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Found this over at Hemmings. :huh:

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"1971 Corvette 454 automatic, matching numbers. $2000".

For someone with a lot of time on their hands....

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Burned to the ground.

FWIW a local guy bought a 66 small block 4 speed roadster with fairly minor fire damage for about 5K...

A car that has been through a serious fire is toast IMHO...I wouldn't trust the frame once it's seen that kind of heat.

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exactly

the 2k might be okay for the motor and trans if they work at all... reminds me of the slightly fire toasted 70's vette i saw at the pidgeon forge rod run this year. that loonie tune wanted 5K for his though the body was still mostly there...

I would think the engine would be scrap also if it burned..the wiring gone, gaskets, rubber stuff, etc.

Scrap Metal is all that is now. Only an idiot would buy this.

A Corvette-coded 454/trans is definitely worth money. It's all rebuildable.

A Corvette-coded 454/trans is definitely worth money. It's all rebuildable.

...and I know of several 71 Corvette parts cars here in the colubus area...if only I had time and money...

Engine should be ok for a rebuild.

The rest is very iffy.

The melted driveshaft makes me think that both the frame and rear will be toast.

Trans would be a maybe for rebuild - it seems to have been shielded from the worst of the heat.

The ad states that the car was in the family for 30 years - heartbreaking.

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