1968 Z-28 what's it worth???? please help

[BillD]

Redneck. Central Chevy sounded familiar to me and I pulled the documents on my 68Z. That is where my car came from. Is it still in business? Thanks, Bill D

[Rick H]

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$50 to 100K? Does anyone know of a '68 Z that's actually sold for $50K or more, other than the ragtop or an SCCA race car?

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A 1967 Z/28 with non-original motor recently sold for $75,000. Jon Mello just pulled his 1967 off the market after considering an offer over $100,000.
A documented 1968 Z/28 should do just as well as the 1967. The one in question here was bought for $27K so doing the math is easy.

Rick H.

[Redneck]

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Redneck. Central Chevy sounded familiar to me and I pulled the documents on my 68Z. That is where my car came from. Is it still in business? Thanks, Bill D

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This Central Chevy was in Columbia SC. and no they're no longer there I called today

[BillD]

Thanks, that is the same Central Chevrolet, in Columbia SC

[BillD]

Rick H. I have to think that a 67 Z has at least a $25000 premium over a 68 on a properly done car. The highest dollar sale on a 68Z that I know of is $65000, but would like to be proven wrong.

[Rick H]

Bill,
I would think that any 68 Z depending on rarity of options, condition, originality, documentation, etc.. can do just as well depending on certain criteria. I agree that the price would be somewhat less but I would be basing that on the few numbers of 1967 Z/28's produced. 602 compared to 7199.

If an original 1967 Z/28 is pulled off the market at $100,000 because the owner is told by a respected authority that it is underpriced, then what would a similiar 1968 model be worth? Let's say the aforementioned 1967 is underpriced by $25-50K then deducting the $25k premium from the same 1968 model in like condition would put the 1968 close to the $100K range.

A lot of factors come into value but I believe the 68 Z/28 can bring high dollars as well.

Rick H.

[tom406]

Not to sound flippant, but extrapolating values based upon the nicest surviving '67 Z in existence doesn't seem prudent. That car sounds like a curve wrecker as far as establishing values of the rank and file. Also, all things being equal, I don't believe '68's could ever equal '67's or '69's for that matter. They truly are, and will probably always be, the underappreciated middle child of the marque. The fact that they're so hard to document only makes it worse.

BillD, thanks for telling of the $65K sale you've heard of. Can you tell any more about that car? Low mile survivor or killer resto? Anybody else have real money knowledge of sales of good cars in the last year? I know one of the board members turned down $40K for his after some soul searching not too long ago (was that you BillD?). I'd like to hear some others before I talk to my buddy.

Thanks again.

[Mark_C]

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I'll bet $50 this car has a single 3/8 fuel line going into the tank and the muncie speedo exit.

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At least half this bet would be pretty much a sure thing. All 67 and 68 Camaros had a single fuel line. All V8's had a single 3/8" line and all L6's had a single 5/16" line. Only the 69's (and later) with Rochester 4 barrel carbs had dual fuel lines.

[JQ]

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I'll be more than happy to post the pics but I've promised the family a trip to Gatlinburg this weekend( even invited my mother in law to smooth this car thing over).
On a little different note, a lot of people got of track with this post. I'm not trying to convince you guys it's a real car, I know it's the real deal and I'm going to enjoy the car even if it was a 6 cyl. I was curious what it was worth and have enjoyed all the input over the last few days.
Sure it would be cool to find the build sheet, pop, anything to validate the car and without anything it's almost if not impossible to prove anything on a 1968. Every item to validate the car that was just mentioned can be bought today even though there are select few that can tell the difference but not many in some cases. Don't hold your breath until I post up and say "LOOKIE WHAT I FOUND,THE POP IMAGINE THAT" I'm only interested in preserving a little piece of my past and have fun doing so. Who knows what will become available in the future only time will tell???
I wonder if Central Chevrolet in Clombia has kept any records that old?? I'll call and see, I doubt they did.

[/ QUOTE ]It's worth a try,a previous owner to my L78 contacted the dealer(Long Beach Chevrolet)in witch the car was sold out of and was able to give him copies of an old sales journal with the vin#, the salesman's name and the name of the guy who financed the deal for his son. Good Luck

[COPO427]

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"Don't count it and don't believe everything you hear. Documentation for U.S. cars will not happen.

Rick H."
And you know this because you looked through all the GM files personally ?

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It won't because all the files are long gone and shredded. Ask a US dealer what they do with their paperwork after 15 years. GM did the same. Nothing was copied onto microfiche as GM Canada did.

Id like to offer to take what ever pictures you guys want of my 1968 Z/28 I owned in 1974 but I'm thinking that a clone could be made from them . So in that case, prove you have one with some paperwork and I'll take em. Let me know what parts of the car you want taken.