Survivor?
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Le Mans Master
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TheCorvetteBen
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From: Van Alstyne, TX
What I don't get is this. "30K on the body and 10K on the motor."
So your saying someone along the way who owned this car blew the motor up after only 20K miles?!?!
Yeah, that is the well cared for survivor Corvette I want to be buying!
So your saying someone along the way who owned this car blew the motor up after only 20K miles?!?!
Yeah, that is the well cared for survivor Corvette I want to be buying!
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Le Mans Master
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Drifting
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From: Fredericksburg Virginia
Yes, I think we can agree that "survivor" would be rooted in "to have survived". Don't think that works for this particular car.
That said, I'm sure its a great starting point for someone. Looks like the car is all there.
As far as the mileage...I don't know. Certainly has age on, well, everything. But there aren't any tears in the seat and the steering wheel looks like its in great shape.
My 1970 had the engine replaced between 1976 and 1978 with a fresh GM manufactured LT-1 crate engine. So, my car was 7 or so years old when the engine crapped. It shows 84k on the odometer. All seems to jive with the pedal wear, seat wear, and other items.
In disassembly, it became very clear that the engine that was put in my car. The engine which was, at that point, 34 years old, had VERY little wear. My engine builder can't imagine there was more than 10k miles put on the engine based on the piston wall wear. And I knew the engine was OLD as evidenced by the 60# valve spring pressure. "New" and "tired" at the same time.
So I'm not so quick to discount low mileage on a car.
Doesn't mean it makes a damn lick of difference on this car...the thing is toast.
Hopefully someone will resurrect it. Of course, the starting price will need to be closer to $3k or $4k than $11k...
That said, I'm sure its a great starting point for someone. Looks like the car is all there.
As far as the mileage...I don't know. Certainly has age on, well, everything. But there aren't any tears in the seat and the steering wheel looks like its in great shape.
My 1970 had the engine replaced between 1976 and 1978 with a fresh GM manufactured LT-1 crate engine. So, my car was 7 or so years old when the engine crapped. It shows 84k on the odometer. All seems to jive with the pedal wear, seat wear, and other items.
In disassembly, it became very clear that the engine that was put in my car. The engine which was, at that point, 34 years old, had VERY little wear. My engine builder can't imagine there was more than 10k miles put on the engine based on the piston wall wear. And I knew the engine was OLD as evidenced by the 60# valve spring pressure. "New" and "tired" at the same time.
So I'm not so quick to discount low mileage on a car.
Doesn't mean it makes a damn lick of difference on this car...the thing is toast.
Hopefully someone will resurrect it. Of course, the starting price will need to be closer to $3k or $4k than $11k...
