Thread: Abandoned Corvettes

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Originally Posted by Corvetteboy3

A Vette in the condition of those(or any car for that matter) In my opinion doesn't matter if its part of a famous collection or not, if I was looking for one, I wouldn't care if it was part of some internet fame collection like this one, its junked, so its worth whatver somebody is willing to pay for it, regardless of who owns it and what collection its in. IMO

Junked? Hardly. Ok, they've been sitting indoors for 20 years, so they aren't immediately drivable, but they are far from junked. Everything there, at least the '53 through the '72, is worth restoring, from a financial point of view.

As for "its worth whatver somebody is willing to pay for it", that is true of every used car in the world, from a '09 Veyron to a '75 Pinto to a '61 250GT SWB.

The fact that these are "VH1 Giveaway" Corvettes, or "Peter Max" Corvettes, is indeed irrelevant, unless Peter Max actually completes the project and paints them. Then they become art and, regardless of what you or I think of that art, that will have an effect on their value to a certain segment of the market.

How do these cars just lay dormant? I see new cars just beyond the fence. Surely someone must of thought, I should see if he wants to sell them.

Originally Posted by Forfend

How do these cars just lay dormant? I see new cars just beyond the fence. Surely someone must of thought, I should see if he wants to sell them.

They have, and he won't. It's that age old story...

"Oh, I'm going to finish them someday."

Makes sense I can understand, its rare finds like this and the random barn that just amaze me.

a lot of those cars are far from junk. yea they wont fire right up but it wouldnt take much to get them back on the road. look past the dirt and a lot of those cars are in great shape. couple days with a pressure washer and a rotary and ill be damned if couldnt get a lot of those looking great!

Originally Posted by RiseAbove

a lot of those cars are far from junk. yea they wont fire right up but it wouldnt take much to get them back on the road. look past the dirt and a lot of those cars are in great shape. couple days with a pressure washer and a rotary and ill be damned if couldnt get a lot of those looking great!

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