What's a 66 corvette conv. worth?

[pete3799]

Anybody give me a very rough idea what a 66 corvette conv. in rough shape is worth? Maybe just a parts rig.....don't know.
No idea if it's numbers matching.
327CI
4 speed
69,127 miles
power windows
Been sitting in a garage for 39 years.
Only a couple of bad photos of it. Definitely wasn't in great shape when it was parked.
It's listed on an estate action bill that came in the mail.

[slodave]

I'll give you 5 dollars for it.

[pete3799]

5 and a half and it's yours.

[strupgolf]

A 66 is a good year, but a basket case is, IMO, worth around $10-15.000. You would have to spend about 30,000 to restore it and then it would only be worth 35-55,000. Good luck, and I do love those cars.

[aigel]

Is it all matching numbers? Especially engine and trans? That will make a difference in value.

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[Jim Bremner]

less than a coupe! REALLY!

[Laneco]

A 66, with matching numbers, is never a parts car.

Never.

My husband has put some of these back together that were so badly damaged he had to replace FRAMES and they brought the car over in a couple of loads of trash bags. Still worth putting together.

Even a non-numbers matching car of that vintage is quite valuable. If it is still a 327 it was probably always a 4 speed - good chance it's numbers matching or at least correct for year.

angela

[PorscheGAL]

This place is selling a '63 project car with no engine for $19000. I know not the same year but should be same model if I'm not mistaken. Could be a great project.

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Project - Valley Auto Corvette Sales Bedford, PA

[aigel]

I don't think you can go wrong going in with $5k. $10k may work if it is #s matching. $15k is probably okay too, but only if you actually have been looking for such a project. If you want to get ahead or flip it, I would not go more than $5k.

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[aigel]

Originally Posted by PorscheGAL

This place is selling a '63 project car with no engine for $19000. I know not the same year but should be same model if I'm not mistaken. Could be a great project.

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Project - Valley Auto Corvette Sales Bedford, PA

That has to be nosebleed territory in terms of price (asking price that is). It is a good indicator though. The car may be worth half that ...

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[kaisen]

Everyone's idea of "rough" is different

They can look really rough and only need simple cosmetics, or they can look pretty good and have significant frame rust and fiberglass disintegration.

If everything is there, and it's just repaint, reupholster, rechrome, refresh, then $10K seems reasonable. Otherwise, $5K may be too much. Better know what you're looking at.

[Zeke]

I can tell you that the car is worth very little but it will sell crazy and might even be flipped once or twice until some fool dives in and gets buried in it.

Smart money will buy it, clean it up dramatically, do the brakes and fluids, get it running and make 5K in a week.

[pete3799]

Not sure if it's worth the drive to look at it.
What do you think

[Heel n Toe]

Check out the ratted-out '63 convertible about halfway down this page... no engine... listed for $19.9K... Corvettes For Sale | C2 Corvettes | Corvette Auto Trader Classifieds

[Zeke]

Looks like it was a project when stored. What a disaster. I call those parts cars.

Someone will yell out save it. That's the fool I mentioned.

[tabs]

Thats not ROUGH thats good restorable condition...7K to 11K..is realistic...your not going to get it cheap. I tend to think??? that it could even go for more if it is a matching car...

But the big determinate for the price is it a matching No's car...block and trans..then you need to get up underneath to see if all the Fiber Glass seams are factory and check for Frame rust. there are a bunch of other parts under there that will also have a story to tell.

then what kind of 327...300hp or 350hp...375Hp...

I don't care what kind of Resto you do it is going to cost you lots more than you think. Figure about 20K anyway...

Best would be to buy cheap, put some elbow grease into it..get it running if ya can and flip it without restoring it...take a PROFIT and RUNNNNNNN...

AND YES GO TAKE A LOOK SEE...if for no other reason than a nice day out and some education. Also do some research online so you have an idea of what you need to be looking for originality.

[Racerbvd]

Someone will yell out save it. That's the fool I mentioned.

That would be me...
Are they open to any trades!!!!

[foxpaws]

As angela said - numbers matching - it is very much a keeper...

Side pipes - looks like original knock-offs on one side (find out where the other 2 are, and the other pipe), see if the front bumper and other pieces are nearby as well. Engine shot is a 327 - and very much the correct set in for that year... Interior looks decent - got gauges, knobbies, could be a 4-speed.. hard to tell. Interior badging - correct steering wheel....



Go, look, maybe you get a screamin' deal...

Remember-they make everything for these cars - it isn't like you are going to have to go searching everywhere for a taillight....

[tabs]

Bet the car was originally Maroon, Burgundy, or Merlot...or what ever U want to call that colour. with a White interior. 4spd, interior is mostly all there...factory hubcaps, factory side pipes...needs bumpers, Black top. wt White interior? Missing shifter knob..it has chrome plated valve covers..factory? Don't like the Air Cleaner being missing? The headlight motor is not working?

Looks like it was sanded down to Primer...and left...the interior is not fked up..which is a plus. Engine compartment looks to be pretty much all there..

Big concern if mtching #'s and WHAT HP 327 mtr option do ya have....if it is a big hp option it is worth going after...wt solid lifters...ouuuuu daddy...

[Zeke]

No, those are not the alloy knock offs that Corvette had as an option along with the side pipes. They are hubcaps. Five hole are '66-67 and 6 hole are '65 from what I remember. (worked at a place called Corvette Auto Parts in the '60's.)