Collectable

[Bubs]

I don't know if this is the right place to ask, if not please excuse. I am new to the Corvette scene . I am getting a '73 Coupe. My question is "How collectable is the 73 seeing as it is the only year for this body style?"

 

[Tom73]

"Larry Shinoda, the famous Corvette designer, once commented in an interview that the 1973 was his favorite of the post-1967 era because the front and rear styling were closest to what the stylists originally had in mind when this series was first designed."

(Illustrated Corvette Buyer's Guide by Michael Antonick).

Best description I can think of for the '73. It does not have quite the value of the earlier bumper cars but does not have the stigma of the latter rubber bumper cars. It is pre cat converter. True dual exhausts. And if you have the L82, none of the futuer small blocks beat it in HP until the new LT1 came out in '92.

tom...

 

[6880 Mike]

Nostalgia for me. The first Corvette I ever rode in was a '73 convertible. Messed me up for life.

:L

 

[BruceBed]

Nostalgia for me. The first Corvette I ever rode in was a '73 convertible. Messed me up for life.

:L

I'm still messed up after 35 years with mine.There is no cure.......you weren't driving mine behind my back, were you?

 

[XLR8]

I don't know if this is the right place to ask, if not please excuse. I am new to the Corvette scene . I am getting a '73 Coupe. My question is "How collectable is the 73 seeing as it is the only year for this body style?"

Hi Bubs and welcome to the !!

Congrats on your pending arrival! Here are a couple of CAC links you may find interesting:

Corvette Action Center Tech Center Model Center

Corvette Action Center 1973 Model Center

Good luck!
Jane Ann

 

[Bubs]

Thanks to everyone for responding so fast. The welcome I have received and the intellegent answers makes me even more excited about my impending project. Thanks again everbody.

 

[slk230red]

The '73 is a special year, it's always been one of my favorites.

 

[Vette79]

If I could get another Vette it would be a 73...

 

[6880 Mike]

...There is no cure...

Exactly. That first ride did it. I've never been the same....

Yellow convertible 4-speed with tan leather and a tan top. She stole my heart.

 

[red70vette]

How collectible is a 73? That is a tough question. Everything is relavant. 73 attributes have been stated in previous posts but there are many more Corvettes that are valued higher by collectors and there are many that are not valued as much. Try not to worry too much about how much it is worth or will be worth.

It is a nice and unique car and you need to just enjoy it. I can tell you this it will not depreciate as fast as any new car that you buy today so you are getting a car you can have fun with and are saving money. How much better can it get?