1954 Corvette Barn Find Certainly Qualifies as ‘Ironic’
06-22-2017, 11:25 AM
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1954 Corvette Barn Find Certainly Qualifies as ‘Ironic’
Buyer lucks out on classic '54 find, less than 20 miles from his house.
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06-22-2017, 02:20 PM
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I agree. Maybe a fair dealer all around, but I suspect the seller got the better end of the deal. Are '54's 100k+ cars? I know of a '55 T-bird that has been used as a shelf and laundry table since 1968, when it was parked in the garage of my ex-girlfriend's basement. The owner didn't want anything to happen to it, so he stopped driving it. He's had 3 daughters since then, none of whom have ever ridden in it, and is now a bed-ridden great-great grandfather. The car still sits, frozen engine, frozen brakes, pitting trim, exploded seats, slowly degrading in place. Why do people put such a high value on neglected, poorly store cars?
06-23-2017, 08:46 AM
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St. Jude Donor '17, '19
I agree. Maybe a fair dealer all around, but I suspect the seller got the better end of the deal. Are '54's 100k+ cars? I know of a '55 T-bird that has been used as a shelf and laundry table since 1968, when it was parked in the garage of my ex-girlfriend's basement. The owner didn't want anything to happen to it, so he stopped driving it. He's had 3 daughters since then, none of whom have ever ridden in it, and is now a bed-ridden great-great grandfather. The car still sits, frozen engine, frozen brakes, pitting trim, exploded seats, slowly degrading in place. Why do people put such a high value on neglected, poorly store cars?
how do seats split just sitting there, there is no tension and no sun damage.
I agree. I know someone who just bought a grand sport. He stopped driving it for a week on awesome weather days because he already has 500 miles on it. I teased him for about 2 days. lol.
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06-23-2017, 10:21 AM
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I have had co-workers who became great-grandfathers in their 50's. Their daughters had kids at 15, then those kids had kids, and so on. I call it The Cycle of Poverty.
