Help with a unusual barn find
04-30-2016, 01:26 PM
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Racer
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Help with a unusual barn find
Hello,
I'm new to the Corvette world and have purchased a 1971 convertible that has been in a barn since around 1972. So this will be the first of many questions.
Paint code is 984 but the car is Red? I see no signs of it having been painted as the mileage is extremely low and can find no yellow anywhere.
Thoughts
Thank you
I'm new to the Corvette world and have purchased a 1971 convertible that has been in a barn since around 1972. So this will be the first of many questions.
Paint code is 984 but the car is Red? I see no signs of it having been painted as the mileage is extremely low and can find no yellow anywhere.
Thoughts
Thank you
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07-18-2016, 11:05 PM
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I have been told to check the forum that some may have thought that I was upset with the forum. That could not be further from the truth. I received a private message from a moderator on the board very kindly told me the policy of no selling on this forum. I fully agree and understand this. The direction the post had gone was uncomfortable and I quite frankly believed it had run out of gas.
I had a great time reading the replies to my questions receiving advice and the general discussion of the car, even the fishy ones. And I thank everyone! It's special to share my friends car and the hours of hard work he put into it. I think/hope he would have liked that.
I have spoken to Adam with the Corvette Museum he's a great guy very busy and has incredible pricing on Corvette insurance! We briefly discussed having both cars in the museum for a few months. If this is something you guys would like to see happen please contact the Corvette Museum and let them know. Adam did give me some great contacts and some advice on the car!
Other updates:
-Drag tube has been replaced.
-I took a few parts to the machine shop to be checked out thoroughly before selling (not on this forum😁
to help raise funds fo the LT1. Keep your fingers crossed I can raise the dough. See pic.
-the car is not a 71
In closing I want to thank the Forum and its moderators for the hard work and a great forum. Thank you to the vendors who pay to advertise here and keep it free! I hope this post has helped those venders in some sort of way. And most of all to all you fokes who took the time to post on my thread! It's been fun, uncomfortable at time with the way it took off, but fun. Thank you guys for the help and encouragement! I will continue to post my discoveries, stories, questions and pictures as long as it's relevant and fun for you.
Thank you everyone!
Pvirg
I had a great time reading the replies to my questions receiving advice and the general discussion of the car, even the fishy ones. And I thank everyone! It's special to share my friends car and the hours of hard work he put into it. I think/hope he would have liked that.
I have spoken to Adam with the Corvette Museum he's a great guy very busy and has incredible pricing on Corvette insurance! We briefly discussed having both cars in the museum for a few months. If this is something you guys would like to see happen please contact the Corvette Museum and let them know. Adam did give me some great contacts and some advice on the car!
Other updates:
-Drag tube has been replaced.
-I took a few parts to the machine shop to be checked out thoroughly before selling (not on this forum😁
to help raise funds fo the LT1. Keep your fingers crossed I can raise the dough. See pic.-the car is not a 71
In closing I want to thank the Forum and its moderators for the hard work and a great forum. Thank you to the vendors who pay to advertise here and keep it free! I hope this post has helped those venders in some sort of way. And most of all to all you fokes who took the time to post on my thread! It's been fun, uncomfortable at time with the way it took off, but fun. Thank you guys for the help and encouragement! I will continue to post my discoveries, stories, questions and pictures as long as it's relevant and fun for you.
Thank you everyone!
Pvirg
04-30-2016, 01:31 PM
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984 is Safari Yellow.
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04-30-2016, 01:41 PM
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Hi P,
WELCOME!
First Post!
It sounds like you've come upon an interesting car.
Many folks would be very eager to read about it and see some pictures of it.
The color…. while it's CERTAINLY possible that the trim tag code didn't match the car's color when it left St.Louis, it really not very LIKELY.
If the car is indeed quite untouched from about 1972, or so, please be very careful what you do to it and with it until you're certain just what you have!!!
PICTURES! and INFO! please!
Regards,
Alan
WELCOME!
First Post!
It sounds like you've come upon an interesting car.
Many folks would be very eager to read about it and see some pictures of it.
The color…. while it's CERTAINLY possible that the trim tag code didn't match the car's color when it left St.Louis, it really not very LIKELY.
If the car is indeed quite untouched from about 1972, or so, please be very careful what you do to it and with it until you're certain just what you have!!!
PICTURES! and INFO! please!
Regards,
Alan
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04-30-2016, 01:58 PM
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Racer
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Working on adding a couple pics
04-30-2016, 02:00 PM
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04-30-2016, 02:06 PM
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I promise more detail soon. It was a special deal with GM and used for one purpose.
04-30-2016, 02:17 PM
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Your trim tag picture doesn't tell us much because of the angle and the inability to read much on it. Yet it tells me a lot, because there is red paint on the tag. There has been post-assembly-line paint work done to the car. The tags had no paint on them from the factory.
04-30-2016, 02:33 PM
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Your trim tag picture doesn't tell us much because of the angle and the inability to read much on it. Yet it tells me a lot, because there is red paint on the tag. There has been post-assembly-line paint work done to the car. The tags had no paint on them from the factory.
Good call on the paint. So I should find yellow somewhere?
04-30-2016, 02:42 PM
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Hi p,
Am I seeing 00024 on the odometer?
If so, you should really get some informed advice about even moving the car at this point.
Right now I don't think you'd want to dismantle anything in order to settle the paint question.
That is what it is and you don't want to spoil something else just in order to know for sure right now.
Regards,
Alan
Am I seeing 00024 on the odometer?
If so, you should really get some informed advice about even moving the car at this point.
Right now I don't think you'd want to dismantle anything in order to settle the paint question.
That is what it is and you don't want to spoil something else just in order to know for sure right now.
Regards,
Alan
04-30-2016, 03:49 PM
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Racer
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Hi p,
Am I seeing 00024 on the odometer?
If so, you should really get some informed advice about even moving the car at this point.
Right now I don't think you'd want to dismantle anything in order to settle the paint question.
That is what it is and you don't want to spoil something else just in order to know for sure right now.
Regards,
Alan
Am I seeing 00024 on the odometer?
If so, you should really get some informed advice about even moving the car at this point.
Right now I don't think you'd want to dismantle anything in order to settle the paint question.
That is what it is and you don't want to spoil something else just in order to know for sure right now.
Regards,
Alan
04-30-2016, 03:56 PM
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I love reading about finds such as this. Especially when there seems to be something that GM did that was out of the norm that makes the car, in some way, different from the rest.
If you aren't already doing so, taking lots of pics as this recovery process progresses is a must. If not for you for us! Looking forward to reading and seeing more.
If you aren't already doing so, taking lots of pics as this recovery process progresses is a must. If not for you for us! Looking forward to reading and seeing more.
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04-30-2016, 04:20 PM
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Hi p,
Am I seeing 00024 on the odometer?
If so, you should really get some informed advice about even moving the car at this point.
Right now I don't think you'd want to dismantle anything in order to settle the paint question.
That is what it is and you don't want to spoil something else just in order to know for sure right now.
Regards,
Alan
Am I seeing 00024 on the odometer?
If so, you should really get some informed advice about even moving the car at this point.
Right now I don't think you'd want to dismantle anything in order to settle the paint question.
That is what it is and you don't want to spoil something else just in order to know for sure right now.
Regards,
Alan
However, that big hose clamp on the steering column indicates that something fishy is going on here.
04-30-2016, 05:52 PM
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Since you are new to the forum I will say this;
1. welcome
2. Always listen to Alan!
1. welcome
2. Always listen to Alan!
04-30-2016, 05:58 PM
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Hi Ralph,
Very nice catch on the headlight ****.
I SO want this to be an untouched 71 I didn't notice it!
Regards,
Alan
Very nice catch on the headlight ****.
I SO want this to be an untouched 71 I didn't notice it!
Regards,
Alan
04-30-2016, 06:08 PM
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That's not all. The speedo is also a 68 or 69 as it has the speed warming indicator option which was only available in 68/69. You can see the yellow needle all the way over to the 160 mph mark.
Add to that the trim tag is probably also 68-70 and this does not look like a 71 corvette to me.
Add to that the trim tag is probably also 68-70 and this does not look like a 71 corvette to me.