68 Corvette Restoration, part 1000000.01

[JeffKeryk]

Originally Posted by 4WD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ze949XZoTA

We used to go see John Kay at the Bodega in Campbell, CA.
The greatest rock singer ever. Period.
I guess you know he was blind. And so much energy in his voice. Being in a small club hearing him was off the charts.
He tore the place down.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Originally Posted by CT8
It is amazing that is costs at least 10 times+ more to restore a car than it did to buy them new.

I am easily $50K into this car. Plus tons of labor. It is worth MAYBE $30K. Probably cost $3500 in 1968.
I bet Mark has $100K into his car. Plus his labor and untold hours in research and searching for parts.

$3500 was a lot more money then than it is now, of course.
The convertible MSRP was $4320; my car's options were the L36 427 for like $120 and AM/FM Stereo ($50 maybe). FM was new and FM Stereo was rare and expensive.

 

[Mr Nice]

Nice Vette for those weekend cruises with top down.

 

[4WD]

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[CT8]

Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
Originally Posted by CT8
It is amazing that is costs at least 10 times+ more to restore a car than it did to buy them new.

I am easily $50K into this car. Plus tons of labor. It is worth MAYBE $30K. Probably cost $3500 in 1968.
I bet Mark has $100K into his car. Plus his labor and untold hours in research and searching for parts.

$3500 was a lot more money then than it is now, of course.
The convertible MSRP was $4320; my car's options were the L36 427 for like $120 and AM/FM Stereo ($50 maybe). FM was new and FM Stereo was rare and expensive.

I use to work next to Roy Brizio's shop and would go in to checkout the cars and he said his customers would write him a $100,00.00 Check and tell Roy if you need more Money just call me. Roy said you get 50 cents on the dollar when you sell if you are lucky.

 

[FordMan59]

Coupe base price was $4663 in '68. I thought $3500 was a bit on the low side. My dad bought a '68 Mercury Montego MX new, the sticker price was $36xx. He bought it for $3200.