Hey guys I've got some newbie questions here, I've run across this C2 and it is absolutely amazing! I've grown up around Vette's my whole life, but I've never driven a C2 or even got the chance at ownership. I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on this one. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated as I am not well versed with this particular generation. I'll include a link, she's an absolute beaut!!! 396/4speed droptop car! Thanks a lot guys!

https://www.clasiq.com/auction/1965-...e-convertible/

 

Curb your excitement. Auctions are the most high risk venue to purchase a model of car with which you are not intimately familiar. The chances of getting burned are far higher than the chance of scoring a good deal, and that goes ten times for a novice. You are far better off to find a car which you can have pre-inspected by someone from a local corvette club in the area where the car resides before you put down your money. And don't waste your time hiring a generalist auto appraiser as they will not have the expertise to determine if things have been modified - they can tell you if the lights and brakes work and any obvious flaws like mismatched paint, but not the important things to value of a C2. Remember, these cars are 65 years old. In that time there is far more probability that things have been altered, modified, repaired poorly, etc. than correctly maintained.

 

Welcome, 396ci in a C-2, Nice very tempting. I would seriously have a qualified person take a look at it. Ilke John says beware. Good luck

 

Welcome to the forum. Big block, mid-year roadsters can be worth a significant amount of money if they are all there working properly. It can be very expensive to restore one that hasn't been kept up. If it has resided in the rust belt for any length of time, there are specific areas of the frame to look for deterioration. Strongly agree with the others in recommending to have someone familiar with mid-year Corvettes to take a look at it because they will know what areas the check.