There is a Great thread on the C1 section showing our Patina Corvettes, lets see C3 Patina out there, show us yours.
Here's my 71 LT1 with 35 year old paint, not too much Patina, it is what it is!

 

about 70% original paint a 20 footer, looks nice buffed and when not viewed in bright sunlight :-)
I think next winter it will be time to paint it



made it in the Corvette Central Calendar and the Rock Auto Xmas card :-)

 

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1972 Ontario Orange 350/4 speed. Original paint. Currently has 50,000 miles, but this was taken in Reeds Bay in Hilo, Hawaii back in 2007. Car had roughly 40,000 miles.






In Texas back in 2011. Still original paint. Sadly in late 2013, the car was wrecked and it lost it's original paint and no accident record.





Original interior. (minus console armrest and floor mats)





























One of many sad things about the wreck is that the car had such great original paint.










Now, the repaint.

 

Patina and then some. Had been in a front end wreck at one point, non-Factory front end replacement with a lot of little ripples in the fiberglass and no front end emblem. 82' Tail piece, no emblem there either and I designed the hood grills to let out some of the heat, while it's parked.

We're trying to get along with the 'entity' that she brought with her, to our shop...

 

Here's mine. 77 L48, matching numbers 4 speed. Too many miles to count, but it's held up fairly well in the Arizona sun.

 

This is 35 year old patina




Cleaning some of that patina off

 

Note the outer, versus the inner. Proof that you can polish a....

It looks better than it does! Of course, it's going to show the wear marks and cracks, but overall, it's shiny and she earned that patina. Years of waiting in garages, side yards, back yards, front yards, car ports (where I found her).

 

I don't know what it is, but your car looks badass.

 

My '72 an original car, with its original, far from perfect paint.

 

My '71, original paint.

 

Original patina Laguna grey factory paint and deluxe interior on my 1970. The engine bay and undercarriage have been detailed and the wheels repainted before installing new Goodyear OEM bias plys.

Jim

 

Thank you, very much, and I'll pass it along to Sassy! She just eminates that attitude, it's kind of weird. I doubt you'd be surprised at how many potent rides pull up and want to play. The other night it was a newer Shelby GT500 and Tuesday, was a 2015 Roush Mustang. And while they may on paper, easily beat her, you'd be surprised at the fight she puts up. She's not a chrome bumper, BB car, just a little ol '74 in a worn Dark Metallic Brown.

The little bitch is haunted too, no kidding. Some may laugh, but too many bizarre and unexplained incidents have happened with her in the Shop. I connected with her, like I was wired, just coming across her in a CL ad , and had looked at thousands of Corvettes. The nano second I saw her, I knew instantly, that, that was my Corvette. It was a spooky felt conversation, through the ether; "I know you"... I know you too! I heard, deep down in my brain, not words, but the instant knowledge that she's going to be a rowdy little hitch of a car, that will excite the crap out of me and leave me shaking.

She came through on that promise too, right off the bat. That tired looking four speed, '74, left my shop partners hands shaking when he took her out. There are guys like you, who know what she is, just by looking at her and I was lucky enough to be one of them, when the ad popped up.

Makes me feel sorry for Bulldog chap, in another thread, who's gone through 27 Corvettes, getting them, fixing them and getting rid of them. I hope one day, he runs into HIS Corvette! I've got mine.

 

This is a 37 year old paint job on my 75, been redone since then tho.
37 years sure did eat up the flares tho.

 

White always seems to stand the test of time well.
Your car is magnificent. Great preservation restoration.

 

Purchased new 1972 75000 miles original paint.

 

Nice 72, I love those red line tires!

 

Nice vette Jim, great color with the big block, i really like how its sets with the hard top on

 

Here is a 72 Ontario Orange with original paint. It's a 20-footer but the color still looks great.




And it can play if it needs to





Rick B.

 

Nice color, what LS motor is in her? I bet she rocks

 

Here's my original 44 year old paint.