1969 export Corvette
Melting Slicks
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From: Salisbury Maryland
I don't follow your line of thought at all. There's nothing unusual about finding a legible tank sheet on an early C3 (or a '67 for that matter). I have mine off my '73 and most of it is still intact even though the PO drove it year round including the salt and snow of Montreal winters.
Export cars are not that rare. Cars with weird colour combos are not that rare.
Export cars are not that rare. Cars with weird colour combos are not that rare.
I'd call your case lucky(does salt and snow preserve tank sheets?
), for those of us with no tank sheet when we pulled down our tanks.
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From: Shamong, NJ
About 6 months ago, a friend of mine bought an unrestored, unmolested, red 69 coupe. It's a 350 with air, steering, brakes, tilt, 4 speed and factory side pipes. When he pulled the body he found a very nice tank sticker in place. He was actually disappointed to find it, as the sticker doesn't show the side pipes being original to the car.
Le Mans Master
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From: Chattanooga TN
I bought a '72 SB coupe parts car burned in the front and the dash that sat in the junkyard at least 5 years that had a perfectly legible tank sticker. The tank was junk, but the sticker was fine.
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From: Huntersville NC
So was this car built for export to a country other than Canada? I know that GM Canada has records of the vettes that were built for export to Canada and will share these records with you for a small fee. It's worth checking out. I am very proud of the letter that I received from GM Canada and I keep it in a file with the other extensive documentation I have for my 68 corvette. The letter lists my vin and states unequivocally that my car was NOT originally made for export to Canada! (true)
(I bought it from a Canadian and I knew it had spent some years up north so I was just curious)
(I bought it from a Canadian and I knew it had spent some years up north so I was just curious)
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So was this car built for export to a country other than Canada? I know that GM Canada has records of the vettes that were built for export to Canada and will share these records with you for a small fee. It's worth checking out. I am very proud of the letter that I received from GM Canada and I keep it in a file with the other extensive documentation I have for my 68 corvette. The letter lists my vin and states unequivocally that my car was NOT originally made for export to Canada! (true)
(I bought it from a Canadian and I knew it had spent some years up north so I was just curious)
(I bought it from a Canadian and I knew it had spent some years up north so I was just curious)
Canadian cars are not considered as 'exports' in the same sense as the car in question. The end selling dealer is shown on the tank sticker with full address and the appropriate RPOs for Canadian delivery are listed along with all the other options. Same deal goes forCanadian built cars going to the US.
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From: West Chicago Il
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I originally bought the car to put a Zl1 engine I had in it, to build a ZL1 clone. Considering what I found out about it and it is complete original matching numbers would you keep it how it came from the factory or build a ZL1 Grand Sport clone.
Team Owner
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From: Huntersville NC
wow, lemans blue with RED interior. That is indeed a very rare combination... for a good reason!! Still, I applaud you for making the effort to put such a rare car back to factory configuration.
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From: Desert Hills Arizona
If it was me, I would keep it original, and find another 69 Vette for the great engine. My reason would be that the blue Red car has enough uniqueness as it is, and your motor would make another Vette ultra-cool, with a more "normal" color combination.
Also, I thought the same thing as Schmegeggie, he just submitted his thought. I took his post as cautionary. The best point is that the back and forth about the comment was done with class and no name calling.
Also, I thought the same thing as Schmegeggie, he just submitted his thought. I took his post as cautionary. The best point is that the back and forth about the comment was done with class and no name calling.
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.....that is a stunning, rare color combo with the 3spd to boot!!!
....very, very
.
...you're very lucky to own such a neat '69 coupe with documentation to back it up.
....very, very
....you're very lucky to own such a neat '69 coupe with documentation to back it up.
