help please
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help please
My dad recently passed away and left me his 1966 corvette sting ray convertible. It was supposed to be my wedding gift but i never got married but he left me the vette anyways. It is a bit rusted and needs body work. It does not have original engine. It is a rare 3 speed with radio delete. It also has power windows. so rare combination. I'm debating between selling it as is vs. trying to fix it up then sell it. I have no idea what it would cost to fully restore to great condition. anybody have any advice here?
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If ya can post some pics and other details I'm sure many will answer questions.
Re: Restoration, to many items have to be taken into account. Frame, Birdcage etc... Pics would help.
Sorry about your Dad.
Re: Restoration, to many items have to be taken into account. Frame, Birdcage etc... Pics would help.
Sorry about your Dad.
Enjoy while you can.
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Get it running and road worthy if not too costly, then sell her. 
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Why the back story?
No photos
Member since May
Knows its rare for options but knows nothing else
What advise as to restore or sell as on forum, doesn't have an uncle,friend,local shop, or neighbor that knows cars?
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Really? She makes her first at 11:28 (PT) and gets the above response an hour and eleven minutes later saying someone doesn't "belive" her story. I'd leave too. 
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Sorry to hear about your Dad.
Welcome to the Corvette Forum.
Heck, cut her some slack. SOME people have lives that do not revolve around responses from a forum.
Hopefully she responds so those who feel this thread was 'questionable'... she can prove them wrong. If she doesn't...I can understand why.
WE ALL had to start somewhere and learn about these cars.
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Sorry to hear about your Dad.
Welcome to the Corvette Forum.
Heck, cut her some slack. SOME people have lives that do not revolve around responses from a forum.
Hopefully she responds so those who feel this thread was 'questionable'... she can prove them wrong. If she doesn't...I can understand why.
WE ALL had to start somewhere and learn about these cars.
DUB
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'sharneu'
Sorry to hear about your Dad.
Welcome to the Corvette Forum.
Heck, cut her some slack. SOME people have lives that do not revolve around responses from a forum.
Hopefully she responds so those who feel this thread was 'questionable'... she can prove them wrong. If she doesn't...I can understand why.
WE ALL had to start somewhere and learn about these cars.
DUB
Sorry to hear about your Dad.
Welcome to the Corvette Forum.
Heck, cut her some slack. SOME people have lives that do not revolve around responses from a forum.
Hopefully she responds so those who feel this thread was 'questionable'... she can prove them wrong. If she doesn't...I can understand why.
WE ALL had to start somewhere and learn about these cars.
DUB
