Read but don't judge

[Roy B.]

I'm considering selling my 67 Coup that I've had for over 23 years second owner, Lynndale blue 327-350HP 4speed , PB, all the numbers and parts that Fanatics look for are correct.. It's had one repaint after the body was stripped,( still looks new,a two part stage) never hit, inside ALL original and leather. It's 308 rear end , option aluminum wheels I got 23 years ago repro????it's tight and solid as a rock.
A. Down side is that the alternator is wrong, and yes it's the Corvette with that BB hood that started all this Sh^&%T.#12345
I added the stinger to the hood because I liked it, had teak added to the original steering wheel and Vintage Air.
B. I've sold Corvettes and others at Auctions over the years so not to listen to any BS.
C. I've considered putting it in the NCRS Drive Line only because the Corvette is original ,tight,fast and I really love it.
I would like to see a real Corvette person get it and not just some with the money ( but sure it's the money that counts)
I like selling at a Auction because people don't insalt you., most just wont that car and have the money.
OK with my aptitude should I keep it out of the NCRS world?
OK let me have it!

[Mike Cobine]

Re: Read but don't judge

Here's my thoughts:

1. I'd love to have it, but can't get the money. So I guess this one is out.

2. Sell it via the big name auctions at one of the car shows, like Bloomington, Carlisle, Knoxville, or one of the Barrett Jackson auctions. Like you said, relatively painless on feedback from lookers and can bring the most money.

3. Sell it to Wayne and let him carry on this burden.

4. Avoid the NCRS buyer on a one-to-one basis, because far too many are five-minute experts and will bug the crap out of you because you put the stripe on the hood or put the teak wheel on or because you have an 1157 bulb in somewhere a 1056 should be.

Good luck with it, whatever you do.

[Roy B.]

Re: Read but don't judge Mike

I see your another one of the old timers which your number four comment is well understood by me.

[Wayne W.]

Re: Read but don't judge Mike

Sorry I already have a 67 coupe and dont need another. And as a side note, it also had a BB hood on it when I got it and it also is in the 13000 range and it is also an AOS car. OH $#!%, I HAVE ONE TOO. Hey Mike, If you install a 1157 in a 1156 socket, you are going to lose a bunch of points on operations, cause you are going to blow a bunch of fuses.:D

[Jon #40768]

Re: Do what you have to do

I would love the car to go to a vette guy that would know what a good car you really have. I judged a 67 435 horse Duntov winner last year and the owner did not know how to roll the head lights up or operate other every day items. He bought the car and never drives it. I am the guy with #2345 that had the car for 27 years. I would list the car in Driveline and simply state what you stated here and that you do not want any nick picking on the small stuff. Then go the acution route. It is you car, do that you want. I would want my car to go to someone that would drive it and knows vettes.
Jon

[Gary S.]

Re: Read but don't judge

Roy, the number of NCRS owners (and old guys) that have added to or modified their Corvettes is not a small number. You haven't done anything to your car that can't be undone fairly easily. Sell it in the Driveline and list it in Hemmings too. I have no problems with your attitude because I don't see one that requires comment.

Gary

[Terry D.]

Re: Read but don't judge

Sell it to someone who will care about the car. Tired of running into "investors" who could care less about the car, only interested in when they can resell and make a bundle. Just my 2 cents.
Terry

[Jim T.]

Re: Read but don't judge

Giving members of the NCRS first opportunity to buy your great 67 would be very considerate of you in my opinion. Having the Vintage Air is a plus in making this a car to drive in comfort in the summer on trips and the 3:08 is a bonus. Hope the person that buys it keeps it for a long time and enjoys driving it, I know I would.

[Chuck R.]

Re: Interesting Timing of this question

I just read an old 7/03 Motor Trend article about a fella who works for M.T. who had an immaculate Camaro convertable that he was selling to finance a new SUV for the wife and kiddies (a Volvo no less).

He was swayed to go the Barret Jackson route hoping for between 25K to 35K

He got lucky and ended up grossing over 41K and walking away with 35K after all expenses.

And the Camaro wasn't stock either, it had a different power plant and paint scheme. The buyer "just liked the way it looked"

Even if you think that your selling the car to a fellow enthusiest who will love it, drive it, and protect it for the next twenty five years, the cold hard fact is they could still go Rambo and dump it off six months after they buy it from you to the very people your concerned about getting they're hands on it.

I'd go the auction route and not worry about the usual mind bending, blow smoke up the hinnie Jabonies and be done with it.

Chuck

[Chas Kingston]

Geezer's Corvettes

[Craig S.]

Re: Read but don't judge

Roy - like Mike, I would love to have it but don't have the funds. Based on the insane prices at Barrett-Jackson this year for what I consider poor vettes, I would think you would fare far better there than the Corvette specific auctions, just my 2 cents. I do appluad your desire to have someone who appreciates what it really is get the car though....Craig

[Wayne K.]

Roy, it is hard to let go of....

something you've owned and cared for that long. I once had a car I bought new and owned for 15 years that was near perfect. I sold it to a friend that I knew would take good care of it. He had it for a year and said he was afraid to use it as he kept thinking something would happen to it that would hurt its value. He ended up selling it to someone else I knew that I would have bought it back before selling it to him because I knew he wouldn't take care of it. The point I'm trying to make is once you sell the car what happens will most likely be out of your control and that people with good intentions often change their minds. I would sell it to the highest bidder and walk away hoping never to see the car again or care what happens to it. If you can't do that then I'd suggest you find a way to keep it.

Wayne

[Mike Cobine]

Truer words were never spoken

I've had lots of friends sell cars to friends, and invaribly, they had friction over it. The buyer often afraid to do anything that would offend the seller and the seller often offended anyway.

And the thing that always got me, some would come back 6 months later complaining about something that broke, like the seller should have known and told them. No one would ever do that with a private sale out of the paper or rarely with a dealer, but they seemed easy enough to do with a friend.

Of course, I still wonder what happened to several I sold. And usually, you don't really want to know, not if it was your baby. A friend sold a '73 Harley years ago, and then read about it in the paper a year or two later. The guy got drunk and drove it over a cliff. Both were totaled. That rode hard on him for years.

[Mike Cobine]

Lost a good one that way

I tried to buy a '62 back in '76 that the guy didn't want to sell to some kid. He wanted going to someone that would appreciate it and flat turned me down.

I heard the guy that did buy it screwed it up royally.

The seller couldn't have been more wrong on who would have kept it nice.

And now that prices are astronomical again, the cold hard fact is that often the ones who will love and cherish the car for what it is can't come close to buying it.

The ones who can look at it at least half way as an investment and when they can get a good return on it.

But that is about true of everything in life.

[Patrick H.]

Re: Truer words were never spoken

This may sound funny, and not meant to be offensive, but it's only a car and it was only a Harley. Many things in life are much more important to me than my cars, and while I might miss them if they were gone it sure wouldn't "weigh heavy" or "ride hard" on me.

I purchased my 72 from a friend. After he became so scared of it since it's so nice he didn't want it to even leave his garage for fear something would happen to it.

So, I bought it from him and got two TF's and a Bowtie. I drove it to 2 of the 3 events. The former owner even rode along to the Regional last year, but almost had an MI when I told him we were driving the car, not trailering it.

Having said that, I did work on the car for him before I bought it and did a lot to help it get the two TF's and Bowtie. And, he sold it to me because going for the awards was part of the agreement.

I've offered it back to the previous owner several times, but he's still afraid of it being too nice and won't buy it back. He now has a NOM 6 cyl 67 M_stang instead. If anything happens to it, he won't care. And yes, I frequently tell him to lighten up.

Patrick