Holy cow! That is a sweet, sweet ride.
Pretty car.
Think I would have liked to have known him
A used car in such nice shape. I’d pay full MSRP for that one, even as old as it is.
Ping.
An old used Chevy. Might be worth a few hundred bucks.
Had to give it up less than two years later, just could not afford the insurance, payments, and maintenance. The thing ate motormounts and U-joints constantly.
Oh, to be a rich kid and just have tucked it away for sunny days and waxing it.
It’s not unusual to find very low mileage Corvettes that have been garaged and babied, men (mostly) tend to buy them as sort of a trophy car, a reward, and keep them for weekend driving, always have. I’ve been admiring the later C4’s of late, pretty cheap, engine and trans were sorted out by then, nice proportions, clean lines, fast, fairly reliable and easy to service.
But, this one is bizarre, he just parked it practically new. There’s a story there, the why. Something he couldn’t deal with but couldn’t get past, imho. Maybe a girlfriend or fiancé? Don’t know but it was a time capsule for him.
Considering the condition, I don't see it going for less than a million, probably a little better than a million.
The car is beautiful...love red interiors.
My parents sold our 1957 Chevy 210 (Green with yellow tails) while I was in college in 1964. Also moved, and didn’t tell me where they went. Plus someone stole some of my stamp collections and lots of valuable trading cards including a complete Green Davey Crockett set.
1964 was not a good year for me.
67’Vet. Great, smooth looking car. Now my old neighbor had a 56 T-Bird (cream white) which he smashed into a wall and lived. Got a pink 57 T bird and I think a 59 vet.
We had a very interesting neighborhood. Also had a beautiful blond next door. Gave Marilyn Monroe a run for her money but we were just friends. Sad story for another day.
Thats not a car, its a Marine’s jewel.
they're estimating this car to sell between $600,000 and $800,000.
I would be very interested to know what the doctor paid for the car.
About an 11% per year return, which shows the power of compound, tax free growth. It would be hard to sit on this as an investment rather than in it as a performance car.
I’m a little confused by the underhood pictures. I’m not aware that GM ever offered chrome alternator brackets, chrome brake fluid reservoirs, chrome oil vents, etc. I presume these are aftermarket, which would lower the value of the car. What else is not original, would be my first question.
The greedy keep moving on, to big blocks muscle cars, Ferrari's, basically whatever niche they can ruin. Many of them car not a whit about the cars themselves, only preening about it one for a drive or two, and then making a "killing" by reselling it.
Then you get the auction mills like Mecum, who have helped turn affordable middle class classic cars into toys for the a bunch of self absorbed jerks who don't know a thing about them. Not all of the industry is bad - and you have to have free enterprise. But it has gone from an enjoyable hobby to "big business" - and that has been ruinous.
I’m absolutely stunned that the engine seals have held up all this time.
The tires are wrong, wrong, wrong...