000.

Unfortunately, Paul didn't show us his car, but the basic statement of
needing some TLC means that it probably needs a bunch of work to be really
nice. And those are everywhere at $3000-$5000. So his at $5500 is not a
quick sale.


"Dad" wrote in message

> "ThaDriver" wrote in message
>
> > >I REALLY need to sell my car....
> > ********
> > You & a lot of other folks. No one has any money in this economy: it's a
> > buyer's market.
> > ~ Paul
> > aka "Tha Driver"
> >
> > Giggle Cream - it makes dessert *funny*!
> >
> Strange, I've been looking for another C3, money is not the problem.
Finding
> one that is worth a Fig and priced appropriately is the problem. Do you
have
> any idea how many "rare" Corvettes were built, ALL OF THEM. I can wait
till
> next winter if I need to, I'm just not going to pay a bloated price.
> --
> Dad
> 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
>
>
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Have you been watching ebay lately? Here is one of those crazy projects.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=452...6776&ca

Or search for item 4523866776.

He has it starting at $28,000 and needs everything, including the frame.
His logic is that it will cost you $25,000 and so you will have a fully
restored Barrett Jackson equivalent Corvette for $53,000. Unfortunately,
many will believe that.

Unfortunately, there are enough out there that the guy might get it, based
on how this '64 project is up to $21,000.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=452...3127&ca

Item 4521943127




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> "ThaDriver" wrote in message
>
> > >I REALLY need to sell my car....
> > ********
> > You & a lot of other folks. No one has any money in this economy: it's a
> > buyer's market.
> > ~ Paul
> > aka "Tha Driver"
> >
> > Giggle Cream - it makes dessert *funny*!
> >
> Strange, I've been looking for another C3, money is not the problem.
Finding
> one that is worth a Fig and priced appropriately is the problem. Do you
have
> any idea how many "rare" Corvettes were built, ALL OF THEM. I can wait
till
> next winter if I need to, I'm just not going to pay a bloated price.
> --
> Dad
> 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
>
>
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You're right on Tom, I watched Barrett Jackson auctions the other night and
it is a joke. Being from a family of auctioneers and having started working
auctions when I was 14 I tend to avoid them. My Dad, an auctioneer since
before I was born, used to say that "all it takes to make an auction work
was one dishonest auctioneer and one bidder".

--
Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd

"Tom in Missouri" wrote in message

> Have you been watching ebay lately? Here is one of those crazy projects.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=452...6776&ca
>
> Or search for item 4523866776.
>
> He has it starting at $28,000 and needs everything, including the frame.
> His logic is that it will cost you $25,000 and so you will have a fully
> restored Barrett Jackson equivalent Corvette for $53,000. Unfortunately,
> many will believe that.
>
> Unfortunately, there are enough out there that the guy might get it, based
> on how this '64 project is up to $21,000.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=452...3127&ca
>
> Item 4521943127
>
>
>
>
> "Dad" wrote in message
>
>> "ThaDriver" wrote in message
>>
>> > >I REALLY need to sell my car....
>> > ********
>> > You & a lot of other folks. No one has any money in this economy: it's
>> > a
>> > buyer's market.
>> > ~ Paul
>> > aka "Tha Driver"
>> >
>> > Giggle Cream - it makes dessert *funny*!
>> >
>> Strange, I've been looking for another C3, money is not the problem.
> Finding
>> one that is worth a Fig and priced appropriately is the problem. Do you
> have
>> any idea how many "rare" Corvettes were built, ALL OF THEM. I can wait
> till
>> next winter if I need to, I'm just not going to pay a bloated price.
>> --
>> Dad
>> 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
>> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
>>
>>
>
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>"Dad" wrote in message

> Strange, I've been looking for another C3, money is not the problem.
Finding
> one that is worth a Fig and priced appropriately is the problem. Do you
have
> any idea how many "rare" Corvettes were built, ALL OF THEM. I can wait
till
> next winter if I need to, I'm just not going to pay a bloated price.
> --
> Dad
> 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd

i don't know, where was he stating it was rare and why you were thinking it
was bloated ? ~ maybe due to location. ?Do you guys have a bunch out that
way ? Here in Wis a $5500 Vette seems like a great price to me, almost a
steal, if it is in pretty decent shape. In top end shape they are selling
over $11k here for a 75 and a bit more for a 74.

I'd still have to see his pics.. I'll reserve full judgement on the steal at
$5500. It could be a bucket of bolts and leaking badly thus not worth $1k
let alone $5k
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"dave" wrote in message

> >"Dad" wrote in message
>
>> Strange, I've been looking for another C3, money is not the problem.
> Finding
>> one that is worth a Fig and priced appropriately is the problem. Do you
> have
>> any idea how many "rare" Corvettes were built, ALL OF THEM. I can wait
> till
>> next winter if I need to, I'm just not going to pay a bloated price.
>> --
>> Dad
>> 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
>> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
>
> i don't know, where was he stating it was rare and why you were thinking
> it
> was bloated ? ~ maybe due to location. ?Do you guys have a bunch out that
> way ? Here in Wis a $5500 Vette seems like a great price to me, almost a
> steal, if it is in pretty decent shape. In top end shape they are selling
> over $11k here for a 75 and a bit more for a 74.
>
> I'd still have to see his pics.. I'll reserve full judgement on the steal
> at
> $5500. It could be a bucket of bolts and leaking badly thus not worth $1k
> let alone $5k
>
I guess it's because I wasn't replying to the OP but more to the process of
spending money for a Corvette as was stated in the reply to the OP, which
you clipped.

--
Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
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Well you can say what you want: I spent the past summer living in my moving
van & had to sell my Cabriolet (which took forever & I finally had to
settle for trading for a non-running Fiero & getting just 2 grand boot) in
order to build a 16 x 16 loft in my storage building/shop to stay warm this
winter. I've been trying to get work (doing *quality* - SHOW quality if you
want it - paint jobs) for the past 9 months & have several folks that
*want* me to do it but none of them have the money to do *anything* right
now. My best friend lost his job, his home, & everything he couldn't put
here at my place & in a 10 x 10 storage building & is now homeless.
Yeah - the economy is GREAT!!!!
~ Paul
aka "Tha Driver"

Easy on the Giggle Cream!
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ZombyWoof wrote:

> But his logic is faulty & insane because it doesn't even have the
> right engine & tranny. Complete in on the road condition it isn't
> worth 28k, let alone as a basket case.

A "B" or "C" grade '64 fuelie with non-matching wouldn't be worth $28k?
I do agree the guy is certainly dreaming - it would be near impossible
to build this car back to "original" condition. Finding or modifying all
the dated parts would be quite a task.

I do find the 4:11 rear and radio delete rather interesting - only 1325
fuelies were built, only 1295 were radio delete.

* Note the side exhaust - are there any cases of very late '64s
appearing with factory side exhaust? Upon closer inspection of the
serial # (unit #5937, November '63) it's not late at all in the model
year so the exhaust was almost certainly customer added.

* The distributor number (1111070) is applicable to late '64s, not early
in the run as this car is.

* The paint code (936) indicates the car was originally Ermine White.

* Unfortunately it's no "heater delete" car (one of 60) - then he might
have something. (Also, couldn't see well enough into the rear
compartment to see if there was a suspiciously raised floor... if so,
whoooowaaaa!)
Here's waving to ya - \||||

Owen
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