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1964 Chevrolet Corvette Blue Manual, 4 speed Left Hand Dr...
1964 Chevrolet Corvette Blue Manual, 4 speed Left Hand Drive in United Kingdom - For Sale | Car & Classic, £47,500 1964 C2 CORVETTE VIN 4...
Nice C2 4Sale with Dromey Corvettes
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antijam
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Certainly a nice looking car. The write-up suggests it holds up against cars worth £60k or more - so why only £47.5K? I guess as well as several other non-original elements, the substitution of a later 350/220 for the original 327 with at least 250 HP will be partly responsible.
Still, it could get you into a very smart manual 'Vert C2 at a pretty keen price.
Still, it could get you into a very smart manual 'Vert C2 at a pretty keen price.
Roscobbc
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Despite the C2 (and C1) market being relatively buoyant........for many buyers a non original spec' car is a 'kiss of death'.
Having said that perhaps someone 'new' to the fickle world of American cars in the UK and very specifically Corvettes (and classic cars generally) I guess might be bowled over by what they see and the historic prices paid for matching numbers cars.
Back in the USA when these cars were perhaps a mere 10 or 15 years old, far more numerous, much cheaper (or accident damaged) many a hotter spec' engine would have found its way into a hot rod or dragster.
Imagine this cars potential value today if it had originally been a 375 hp 327 with fuel injection?
Llewelyn
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The market is tough out there - people have less disposable cash, classic car market is volatile so less people are "investing".
Then you've got the age old "perceived value" and a price cars ACTUALLY change hands for ... Adrian knows what he's doing and he's priced it to actually shift it.
I can give some recent first hand examples:
I sold a lovely C5 convertible in black tail end of last year for £10.5k from memory (this included delivery 200 miles away at my cost!). The internet woul dhave you believe it was a £15k+ car
A couple of weeks ago I sold my "£30k market value" Lotus Esprit GT3 in truly excellent condition for £22.5k and even that was hard work
Buying at the right money is getting more and more difficult these days too because most owners think their cars are worth more than they actually are.
Going back to the C2 it looks a great car for the money!
Then you've got the age old "perceived value" and a price cars ACTUALLY change hands for ... Adrian knows what he's doing and he's priced it to actually shift it.
I can give some recent first hand examples:
I sold a lovely C5 convertible in black tail end of last year for £10.5k from memory (this included delivery 200 miles away at my cost!). The internet woul dhave you believe it was a £15k+ car
A couple of weeks ago I sold my "£30k market value" Lotus Esprit GT3 in truly excellent condition for £22.5k and even that was hard work
Buying at the right money is getting more and more difficult these days too because most owners think their cars are worth more than they actually are.
Going back to the C2 it looks a great car for the money!