Corvettes for Sale: 1964 Corvette Convertible Offered on Corvette Forum

Jul 8, 2024

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Corvettes for Sale: 1964 Corvette Convertible Offered on Corvette Forum

Life sometimes gets in the way of the best-laid plans.

That’s certainly the case with this 1964 Corvette Sting Ray convertible that’s remained in the same family since it was about a year old, passing upward from son to father and finally down to grandson over the decades.

“The car was promised to me,” the grandson explains in a recent post on Corvette Forum, “and I hoped to complete that plan, but shamefully have never gotten it done.”

In the post, he says that his father purchased the car around 1965, but passed it on to HIS father, who drove it until sometime in the last 1970s. He eventually parked it in Georgia where he retired, and the plan was to restore it one day.

Unfortunately, this vintage C2 has been sitting now for 40-plus years. “It ran fine, then,” the grandson says, “but obviously is going to need a complete restoration.”

Now, he needs to “move on” from the car, which is parked at his sister-in-law’s house “and they don’t want it there (and need the space).”

Spending most of its early life in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area didn’t help protect the structure of this car, which has developed frame rust issues now.

The engine, believed to be the base 327/250 horsepower version, is the same one that left the St. Louis factory back in the day, but it doesn’t run any longer and will need some attention. The auxiliary hardtop is still in place, and the owner has the frames for two ragtops. We didn’t spot any serious body damage, but the hood and one of the headlight assemblies have been stolen. Since no photos of the interior were posted, we’re not sure its condition. Based on the open passenger window, though, the inside of the car could have suffered damage from the elements if it has remained open a long time.

The current owner is hoping someone in the Corvette world can help him estimate what the car would be worth in its current condition, which he acknowledges will require “major work.”

One such helpful person called it “a nice project for someone,” offering that it’s a “big plus” that the fenders haven’t been flared as so many were back in the day. He estimates it would be worth between $20,000 and $25,000 as is.

Another enthusiast wasn’t so enthusiastic, however. While restoring the car “would be a labor of love,” he believes the rust issues could result in a new owner being upside down quickly paying $25,000 and believes a more realistic value might be $15,000 plus “someone willing to tackle the job.”

Let’s hope this Corvette with a long family history does eventually find a good home, as the current owner desires, and is back on the road soon once again.

Source:
CorvetteForum.com

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