C1 vs. C2
02-12-2008, 12:22 PM
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I'v had my C-1 for 14 years, and the Thrill of Driving it is stronger now than when I first got it.
I call it the Lumber Wagon because of the Wild ride it gives,
But it will still run a 13 sec quarter...
Totally different that the C-3 and totally different again from the C-5...
Like going from a Cement mixer truck to a Rocket ship....
They all provide a different driving experience.... Love them all....
I call it the Lumber Wagon because of the Wild ride it gives,
But it will still run a 13 sec quarter...
Totally different that the C-3 and totally different again from the C-5...
Like going from a Cement mixer truck to a Rocket ship....
They all provide a different driving experience.... Love them all....
I have the least amt of $ in my C1 (I bought it for $1k in 71') but I love it most. It is a traffic stopper.
I have taken the C3 apart and will make it my daily driver after I get it back together.
The C5 is a "shuddup" car I bought the wife to keep her out of the C1
But I will admit the C5 is the one we take on our club's monthly cruises. That's gonna change when the C3 is finished.
02-12-2008, 06:35 PM
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I have the least amt of $ in my C1 (I bought it for $1k in 71') but I love it most. It is a traffic stopper.
I have taken the C3 apart and will make it my daily driver after I get it back together.
The C5 is a "shuddup" car I bought the wife to keep her out of the C1
But I will admit the C5 is the one we take on our club's monthly cruises. That's gonna change when the C3 is finished.
02-12-2008, 07:14 PM
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C1 vs C2
All that is true, but if you are 6'2" tall or more, the c2 is comfort for touring. Bill Mitchell, the designer (design team leader) was a big man, and he wanted a car he could drive. Thank you Bill (wherever you are if you are out there), for not letting Zora stick the big Americans with a version of the tiny German porches and other European cars that Zora loved.
While I love the looks and mechanical simplicity of the solid axle cars, at 6'6" I just don't fit inside. I am very comfortable in my '66 coupe, but still considering a switch to a C3 steering wheel.
02-12-2008, 08:29 PM
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I'v had my C-1 for 14 years, and the Thrill of Driving it is stronger now than when I first got it.
I call it the Lumber Wagon because of the Wild ride it gives,
But it will still run a 13 sec quarter...
Totally different that the C-3 and totally different again from the C-5...
Like going from a Cement mixer truck to a Rocket ship....
They all provide a different driving experience.... Love them all....
I call it the Lumber Wagon because of the Wild ride it gives,
But it will still run a 13 sec quarter...
Totally different that the C-3 and totally different again from the C-5...
Like going from a Cement mixer truck to a Rocket ship....
They all provide a different driving experience.... Love them all....
Those gol dern cement mixer trucks sure cleaned up all the marbles back in em days!! (SCCA) Must ov been some real men drivin em back en. It's all relative ya see, back en em ceeement mixer trucks WERE Rocket Ships
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02-12-2008, 09:17 PM
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yours must have been in very good condition. back in 75-77 when i was working in Washington state, i knew a guy that had five 56/57s and he didn't pay more that $500 each for them... i paid $1200 for my 62 in 76 and thought i paid too much, but i also figured i'd never get a chance to buy another one...
Bill
yours must have been in very good condition. back in 75-77 when i was working in Washington state, i knew a guy that had five 56/57s and he didn't pay more that $500 each for them... i paid $1200 for my 62 in 76 and thought i paid too much, but i also figured i'd never get a chance to buy another one...
Bill
02-12-2008, 09:30 PM
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In the late 60s, when I was in college, and so broke that I couldn't even pay attention, I had a chance to buy a 57 for $600----------------------------------but I couldn't even afford to put air in the tires! So it was 73 before I could even consider buying a Vette. This one came along, and the rest is history.
NCRS wasn't even in existance until 74, and not that anyone cared in those days, but there was no reason to worry about restoring the car to original factory condition. So, I did my thing with it the way I wanted it.
NCRS wasn't even in existance until 74, and not that anyone cared in those days, but there was no reason to worry about restoring the car to original factory condition. So, I did my thing with it the way I wanted it.
02-13-2008, 03:28 AM
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Missionary position in C2:
Flop driver's seatback forward, leave the passenger side upright. With plenty of blanket or pillow padding, the couple lies diagonally with feet in the passenger footwell and heads and shoulders in the luggage area.
Caution, roadster luggage area may be claustrophobic for the person on the bottom.
Flop driver's seatback forward, leave the passenger side upright. With plenty of blanket or pillow padding, the couple lies diagonally with feet in the passenger footwell and heads and shoulders in the luggage area.
Caution, roadster luggage area may be claustrophobic for the person on the bottom.
02-13-2008, 08:45 AM
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Missionary position in C2:
Flop driver's seatback forward, leave the passenger side upright. With plenty of blanket or pillow padding, the couple lies diagonally with feet in the passenger footwell and heads and shoulders in the luggage area.
Caution, roadster luggage area may be claustrophobic for the person on the bottom.
Flop driver's seatback forward, leave the passenger side upright. With plenty of blanket or pillow padding, the couple lies diagonally with feet in the passenger footwell and heads and shoulders in the luggage area.
Caution, roadster luggage area may be claustrophobic for the person on the bottom.
By the way, were you on bottom?
02-13-2008, 08:57 AM
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Missionary position in C2:
Flop driver's seatback forward, leave the passenger side upright. With plenty of blanket or pillow padding, the couple lies diagonally with feet in the passenger footwell and heads and shoulders in the luggage area.
Caution, roadster luggage area may be claustrophobic for the person on the bottom.
Flop driver's seatback forward, leave the passenger side upright. With plenty of blanket or pillow padding, the couple lies diagonally with feet in the passenger footwell and heads and shoulders in the luggage area.
Caution, roadster luggage area may be claustrophobic for the person on the bottom.
02-13-2008, 09:03 AM
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02-13-2008, 10:05 AM
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02-13-2008, 01:02 PM
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02-13-2008, 07:34 PM
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That's the automotive equivalent of "I want to buy a car, any color, fairly new, with good curves. Oh, very few to no door dings".
Do you want a car that is a looker? One with a clean underside? Safe history? 3000 lbs or 5000 lbs? etc.
Yes, I write software for a living, and vague requirements are the bane of my existence.
02-13-2008, 08:35 PM
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With those requirements, you have very non-specific expectations.
That's the automotive equivalent of "I want to buy a car, any color, fairly new, with good curves. Oh, very few to no door dings".
Do you want a car that is a looker? One with a clean underside? Safe history? 3000 lbs or 5000 lbs? etc.
Yes, I write software for a living, and vague requirements are the bane of my existence.
That's the automotive equivalent of "I want to buy a car, any color, fairly new, with good curves. Oh, very few to no door dings".
Do you want a car that is a looker? One with a clean underside? Safe history? 3000 lbs or 5000 lbs? etc.
Yes, I write software for a living, and vague requirements are the bane of my existence.
You show me how to put a 5000 lb tub into a 36-24-36 body!! I also think I nailed the "what color" question and the "no tats" = no dings and if its all right with you, I'll be the one who cleans the underside...
02-15-2008, 11:29 PM
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