Finally another C3 after 33 years!!
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Cheshire CT
Finally another C3 after 33 years!!
Hello All!
Well after selling my 70 coupe way back in 1979 when I was a 23 year old kid that needed some cash ($4200.00!) I finally am the owner of a nice, all original red on red 78 coupe.
I regretted selling my 70 the day after it was gone and missed it every day since!! I always knew that some day some how I would have another C3.
It just happened that I was looking for a car online for my son at a local Chevy dealer and came across an ad for a 1978 Corvette Coupe that just came in on a trade and for sale for 5400.00 I thought it was a typo or the car had to be a total basket case. When I looked at it boy was I pleasantly surprised!
Unmolested, loaded, and in super clean condition! Got it on the lift and it has all new brakes, body mounts, frame is mint, clean original matching #'s L48, glass t-tops, aluminum wheels, pw, tilt telescopic wheel and a pretty decent re-paint. Needs carpets and some TLC but it looks and drives great!
I have been lurking on this great forum for a few weeks and already have absorbed a wealth of information.
I am very excited to be back in the C3 community and to find a lost piece of my past!
Well after selling my 70 coupe way back in 1979 when I was a 23 year old kid that needed some cash ($4200.00!) I finally am the owner of a nice, all original red on red 78 coupe.
I regretted selling my 70 the day after it was gone and missed it every day since!! I always knew that some day some how I would have another C3.
It just happened that I was looking for a car online for my son at a local Chevy dealer and came across an ad for a 1978 Corvette Coupe that just came in on a trade and for sale for 5400.00 I thought it was a typo or the car had to be a total basket case. When I looked at it boy was I pleasantly surprised!
Unmolested, loaded, and in super clean condition! Got it on the lift and it has all new brakes, body mounts, frame is mint, clean original matching #'s L48, glass t-tops, aluminum wheels, pw, tilt telescopic wheel and a pretty decent re-paint. Needs carpets and some TLC but it looks and drives great!
I have been lurking on this great forum for a few weeks and already have absorbed a wealth of information.
I am very excited to be back in the C3 community and to find a lost piece of my past!
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Scottsdale AZ
Congrats - - -I sold my C6 this summer and bought another 73 over the Labor Day weekend in southern California - - - my last `73 was sold in 1975 and like you, I've misssed it ever since but have enjoyed ten other Vettes in the interim.
Enjoy! Post up a photo when you get time.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/help...tep-guide.html
Congrats!
Enjoy! Post up a photo when you get time.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/help...tep-guide.html
Congrats!
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 24,502
Likes: 312
From: Scottsdale AZ
Congrats - - -I sold my C6 this summer and bought another 73 over the Labor Day weekend in southern California - - - my last `73 was sold in 1975 and like you, I've missed it ever since but have enjoyed ten other Vettes in the interim.
Enjoy! Post up a photo when you get time.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/help...tep-guide.html
Congrats!
Enjoy! Post up a photo when you get time.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/help...tep-guide.html
Congrats!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 924
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From: Kearneysville West Virginia
I feel your pain about selling your 70 many years ago. I sold my 70 BB car when I was 27 and used the money for the down payment on my house. I sure wish I had kept that car. I know where it is and have corresponded with the current owner, but it is out of reach. The good news is, over the years, I have owned a handful of 70 models and currently have one that is close to the one I had when I was young, just not a BB.
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Thread Starter
Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Cheshire CT
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Im trying to get pics posted but having some difficulty. Is there any other way to post other than going through PhotoBucket?? Seems like I should just be able to upload a jpeg right into the post?? I'll get pics on soon!
Thanks and I look forward to lots of fun!!
Thanks and I look forward to lots of fun!!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 987
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From: Surrey British Columbia
Your story truly warms the cockles of my heart Nick. I have complete empathy for you. I sold my '80 almost 30 years ago; bought my second one 2 years ago and am 3/4's through a frame-off restoration.
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Cheshire CT
Good luck with your resto!
