Hey all! So I'm hoping to sell my (once) baby from my early 20's before winter and am looking for general thoughts on reasonable pricing since I'm not seeing much to compare against in my area (central Indiana, USA). To be honest the body is probably not salvageable at this point due to a significant amount of rust so it's mostly a donor/parts car. I've been holding onto it for ~3 years in the hopes of using it for a transplant or at least getting more by parting it out, but at this point, I just don't have the time and if I don't get it out of the garage soon I'll probably be sleeping there myself More specific details provided below and any insight is appreciated!

***CONDITION***
- About 125K original SS with black interior/exterior.
- Runs but does not currently drive (pretty sure the aftermarket clutch finally gave out), so will need a flatbed.
- The body/frame itself is toast (rust is bad enough a jack won't hold it in certain areas) but the remaining exterior parts are in decent shape besides needing paint (i.e. no dings or dents).
- The interior is pretty much only useable for some dashboard components and rear seats.
- LS1 still runs strong and used M1 since 40K miles, no leaks but burns the usual 1/2 qt of oil every change.
- Prior to the clutch issue, the T56 went in gear without grinding. 3rd-gear requires extra 'oomph' at times which I understand is fairly common, but never slips out of gear.

*** EXTERIOR PARTS ***
- T-Tops are in good shape beyond faded trim.
- Fiberglass SS hood that I think may be aftermarket but the fitment seems fine. Needs paint.
- Rear hatch, windshield, doors, etc. are all OEM to the best of my knowledge and in good condition. But... paint.

*** AFTERMARKET PARTS ***
- Volant CAI.
- Fidanza lightweight FW. (~15K mi)
- Mcleod Adjustable Clutch Master Cylinder (~15K mi)
- Stainless LT headers, I forget the brand but fitment was good and no leaks (~15K).


There are probably a few other odds and ends I'm missing but the above parts and the LS1/T56 summarize the useable bits. I'm mostly hoping for ballpark estimates on how much I should be asking to sell this as an 'as-is' parts car in the midwest US. The prices around me just for a similar-mileage LS1 by itself seem to begin around ~3K on CL, so depending on the input from you folks I may need to just get off my lazy *** and part it out.

Once again, thanks everyone for your input!

 

If parting it out is an option for you, it's definitely going to be worth more that way. For someone else to purchase your car with the intent to do the same thing, they have to factor in the cost to actually extract/remove all the various parts (and the possibility of fighting with rust and such) before being able to sell or use anything...hence the reason why the vehicle as a whole is worth less than the sum of its parts.

You will get thousands more if you part it out (especially if the hood and spoiler are good condition originals), but that is essentially the "payment" you receive for your labor to take it apart and deal with the hassle of selling/shipping things separately.

If the car isn't driveable and the frame is shot, I doubt you would get more than $2-3k for the whole car. But the upside here is that you don't have to do anything but take the cash.

 

$2,000 always seems to be the number that pops up for rollers. It's been that way for so many years.

 

Man this is tough to price. I'd like to think the drivetrain is valuable but at 125k miles and taking someones word for it (unable to drive) is a stretch on any buyers. I've spec'd my 6.0 build to come in just under 3k and with 6.0, 5.7, 5.3 and 4.8 being literally a dime a dozen it's hard for someone to look at this and want the drivetrain that bad. I'd have to imagine anyone looking at this would want to be all in to you for 2k. God willing its a buyer near you within 20 or 30 miles you may fair better but I can't see someone burning a day of travel, gas and labor to trailer this thing and then getting it home part out AND be profitable...

I think this is a $2,000 ask and take the first $1,500 that comes your way.