| How find value of non-original 1972 Corvette? |
Subject: How find value of non-original 1972 Corvette? by serede on 2010/11/22 17:46:38 Hello, Sorry to be long winded, but wondering if anyone could direct us as to a reputable source to establish the actual value of our 1972 Corvette (Idaho)? We bought it in 1985, but a little more than 1-1/2 years ago my husband had a traumatic brain injury and I've recently lost my job due to business closure of my employer, so we are facing bankrupcy. We have found that the collector value books don't give any criteria to consider the following: By it's VIN number (1Z37K2S513841) it is a two-door coupe, 350 (not LT1, apparently indicated by the "K"), and is a 4-speed. Engine is not original; had a 327 when we bought it, though should have been 350. A machine shop put a 350 of some kind in it in about 1988 or 1989, and we think he said was a Corvette 350, but don't know what year; runs pretty well, some oil leakage, steering is little sloppy. Odometer hasn't worked since somewhere between 1987 and 1990, so we have no idea how to guess mileage. We assume transmission & rear end are original. As far as we know T-tops are factory (not glass) and we have only the one set. Has pop-out back window and chrome bumpers, no air, no power windows or steering, smog equipment had either been removed or wasn't stock when we bought it, and has no seat belts (may not have been stock?) Leather interior is light or medium saddle color in fair to good condition, some wear. Has matching aftermarket carpet from Mid-America or Ecklers about 12-13 years old; seats and dash appear to be original. We believe was originally green exterior, is on 3rd paint job that we know of, currently white; body apparently had some body putty at some point, and some fiberglass repair. Missing its visors, and wipers don't work; headlights functional, but not very smooth while lifting. Front body (nose piece with side fenders) is apparently aftermarket as it has no egg crate grills, so we assume must have been wrecked at some point before we bought it, and not sure if that's what happened to engine or whether was blown. Does have front egg crates, and we had aftermarket Stingray emblems installed during one of the paint jobs. Steering wheel is a miniature approximately 3/4 size with the wheel made of wood, which was there when we bought it, clearly not original. Had no console between seats when we bought it; (Instead has some kind of a 1" thick cloth diamond-tucked "pillow" covering the empty spot) Knock off wheels not there when we bought it; wider, low-profile tires; we assume all glass is original, except front windshield, which has been replaced. Clock hasn't worked since we've had it; radio has been replaced with AM/FM cassette; on rest of cluster, only the temperature guage and oil pressure guage work; speedometer hadn't worked for years, but replaced this past summer with aftermarket from Jegs, although shipped wrong one with no tach drive and we had it installed for time being. Has aftermarket dual-point distributor; aftermarket shift knob; we assume the shifter itself is original. Passenger door mechanism was broken and replaced years ago, but still didn't and doesn't open from the outside (rarely). Has some kind of burglar alarm key hole (we guess) on center rear between tail lights, but no key. Has possible wiring issue approximately left of right front tire area (shorted and smoked once when put on battery charger, but possibly because battery cables are both black and couldn't tell which was positive at first.) Has some other wiring issue our mechanic said will need to be addressed, but don't remember detail. Thanks for any info you may have. |
