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Old 05-06-2005, 02:32 PM
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I appraised a house in South Central LA today and this Corvette was in the backyard rotting away. From a distance I thought it was a hard top vert but when I got close I realized this coupe has a VINYL TOP...completely covered the t-tops and everything. It's a base motor automatic, power everything from what I could see and has A/C. The woman said her son was "storing" it for a friend. This car looks like it hasn't moved in decades and still has the original blue license plates on it from back in the day. Anyway, here's the pics...brace yourselves.




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Old 05-06-2005, 02:38 PM
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Old 05-06-2005, 02:39 PM
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Old 05-06-2005, 02:39 PM
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nice mudflaps!
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Old 05-06-2005, 02:54 PM
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Looks like her son is taking real good care of it for his friend.
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Old 05-06-2005, 03:03 PM
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That is just WRONG
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Old 05-06-2005, 03:06 PM
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What a shame. Sons friend will probably not sell until it rots into the ground. Sad.
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Old 05-06-2005, 03:08 PM
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What a shame. Looks like it has been setting for a long while. The friend must be long gone now, if he has let it set out there like this.

"Hey man, its only 10 years, I can do that standing on my head. You don't mind if I store my vette at your mom's place do you?"
"Naw mang, It'll be waiting on you when you get out."
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Old 05-06-2005, 03:09 PM
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is that two by four a hillbilly version of "The Club"?
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Thats a hell of a way to store a car. Wonder how much he's charging, might drop mine off...not.
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Old 05-06-2005, 03:27 PM
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Tell 'em you'll "bump up" the appraisal if they give you a good deal on the car...it's a two-way street, man.
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Storage? Its just rotting away.

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Are you sure she didn't mean he was storing his friends bush in the Vette?
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Remington tires on Fenton Fanjet wheels---kinda dates that car when it was last run

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Old 05-06-2005, 04:25 PM
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Good vaccuum and and some Armor-All and she's ready to roll!
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Old 05-06-2005, 04:40 PM
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Reminds me of my 69 that i bought when i was 17 back in 1986.I paid 3k for it and it was a 350/350 matching numbers vert,4 speed.After about 2 years and 10k it was a consistent vette show winner and one of the fastest cars on the streets...Man i miss that vette
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Old 05-06-2005, 05:37 PM
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What kind of friend is he and what kind of storage is that?
Someone needs to save that Vette
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