There is another thread that "pokes some fun" at my price, saying it's too high. Well, go find another L72 convertible with these credentials and tell me the selling price. I am all ears.
There is another thread that "pokes some fun" at my price, saying it's too high. Well, go find another L72 convertible with these credentials and tell me the selling price. I am all ears.
Beautiful car and absolutely at the right price. I own 5 cars (all US Made) worth over $750K and even in this economy, I just bought a 96 Viper GTS from a private museum - at top $ because of its credentials.
Rare cars will fetch the proper $ regardless of the economy. If someone wants your car for their collection, they'll buy it. However, if we were in a great depression (we are not) then, all bets are off.
BTW, PM me if you would like someone in the rare car business try to find her a home.
Tom,
You have a great car and I wish you luck on the sale As far as the price goes, while prices appear to be down from a couple of years ago, nice no BS cars are still bringing great money and will continue to do so. It only takes one person to feel the same way and buy the car.
Tom,
You have a great car and I wish you luck on the sale As far as the price goes, while prices appear to be down from a couple of years ago, nice no BS cars are still bringing great money and will continue to do so. It only takes one person to feel the same way and buy the car.
Although pictures can be deceiving your car looks very nice.Original cars carry a premium as they have been well taken care of in order to stay in great shape and as they say are only original once.I personaly know of a maroon '66 390hp convert with 28k miles that just sold for $150K and the buyer is a very well known Corvette collector who knows the market as well as anyone.
There is another thread that "pokes some fun" at my price, saying it's too high. Well, go find another L72 convertible with these credentials and tell me the selling price. I am all ears.
If anything I would argue your price is on the low side. Nothing better than an unrestored 66 L72.
If anything I would argue your price is on the low side. Nothing better than an unrestored 66 L72.
Great car! Best of luck with your sale.
-Dave
Thanks for the comments.
(In my quote when I mentioned "selling price" I meant the actual sold price not the asking price. My intention is to see if another car with these same credentials has sold below $130k. I suspect other L72 cars that have sold for less than that do not have the same credentials.)
I am not sure of the price, seems to be in line with other cars of that caliber.
One thing I will say about prices, a lot of classic vettes went unsold at the auction at Carlisle last year, due to the owner thinking it was worth more than the buyers. Reserves set too high on a lot of cars.
To me, it seems like the hype of Barrett-Jackson has made every one with a mid-year think they own a gold mine, while very few do.
There is another thread that "pokes some fun" at my price, saying it's too high. Well, go find another L72 convertible with these credentials and tell me the selling price. I am all ears.
I'm not laughing. I'm crying!
They are only original once. This is the kind of car that I dream of. I'll trade you a very nice 53 if you throw in some serious boot.
Very nice car...I like to see a car like this being sold by a private party versus that owner turning it over to BJ or one of those guys and allowing them to make a profit from your beautiful car...it just does not seem right to me...
Best of luck with your sale...also as you already know, if it does not sell this week or the next the price on this car is not going down with time it is going up...
Thanks for all the feedback. I know the market is slow. The housing market decline has dried up a lot of the funds used in years past to purchase our favorite Corvette. BUT...original cars with a strong pedigree are hard to find. I don't feel the price is out of line with the current market for THESE TYPES OF CARS. With all due respect, the average run of the mill Corvette and the ones being sold every other month or two have gone down in price. Too many cars and too few buyers.
I came across this ad in our favorite auction site today. People can ask what they want for their cars but this ad caught my attention because it initially sounded a bit like my '66.....until I read it all. Buy It Now Price is $175k.
Thanks again for everyones feedback.
GARAGE FIND!!! 1965 Corvette convertible. 17,997 ACTUAL MILEAGE!!!. Five owner history! All owners are alive and kicking as far as we know! Only the first owner has disappeared from radar! This car was purchased two years ago and lovingly restored! This car is an original optioned car, nothing has been added that we are aware of. The original owner purchased this Corvette and drag raced it in the Cleveland / Mansfield Ohio area. We have a photo from it's original drag race days. The car was then sold to the original owners employer, when the original owner came upon hard times. The car eventually ended up in Greeley Colorado, where it resided over 20 years until we discovered it.
This Corvette wears all of its original fiberglass body, and has never had any body damage, or signs of repairs. The inner rear fender lips had been shaved on the inside edge to clear the drag slicks used by the original owner. These were left "as is", rather than do any work on an un-touched body The chassis had only light surface rust prior to the restoration, NO scale anywhere! This car had its original paint when purchased, but it was heavily lacquer checked. The Interior on the car is unbelieveable! All of the interior, with the exception of the carpeting is all original! Original guage cluster has never been restored, other than cleaning. The radio, dash pads, seat belts, dash fiberglass, clock, etc., were only cleaned! The seats are all original and still retain the original soft foam that none of the repro interior companies can get right! It still has its original seat backs! Seat belts are like new! The original teakwood wheel is perfect! Most all of the original parts on this car were simply cleaned and reused!
There is always a "catch" to those "too good to be true" stories right? I know this is going to be very hard too believe! This is probably one of the very few, if not the only big block Corvette in the world that "DOES NOT" have its original engine!!! I know, its hard to believe, isn't it? It had a 1966 427 replacement engine because the original engine succumbed to the drag strip blues! But that doesn't stop us restorers does it? We found an correctly dated 396, and all its matching dated components, broached the block (ironically done by a fellow in Ohio) and the engine now is back to being "correct" for this Corvette.
OPTIONS: 396 / 425 hp, 4 speed close ratio trans, 4:11 posi, am/fm radio, tinted glass, 2 tops, gold line tires, hub caps. Glen Green with green interior and black convert. top!
Car scored a top flight in it's first NCRS outing! It has been driven only 12 miles since the frame off rerstoration, this was for an NCRS PV test! Car is as tight as the day it left St. Louis!
Tom,
It makes your car look like a bargain. It is nice to see that the owner actually admits that the motor is a restoration motor. Have you had any offers on your car?
Tom,
It makes your car look like a bargain. It is nice to see that the owner actually admits that the motor is a restoration motor. Have you had any offers on your car?
I agree about the disclosure for the '65. Sounds like PT was hired to provide the engine. Maybe I should have started my price higher but I prefer to price the car closer to reality--- at least what I think is reality.
I had the car on ebay last week where it bid to $88k. Numerous people called during the auction and afterwards, as typical. They all liked the car but no one has stepped up to get serious. One gentleman called afterwards and said he had bid $85k and after some discussion said that he would offer that amount-- he was an informed Corvette guy and he was serious. "Wow", is all I can say if someone thinks a car like this would go for well under $100k. He is closer to exceptional small block territory than big block in my opinion. So, there has been a number of people interested but no one really in the game.
What I have been told by a number of folks is that for the most part people with the high-end quality cars are hanging back and holding their cars. There are a lot of "similar" cars out there including dozens of '67 427s for sale, but many of them have a hole or two in their pedigree-- no docs or a restoration engine. But I would imagine that if someone was diligent enough they could find a good car at a good price. I think my car is one of those....in fact I think it is close to exceptional.......but so far there are no takers.
Corvette Store
For Sale: 1966 L72 Convertible. Unrestored.
Although pictures can be deceiving your car looks very nice.Original cars carry a premium as they have been well taken care of in order to stay in great shape and as they say are only original once.I personaly know of a maroon '66 390hp convert with 28k miles that just sold for $150K and the buyer is a very well known Corvette collector who knows the market as well as anyone.
