What's a 66 corvette conv. worth?
 

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.

I'll give you 5 dollars for it.

5 and a half and it's yours.

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.

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

G

less than a coupe! REALLY!

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

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

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.

G

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 ...

G

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.

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.

Not sure if it's worth the drive to look at it.
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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

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.

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.

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

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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....

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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....

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...

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.)

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Matching numbers means EVERYTHING...and it is worth saving with or without...but those matching NOs mean $$$$$...

You practically don't even need a car to build one of those...EVERYTHING IS REPRODUCED...

I had a 66 Coupe 427/425 HP matching No. car....at one time

U can bet the Corvette Junkies are gona be all over this one...

66 was the first year for 4 wheel discs and that makes it up there with the 67's..67's were the last of the mid years so they go forrrr morrrre????

I like the 327 solid lifter cars....they is worth having...

oh - value after restoration - if numbers matching - in the $65,000 range (depending on if that is a hi-pony engine)... not matching - $35,000 or so...

Personally, I don't think the numbers matching piece of this will mean a whole lot. I doubt this one will ever be a candidate for a 100pt Bloomington Gold restoration. It's not that rare or special. It would, however, make a great driver with a nice restoration.

There's about $80K difference in cost between a nice driver's restoration and a Bloomington Gold restoration.

And numbers matching won't matter for the guy who wants something good looking to enjoy his nostalgic hobby

It won't matter to the hobby guy - but when he goes to sell it - it is all about the numbers - even if the hobby guy who does most of the resto himself, when he goes to sell it - he will see almost double the money if the numbers match. It seems like in American muscle - these days it is all about the numbers...

Auction bill says it's a 327CI 350 HP
Doesn't says anything about matching numbers

Sidepipe car--that's cool.

Well.......at least it was a nice day for a drive.
Anyone care to guess what this sold for?

$12,000

Higher.
Not matching numbers either.

$15k is my guess...

Getting closer Art.

You used to be able to buy a bare cast iron block from the dealer with the number boss blank. In today's world it would be nothing to duplicate the factory numbers on the block. And I don't think anyone is going to do an acid test even on a block that is shaved and renumbered.

If you go to sell at an auction, they do some authenticating but they aren't going to go to the extent of an acid test. You have to sign that "to your knowledge" that the numbers are authentic. I doubt any collectors go to the trouble either.

Now, the buyer of this POS might eventually either establish that the numbers match or make them so. All of that being said, it is my learning that GM did not keep records as Porsche did in this time period, i.e, the number of the chassis and the number of the engine installed in that chassis. GM, AFAIK, can tell you what year a motor is but not what specific chassis it went in, just the model. If that is in fact the case, it would be a lot easier to provide a correct block legitimately for a lot of models.

For the rarer production units it becomes more difficult. This Corvette is just a production line model with a no name motor other than being a '65 or '66 casting by the casting number and possibly followed by a "Y" back that early. Body serial numbers began appearing about 3 years later. I'm pretty sure there is a way to determine if a particular chassis was a 327 or a 427 but in '66 getting a 327 to match does not seem to be a big deal.

350 CI engines came out in '67 but the '66 Vette could be had with the new 427. We didn't see the 454 until '70.

Well, that's fine. Someone might flip the car and make a little less that I presumed was in the cards and the sellers can drink champagne in celebration for hitting a small lotto. Once under competent restoration, the car will be at the selling price plus a minimum of $60,000 whether it be paid out, or hours invested, or a combination of both.

If not a competent restoration, a disservice will be done to the car and it STILL will take a minimum of 60K to make it right.

Milt, those cars had the last digits of the VIN stamped in the blocks and transmissions.

>15k is nuts for that car if the numbers aren't even matching. Sounds like some people got into a bidding war.

G

It sold for 18,500
Far more than i would have believed.

Um, you might want to cruise on over to the vintage Corvette and Camaro forums and web pages. Now I know that could be painful I also know I could be wrong.

But since I didn't stay at the Holiday Inn, I'll tell you I used to work at a Corvette only dismantler when I was around 19 and the cars we are talking about were new. Given the hanky panky that was going on in those days, I thought I knew what numbers were traceable vs. those that weren't so much. I quit 2 weeks before the owners were arrested.

I don't stay current on values for these but god do I love them. They have real value because more people want them than there are cars.

A Corvette Stingray roadster like that is on my short list of cars that I'd like to own. There has never been a time when I did not want one. My favorite would be a 327/375 hp 4-speed w/ four wheel disc brakes. Cops will pull you over just to talk about the car, they all love Corvettes for some reason.

I have owned a classic vette more recent than you were working on them, so that's probably why I remembered better. ;)

Decoding a Corvette’s V8 Casting Numbers and Engine Stamps
Here my old heap - 1971

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I can remember hearing way back in the '80s about the problem with counterfeit serial #s and documents on 'vettes as they climbed in value and became very collectible. If I bought one, I would go big and spend the money for a top-drawer car but I'd authenticate the schit out of it first.