1969 Liquidation preperation

[Calvin C.]

I have several corvettes and I will be listing several in Drive Line for sale, so I can concentrate on restoring the ones I like the most. I am not trying to sell the cars on this tec forum but I need some advice on what would be a better way to prepare them for future renovation.

My 69 coupe was stripped and gel coated the motor and trans removed and rebuilt. The car was partially taken apart to do a good job on minor body work and gel coating. I was going to paint with a single stage paint and put the motor and tran back in the car. A friend said I should sell it apart and unpainted so the new owner can determine the extent of the paint job. This is a mostly untouched otiginal car that needs restoration. I thought most buyers would want the car painted with motor able to start.

Thanks for any help

cal

[Kevin M.]

Re: 1969 Liquidation preperation

Those two areas are very subjective to taste and quality and better left to the new owner to complete.

Kevin

[Tom D.]

Re: 1969 Liquidation preperation

My first thought is always to buy unfinished. However, I have learned over the years that they stay unfinished for too long. Only if you are lucky will you get a high percentage of the money spent on restoration work.

I'd find a buyer first and offer the choice. Let the buyer pay for the extra work, at cost. (You won't get more back than you invest in the extra work anyway...) If there are no buyers, take a chance on doing more with it.

Tom Dingman
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