NSW Corvettes
General Discussion Area => Corvette Related Chat => Topic started by: scootersnowra on December 10, 2014, 08:02:42 PM
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Hello all, sorry to be a pain, I know little about cars, especially Corvettes. Anyhow my father in-law due to poor health wants us to help him downsize/declutter his shed (he doesn't have much choice in this matter). Sitting in the corner is a White Corvette that needs to go (he shouldn't even be allowed to drive a normal car). All I know about the car at this stage (need to sneak back for another look) is that it is a White 1986 Daytona corvette convertible (right hand drive). My question is, what else do I need to find out about this car to be able to sell it and what is a rough price guide? The car gets a quick sprint around the streets every few months so I know it goes well.
Thank you for reading this and any help will be very appreciated.
Simon
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My question is, what else do I need to find out about this car to be able to sell it and what is a rough price guide?
Asking prices for C4s vary greatly. Take a look on carsales.com.au for an idea of what people in Oz are asking at the moment for C4s generally and how they are describing them. (Use advanced search to filter the range of years).
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Being an 86, it's now almost in the zone where anyone can import one from the states and register it LHD, so there are a few early C4 vettes being imported at the moment. Some people like LHD as it's the way the car was made, but many like RHD too as it makes it easier to drive.
The big thing will be the quality of the RHD conversion. Was the steering box and brake master moved to the right hand side, or are there bars and chains under the dash connecting the right hand side pedals and steering wheel to the left hand side brakes and steering box?
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Asking prices for C4s vary greatly. Take a look on carsales.com.au for an idea of what people in Oz are asking at the moment for C4s generally and how they are describing them. (Use advanced search to filter the range of years).
If you put a price on it and it gone the next day, your were to low
If you stile have it in three years, your to high
C4 have the wides range of asking prices at the moment
Bfit
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Never could find it on carsales for that year, did find out some more information, was very painful to get out of the father inlaw, (dementia and he is so annoying), done 24,000 genuine miles, was imported as a right hand drive and he doesn't believe there is chains/bars linking under the dash. I was wrong, it has Indianapolis badges not Daytona.
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was imported as a right hand drive
I would question that.
Take a look under the bonnet for a conversion compliance plate of one sort or another giving the converter's name.
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Even better, post a few pictures of the engine bay & firewall, including exterior and interior of the car.
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Even better, post a few pictures of the engine bay & firewall, including exterior and interior of the car.
Best idea yet
Bfit
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Organising time next week to visit him and take truck and trailer to pick up a lot of whats got to go, will take lots of pics of corvette and post back when I have them. Will try to find all compliance plates etc for pics to.
Thanks everyone
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is this the same 86 on Gumtree for $20000
Ross
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Yeah tried there first with no response
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Yes some pics would be good. Location now is in Nowra -Yes!?.. Is it all original except for conversion of course. I bought my 87 for $22250. Maybe because conversions done years ago were not state of the art, they don't bring big money, people prefer for the C3's shape - 'Would be Batmen".
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Rosco tried gumtree and saw a white 87 for under $20K with Heritage or club plates on it + LHD. Looked OK as a car, but now I'm totally confused about club plates - maybe other states have different rules - maybe a lesson will be forthcoming from one of our Big Wigs about these plates.
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Car is down in Batemans Bay NSW but we live Nowra, father in law is a difficult man (always has been, but worse now), if we say sell in for 15,000 he would say oh no its worth 40k wheres the rest of my money? But if we can show that on corvette nsw forum experts in corvettes say is worth 10-15k etc we can tell him to pull his head in. Why we are doing this research first. Should have pictures by end of next week.
Thank you
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Yes been there did that - now he's gone, but he never had a good word ever. Anyway just surfing found they can vary from mid thirties to as low as $12K. The cheaper ones can be in SA/WA and could be LHD, also the conversion could be mirror or chain and bar (looks mirror but under bonnet is original layout). It would have to be immaculate with new rubbers/seals to get close to thirty. C4's don't bring C3 money.
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Lets see the pics and keep me informed - I'm interested in a roadster - but after two vettes I'm probably going to be extra picky - or maybe I should buy that house after all.............
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HI Doug that 87 might be in vic i think they only need to be 25 years old down there .
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HI Doug that 87 might be in vic i think they only need to be 25 years old down there .
And up here
isn't it 30 years
Bfit
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Yes 30 in NSW - this would probably explain why we have 65 different rail gauges.
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Yes 30 in NSW - this would probably explain why we have 65 different rail gauges.
( I digress )
fancy that, the rail system not standard gauge through out australia.
No surely the governments have sorted that by now.
best tell Tony Abbott he can increase the road tax's to pay for sorting that.
Tony has only taken a short time to F the economy.
Oh and blame every one other that his side of of the shirt front.
He can fix the rail system by _ _ _ _ _
Oh sell it (yes it does loose money ) next idea , blame labour
Bfit
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Getting back to selling your car.
have a look at a car just sold.
"corvettes for sale" 89 roadster on the 9th dec
in our forum is it in this quality? and note the selling price.
It takes a while to sell a corvette but new people
always enter the market to own their "first" corvette
and like you can only hope that all goes well both
ways buying and selling.A club member here would be
after a deal cause of his experience with owning one.
But nobody in NSW bought that exceptional 89 corvette
Yours is a 86 a pace car they are desirable but it would have
to be as good as the 89 in quality to get high dollars
Believe in the car your selling,, if it needs work, new paint,
rubber radiator high miles new interior and door rubbers required torn roof oil leaks
then prepare to come down
A conversion at that time could be as high as $15000 if mirror 8k if chain
so wait it will sell,,Can we quarantee LHD approval in the long term
With new Governments Not to sure about that. cheers and good luck
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Have some pictures, but is it an 86 like the father inlaw insists or is it even an 89? I took lots of pics, any particular other ones I should upload? I couldn't find any sort of compliance plate (was a bit dark in shed and was using torch to look around engine bay)
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engine bay, interior
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They appear to be 89 wheels
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better pic of wheel
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but then there is this label, says may 25 1986 pace car?
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Yes there definately 89 wheels but they could have been fitted by some one else to an 86 . I havent see that dash plate before on a pace car , but im not an expert on c4s Ray
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So what do we have - a C4 but not 84 - it's a TPI so is 85 - 89, has 89 wheels but a basic level heater/demister. Ummmm.
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Of course it's hard from pics but looks reasonable, interior is basic (not leather sports seats ) and you did say that the rag top was a bit iffy. Obviously a viewing in the flesh would be justified. Colour of rag top is.?????.....
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Top is black, in not bad condition, few more pics attached to try and help identify
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Yes about 2 1/2, a boy with that OMG i'm in a Corvette look on his face - get him out of there quick else he will get the Vette bug for life.
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Yes the one year old was definitely asking Pa for the keys
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Hi there again if we new the vin number we could tell the year model Ray
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you can tell with that number?
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Yes it is definitely 86.
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Its an 86
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Beat me by 3 minutes uncle Doug
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That's only because I was rushing as i thought they got Kevin Petersen out.
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yes its an 86 tell by the pace car badge all 86 roadsters were designated pace cars
It also has 1 brake fluid bowl 88-89 has 2.
The car is fitted with 17 inch wheels from an 89
and there wider than stock for the year
The 86 by your pics is a mirror conversion brakes and heater swapped
Does the car come with the conversion documents very important
this conversion maybe was done in Victoria.
and has aftermarket cd player
When you light it up ignition there should be
a red ABS symbol then goes out the first year for
ABS and aluminium heads
AS I said before compared to the beaut red 89 which is
a high benchmark there are many changes on your car
away from an 86 I would love one of these LHD cause of ABS
and the pace car thats what I'd call it' pace car
Bowling green plant made 7315 convertibles with 2682 white cars
vin started as 1G1YY6789G5900001
I,d take off the 89 wheels go stock or at least go with the 92 wheels
again does it have the conversion compliance and paperwork ?
just helping you understand
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We are back home now (1 1/2hrs away from car) Not sure of paperwork, just know it is currently registered in NSW, father in law and paperwork don't mix, mother in law did the paperwork but she is now in a nursing home after strokes so bit hard to know and ask where to look and if there is paperwork on the car, they have boxes and boxes and boxes of paperwork from the last 50years stored under the house.
We hope to offer the car for sale as is, where is when I can show him what experts think its worth.
Much difference in price if we can not find paperwork?
Would there be a compliance plate on the car somewhere? I couldn't find one
Thank you all
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Currently the registration authority are anal about paper work
Depending on when the car was registered in NSW
The department may have copies of the conversion info
Bfit
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Would there be a compliance plate on the car somewhere? I couldn't find one
Being a model that's prior to 1989 manufacture that's a good question.
http://raws.infrastructure.gov.au/ (http://raws.infrastructure.gov.au/)
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The 86 vette is currantly registerd so if you cant find
the conversion paperwork take the rego slip and VIN number
to the rms and let them do a search and as said maybe a copy
can be supplied.this document should be in the car always
if the police do a check on the road ,mine is in a folder behind
my drive seat that is what they told me never travel without
paperwork accident is one reason.My conversion compliance
plate is attached to the firewall behind the brake booster facing up
so it can be read.its a green colour and hard to read buts its there
if you get pink slips for rego they usually read it and may ask for
the paperwork.AS you see all things affect the outcome.and as you mentioned
as is, may be a compromise or just keep the car A buyer will require things
in the rego transfer etc at the rms if all is in order it will be easy to exchange cash for car
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Dear friend, I'm not in a position to judge the
value of the 86 paperwork or not.. as a looker/buyer I would end up
in the same predicament as you if I had to part
with it for some reason so any ifi things scare buyers away
That sort of money these cars are asking you need
to make sure its good for all at the sale!!.
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We are back down where the car is at new years, will have lots of helpers to look through all the boxes to see if we can find the paperwork etc. Thank you