Why
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 6,397
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From: Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Don't like the exterior but other than the dash pad and covering on the interior windshield posts I LOVE that interior. I'm going to contact him/her and see where they got it done.
Maybe I should offer to trade him my oyster colour interior for his/her lavender ones.
Maybe I should offer to trade him my oyster colour interior for his/her lavender ones.
Last edited by Priya; May 7, 2013 at 01:25 PM.
TheCorvetteBen
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,987
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From: Van Alstyne, TX
Alot of people here do NOT realize, that back in the late 70s and early 80s, it was fine to change chrome bumpers to rubber bumpers. The same went with interior items etc. People did it all the time to make their cars look like the new Corvettes. This is just one of them.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 6,842
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From: Palmdale CA
Alot of people here do NOT realize, that back in the late 70s and early 80s, it was fine to change chrome bumpers to rubber bumpers. The same went with interior items etc. People did it all the time to make their cars look like the new Corvettes. This is just one of them.
Stuff we laugh or cringe at now, was accepted practice back then!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 3,264
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From: Vero Beach FL
Many many years ago my mother painted her bathroom the same color as the interior. Alan's comment about the bathroom rug console confirms it... someone has built a Corvette around my mothers bathroom. 
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 6,317
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From: Ocala FL
Why?
Because a 1980 new was over $13,000 and closer to $17,000 with the normal options. Even after a couple of years, it would be over $10,000 which was about a year salary for many people then.
And the '70 was worth around $3000 - $4000 if in good shape. Wreck? Then it was a $500 - $1000 item. So to upgrade to an '80 would cost him $7000 if lucky and maybe $15,000 if he wasn't.
Because that is what people did then.
Because, that is what people still do today.
Because a 1980 new was over $13,000 and closer to $17,000 with the normal options. Even after a couple of years, it would be over $10,000 which was about a year salary for many people then.
And the '70 was worth around $3000 - $4000 if in good shape. Wreck? Then it was a $500 - $1000 item. So to upgrade to an '80 would cost him $7000 if lucky and maybe $15,000 if he wasn't.
Because that is what people did then.
Because, that is what people still do today.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 38,357
Likes: 2,079
From: California
Not to my taste!!!! But!
But it will probably get more positive attention than alot of your cars (my fellow Forum members!). Overall insult meant!!!!! I don't like people that slam customs. To each his own, is better! Creativity and orginality is appreciated even if it isn't to my taste!
