1971 454 vette WIW

[F8-4life]

I found a 1971 Corvette in my neighborhood , sitting in a garage for 25 yrs. Original 454 vette but the current engine (454) is not numbers and needs rebuilt.
Hardtop auto car with blue bucket interior. Complete car but pretty weathered.  Just a typical dirty garage project car. No major body damage. It has the original rallys. Obviously needs restoration.  I know it's hard to guesstimate price without pics but just use your imagination. If I had pics they would probably be what your imagining anyway.

[Chad L. Magee]

I follow the chrome bumper 3rd gen Corvette values off and on.  Being non-number matching and an automatic car will hurt it pretty bad among the Corvette purists who would likely pass on it, even if priced cheaply.  They have been known to pay well over market value for the right car that they want.  Is it an LS5 (365 hp) or LS6 (425 hp)?  If it happens to be the LS6, that will help the value some.  Being a non-running project car needing restoration (but having everything there) I would estimate it to be in the $7,000-10,000 range (a bit more if it was an LS6).  Getting it running and driving would rise the price up considerably.  Corvette values do also depend upon location.  Places that have lots of vintage Corvettes available to pick from drives the overall buyer apatite down, which decreases prices within that area (large supply can lead to low demand).

Here is what Hagerty says:

https://www.hagerty.com/apps/valuationtools/1971-chevrolet-corvette   

[Troy]

I don't know what they are worth but I really like them!

Troy

[Mytur Binsdirti]

I don't know what they are worth but I really like them!

Troy

Try sitting in one for a while.

[hemi-hampton]

If it was a #'s matching LS-6 it would be worth big bucks. Figure out if it was a LS-5 or 6? LEON.

[F8-4life]

It's a LS-5 car. It could be had for around 5k I believe.
I am considering it for a ebay type flip and put the profit into my charger of course!

[Baldwinvette77]

if it's for 5k, get it, people buy beat up 74-79 models for 5k that could use a restoration, As for what its worth, if ebay is its destination, just check out what similar cars or worse cars sell for, it kinda just depends on who wants it and how bad. the 68-72 models sell for the most after the 63-67's

[Chad L. Magee]

if it's for 5k, get it, people buy beat up 74-79 models for 5k that could use a restoration, As for what its worth, if ebay is its destination, just check out what similar cars or worse cars sell for, it kinda just depends on who wants it and how bad. the 68-72 models sell for the most after the 63-67's

I agree.  I have a subscription to Corvette magazine and have watched the marketplace on them over the past few years.  Chrome bumper C3s (1968-73) are going up in value while the later C3s are basically flat.  No wonder, as the later C3s were some of the lowest hp Corvettes.

[Troy]

I don't know what they are worth but I really like them!

Troy

Try sitting in one for a while.

I drove a 70 Challenger 9 hours each way to Carlisle in 96 degree weather. I've passed the torture test...

Troy