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jtroop
11-09-2016, 11:03 AM
A friend of a friend was letting me know about that his Dad bought a 74 Z and put it in his basement and there it has sat. Green with Black interior, 4 speed. Still has window sticker in the window. Pretty much factory perfect, untouched.
I think they are possibly looking to sell it, what would it be worth?

Thanks

JRSully
11-09-2016, 12:26 PM
quite a bit, but probably never drive it <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif

jtroop
11-09-2016, 12:52 PM
No doubt, just trying to figure out a price

seventieshow
11-09-2016, 02:01 PM
Here is a couple from past Mecum auctions...
https://www.mecum.com/lots/PA0716-247289/1974-chevrolet-camaro/
https://www.mecum.com/lots/CH1009-84738/1974-chevrolet-camaro-z-28-coupe/
Hard to put a value on such a low mileage car, sounds like a winner.

70 Forest Green Zee
11-09-2016, 02:16 PM
any chance you can get some pictures and post them here?

njsteve
11-09-2016, 04:10 PM
The million dollar question is how was it stored? You can do a lot of damage parking a brand new car in a damp basement for decades without the proper prep beforehand. Take a look at all the ruined, zero-mile, 1978 Indy Pace Car Corvettes out there.

Craig_Maiorana
11-09-2016, 05:11 PM
Amen to that Steve .. I remember when I was still in NJ and I worked for Jim Curley GMC .. it seemed like every parts house I went to had one of those corvettes shoved into a corner

jtroop
11-09-2016, 05:35 PM
No this sat in a finished basement, temperature and humidity controlled.

Crush
11-09-2016, 05:40 PM
Can't wait to see it. Very interested

njsteve
11-09-2016, 07:13 PM
Bring on the photos! Just make sure you block out any license plates for privacy sake.

CamarosRus
11-09-2016, 07:53 PM
74 Z28's have not been a popular car vs the round taillight, chrome bumper 70-73 Camaro.

I understand that survivor cars are very popular.

It will be interesting to SEE the car, VIEW the pics
and READ how much $$$ a collector is willing to pay ??

mssl72
11-09-2016, 07:58 PM
Yep, put up pictures. Include cowl tag, underhood and chassis shots. Lets see how clean it is. It'll be easier to judge then.

Jonesy
11-09-2016, 09:36 PM
I cant see what the Mecum auctions brought, but my guess is at least $20K + if its nice.

seventieshow
11-09-2016, 10:12 PM
The gold car was bid to 29K and the white car to 44.5K both were no sale. There are some others as well those are two of the better ones.

njsteve
11-10-2016, 11:03 AM
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: seventieshow</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The gold car was bid to 29K and the white car to 44.5K both were no sale. There are some others as well those are two of the better ones. </div></div>

The &quot;bid to&quot; amount is never relevent as it includes what the auctioneer is self bidding the car up to, in order to get close to the reserve to get an actual bidder to step in and make the next bid to get it over the reserve. Unless it sold, the bid to amount is not useful at all other than to see what the reserve might have been: in this case most likely $30K and $45K.

Big Block Bill
11-10-2016, 12:47 PM
&quot;The million dollar question is how was it stored? You can do a lot of damage parking a brand new car in a damp basement for decades without the proper prep beforehand. Take a look at all the ruined, zero-mile, 1978 Indy Pace Car Corvettes out there.&quot;


VERY well said!

Bill

markinnaples
11-10-2016, 02:17 PM
I agree that the 70-73 2nd Gens definitely garner more attention, but for some reason those '74 Z's seem to have risen above the later 2nd Gens by a decent amount. Can't wait to see pics.

jtroop
11-10-2016, 09:09 PM
Waiting on him for pics

Jonesy
11-19-2016, 12:15 AM
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