One of these days I will end up picking up a manual transmission C3 Corvette. This won’t be the car, but that’s due to a glut of projects at the homestead — I think this is a reasonable project for the right Barn Finds reader! You can learn more at the listing here on craigslist or just read this post to the end. The car is located in Jacksonville, North Carolina and the asking price is only $2,500! And, to quote the ad, “If your looking to rip down the streets, letting all those bald eagles rip, then you sir; need a Corvette!” (note, I’m sure the seller would let the car go to a female as well for the right price)
As usual with a craigslist ad, there aren’t enough pictures or information to base a good decision on, but there is enough to make me wish I had the ability to check it out further. We are told that the “car is primered and ready for paint or a wrap. It was prepped for paint and then sat for awhile. Fiberglass body so there isn’t any rust on the car, a couple of the spots in the fiberglass body need attention but nothing major.”
The seller goes on to tell us that it is a T-top car (with glass T-tops) and has an extra set of glass flat headlights and an extra set of wheels. Hopefully the other set matches.
Supposedly all pieces are there to put the interior back together. And the seller has a clean title in hand. By the way, the car is a factory four-speed manual.
Obviously this is not a car to restore to original specifications! Under the hood we have a 383 cubic inch V8 with some aftermarket parts. Seeing as there’s no carburetor, distributor or water pump it isn’t running either. The good thing about this one is that anyone can fix that. Finally, the last paragraph of the ad had me laughing my head off. I’ll reprint it here in it’s entirety: If your looking to rip down the streets, letting all those bald eagles rip, then you sir; need a Corvette.. Has enough power to spill your Bud Light while racing your sisterwife in her 78 El Camino. Needs some tinkerin’ but nothing Cousin Bill can’t throw a stick at. Come get her while she’s hot boys! Are any readers looking to rip down the streets?
Who knows, for $2,500 the good old boy might throw in a few bottles of shine.
An amount which you’d have already consumed if you even were considering this “project”
I love the statements (understatements?) “Needs slight assembly. Needs minimal to get back on the road.”
“Needs repaired”
Manually shifted automatic ?
Saw that also. But there are 3 pedals so who knows.
Leave this one where it lays, it isn’t worth the trouble to hire a flat bed to pick it up. A parts car at best.
It looks a little jaundiced.
The front-end alone complete is worth 2/3’s of the seller’s asking price.
Another trashed Corvette, the photo of that mess of wires takes $1000 of what i woyld put down for this pos
I got this 1980 2yrs. Ago for $2500. Needed paint and some interior work. A 2 owner car that I drove home. Was originally black. L48 auto. Now is 81 corvette bright blue metallic. A good deal since I can do the work myself. Not hard to change these to a stick trans. I did to my 74 stingray. The one listed here looks to rough even if can do yourself.
Priced about $2500 over market value.
I’d buy it just for the transmission. But at 1/10 that price.
“Cousin Bill” better have some big ‘ol sticks in that there toolbox of his’n cuz that front end just ain’t right. Its’ a saggin worsen Lulu May’s pantyhose ona hot August afternoon! And that driver’s side door got a wide gap problem reminds me of Uncle Luddy fixin the garbage disposal. Wait a sec- we hain’t got a disposal! thats what the durn pigs is fer!.Pull up yer dang overalls Luddy!
A 383? Isn’t that a Mopar?
If you are of a certain age it is (was).
The 1996 Callaway Corvette Grand Sport had a 383 in it.Seems to be a common size to bore a 350 out to. Maybe that is the limit for a 350? Need to hear from the experts.