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why are dealers telling me to stay away from 68,s they say quality is a real problem compared to 67 and 69?
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The idea that build quality is an issue in a 36 year old car is laughable isn't it?? If a particular vette has survived this long don't you think any initial quality problems on that vehicle would have been addressed by now? However, the 68 still does suffer a stigma from the very first car magazine reviews. I believe the most infamous was Car and Driver, who refused to even test the car they got because it was such a POS!! I absolutely love my 68, but for a prospective buyer I would only recommend it for someone who has a thick skin and is confident with their choices and does not require the approval of others to feel good about what they have. You should also expect a pricing concession, ie pay less for a 68 then a similarly equipped and conditioned 69. And finally, I would not recommend a 68 for anyone wanting to do a complete NCRS restoration. Too many one year only hard to find parts. You see very few 68s on the NCRS showfield, and more likely to see a bowtie candidate or even an L88 than a restored car.jeffitz said:why are dealers telling me to stay away from 68,s they say quality is a real problem compared to 67 and 69?
If anyone cannot sell an all-original chrome bumper roadster for $8K, it has issues you or the seller have not identified.7NT1VETTE said:The 68 is less "refined", it has the ignition key on the dash, push locks on the doors, no stingray emblems, no map pocket, and other noticeable changes at first glance, they do not hold as near a value as a simarly equipped 69 has. Near my house there is a guy that is selling his 68 all original convertible and he cant even get $8000 for the car. But if you like it buy it.
I never said it was in excellent condition. After all they did produce more Convertibles in 1968 than Coupes, (18,000 verts to 9,000 coupes) the price on a convertible is not the same as other cars because there were so many more produced.BlueL36 said:If anyone cannot sell an all-original chrome bumper roadster for $8K, it has issues you or the seller have not identified.
see? this is why I said what I said above:7NT1VETTE said:The 68 is less "refined", it has the ignition key on the dash, push locks on the doors, no stingray emblems, no map pocket, and other noticeable changes at first glance, they do not hold as near a value as a simarly equipped 69 has. Near my house there is a guy that is selling his 68 all original convertible and he cant even get $8000 for the car. But if you like it buy it.
You first stated that your friend had an all-original '68 convertible, which implied a kind of survivor status. Now you say that a two-to-one ratio of convertibles to coupes mean convertibles with a 1968 vintage are worth less. Is rarity a condition of desirability? Not in $8K cars. And if you're looking at $8K cars, you aren't going to get much more than a restoration project. It's expensive to restore any year, whether you go the NCRS route or you make it a very nice modified street rod. So your comparison really isn't a comparison. Quality cars, similarly equipped, one a '68 and the other a '69, will have little price difference. You may prefer the '69, and that's okay. My suggestion to someone buying is to spend as much as they can afford on the best car they can find, no matter what year C3 it is.7NT1VETTE said:I never said it was in excellent condition. After all they did produce more Convertibles in 1968 than Coupes, (18,000 verts to 9,000 coupes) the price on a convertible is not the same as other cars because there were so many more produced.