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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / February 2005C1 or C2 Buying
Dood day folks, I've been bitten by the corvette bug and after owning one for almost a year (1977 Ontario orange coupe), doing restorations and getting up to show room condition, I want to buy another one. I'm going to keep the one I presently have. My question is after watching Barrett and Jackson on TV a few weeks ago is ........where in hell can I find a reasonably good shape c1 or c2 for around 30 grand canadian? .... I don't want to buy for resale...but just enjoy it...restore it...and drive it on Sunny days. I look at E:bay and they are going for one hell of a price...anything that is reasonable...is junk by what the pics show. Going to be in the market this comming summer so if you have a few specialty car sales places that I could look at, I would sure appreciate a (canadian) link. Thanks...Jim Calm down and hang on. Most are waiting for B-J to clear the air so that prices can come back down. B-J runs the prices so astronomical, no one can get a good deal. > Dood day folks, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > specialty car sales places that I could look at, I would sure appreciate a > (canadian) link. Thanks...Jim > I've been bitten by the corvette bug and after owning one for > almost a year (1977 Ontario orange coupe), doing restorations and getting up [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > is ........where in hell can I find a reasonably good shape c1 or c2 for > around 30 grand canadian? Jim, you should be able to find a reasonable driver... C1 or C2 for that kind of money. However, you might want to look south of the border as a lot of the folks up here have vastly inflated ideas of what their cars are worth ... BJ syndrome? partially but b) more importantly many of the cars available were purchased during the days of a buck and a half Canuck for one Yankee... thus they paid more in coloured money and want it back. Or you can hope for what I always look for (but have never found)... a little old lady who bought a '53 in '53, drove 1000 miles a year up until last year but now only starts it twice a month and backs it out of the garage... "Sonny, I only paid $3500 for this new and you want to give me all my money back? Sign here!" Richard >> I've been bitten by the corvette bug and after owning one for almost a >> year (1977 Ontario orange coupe), doing restorations and getting up to [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > all my money back? Sign here!" > Richard Hi again...I have been searching Canadian sites and I see that this guy is absolutely nuts about his price...The car is in Edmonton... he has to be dreaming to get this price? http://www.canadatrader.com/result/detailinfo.aspx?adID=6738746&pgno=1 With a budget of about 30 grand I would be afraid to call this guy for fear of being laughed at and hung up on. The add states it is appraised at 81 thousand. I sure would like to know who would appraise this vehicle for that price.. this guy obviously has watched Barret Jackson...or his appraiser sure as hell has. Yup...I'm going to wait a while and keep researching... Jim > Hi again...I have been searching Canadian sites and I see that this guy > is absolutely nuts about his price...The car is in Edmonton... he has to [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Update.... I called the guy...he is selling it for his niece and said that she turned down 70 grand last week. Too rich for my blood...onward to something else now.....Jim >>Update.... > > I called the guy...he is selling it for his niece and said that she > turned down 70 grand last week. Too rich for my blood...onward to something > else now.....Jim Jim I believe you are correct ... that seems a bit much for this equipment ... now if it was a #s matching 315HP Fuelie ..... Richard >>>Update.... >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > now if it was a #s matching 315HP Fuelie ..... > Richard I'm sure you didn't mean a numbers matching '59 with a 315 Hp Fuelie...  SignatureDad 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd >>Jim >>I believe you are correct ... that seems a bit much for this equipment ... >>now if it was a #s matching 315HP Fuelie ..... >>Richard > > I'm sure you didn't mean a numbers matching '59 with a 315 Hp Fuelie... Sorry Dad, I wasn't clear ...'60 or even a '59 290HP 'Nother car that'd be worth the change (plus a whole, whole bunch) would be the '59 show piece I keep seeing diecast models of...looks more C2. Would like to see the actual car. Is there one? Richard >>>Jim >>>I believe you are correct ... that seems a bit much for this equipment [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Would like to see the actual car. Is there one? > Richard No need to be sorry, was just clarifying what was said. There is a '57 within a mile of me that he is trying to sell. Lots of roomers as to what is happening but as far as I know it's still for sale. I used to ride in it when the first owner had it, we both had '57s but mine was not injected. He sold it when he went into service. Bought it back when he returned and proceeded to hot rod it but never let the original parts out of his possession and was always going to restore it. In 1997 the present owner finished it and started it on a tour of the Corvette shows all over the country. It has them all, triple crown, spinner, etc, NCRS including the performance award. Includes a signed picture of him and the car with the widow Arkus-Duntov (impressive lady) at Route 66 raceway in Joliet. Small fuel injection, black and one nice machine, asking price $100,000 +. It is trailered everywhere and I always think it's to bad it is so nice you can't drive it. SignatureDad 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd I always think it's to bad it is so nice you can't > drive it. Say dad, LOL (No offense in saying this but find this kind of funny talking to 'Dad" as mine passed when I was 11 ...some 35 yrs ago)....anyways.... Dad.......in your very and quite obvious wisdom. What is your take on the sale of that '59 vette I was looking at? If you have any tips I certainly will print them out for future reference...Ie: what to look for in a C1? I think I have the basic knowledge of what to look for but any tips from a guru such as yourself would be greatly appreciated. I am going to treat this vintage sale no different than my house...I'll pay for and bring along my OWN appraiser such as we had a house inspector look at our home.....Damned car looks as though it's going to cost a lot of money.. I'd sell my left nut for a Red with white C1 though........Jim > I always think it's to bad it is so nice you can't >> drive it. > I think I have the basic knowledge of what to look for but any tips from a > guru such as yourself would be greatly appreciated. I don't think of myself as a guru, just like to talk about the cars I grew up with. They were new then, it's alot different trying to buy one that is almost 50 years old. I sold my 59 to finish college, red with red interior and white top. My opinion of the '59 for sale is that it looked great, but then I'm partial to that color combination. I just finished a friends 69 that also has a red 62 but he will never part with that car. > I am going to treat this vintage sale no different than my house...I'll > pay for and bring along my OWN appraiser such as we had a house inspector > look at our home.....Damned car looks as though it's going to cost a lot > of money.. I'd sell my left nut for a Red with white C1 though........Jim Have you tried Ebay, I think they stopped the sale of body parts though. SignatureDad 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd |
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