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Originally Posted by MaineDoc
This is one of my interests, perhaps because I'm a psychologist but when I run across a Corvette with the original owner I'm fascinated with why certain options were ordered or why they were not. I have bought a few new Corvettes as well as other makes and I understand that we all have to make choices. In 1973 I could have bought a 62 FI Corvette or a 63 FI coupe but I needed a reliable road car so I bought a Datsun 240Z. Silly me!
But I bet you wish you still had that Z today, correct?
I admit I misread the question. I was saying what I would like to ask the original owner of MY car, rather than what OP should ask regarding HIS car. Flies on me!
I think your interpretation of the question is an interesting one. We can all relate to it.
Phil
No regrets! I have had some fun cars and all because I sold the previous one. Seven FI Corvettes including 57, two big brake fuelies, two FI 63 coupes, a 64 coupe, and a 65 convertible. There was another I 62 but not a big brake. Fun times. Now have a C7 convertible 7 speed, a 66 Duntov, and a (hold tight) Porsche Cayman S. Cars are still just as exciting as they were when I was 13 and lusting after a blue 54.
You sir are correct. Once it was stolen the original owner never saw the car again. I did even find out the name of the person who stole the car. Amazing when you start digging!!! And he’s deceased by the way or I’d be talking to him too. LOL
was the person who stole the car local from Gettysburg?
was the person who stole the car local from Gettysburg?
Yes, and the same age as the original owner (23 years old at the time in February of ‘68). I’ll find our if they were friends, acquaintances or neither on Sunday.
Yes, and the same age as the original owner (23 years old at the time in February of ‘68). I’ll find our if they were friends, acquaintances or neither on Sunday.
I'm thinking there's a movie in here. Way too interesting. Please keep us informed.
Phil
One of the best threads in a while. I found the name (NCRS thread) of the guy who had the original 425hp that was new in my ‘66 but couldn’t make the connection. His name is Scott Bonar and he had the engine in 2002. Vin derivative 1568. Good luck.
Yes, and the same age as the original owner (23 years old at the time in February of ‘68). I’ll find our if they were friends, acquaintances or neither on Sunday.
yes this sounds like someone knew the car was going to be on a open lot.......
ettev I would ask the owner of your car what his favorite adventure/story was with the Vette in the short time he owned it! Agree that you need to document everything he tells you, best if he can write everything down and notarize per 68Hemi.
If I could ever find the original owner of my car, I'd ask what all they ordered on it so I could put a build sheet together. Then I'd ask what happened when it got stolen and why? Was it a hi hp car? Why did it take 6 years to recover it?
Has 80 lb oil and 6500 tach...so maybe?
Motor is long gone and a 350 crate ZZ4 was installed in 2004...
Eventually I will the pull the gauge cluster out again and see if there is a # on the back that matches the VIN, if that exists...
It must have been a cool ride for someone else to want it enough to steal it...
Keep us posted and great you have the block to work with!!!
So below is a screenshot of my initial response from the original owner upon my outreach to him. All you NCRS folks....what do you make of the repaint scenario? Does that hurt the value of this car in anyway? I’ve always heard that the C2 & C3 cars had less than perfect paint from the factory.
ettev I would ask the owner of your car what his favorite adventure/story was with the Vette in the short time he owned it! Agree that you need to document everything he tells you, best if he can write everything down and notarize per 68Hemi.
If I could ever find the original owner of my car, I'd ask what all they ordered on it so I could put a build sheet together. Then I'd ask what happened when it got stolen and why? Was it a hi hp car? Why did it take 6 years to recover it?
Has 80 lb oil and 6500 tach...so maybe?
Motor is long gone and a 350 crate ZZ4 was installed in 2004...
Eventually I will the pull the gauge cluster out again and see if there is a # on the back that matches the VIN, if that exists...
It must have been a cool ride for someone else to want it enough to steal it...
Keep us posted and great you have the block to work with!!!
Mark
Its definitely a legit car. I have the protect-o-plate and the tank sticker is still intact on it.
Ettev is my best friend so I will let him tell the story he got from his phone call to the original owner. The POP and the car were registered to his dads business because he was only 23 and was having a hard time getting insurance on the car. Remember back then nobody wanted to insure Corvettes.
I bought my '65 coupe from the first owner after it was his daily driver for seven years in 1972. The maroon paint had dulled and the car had a white interior. The owner smoked cigars and drank coffee. Lot's of brown nicotine and caffeine stains everywhere.
A couple of years later after a repaint and lots of elbow grease on the white vinyl, I dropped by his house one evening in the car after it was all cleaned up. He came to the door and I said "your old car is in the driveway, how do you like it"? "Looks pretty good, doesn't it"? That was my only question.
He walked out and looked at it. Inside, outside, spun around on his heel and as he was going back in his house he said, "it oughta' look good, you stole the damn thing"! Then he slammed the door.
I had paid him his asking price of $1025 so I stole it or he gave it away?.
Ettev is my best friend so I will let him tell the story he got from his phone call to the original owner. The POP and the car were registered to his dads business because he was only 23 and was having a hard time getting insurance on the car. Remember back then nobody wanted to insure Corvettes.
Yep......quite the conversation I had with the original owner last evening. He was fresh out of the Air Force in the summer of '67 and had banked all his service pay to purchase "something different" upon discharge. He and one of his friends sat one day and discussed all the possible options of "different " vehicles and they arrived at this L71. I'm going to summarize the entire discussion I had with this gentleman and will post it here. Needless to say the story does keep getting better. Stay tuned! I will tell you that he ordered the car.....it was not a stock vehicle off a lot. And that part of the story in itself is priceless! LOL.
07-31-2020, 06:43 PM
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