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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (1/14)
12/18/08 9:00pm

steves74

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Saw this on ebay. What do you think?

eBay Motors: Chevrolet : Corvette (item 230315095843 end time Dec-25-08 10:10:00 PST)

Seller will pay 1/2 shipping for "buy it now". Seems like a OK deal.... Wink

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (2/14)
12/18/08 10:16pm

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (3/14)
12/18/08 11:14pm

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Looks like you are too late,,it sold for 12.5k on buy it now,,was a gooood buy,,rd

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (4/14)
12/18/08 11:42pm

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The trans, IF it is an M22, is not original to the car(which totally blows the "matching numbers" deal). The L88s were the only '68 cars with the M22...in case anyone was wonderin...

Yeah, it looks like a pretty fair deal, depending on how bad/good it really is. It looks a little rough, but still prolly worth the $$$ if the frame is good.

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (5/14)
12/18/08 11:43pm

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Steve, I hope it was you that got that 68. It seemed to be a really good deal.

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (6/14)
12/19/08 12:17am

steves74

Nope...wasn't me. Boy it really went fast... so must have been OK deal, at least to someone.

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (7/14)
12/19/08 12:27am

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I think it was decent buy if the frame is good and the buyer realizes there's quite a few "one year only" parts on the 68. I hope he decoded the keypad on the engine. rearn2go722008-12-18 21:28:25

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (8/14)
12/19/08 9:15am

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Personally, I dont think this was a good deal. Fair yes, a disaster possibly... I judge the condition of cars (even at auction) by the cond of the interior. If you sit in filth, the rest of the car follows suit 90% of the time. The interior is 3000.00+ if you do it yourself. Figure the mandatory 2500.00 for every Vette you buy plus the mystery repairs and the oh, I forgot to tell you stuff. Easily your at 18k as your base. Theres some killer cars out there right now in the low 20s...

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (9/14)
12/19/08 11:15am

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How about this one?

http://tucson.craigslist.org/cto/963175948.html

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (10/14)
12/19/08 12:31pm

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It is a good buy if you have about $20,000 more to spend on it.

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (11/14)
12/19/08 1:50pm

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"Sounds" like a good deal but didn't look like one.!!

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (12/14)
12/19/08 1:59pm

Adams' Apple

Aboot $3000 too high, imo...

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (13/14)
12/20/08 10:58am

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If your gonna buy a bumper car it should look like a bumper car unless your taste is for modifieds. Most folks don't feel that way though.

That Ebay car with a late model rubber bumper front end on it looks to have been fiddled with alot and appears to have alot of needs.

I will say this though...... if you buy it and want to make me a deal on the hood we can talk......

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68 vert. good buy? yes or no? (14/14)
12/20/08 1:26pm

steves74

What about this one. For $18K. Too high? Nice car tho...
1978 Corvette with 10,000 original Miles!

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74 coupe 4 speed 350, 54K actual miles,
all original; paint, interior, engine,
split bumper. #'s match. 2nd owner, no stress cracks.

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