68 vs 69 Hardtop Changes???
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4th Gear
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From: Mt Airy MD
Thanks for all the feedback; I believe I'll be removing the bolt and using the top as it is. Now for the million dollar question, what would a garage queen black vinyl excellent condition 71 hard top be worth? Take it easy on me, I already made the purchase.
Drifting
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From: Cameron Park CA
$2,000 to $4,000? That may be low, I don't know. My friend who restores Corvettes said it costs him $5,000 to have the tops restored, the one part of the car he won't do himself because the trim is so hard to remove and reinstall without damaging it.
Melting Slicks
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From: Frederick Maryland
At the 2006 Corvettes at Carlisle I passed on a removable hardtop in black vinyl in very nice but not garage queen condition for $800...if only because I was driving a '78 Vette coupe that I wouldn't be able to transport it in plus my '69 needed a body color hardtop...not a vinyl covered one.
I ended buying a near cherry condition top for $300 off Ebay that was only about forty miles away. It's the wrong color but after a year and a half it's still waiting to be painted. One day it will.
It just goes to show prices for hardtops are all over the landscape.
I ended buying a near cherry condition top for $300 off Ebay that was only about forty miles away. It's the wrong color but after a year and a half it's still waiting to be painted. One day it will.
It just goes to show prices for hardtops are all over the landscape.
Burning Brakes
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My '71 has the hole for the center pin, which in my case is a long bolt that goes thru the hole and has a washer and nut to hold it down. The bolt can be removed by removing the plastic window trim first, then pull the bolt out, then it can be used on a vert. with no hole.
Could a center bolt be added to a hardtop, say a '68, that did not come with one originally?
I have a '71 that has 3 holes in the deck lid. The used top I'm considering buying only has 2 bolts (probably a '68 top). Can I add the center bolt to this top, or not?
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Anyone have a copy of the 68-69 NCRS Judging Guide handy? I know early tops do not have the center attachment; later tops do. I don't know what year the center attachment was added.
My '68 does not have the center attachment point.
My '68 does not have the center attachment point.
Drifting
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From: Cameron Park CA
The 1969 AIM shows the center mount on C07, A6.
Cheers,
Pete
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