Wife just got a 2019 GT so she says my Corvette needs to go. Ok, its not really like that. I've had the Corvette for 17 years (well before kids) and now with 2 kids that barely fit in her 2019 Mustang and only one of them is old enough to ride in the Corvette it was time to go. Keep in mind the Vette as 130k miles and is a wee worn out. And has a bad leak on the front main seal that I'm not looking forward to fixing (I'd do it myself).
So I put it up on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace at a "I don't really want to sell it that badly price". But it's a yellow 6-speed convertible, a pretty rare combination.
I get very few bites, lots of offers to trade for guns and Mustangs (Fox body stuff). Finally I get an interesting but not great trade offer for a 2006 Mustang GT with 5 speed. 150k miles but in perfect condition. Don't want it but it's a nice car. So I tell the guy that the only car I'd think about trading for is a 64-66 Mustang convertible... Because I want a classic car and enough room for the whole fam.
He says, what about a 67.
I say, I'm listening!
Turns out it's a 1967 convertible, 6 cylinder, auto. Under that dirt is fresh paint, all the bodywork was done and the guy has too many other projects and lost interest. And he has a hankering for a yellow Corvette, with a manual and convertible...
We've negotiated at this point a straight swap. Asking price on the Vette was $5250.
The bodywork was done and it's really nice, including floors. I know it looks horrid with it so dirty in the pictures but I saw it in person. It's going to looking shockingly good after a bath. There are apparently many new parts for the interior but I'm not worried. I'd get a full interior kit in a heartbeat if needed.
The only oddity I've found so far is the quarter panels are weird. The owner thinks they are original but they are missing the vent ornaments. And there are no holes for them. The best I can tell is that at some point they were replaced with something like this:
https://www.drakeautomotivegroup.com/67-68-lh-quarter-panel-skin-c7zz-6527841-s
I assume that a long time ago the it's was too expensive to reproduce the 1967 quarter panel so these ones were made? Thoughts?
My plans would be to replace the interior, get it running and then start modding. Yes, a V-8 would be in the works. Sorry, but it has to be. Maybe some GT trim including hood. I want to keep the mods period so 289 or 302 and only factory upgrades.
I've been working on cars and bikes since I was 15 so about the only thing I've never tackled is rebuilding an auto tranny. Interior or even an engine rebuild is no big deal.
So... how crazy am I?
So I put it up on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace at a "I don't really want to sell it that badly price". But it's a yellow 6-speed convertible, a pretty rare combination.
I get very few bites, lots of offers to trade for guns and Mustangs (Fox body stuff). Finally I get an interesting but not great trade offer for a 2006 Mustang GT with 5 speed. 150k miles but in perfect condition. Don't want it but it's a nice car. So I tell the guy that the only car I'd think about trading for is a 64-66 Mustang convertible... Because I want a classic car and enough room for the whole fam.
He says, what about a 67.
I say, I'm listening!
Turns out it's a 1967 convertible, 6 cylinder, auto. Under that dirt is fresh paint, all the bodywork was done and the guy has too many other projects and lost interest. And he has a hankering for a yellow Corvette, with a manual and convertible...
We've negotiated at this point a straight swap. Asking price on the Vette was $5250.
The bodywork was done and it's really nice, including floors. I know it looks horrid with it so dirty in the pictures but I saw it in person. It's going to looking shockingly good after a bath. There are apparently many new parts for the interior but I'm not worried. I'd get a full interior kit in a heartbeat if needed.
The only oddity I've found so far is the quarter panels are weird. The owner thinks they are original but they are missing the vent ornaments. And there are no holes for them. The best I can tell is that at some point they were replaced with something like this:
https://www.drakeautomotivegroup.com/67-68-lh-quarter-panel-skin-c7zz-6527841-s
I assume that a long time ago the it's was too expensive to reproduce the 1967 quarter panel so these ones were made? Thoughts?
My plans would be to replace the interior, get it running and then start modding. Yes, a V-8 would be in the works. Sorry, but it has to be. Maybe some GT trim including hood. I want to keep the mods period so 289 or 302 and only factory upgrades.
I've been working on cars and bikes since I was 15 so about the only thing I've never tackled is rebuilding an auto tranny. Interior or even an engine rebuild is no big deal.
So... how crazy am I?