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Old 07-04-2016, 08:48 AM
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... "Just when I thought I was out...They pull me back in"

I sold my 62 about a year ago. I really loved the car but my kids said I looked a bit funny driving it and after seeing pics of me in it I agreed. No C1 for me. "I thought I was out".. That was until last week when I got a call about a 1960 that was in the same family for 46 years! It was stored for the last 9 and the owner was interested in selling. "They pulled me back in"... I looked at the car at noon and by 6:30 had it on the trailer. I am back in love! It will need a "bit" of frame work, a master cylinder and stock wheels and covers put on(included in sale) but I really love the car. So if you see a guy and gal riding "on" a white 60... that be us! Some pictures before clean up.
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Glad to hear it, Mike! Car looks nice!
When will your 1st trip to Fricano's be?

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That 'grin' on your face isn't from the wind, is it?...
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Wire wheels look good on that car !!
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Glad to see you were "pulled" back in!

Great looking car!

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Hard to tell from the side view, but it looks like it has a full set of teeth??
Very nice looking car BTW.

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Need pic of you driving old '62 to see if you really do look funny driving it.


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How does a person look 'funny' in a C1 Corvette?
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Originally Posted by MidShark
Glad to hear it, Mike! Car looks nice!
When will your 1st trip to Fricano's be?

Rich
Probably a few weeks with the 60... When will you have the 57 or 63 out there?
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Hard to tell from the side view, but it looks like it has a full set of teeth??
Very nice looking car BTW.

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New chrome all around! (in 1985 I'm told) and not driven after. Originals in a box.
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Originally Posted by MrPbody
Hard to tell from the side view, but it looks like it has a full set of teeth??
Very nice looking car BTW.

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Originally Posted by ragtop00
... "Just when I thought I was out...They pull me back in"

I sold my 62 about a year ago. I really loved the car but my kids said I looked a bit funny driving it and after seeing pics of me in it I agreed. No C1 for me. "I thought I was out".. That was until last week when I got a call about a 1960 that was in the same family for 46 years! It was stored for the last 9 and the owner was interested in selling. "They pulled me back in"... I looked at the car at noon and by 6:30 had it on the trailer. I am back in love! It will need a "bit" of frame work, a master cylinder and stock wheels and covers put on(included in sale) but I really love the car. So if you see a guy and gal riding "on" a white 60... that be us! Some pictures before clean up.
Cheers
Mike
Neat looking & love those wheels your lucky
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PM me and let me know if you're interested in unloading those gross wire wheels.....
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Very good looking car you've got there. I agree though about those wheels. I'd remove them too.
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Nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, and nice, some more!

You're a dang lucky dog!

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Your kids obviously need better glasses, how could you look silly in a Vette? And besides, even if you did, who cares? If you enjoy it, drive the hell out of it and let them laugh all they want.

Nice find!
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Originally Posted by Kerrmudgeon
PM me and let me know if you're interested in unloading those gross wire wheels.....
The wheels go back to owner. They're rusty anyway. Nice Avatar of course!
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Originally Posted by GTOguy
How does a person look 'funny' in a C1 Corvette?

I have gray hair and am 6' tall. My friend says that I look like a Q tip driving my 57.


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