<VV> What's it worth guide in Clark's

[Bill Elliott]

On this point, I think the Clark's guide is a bit outdated. Where Corvair buyers in the past would pay a premium for a Corsa (being considered as the 
"high performance sports model", but the reality now is that premium is much lower. (It was only a trim package anyway... and equipment/condition 
seem to outweigh originality in current Corvair values... rarer models (Corsa Turbo, Stinger) excepted.

The differences between coupes and convertibles has grown much larger (not as large as the sedan-coupe difference, though) and now outweigh the 
Corsa-Monza difference according to most price guides.

Now to your specific issue... if you are a "driver" vice a "cruiser", you stand a very good chance to be unhappy with the change. You would be going 
from a lighter, tighter, more powerful, more responsive car to a looser, heavier, and much slower ride.  I enjoy my wife's '67 vert (110/4sp... wouldn't 
own it if it were a PG) for a Sunday cruise... but if I'm going for a spirited drive in the mountains/countryside, I'll take the Corsa coupe every time....  

Were I you, I think I'd hold out for at least a 110-4sp vert...

Good luck!

Bill Elliott
Urbana, MD

On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:55:14 -0400, Russ Moorhouse wrote:

>How true is the "What's it worth guide" in Clarks Specialty catalog.  It
>doesn't list prices, but is more a guide as to what car/model is more
>collectable?

>I've been considering selling my '65 Corsa coupe 140 hp for a '66 Monza
>convertible 110 HP with auto.  Going by Clark's list my Corsa is ranked more
>collectable and it has 7 original options out of the 10 they list as being
>desirable options.  Also the car is still all stock (original motor, trans
>and axle) with the protecto plate to prove it.  On the other hand the
>convertible only has 2 of the desirable options (110 engine and power top),
>but it has a restored interior, new tires, new Seth wires and a nice paint.
>These were all things I had planned on doing to my Corsa.  The down side of
>the convertible is the carbs need rebuilt, the "O" rings need replaced and
>there's a transmission leak, things that have already been done on my Corsa.
>Also the Monza has no history with it, whereas my Corsa has repair records
>dating back to the original owner, with whom I have been in contact.

>There were a lot more '65 Corsa Coupes made than '66 Monza convertibles, so
>why is the Corsa listed as being more desirable

>I can only have one car (small garage), and I like my Corsa Coupe, but in
>the past I've owned numerous convertibles and have always enjoyed them.

>I just wanted advice on what other's would do in this situation, and don't
>say have 2 Covairs, because I won't let an old car sit out in the weather.