So i walk by a '69 corvette stingray every single day.

[Lowtan]

It has black paint but the back it chipped up. Everything else looks nice and raw. Old, I love it. But I finally went inside the business yesterday and talked to the owner. Asked him if he was willing to sell it. Dude told me he'd part with it for $18,000. I was shocked. It's a nice car but not sure if it THAT nice. Told me he's owned it for 30+yrs. 4-speed manual trans. i forgot what engine he said it had. Wasnt the stock one though.

I know i didnt give that much info but do you think $18k is a fair price?

[Mishimoto]

Well it could be worth that much, but with no additional info about it, it's hard to judge. Does it run and drive, and if it does, is it currently driven on the road by him?

[Sir Nuke]

It all has to d owith its condition, I looked at Classic Auto Trader, they had 3 pages of 69's.....they go from $150,000 down to $7500.

[crazy4camaro]

if this helps we recently paid 20,500.00 for a '70 86k, two tops, auto, red on red a few issues but in really decent shape (needs about 700-800 to put it right)

[Lowtan]

He said it runs well and he drives it everyday. I might go back today and ask him about it in detail and take notes. Would asking for the VIN be to forward of me?

[2010SS2SS]

Not at all! Run the vin to verify any accidents.

[Mishimoto]

It must be in decent shape, so the price doesn't sound too crazy. What are your plans if you get it? Get all the details, snap some pictures too!

[JoeP@TeamBeckyD]

The 1968 & 1969 Corvette were produced in
Black...Paint code 900.
Black was discontinued in 1970,
and wasn't available again until 1977.

The Number of Factory Black
Corvettes were very low,
1968 - 708
1969 - Records N/A

Make sure to take plenty of pics!!
Good Luck!


1968 Corvette Exterior Color Choices
CODE EXTERIOR QUANTITY
900 Tuxedo Black 708
972 Polar White 1,868
974 Rally Red 2,918
976 LeMans Blue 4,722
978 International Blue 2,473
983 British Green 4,779
984 Safari Yellow 3,133
986 Silverstone Silver 3,435
988 Cordovan Maroon 1,155
992 Corvette Bronze 3,374

1969 Corvette Exterior Color Choices
CODE EXTERIOR QUANTITY
900 Tuxedo Black n/a
972 Can-Am White n/a
974 Monza Red na/
976 LaMans Blue n/a
980 Riverside Gold n/a
983 Fathom Green n/a
984 Daytona Yellow n/a
986 Cortez Silver n/a
988 Burgundy n/a
990 Monoco Orange n/a

[JIMMYRAY31B]

Well usually '69 vette are the ones always sought after if it had the 427.

[Lowtan]

Originally Posted by Mishimoto

It must be in decent shape, so the price doesn't sound too crazy. What are your plans if you get it? Get all the details, snap some pictures too!

Trust me I would already have a crap load of pictures if I could take them. My phone or SD card is broken. Won't let me take pictures rightnow. But it would be my DD and a project car. Something to work on while I go through auto school.

And thank you Becky!

[Mishimoto]

Whoa...didn't realize you were on your way to school. Would you get a loan for this purchase? Only asking because I don't know how hard the banks are in CA to deal with, I know some of my local banks turn a deaf ear after a vehicle hits 10 years old.

What kind of auto program are you going into?

[Lowtan]

A loan..? Actually an option I haven't even considered. I'll look into that. But I'm going through the Wyotech ASE training program. It's a year long course. After that's done I'm going to take an extra engine modification class that's 6 moths long. I'm really enjoying it so far. In electrical class as we speak.

[shank0668]

69 vette. Should be a 350 or 427 car. Did it have a big block hood? Anyway... 18 is what a pretty nice 350 car would go for. However, if it is a 427 car, it could definitely be worth it.

[C5RocksC5]

the OP said the owner stated the engine in the car is not the stock engine. That affects the value a great deal.