Today being July Fourth, Americans are celebrating with fireworks, backyard BBQ, and cars like this Nice Price or No Dice Corvette. Let’s see if this pinstriped convertible is priced to fulfill the American dream.
There was a palpable sense of incredulity in yesterday’s comments about the implied rarity of the 2005 Toyota RAV4 that we considered. The seller touted the car as being “the only seven-seater for sale west of the Mississippi,” and while that may be the case, it wasn’t enticement enough to overcome the Toyota’s $9,800 asking price. That ended up in a 63 percent No Dice loss.
Today, our great nation is… let’s see… 248 years old. That’s pretty freaking old. Do you think people in younger countries make jokes about our country’s age? Your country is so old, it farts dust! Damn whippersnappers.
When people reach a certain age—a point generally referred to as the “mid-life crisis,” they buy stuff that they’ve up until then denied themselves. Typically, it’s something like a Harley or, as we are interested in today, a 2007 Chevrolet Corvette.
Not only does the Corvette tend to appeal more strongly to people as they get older, it’s also a perfect car in which to celebrate July 4th as it is considered to be America’s official sports car.
This one, in Monterey Red Metallic and sporting chromed five-spoke alloys and a black canvas electrically operated chapeau, appears lightly used and only minimally modified. The use totals 54,300 miles, and living cosseted under a cover in a garage in between exercise sessions. The seller claims to have owned the car for five years and has only added 8,000 of the car’s total miles in that time.
The mods include a body-colored spoiler on the back and some Von Dutch-style pin striping in front of that. That gives the car a bit of a tramp stamp vibe, which I hear is now back in fashion.
In the cabin, the stock seats have been replaced by a pair of chairs from an earlier C5 Corvette and those have been fitted with four-point harnesses. They are the same titanium color, which is nice, and the seller says the original belts and passenger seat will come with the car.
The last of the major mods affects the 6.0-liter LS2 under the hood. That came with 400 horsepower straight out of Bowling Green, but this one has a K&N cold air intake and a Borla exhaust, which appears to include headers, so it may make a tad more. At least it will sound different from stock. Behind that—way behind, as these are transaxle cars—sits the Temec six-speed manual.
According to the ad, the car is in “Excellent condition.” It certainly looks the part in the pictures, with clean paint and no obvious issues in the cabin. Other plusses include a clean title and a set of Michelin tires that the seller claims aren’t too old.
It should also be noted that, while almost of voting age, this ’Vette has almost all the modern bells and whistles one could want from a car, including lots of power accessories (most noted on the included build sheet) and even a cool head-up display on the dash.
What should an all-American car like this reasonably cost?
The seller asks $22,000, claiming to have lowered the price for a “Quick Sale.” How quick will it be at that now-lowered price tag? That’s up to us to decide. What do you say about this Corvette and that $22K asking? Does that give your rockets a red glare? Or is that a bomb bursting in the air?
You decide!
Denver, Colorado, Craigslist, or go here if the ad disappears.
H/T to Dennis Bennett for the hookup!
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