63 Convertible Value?

[WayneC]

At least you were smart enough to buy it.... I can remember turning down a nice '65 coupe at $2200, and an awesome pair: a (just) fully restored '56 and a (just) fully restored '66 coupe both offered at $6000 in the mid-seventies. I did buy a split window for $3200 in that same timeframe.

[Jerry Clark]

Re: 63 Convertible Value?

My first was a 68, 435 with 14,000 miles, bought it in 72, mint, mint, $2200 The owner didn't like it running at 210 degrees, if we only knew.

jerry

[Ed Jennings]

63 Convertible Value?

I am looking at a 63 roadster, with a mind towords doing a bit of fixing on the interior and reselling. The car has recent red paint, good to excellent crome, good seats and door panels which appear to perhaps be original. The carpet is in good shape but badly faded. It needs to be replaced. Mechanically the car seems to be sound, 327-300 4 speed. The engine only has one set of numbers, and I believe it is a service block. Engine compartment is clean, and looks quite original for the most part. All the gauges work, the clock and radio are present, but inoperative. Soft top only, in good to very good condition. Drives VERY well.


Now for the not so good. 1 piece hand laid front clip. Seems to be well installed. There was damage to the left front, as part of the suspension has been replaced. Seems to have been professionally done, with new parts. Can't see and damage to the frame itself. The frame has some rust damage on both sides at the rear ends of the frame rail. just ahead of the kickup. Don't think the car will break in half going down the road, but it needs to be fixed at some point.


This cart will probably never be a show car, but would make a real nice Saturday Night Cruise-In ride. I'm thinking of offering the guy something in the $16-17K range. Am I nuts? The car LOOKS great. (especially if you don't know where to look)

[WayneC]

Re: 63 Convertible Value?

I can't give you a definitive answer, the $16k-$17k price you stated sounds reasonable.


But the frame repairs will be expensive. If you know you'll have to do that, investigate the cost of those repairs, add that to your offering price, and ask yourself what sort of Corvette you'd be able to purchase with that total. Why go through the hassle of the repairs to end up with the same result as you could have had by purchasing a better car, unless you want the experience of making the repairs. I suspect you can find a decent '63 roadster daily driver with a solid frame, correct front fiberglass, and perhaps the original engine (and certainly a non-original engine) for about $25k-$30k.

[Ol'Geezer]

Re: 63 Convertible Value?

Gee. And to think that I once bought a '63 conv., with a little fender damage, for $950. Sebring silver, too.