Awesome '68 race vette !
03-11-2004, 12:38 PM
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Awesome '68 race vette !
This is not a joke.......the price might be steep....but it's nice ! :cheers:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6168
My only question is where's the hood ? :confused:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6168
My only question is where's the hood ? :confused:
03-11-2004, 01:47 PM
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Re: Awesome '68 race vette ! (verskel)
You can NOT build a competitive vintage race Corvette for $50K, not to mention the value of the history, also consider this is a real live Greenwood customer car. This car is a bargain!! ...redvetracr
03-11-2004, 03:12 PM
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You can NOT build a competitive vintage race Corvette for $50K, not to mention the value of the history, also consider this is a real live Greenwood customer car. This car is a bargain...
I couldn't agree more.
Of course the current bid is $50,000... And the reserve hasn't been met. I'd be willing to bet that the reserve is three to four times higher than that. I heard that Herb Kaplan's old '69 L-88 sold in the $125,000-$150,000 range a year or so ago and it wasn't anywhere near as nice as this car (again, from what I heard).
I'm going from memory here (and you're more in touch with the vintage race scene than I am anyway), but wasn't this car originally ordered as an L-88?
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03-11-2004, 03:15 PM
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Re: Awesome '68 race vette ! (verskel)
Wow, that is a really cool race car. I don't want to be overly critical but did you see the welds on the lower a-arm mounts? Yikes, it looks like a 3rd grader welded it. Oh yeah, that is absolutely the WRONG way to safety wire a bolt (the a-arm bushing bolt). Otherwise a cool car.
03-11-2004, 03:36 PM
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Re: Awesome '68 race vette ! (burners)
Wow, that is a really cool race car. I don't want to be overly critical but did you see the welds on the lower a-arm mounts? Yikes, it looks like a 3rd grader welded it. Oh yeah, that is absolutely the WRONG way to safety wire a bolt (the a-arm bushing bolt). Otherwise a cool car.
it looks as though the channel in the front of the crossmember has been filled in a good bit of an inch! Its no longer the same stamped sheetmetal thats on my 75... but a curved deal :confused:
Take a look:
03-11-2004, 03:51 PM
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Re: Awesome '68 race vette ! (ZD75blue)
Wow, that is a really cool race car. I don't want to be overly critical but did you see the welds on the lower a-arm mounts? Yikes, it looks like a 3rd grader welded it. Oh yeah, that is absolutely the WRONG way to safety wire a bolt (the a-arm bushing bolt). Otherwise a cool car.
I was looking at the front ends welding as well...
it looks as though the channel in the front of the crossmember has been filled in a good bit of an inch! Its no longer the same stamped sheetmetal thats on my 75... but a curved deal :confused:
Take a look:
I was looking at the front ends welding as well...
it looks as though the channel in the front of the crossmember has been filled in a good bit of an inch! Its no longer the same stamped sheetmetal thats on my 75... but a curved deal :confused:
Take a look:
Otherwise, it looks like they were trying to stiffen up the front part of the chassis...... hmmmm......dunno .....maybe REDVETRACR might know ?
[Modified by verskel, 2:52 PM 3/11/2004]
03-11-2004, 03:52 PM
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Re: Awesome '68 race vette ! (ZD75blue)
"stick welded" and (most likely) crashed and repaired more than once. Old original race cars were NOT the show pieces they are today.
Stan, I know someone who is friends with Denny Long who I have been told is having a vintage race Porsche prepared for the `04 season!! I will ask about the origins of this car.. ...redvetracr
Stan, I know someone who is friends with Denny Long who I have been told is having a vintage race Porsche prepared for the `04 season!! I will ask about the origins of this car.. ...redvetracr
03-11-2004, 04:04 PM
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Le Mans Master
Re: Awesome '68 race vette ! (ZD75blue)
ZD, you're right. I didn't even notice the lip on the crossmember. They definitely added some metal there (probably for strength).
03-11-2004, 08:06 PM
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Re: Awesome '68 race vette ! (verskel)
Item is located in Pittsburgh?? :confused: Been here all my life and never heard of this car.
03-12-2004, 07:34 AM
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Re: Awesome '68 race vette ! (verskel)
:cool: :cool: :cool: