Another Find, 1975 ? Coupe
Cruising
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From: New Holland, PA - U.S.A.
I would say this is definitely a 75 Corvette. The rear bumper has the spaced out lettering like the 74's or 75's did.
For the price that you are talking about, I would by it in heartbeat. Put a few repair $$ and you could make out quite well. Good Luck
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For the price that you are talking about, I would by it in heartbeat. Put a few repair $$ and you could make out quite well. Good Luck
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Drifting
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From: Barrie
PM me the guys # if you don't buy.
Something smells a little fishy though; does he have a title for the car? After two years I would suspect one of the corvette wreckers would have bought it up, but they can’t without a title.
It’s a 75
76 had Vega steering wheel and corvette on the rear bumper was one emblem
74 had a split down the centre on the rear bumper. Where the front bumper meets the fiberglass the grove is v shaped (74), on the 75 it is indented between the headlights.
The leavers are for the vents at you feet, my 75 non AC vette has them it also has Corvette under the wiper controls (replaces AC ducts that would come out there).
Something smells a little fishy though; does he have a title for the car? After two years I would suspect one of the corvette wreckers would have bought it up, but they can’t without a title.
It’s a 75
76 had Vega steering wheel and corvette on the rear bumper was one emblem
74 had a split down the centre on the rear bumper. Where the front bumper meets the fiberglass the grove is v shaped (74), on the 75 it is indented between the headlights.
The leavers are for the vents at you feet, my 75 non AC vette has them it also has Corvette under the wiper controls (replaces AC ducts that would come out there).
Racer
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From: Winnipeg Manitoba
1) 89.7 CDN cents a liter is equivelant to 2.96 USD/US Gallon.
2) Canada does not have titles. Owning a car is like owning any other large object. You can buy and sell them with without much paper work. A handrwitten bill of sale is required to register it, but that's mostly so they can collect the sales tax.
3) $750? Are you nuts? Buy the darn thing immediately. Worst case is you part it and sell it on ebay making about 10 grand. My ony concern is that it looks like its a garage. Could be that someone kid couldn't afford his repair bill and now the shop owner is selling it to get it off the lot.
The kid might show up at your door wanting his car back.
2) Canada does not have titles. Owning a car is like owning any other large object. You can buy and sell them with without much paper work. A handrwitten bill of sale is required to register it, but that's mostly so they can collect the sales tax.
3) $750? Are you nuts? Buy the darn thing immediately. Worst case is you part it and sell it on ebay making about 10 grand. My ony concern is that it looks like its a garage. Could be that someone kid couldn't afford his repair bill and now the shop owner is selling it to get it off the lot.
The kid might show up at your door wanting his car back.
Safety Car
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From: Jennings LA
Originally Posted by Kilroy1024
1) 89.7 CDN cents a liter is equivelant to 2.96 USD/US Gallon.
2) Canada does not have titles. Owning a car is like owning any other large object. You can buy and sell them with without much paper work. A handrwitten bill of sale is required to register it, but that's mostly so they can collect the sales tax.
3) $750? Are you nuts? Buy the darn thing immediately. Worst case is you part it and sell it on ebay making about 10 grand. My ony concern is that it looks like its a garage. Could be that someone kid couldn't afford his repair bill and now the shop owner is selling it to get it off the lot.
The kid might show up at your door wanting his car back.
2) Canada does not have titles. Owning a car is like owning any other large object. You can buy and sell them with without much paper work. A handrwitten bill of sale is required to register it, but that's mostly so they can collect the sales tax.
3) $750? Are you nuts? Buy the darn thing immediately. Worst case is you part it and sell it on ebay making about 10 grand. My ony concern is that it looks like its a garage. Could be that someone kid couldn't afford his repair bill and now the shop owner is selling it to get it off the lot.
The kid might show up at your door wanting his car back.
Drifting
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From: Barrie
Originally Posted by Kilroy1024
2) Canada does not have titles. Owning a car is like owning any other large object. You can buy and sell them with without much paper work. A handrwitten bill of sale is required to register it, but that's mostly so they can collect the sales tax.
Race Director
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From: FL
'75 non-AC car.
Bumper lettering is for a '75 as is the steering wheel. Levers on console are for opening the fresh air vents in the kick panel on non-AC cars.
There is at least $500 worth of parts there if the frame is rotted. Worth a shot in my book.
Bumper lettering is for a '75 as is the steering wheel. Levers on console are for opening the fresh air vents in the kick panel on non-AC cars.
There is at least $500 worth of parts there if the frame is rotted. Worth a shot in my book.
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Racer
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From: Winnipeg Manitoba
Originally Posted by 75 Stingray!
I guess that’s how it might work in Manitoba but here in Ontario (where I live) we need the Green ownership paper (AKA: registration, title, vehicle permit) to register a car.
Team Owner
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From: Ontario
You need the registration in Ontario or you don't own the car. It's called a permit transfer. A bill of sale is fine but provincial tax payable (7%) is based on a database for model and year. The days of selling a car to a friend with a bill of sale for $100 are long gone.
Racer
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From: Winnipeg Manitoba
Originally Posted by paul67
1)You need the registration in Ontario or you don't own the car. It's called a permit transfer.
2) A bill of sale is fine but provincial tax payable (7%) is based on a database for model and year. The days of selling a car to a friend with a bill of sale for $100 are long gone.
2) A bill of sale is fine but provincial tax payable (7%) is based on a database for model and year. The days of selling a car to a friend with a bill of sale for $100 are long gone.
I numbered your comments so I can ask questions about each part.
1) OK, there is paperwork here in Manitoba that needs to be filled out when I register a car to drive it on the road. If its the first time youv'e registered it, then they write up a vehicle transfer form. They enter this info into the computer. I think its used to track the odometer for fraud.
However, I don't need to "register" the vehicle to own it. I can buy a car and park it on the back lot and then sell it two years later without ever registering it. There's no piece of paper that goes with the car like a deed or title. Is Ontario different in that a permit transfer is always required - even if its a parts car?
2) Well, you can still try and fake a bill of sale here in Manitoba.
(Not that I'd ever do that
) But if its obvious, then they pull out the books and charge you on the book value.
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Melting Slicks
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From: 406ci SB, AFR 180 Heads - 490 HP @5,600 RPM 529 lb-ft @ 4,100 RPM
Well, he wanted $750.00, I offered $500.00, we agreed to split the difference so $625.00 was the number, and I get to leave the car there for 60 days if needed. (I'll insure it, for fire / theft.)
It is a 1975, and I now have the ownership slip, (was registered to him) so I'll go tomorrow and change it over into my name, I now own 3 1/2 vette's.
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions and comments.
It is a 1975, and I now have the ownership slip, (was registered to him) so I'll go tomorrow and change it over into my name, I now own 3 1/2 vette's.
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions and comments.
Last edited by Glass Act; Jan 29, 2006 at 08:23 PM.
Heel & Toe
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From: Bowmanville Ontario
How could you ask if that was a good deal? Any vette is worth at least a grand, even if its a parts car.If you don't buy it, call me,I will buy it,sight unseen.I also live in Ontario.Roger
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Safety Car
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From: Jersey Shore Exit 98
Originally Posted by L79_Acadian
How could you ask if that was a good deal? Any vette is worth at least a grand, even if its a parts car.If you don't buy it, call me,I will buy it,sight unseen.I also live in Ontario.Roger
905-623-2793
what a stupid thread and a stupid question. Look at any vette parts vendor and you could blow $500 in a minute on a small amount of parts. I don't know about the rest of the club but I'm getting a little sick of the "what's it worth" or "how much can I get for it" threads. If you don't know what a vette is worth or how much to ask for your daddy's vette then your not a real vette forum member.Go back to the rice burner forum.
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From: CO
Originally Posted by Jims79
what a stupid thread and a stupid question. Look at any vette parts vendor and you could blow $500 in a minute on a small amount of parts. I don't know about the rest of the club but I'm getting a little sick of the "what's it worth" or "how much can I get for it" threads. If you don't know what a vette is worth or how much to ask for your daddy's vette then your not a real vette forum member.Go back to the rice burner forum.
Team Owner
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From: Springfield MO
St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by Jims79
what a stupid thread and a stupid question. Look at any vette parts vendor and you could blow $500 in a minute on a small amount of parts. I don't know about the rest of the club but I'm getting a little sick of the "what's it worth" or "how much can I get for it" threads. If you don't know what a vette is worth or how much to ask for your daddy's vette then your not a real vette forum member.Go back to the rice burner forum.
