So a neighbor has offered me his Corvette... which is sort of a barn find... for $8,000.
It's a 1972 Chrome Bumper. >30K miles on it. But it has sat a lot and he has neglected it for a long time. It was repainted from blue to black...not really well. And the interior color was changed from tan to red with some kind of 'spray on upholstry color.' Original and matching numbers with 350 motor. Base model. Needs carb work. Exhaust. All the brake lines replaced. I forgot to ask if Auto or standard, but I suspect Auto. EDIT. Manual transmission. Which is appealing.
I've always had sort of a soft spot for those vertical-rear-window early '70's pre-smog cars. But I don't need any projects, either. That said... it doesn't seem that daunting. And there is a lot of fun 'internal' stuff one can do with a 350 motor to make it more fun while keeping it numbers matching. Plus there are lots of interesting period accessories (headers and side pipes) that would make it an interesting hot rod.
Any 'Vette experts out there want to talk me out of (or into) this project?
Sirhr
It's a 1972 Chrome Bumper. >30K miles on it. But it has sat a lot and he has neglected it for a long time. It was repainted from blue to black...not really well. And the interior color was changed from tan to red with some kind of 'spray on upholstry color.' Original and matching numbers with 350 motor. Base model. Needs carb work. Exhaust. All the brake lines replaced. I forgot to ask if Auto or standard, but I suspect Auto. EDIT. Manual transmission. Which is appealing.
I've always had sort of a soft spot for those vertical-rear-window early '70's pre-smog cars. But I don't need any projects, either. That said... it doesn't seem that daunting. And there is a lot of fun 'internal' stuff one can do with a 350 motor to make it more fun while keeping it numbers matching. Plus there are lots of interesting period accessories (headers and side pipes) that would make it an interesting hot rod.
Any 'Vette experts out there want to talk me out of (or into) this project?
Sirhr
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