Opinions please
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Racer
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Opinions please
Does the odometer looks rolled over? The numbers look straight, the 1 looks ever slightly lower than the others. The car is my 77 which is very clean & appears to be very original. Engine is still the way it came from the factory. Still has the pellet style cat converter (probably not the original one) Not really asking what the car is worth, that is what it is. Thanks in advance!
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It looks good to me. Mine just rolled over and it still looks good as well.
There should be a HUGE difference between a car with such low miles and one with over 100K.
everything from pedal pad wear to the condition of body mounts. A 100K car will have had a of parts replaced and rebuilt by now. This I know first hand.
So look at everything on the car. You should know for certain then.
There should be a HUGE difference between a car with such low miles and one with over 100K.
everything from pedal pad wear to the condition of body mounts. A 100K car will have had a of parts replaced and rebuilt by now. This I know first hand.
So look at everything on the car. You should know for certain then.
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The chrome stripe on the console always gets worn off in spots. Yours looks great. The white ink in the turn signal lever gets worn away and brownish. Yours looks great. Just a couple things that look low miles to me. The odometer just doesn't look off when rolled over. However it often does if it's been tampered with.
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I have receipts for a suspension rebuild, But i figure even if the car hasn't been driven a lot it is still a 46 year old car.It also appears to have been repainted at one time but no receipt in my book of stuff. I appear to be the 3rd owner & the owner before me was pretty miticulas about receipts.Every years registration etc. There is no receipt with a mileage stated over what the odometer is showing. It still has the original spare tire. It drives wonderfully. I would like to think that it is a low mileage car but I always seem to have these doubts going through my head. My previous vette was a 76 which showed 67k, was a nice car, but not in the same league as this one.
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Brake caliper PADS should be original unless a previous owner changed them for safety's sake...also the thickness of the rotors should have .001 or less wear-if any at all.
My '68 @ 55,500 miles had .005 wear on rotor thickness for example.
And another thing...RELAXXXX...and enjoy your great-looking VETTE !
My '68 @ 55,500 miles had .005 wear on rotor thickness for example.
And another thing...RELAXXXX...and enjoy your great-looking VETTE !
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Melting Slicks
Here is my 78 that has rolled over. Don't judge the look of the odometer, the condition of the car will tell you.
Last edited by BKarol; 05-30-2023 at 07:37 AM.