68-69 BB Conv question
Melting Slicks
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Okay, you guys make a lot of good points and I've considered this over the past week or so.. Mostly about what I wanted the car for and what I planned to do with the car in the future..
And you're all right depending on wha a person wants.. I like local shows and cruise nights but I'm not looking for a Bloomington Gold car nor can I afford one at this time nor am I looking for a lengthy expensive restoration either.
I want to drive a nice corvette 68-69 convertible and like all of us get the most out of our money when buying one. With that said I think I will not only expand my search to NOM cars but also 327 and 350 cars.
I am a driver for sure and the years that I like and having a convertible are the most important to me. I guess in my mind I thought having a # matching car would be a good investment but in the end I plan on keeping this car for a very long time so I'm not really buying an investment but rather an experience!!!
That experience being the joy of cruising down the road in a vintage roadster
with a nice exhaust note and the Florida sun in the air... AND lets face it I think we can all agree on one thing.
There's no better way than in a CORVETTE....lol, right? So, with that I have some editing to do on my WTB ad to include the above.
I also need to figure out how to add the animations your guys add so that my post don't look like they are from 1998.
And you're all right depending on wha a person wants.. I like local shows and cruise nights but I'm not looking for a Bloomington Gold car nor can I afford one at this time nor am I looking for a lengthy expensive restoration either.
I want to drive a nice corvette 68-69 convertible and like all of us get the most out of our money when buying one. With that said I think I will not only expand my search to NOM cars but also 327 and 350 cars.
I am a driver for sure and the years that I like and having a convertible are the most important to me. I guess in my mind I thought having a # matching car would be a good investment but in the end I plan on keeping this car for a very long time so I'm not really buying an investment but rather an experience!!!
That experience being the joy of cruising down the road in a vintage roadster
with a nice exhaust note and the Florida sun in the air... AND lets face it I think we can all agree on one thing.There's no better way than in a CORVETTE....lol, right? So, with that I have some editing to do on my WTB ad to include the above.
I also need to figure out how to add the animations your guys add so that my post don't look like they are from 1998.
You really need to DRIVE some. To understand what you need vs what you think you need ....LoL.
I always suggest a newbie buy cheap into a C2 or C3 ....a NOM 64 or 79 C3 , drive it a year .....see how you feel then. Then go hog wild and by a mechanical lifter 427
. I drove a 66 BB to work everyday in the early 80's ...oh 35 miles each way ......I was used to pulling off the highway and doing work on it . Try that in a suit on. A 100 f afternoon....many a person told me I was out out of my mind .......no just young and not willing to buy a Toyota
It was about 90 here , good sweaty humidity .....loud side pipes, 454 , traffic and all...
I was in heaven .....
Last edited by LS4 PILOT; May 31, 2015 at 03:19 PM.
