Your preference over your Corvette ?
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,814
Likes: 414
From: Pittsburgh suburbs Pa.
Your preference over your Corvette ?
This question is for you people that really love your corvette and not particularly the ones that just use it as a driver . Is there one particular car that has always spiked your interest to the point that you might trade your beloved Corvette for that perfect car ? I'm like a lot of you that can't imagine giving up my perfect car that I have put many hours of sweat and tears into doing a complete restoration but the one car that I have been seeking for years is a 1966 Olds 442 Convertible with a factory 4 speed . Triple black completely restored or rust free original . I know , it's just a dream to find the right car but we can dream can't we ? What's yours ?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,231
Likes: 115
From: Yelm Wa
My preference lies in the traditional Hot Rods, and Kustoms..as much as I like my Corvette it would be the first to go over my '39 Ford Deluxe coupe, and my '40 Ford p/u.
Cars I don't currently own, but would sell my Corvette for would be:
1955 Nomad
1965 Buick Riviera GS
1934 Ford Coupe
1970 Boss Mustang
Any woodie up to 1940
1949-51 Mercury lead sled
etc.
Cars I don't currently own, but would sell my Corvette for would be:
1955 Nomad
1965 Buick Riviera GS
1934 Ford Coupe
1970 Boss Mustang
Any woodie up to 1940
1949-51 Mercury lead sled
etc.
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 4,103
Likes: 1,221
From: Madeira Beach, FL
2024 C8 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2024 C2 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2023 C2 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2020 C3 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
I've always like the '62 409 Impala.
Red on red with a white top.
Oh and a 4speed of course!
Marshal
Red on red with a white top.
Oh and a 4speed of course!
Marshal
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 38,923
Likes: 1,481
From: Southbound
Cruise-In II Veteran
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,908
Likes: 129
From: Fredericksburg Virginia
Pretty much any Porsche 930 (air-cooled 911 Turbo). Wicked cars.
I'd have a hard time getting rid of my Corvette, though. Just too much effort and love put into that car. And it's so gosh darn simple and cheap to work on.
But I just ogle when I see one of those old Turbo's drive by. Of course, he's usually ogling at me right back...
I'd have a hard time getting rid of my Corvette, though. Just too much effort and love put into that car. And it's so gosh darn simple and cheap to work on.
But I just ogle when I see one of those old Turbo's drive by. Of course, he's usually ogling at me right back...
Last edited by keithinspace; Oct 6, 2016 at 11:06 AM.
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,814
Likes: 414
From: Pittsburgh suburbs Pa.
Pretty much any Porsche 930 (air-cooled 911 Turbo). Wicked cars.
I'd have a hard time getting rid of my Corvette, though. Just too much effort and love put into that car. And it's so gosh darn simple and cheap to work on.
But I just ogle when I see one of those old Turbo's drive by. Of course, he's usually ogling at me right back...
I'd have a hard time getting rid of my Corvette, though. Just too much effort and love put into that car. And it's so gosh darn simple and cheap to work on.
But I just ogle when I see one of those old Turbo's drive by. Of course, he's usually ogling at me right back...
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 6,397
Likes: 649
From: Saskatoon Saskatchewan
A 59 or 60 Impala two door.
I started out looking for one of those before I bought my Corvette but decent cars were out of my 18k budget (I had set aside another 10k for repairs, etc.). A few years after I bought my Corvette I started seeing reasonably priced 59 and 60 Impalas and figured I just didn't look hard enough the first time around. I told my husband I was going to sell my Corvette and buy a 59 or 60 Impala. That didn't go over well with him and after a bit of arguing we agreed I'd keep the Corvette and he'd stop opposing my plans to make big changes to it.
I started out looking for one of those before I bought my Corvette but decent cars were out of my 18k budget (I had set aside another 10k for repairs, etc.). A few years after I bought my Corvette I started seeing reasonably priced 59 and 60 Impalas and figured I just didn't look hard enough the first time around. I told my husband I was going to sell my Corvette and buy a 59 or 60 Impala. That didn't go over well with him and after a bit of arguing we agreed I'd keep the Corvette and he'd stop opposing my plans to make big changes to it.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,908
Likes: 129
From: Fredericksburg Virginia
Well, darn. I'd HAVE to give up my Corvette?
If my wife walked up to me right now and gave me $100k to built a no-holds-barred Superlight SLC, but stipulated that I'd have to get rid of my Corvette first, I don't know if I could do it.
If someone walked up and wanted to trade me, straight up, for an early vintage 930, I don't know if I could do it.
Smart money would obviously make the trade in either case. But I truly believe that I would be kicking myself in the butt in 20 years for giving up my 1970 Corvette...
Given that the given two scenarios are as unlikely as me growing an arm out of my chest, I guess I'd have to politely decline your "any other car" question.
I believe I can say with confidence that I currently own my absolutely perfect dream car. I would not mind adding ANOTHER dream car to my stable, but I don't believe I could give up my Corvette for it.
That is a very satisfying statement to make...thank you for the therapy session.
If my wife walked up to me right now and gave me $100k to built a no-holds-barred Superlight SLC, but stipulated that I'd have to get rid of my Corvette first, I don't know if I could do it.
If someone walked up and wanted to trade me, straight up, for an early vintage 930, I don't know if I could do it.
Smart money would obviously make the trade in either case. But I truly believe that I would be kicking myself in the butt in 20 years for giving up my 1970 Corvette...
Given that the given two scenarios are as unlikely as me growing an arm out of my chest, I guess I'd have to politely decline your "any other car" question.
I believe I can say with confidence that I currently own my absolutely perfect dream car. I would not mind adding ANOTHER dream car to my stable, but I don't believe I could give up my Corvette for it.
That is a very satisfying statement to make...thank you for the therapy session.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
Administrator
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 53,972
Likes: 6,197
From: About 1100 miles from where I call home.
If I had to trade in my split window and '69 and agree never to buy another Corvette again, I'd do it towards a 66-73 Lamborghini Miura, P400, P400S or SV, any color (prefer green or orange), in stock, decent running condition.
In a millesecond.
In a millesecond.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,941
Likes: 938
From: Chattanooga Tennessee
Actually I could trade my new 69 for a number of reasonable cars - although it's too new to me to do so. My '64 would take something VERY exotic and unrealistic.
Administrator
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 53,972
Likes: 6,197
From: About 1100 miles from where I call home.
To me the crux of this exercise is giving up your "dream" Corvette (in this case, my SWC) never to return again.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 6,397
Likes: 649
From: Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 81,241
Likes: 3,062
From: altered state
St. Jude Donor '05
Havent had a vette in yrs been playing with an older car Ive had forever.
If I HAD to have one special car it would be another 67 rs. Not too nice just presentable with some power and daily drive it everywhere.
If I HAD to have one special car it would be another 67 rs. Not too nice just presentable with some power and daily drive it everywhere.
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,814
Likes: 414
From: Pittsburgh suburbs Pa.
Racer
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 336
Likes: 42
From: Grand Ledge, MI
I found a '71 Plymouth Roadrunner with a 440 6-Pack in it for $2,500 (obviously needed restoring) that I was very close to selling my Vette for and it would have happened if the car didnt sell out from under me haha, love the look of the 71-72 roadrunner and of course i'm gonna love the power of a 440 6-pack...
Racer
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 336
Likes: 42
From: Grand Ledge, MI
Originally Posted by cdavis03
I found a '71 Plymouth Roadrunner with a 440 6-Pack in it for $2,500 (obviously needed restoring) that I was very close to selling my Vette for and it would have happened if the car didnt sell out from under me haha, love the look of the 71-72 roadrunner and of course i'm gonna love the power of a 440 6-pack...
