Strats-N-Vettes

I just got life back together after hurricane Gustav (dealing with Ike now).
I have a car cover.
an el-cheap-0 (less than 20 bucks), because stray cats think car covers are great scratching posts and always tear them up.

Anyway, uncovered the vette yesterday for a lil ride and even though the cover was littered with debris, all I had was a little bit of surface rust on the rotors, dust, and water spots on the rims...





Like the emblem?(rhetorical question)....nawwwww....I know most dont, but I do!
It gives it a lil something that is missing on the side. Its beveled to fit the contour perfectly.



I also customized some front and rear emblems.
I just didnt like the look of the C4 emblem, never have.

I did not wipe the car for the pics, ..seriously, I did NOT wipe a thing!
Ironically; when the wind blows the car cover around it actually dusts the surface....this is a must with black cars..
(Keep in mid. its always covered when clean, seldom gets dirty, just dusty if not covered)

I am gonna do a photo shoot with the car as soon as we recover from all these hurricanes...this car is another fine example of a well taken care of car (original except for motor and tranny swap...have the originals stored)....these are the only good pics I have of it, I will take some of the interior, full shots, ect... just to have.




Jim

Corvette Chris

Hope you make out OK with Ike.

jimmymack

Glad you made it thru one, hope you don't see much of two. Car looks good

xrcrx

Good luck with Ike-I'm bunkered in here in Webster. Cars look great-like the emblem

StealthLT4

So you have a C6 emblem on your C3 and a C2(?) emblem on your C4...I'm already confused!

betyelou

Hope you do OK with the storms.

Strats-N-Vettes

Thanks...we are getting slammed right at this moment, plenty of toradoes floating around too.
So far; electricity is still on ...and car is covered!

Nope...C3 emblems on the C3...all correct.
But, the exterior of the C4 has C2 emblems (crossed flags for a gas door) on the fenders and customized C5's...I think its for a C5, I dont remember....black oval with long crossed flags
Anyway on the C5's; I cut the oval "ring" off, and just used the crossed flags...I liked it cause it was black trim, I dont have pics...yet...if it wasnt storming I would post a pic.
I did NOT add or change any of them because I wanted to imitate a different model of car, I did it cause I liked the way they looked... just didnt like the look of the perfect straight "flag" lines of the C4 emblem or the circle.

Added note: the C2 emblem had a darker red which I liked, the C5 emblem had more of a brighter red which I wasnt wild about.

Back to the original topic; it just goes to show that it doesnt have to be a high dollar car cover.
Although if the car would sit exposed to direct weather/elements, I would have to buy a better, more durable cover.

I wonder if daily drivers cover their cars daily or if its too much of a hassle to cover and uncover each day.



Jim

Strats-N-Vettes

Rain slowed to a drizzle.....soooooooooooo..........

I pulled a corner of the cover off for a pic...batteries dead in camera!!!

I ran in the house...

And of course; it started storming again while in the house.....waited a minute....ran back outside and snapped a pic, covered car.

Sheeesh!!!!.......The dumb things I do....LOL



(since I am hijacking my own thread )










Jim

1bdvet

Love those wheels!

corvettedan22

Nice car, dont like the wrong emblems

carguy604

I actually like the crossed flags above the fenders and have thought about doing the same thing. What year are they from?

Strats-N-Vettes

I think its from 62, but definatly gas door emblems...the way to tell is; the top of the flags are thick, and the flag sticks are thin....thats the bevel I was talking/writing about.

I get all my stuff from my buddy Kevin at corvette south dot com.


Sorry......but I did leave the valve cover emblem and all other badging original.




Jim

ls1569

Great looking cars and I like the emblem, and as far as Ike good luck, thank god I dont have that problem here in the Mile High City, sunshine here everyday.

vader86

Unfortunately keeping the cover on in 90mph winds was a problem here.

Thankfully I parked it in an area without trees or alot of possible debris.

Mr Mojo

I don't cover either of mine and I have two covers. I think in the last 9 years I've covered both cars a total of 4 times.

frontier1111

Those wheels ars something else real nice. Embles too really updates the car..

Lichen

I like the side emblems (only), but am drolling over the wheels. Where did you get them?

Strats-N-Vettes

Yeah, the cover has grommets on each side...I use ratcheting tie-downs...I
If not, it would blow away...and there is nothing more a PITA than going get the dadgum car cover out of the ditch...ask me how I know!



Jim

DIRK D

My brother keeps a cover on his car year round but he used to use bungy cords across the bottom holding it down. About five years ago in a bad storm the whole cover twisted around and as the wind blew the bungy cords scratched his paint really bad. Thank god it was not a corvette just a mustang.

BAMvette

Typically I'm not a guy who likes incorrect emblems, flares, GS stripes,etc....

I like your choices, however!

Cain't tell ya why, I just DO!