Hello gang!!!!! How is everyone doing? I hope everyone has had a great summer.

I have been upset of late for several weeks. It turns out that most all of my documentation including old receipts I got from previous owners as well as my build sheet went missing several weeks ago. I totally got sick to my stomach. It was awful. I tried to get to the bottom of it and the housekeeper said she "thinks" she remembers throwing out a bunch of old papers and cardboard. A cardboard was taped around the original build sheet. I tore up my house in the hopes she thought wrong. I took full blame because important stuff like this should have been locked up.

I finally convinced myself that my documentation (and I had a LOT of it) was forever gone. It is a terrible feeling. I don't know why, but I think I would have rathered had someone smash into my rear bumper of the car than lose all this stuff. Simply put, I gave up on hope and came to the realization I made a major screw up! Talk about stupid!!!!!!!!

So here I am not even thinking about it and I was looking for a something unrelated to the car this past weekend and I end up finding ALL the items last weekend in a trunk. Apparently, the housekeeper did move it, but did not throw it in the trash. She put it in this trunk that I haven't opened in years. I just happened to open it over the weekend for whatever reason and right there on the top is the cardboard that contains my build sheet. Tears of joy started to swell when I saw this. I think documentation is very important where I am concerned. ALL the missing documentation was there. I looked through everything and it is all accounted for.

Because of this, weeks ago, I was CONVINCED I was too STUPID to try to get a NCRS award. I haven't done anything for weeks because I was so distraught about what had happened. I am still messed up from all of this. I haven't told a corvette buddy about this until now. It is a total embarrassment. I am sure some don't give a rat's *** about documentation but it hit me hard. Yes, there are worst things in the world but this really bothered the hell out of me.

I am so happy I found this stuff. But, I still need to heal from it. Simply put, I am not myself.

I am getting a safe so I can put this stuff in and lock it up once and for all.

Best regards to all!

 

Good for you, for finding it.
Since it is so important to you, maybe a safe for the originals, and make copies readily available for you to peruse when the urge arises.

 

Come on now. You should be overjoyed. You've endured what you thought was the worst case scenario. You have what you thought was lost forever (a little devine intervention maybe). Time to move on. You have your "happy ending". You told your story. You feel better already.....no?

 

Glad you found your documentation Marc. If my housekeeper through mine out I would have to blame myself....I'm the housekeeper!

 

I have a special drawer that is only for my Corvette documentation. My tank sticker and car shipper are both in special acid-free plastic sheets and then stored within a hard folder. I intend to upgrade to a safe. I think that you should consider this option!

I know some don't care about documentation, but I sure do!

 

It would feel about the same as losing $10,000 I imagine. Maybe worse because you can always make more money.

If you're having a hard time with depression, go see a doctor. No shame in that.

 

Trust me on this, none of it means anything in the grand scheme of things. Relax, have a beer, enjoy life. Now go drive your corvette.
On second thought drive the vette, then have the beer

 

Welcome back Blackvette....

 

+1 Marc, glad to see you back, hope all is well and good now that you have your documentation back

 

"Glad you're Black.........the backvette!


Awwwwwww......you know what I mean!

 

Thanks all. I guess what I am saying is that it is pretty sad, A. I actually didn't put the stuff in a safe place and 2. It appears I have placed the documentation of more importance of the car. But, everyone has their own levels of importance.

Fortunately, I think since I found the stuff, lesson learned, and I will get over it. This experience just put into perspective of what I think is more important.

I think I will be fine and before long I will find another car on the internets to present and tear apart. I know some of you enjoy that.

I haven't taken out the car in weeks because I was so frustrated. All this crap happening right after I got my carburetor back from the rebuilder.

So what else is new in the corvette world?

Did the VetteBuyer get a new vette yet? Maybe a polo white 1953 model?

 

++1

 

It sounds like you need to see a therapist.

 

Saw one after I learned that I did not have a rear swear bar, but then found it myself with a flashlight by mistake.

It didn't help. Total waste of money.

 

I don't think you over reacted; I probably would have been just as upset; and I'm glad the housekeeper is OK.

 

Hi Marc, Long time.. don't worry about NCRS, your car will do fine there and they hardly look at documentation. I have lots of stuff but no tank sticker, I only lost a couple points. The experience of judging was worth the trip and expense. I'm going to a car show in Sunny Isles this weekend, why don't you enter your car and join me?

 

Hey Bocaguru!!!!! It wasn't so much as presenting an owners packet like you did at NCRS. Having lost that stuff simply knocked the wind out of me and after tearing up the house and garage, etc. I didn't get back into the fold for moving my car along. I have lost considerable time. I was so careful on finding my dream car that had sufficient proof to satisfy ME that I had the real deal. And that proof went poof. I went bananas. But, thankfully it was located.

 

This concerns me. Probably because it may validate my wife's opinion that I don't need another C3 because I would be obsessive. She says she'd be afraid to drive it and that I'd never allow my grandchildren to touch it. I insist that she's dead wrong. God, I hope she's wrong about that.

 

I certainly meant no disrespect toward The BlackVette.

 

I totally hear ya! And it is understandable. Thanks for the disrespect disclaimer but harsher words have been stated towards me here.

Hey, I am getting my sense of humor back.