What's a C10 worth?

[mike's1965]

Today I got the 1965 C10 insured on a classic policy, added it while renewal of my C5 Corvette and PT Cruiser, the truck has been parked since spring of 2012.

I'm to go get antique plates(required for this insurance through American Family Insurance) for it, and get photos, the agent was asking me what I thought it was worth.

I said I'll ask on the classic truck forum, but most likely they will say it's worth what someone is willing to pay.

She looked up prices ranging from $1700-7500.

It's less than $20.00 per month and I asked if I could drive it day and nights, can I drive it to work on occasion, all yes.

It's a custom cab, rear back window, shortbed fleetside.

Has some rust in floor boards, needs bed wood and paint and body to be perfect.

It's basically just a old truck, with that patina, light blue, with white cab, mild surface rust blending on top of cab with the white.

Front end rebuild with power disc brakes, power steering upgrade, swapped in big block 396 and TH400.

Can anyone that has purchased one recently chime in, they said if I had just bought it, my bill of sale would help, but I bought it September 1995, and for $1000.00 then.

Also I just bought Edelbrock pro flo 4 complete multiport fuel injection kit for it, $2000.00, which I laughed at telling her, when she said $2000.00 was the MSRP on it brand new.

It has to be worth more than $1700.00, but I also understand mods usually don't increase value of vehicles, on C5 Corvettes anyways from reading online, they say a factory stock C5 Corvette is usually more preferred VS one that has lots of mods, even if some spent several thousand, probably because stock has not been beat on.

However that is C5 Corvettes, maybe classic trucks it's different?

I would call the truck a fixer upper, but mechanically sound.

Will get pics in next couple of weeks after getting it washed and registration, it's got lots of dust and oxidation on the paint that makes it look chalky, like a lighter blue.

Does adding power front disc brakes, power steering, front suspension/steering rebuild change value at all?

What about the big block and TH400, along with soon to be fuel injection?