What is it with you guys? First RS and now Lone Wolf?
Is the only Corvette worth anything the one that is 100% restored to
original spec? You know, some would say it is only those that are 100%
original, which of course does not exist.
It is a decent looking car. It was not built for NCRS, and doesn't appear to
be claiming that. It was built to go fast, and to look good. That is
something Duntov said once, btw, and this one wraps both together. He said
that there is the Corvette to go fast and then that black one to roll up in
front of some expensive place. Well, it looks like this one covers both.
Does anyone remember when Vettes were valued as cars? And valued by the
quality of the work and what was done to them, rather than simply if they
are original?
What you should be griping about is that CCC is a company that is spamming
us.
> $40,000..what a waste of money................some people have no brains
> at all..........what you have is a messed up old Vette worth about
> $6,000....if any one even wants it..not a collectable by any means..
Jon - 08 Dec 2006 00:48 GMT
> What is it with you guys? First RS and now Lone Wolf?
>
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> What you should be griping about is that CCC is a company that is spamming
> us.
If they said "FA" instead of "FS" it probably would have been more
acceptable. What gets me is with over $40,000 invested the seats are
torn up.
'Key - 10 Dec 2006 01:49 GMT
> If they said "FA" instead of "FS" it probably would have
> been more acceptable. What gets me is with over $40,000
> invested the seats are torn up.
if he gets 40K for that vette?
I would like to know the buyer.
I have a bridge over the red-river for sale :-)

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CCC - 27 Dec 2006 16:33 GMT
Sorry about the FA tag.
The 40k is just in parts. There is about 70k in the car completely.
We see this kind of thing a lot. We are appraising a truck right now that
has aroun 150k invested. Unfortunately it is a one of a kind and will
appraise around 45-50k
On this one the restoration was over a 3 year period, and when the owner
realized how much he had in it, he decided to sell it without putting any
more money in it. That is why the interior isn't done.
If someone wants to build a show custom, this one already has a lot of the
expensive work done. It was a 350/4spd car to begin with so it wasn't
historically significant. It would be a different thing if this sort of
build was done on an original big block car.
CCC
>> What is it with you guys? First RS and now Lone Wolf?
>>
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> acceptable. What gets me is with over $40,000 invested the seats are torn
> up.
kickstart - 10 Dec 2006 15:33 GMT
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> What is it with you guys? First RS and now Lone Wolf?
>
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> It is a decent looking car. It was not built for NCRS, and doesn't appear
> to be claiming that. It was built to go fast, and to look good.
I agree. I'm not a purist, I want a car to drive and enjoy.
I had a 66 big block car in need of resto about 15 years ago . I wanted to
upgrade everything and make it nice. I checked into some prices and values
before starting.
If I restored it to exact "NCRS" bullshit standards I'd have a car that I
couldn't drive and enjoy, butt worth about as much as it cost to "restore"
it.
If I fixed it up as a neat driver, like this one we're talking about, I'd be
in the same boat - fun car but no real value - except for the fact that it
would be exactly what I wanted.
That's where my 79 is now, I love driving it, no where near stock looking or
anything. I have upgraded everything as money has allowed, tires, wheels,
suspension, engine, interior and especially the radio.
Different strokes for different folks, just enjoy whichever way you go
But don't cut a guy down for doing it his way
kickstart