RED-85-Z51

It was dark in his garage, but I snapped a few pics.

He told me he will have stuff moved to the point that a flatbed can slide in and get it out by next week if not sooner. I told im Id give him 400 now, and the rest when I took delivery of the car..so it all works out!



And if anyone can ID these wheels...

mds3013

Be sure and ask if he has any other parts that may have been taken off the car. They should go with her. mds...

jordan89

Rockn-Roll

It looks like everything is there and in one piece i.e. emblems and such. Includes luggage rack/T-top carrier. If the inside isn't gutted then you have found an excellent deal.

6T7L71CPE

Those are Appliance wheels, same brand as my Slots. My brother had those back in the early 70's on a 240Z.

chstitans42

Looks like you got a great deal! Be ready to spend increased amounts of time here on the forum!

Did the link I gave you on your other post help you at all?

Make sure you take pics of when you get it (the condition that you found her) and then after you clean things up a bit.

Oldguard 7

Look this car over thoroughly, especially underneath. Based upon the pics, the car will need to be repainted, not to mention things you will have to repair yourself and once you catch the "while I'm at it disease" Should the vehicle is be in salvageable condition $1,800 is a steal. However it the cost to repair damage to the body (if any) and to repaint the car costs more than what you paid for it you might want to look elsewhere. If you are up to the challenge of restoring it then go for it.

fugawi

welcome to the c-3 side red..jump right in the waters fine..

rcread

If you have the $$$ to make it right, it should be a lot of fun.

RED-85-Z51

I went over the car pretty closely, no body damage at all, not even a crack in the bumpers or anything.

He said he barely got to drive it in the 8-9 years he's had it, as he works close to home..and he said the man before him that had it said the same thing as far as not really being able to enjoy it.

Makes me wonder about the odo readings...it says "39,XXX".

The brake pedal looks good, carpet looks greay, no wear on anything on the inside, the glass looks great...I wonder if its 39,XXX or 139,XXX?

SanDiegoPaul

... yea .... and I wonder why it has Goodyear truck tires on it@! Wrangler radials ..

RED-85-Z51

Except for the cheap little cover over the E-brake being busted...the interior looks great, except that the seats have been either recovered in cloth, or they have cloth covers on them...

it has an old looking "L-48" thing near the shifter...has the comp ratio, power etc...dont know if it is factory, but he says he didnt put it there.

RED-85-Z51

Tell me about it, first thing I noticed when I looked at it last weekend. The tires look new as far as wear, Im guessing he put em on..doesnt look like he got much use out of them.

He says he parked it 4-5 years ago to "fix the brakes" which had started to go out according to him. Then he decided to redo the whole car while he was at it...but never put a tool near the car..ever. And I dotn doubt it, the closest thing to a tool I saw in his garage was myself in a mirror.

ratflinger

Ah, good old Wiremag wheels. Had a set of those back in 73. Those tires are about good enough to get it on & off the trailer. Don't try driving with them.

mds3013

The L48 thing is factory. Vettes up to '76 had the "data" plate on shifter console. As the Italian guy once said "what's behind me does not matter" Look to the future and the guys on the Forum will help you get this car back on the road. mds...

Eddie 70

You have done it now!!! Welcome to the C3 side of Corvette Forum. I think you may have answered a few small engine questions for me a few times in OT when I was hunting for a mower. Now I hope to be able to return the favor a few times over here in the C3 section. Have fun with the new toy and welcome!

gingerbreadman1977

i would love to see some more pics. interior, engine etc. for 1800 you cant go wrong even if it was trashed. your going to have heaps of fun on it . i would love to have something like that to tear apart and restore .

mikejpss

i'll give you $2g's for it?
Lots of fun ahead, good luck...

RED-85-Z51

Ill get more pics when i get it home and get it out in the sun.

cboyd

Welcome Red..
I joined the forum 4 years ago when I bought my '79. Unfortunately I wasn't aware of any forum until after I had made a dreadfull mistake. After I paid $7000.00 for a rust bucket. I have spent 4 yrs and more money than I care to think about and finialy this year we managed to have a self powered chassis. We still have to remove the body again, bond the front clip, prep and paint, purchase and install a new Interior. But the bright side is we have truly enjoyed it. There is just something about restoring a C3. Kinda like saving a piece of history.
Good luck and we will be watching.
Clyde