Should be well worth the money if it's a decent driver (even more so if
it's a convertible).

Check for an even fit of the doors to the body, large differences in
spacing along the front and rear vertical edges from the top to the
bottom can be a harbinger of frame rust or collision damage.

Look for serious rust in the area where the trailing arms bolt to the
frame (forward of the rear wheel kickups) and for signs of rust in the
metal birdcage around the front of the door openings (especially inside
the hinge pockets, and where the pillar meets the doorsill) and around
the windshield (you may have to lift carpet and peer up under the dash
with a flashlight, etc). Frame rust can be repaired (or the frame
replaced), but that's very expensive; serious birdcage rust is
definitely a deal-breaker.

Look for signs of body damage on the underside of panels and around
headlights and wheel wells, and for telltale serious stress cracking in
the paint, because repair and repaint will cost more than you pay for
the car. Window relacement isn't cheap, either.

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Impossible to even give an opinion....

That said you should have enough experience gained via your 68 to make
a reasonable decision...

That said...my NOM 72 Ragtop would NOT leave my hands for twice the
asking price of this 71 and it is nowhere near "perfect" .t even if it
were for sale...

Look it over.. see what it needs then walk or buy

Bob Griffiths
64 72 76 79 & 95 Corvettes
  Come to think of it NONE of my Corvettes wouild leave my hands for
$8500.  

Major things to look at for that year :

1.  Rusted frame just in front of the rear wheels.

2.  Windshield pillar rusting ..on the top and both sides.  

3.  Check all fenders inside on the top, for being in a wreck.