Trade??? 72 Chevelle for a 64 Vette Coupe

[1960LesPaul]

I really like my Chevelle but I am a flake so I put it out to trade not expecting much as the market isn't great now but to my surprise a friend just received a 64 vette from his parents in need of some restoration. The motor was redone 2 years ago though. He doesn't have the money. knowledge or contacts to get it done so he sees my car as done. I have very limited info right now but he says it's all factory.

I do have the cash and the contacts. I have friends that were going to be doing about 3k worth of work which equals about 10k in value. Really good friends so they tell me that a 64 vette is something that I should take a look at. What do you all think. From the pic it looks pretty decent but not knowing much about these cars and some of the problems spots that I would be unaware of makes me nervous.

[youthpastor]

i would trade- but I'm a sucker for project cars

[214Chevy]

Even though I love Chevelle, as I own one myself, I would trade. It's just something about that 'Vette. I say go for it.

[dhutton]

The 64 is the least desirable year of the C2's. It's value is also dependant on being numbers matching, auto or manual, horsepower, options etc. What do you estimate to be the value of your car?

Don

[1960LesPaul]

Originally Posted by dhutton

The 64 is the least desirable year of the C2's. It's value is also dependant on being numbers matching, auto or manual, horsepower, options etc. What do you estimate to be the value of your car?

Don

I hope to get more info tonight. My car is a clone and I would give it a range of 22k to 28k depending on the buyer.

[Desert68]

Consider having the Vette inspected, if not appraised. Personal opinion, I'd check closely for rust.

[buickfunnycar.com]

Originally Posted by dhutton

The 64 is the least desirable year of the C2's...

..and '72 is the least desirable of the 1970-72 models so it looks like a push to me.

I'd trade in a minute...bigger upside in the Corvette.

[SLO 65]

In my opinion you really need to establish a value for your Chevelle before considering a trade. I have absolutely no idea what a 1972 Chevelle is worth or how much time, labor, and money you have invested. The status of a 1964 vs. the other four years has been established, however, finding any "midyear" corvette for less than 15K is near impossible. Next, you should decide what you want this Corvette to be. If you want it to handle as well as a new Corvette and using an aftermarket frame plan on spending a minimum of 10K for an aftermarket frame, add wheels and tires, motor and transmission, cooling, etc. - It's going to cost a lot. Also, consider the loss of the back seat, assuming you have one. My Corvette is rendered useless as far as talking my wife and kids anywhere.

Nick

[1960LesPaul]

Originally Posted by musclecarjohn

..and '72 is the least desirable of the 1970-72 models so it looks like a push to me.

I'd trade in a minute...bigger upside in the Corvette.

Thats true John but unlike the 64 Vette, the 72 Chevelle is a very close 2nd to a 69 for what I consider my favorites. Now I really like all Vettes but the C2 version would not be in the top two. And as SLO suggests I am not so sure I want to put that much money into it. I am still going to go look at it but from what I am hearing now it's going to need alot more restoration than I was first told. Add on that the values of the 64 don't keep up is souring me on the deal. I am only upgrading brakes, front suspension away from being done on this car and it has had a ton of work done on it. I am sure I am upside down on the car but I had a vision for it and it's almost there. I sat in the garage last night looking at it and was wondering what the hell was I thnking lol. I do tend to get board a bit and initially wanted to trade it for a standard c6 or a really nice c5. Had my eye on a yellow 03 Z06.