Homecoming parade
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Homecoming parade
So I've been asked if my 78 could be used for a homecoming parade and I was wondering if the t-top hoop could hold 2 people about 290 lbs combined if they sat on it?
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Burning Brakes
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This topic has been discussed before. Do a search and you'll find many opinions on this one. I guess the answer is "How much do you like your Corvette?" Personally, I don't let anyone near my car let alone sit on it. If they want to sit on something, let them sit on someone else's car.
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I was in a Christmas parade years ago. The local Corvette club was participating in it by driving all the local politicians around on the tops of our Corvettes. I was supposed to have some town councilman with me driving in the back of the pack. The Mayor didn't want the Vette he was originally assigned to and requested to ride on my bright red '80 (insert big smile) so I got to move to the front of the pack. He sat on my t-top over a folded up towel and it caused no damage at all. It was a lot of fun waving to the crowds and slowing my roll for the picture takers. Would do it again in a heartbeat.
Funny thing - The people who were organizing the parade made signs for the sides of our cars with the politicians names on them. They put MAGNETS on the signs so they could attach them to our cars. -HA!
Funny thing - The people who were organizing the parade made signs for the sides of our cars with the politicians names on them. They put MAGNETS on the signs so they could attach them to our cars. -HA!
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Funny thing - The people who were organizing the parade made signs for the sides of our cars with the politicians names on them. They put MAGNETS on the signs so they could attach them to our cars. -HA!
This is GREAT! Hilarious!
This is GREAT! Hilarious!
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I was in a Christmas parade years ago. The local Corvette club was participating in it by driving all the local politicians around on the tops of our Corvettes. I was supposed to have some town councilman with me driving in the back of the pack. The Mayor didn't want the Vette he was originally assigned to and requested to ride on my bright red '80 (insert big smile) so I got to move to the front of the pack. He sat on my t-top over a folded up towel and it caused no damage at all. It was a lot of fun waving to the crowds and slowing my roll for the picture takers. Would do it again in a heartbeat.
Funny thing - The people who were organizing the parade made signs for the sides of our cars with the politicians names on them. They put MAGNETS on the signs so they could attach them to our cars. -HA!
Funny thing - The people who were organizing the parade made signs for the sides of our cars with the politicians names on them. They put MAGNETS on the signs so they could attach them to our cars. -HA!
Kids? Yes. Politicians? No, they can all go screw themselves. Sorry, I know, PR&C are this way >>>>>>>>>>>>
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The FMVSS (govt.) minimum roof load weight capacity specification has been 100 kg (220 lbs,) for a very long time. Not sure about your year, but info only.
Have fun. C3's have played prominently in parades and our American culture as such for decades and I've never heard of a problem if, as a previous poster noted, they sit on a soft towel to protect the paint. I would do it in a heartbeat and pity the selfish Scrooges who've wrapped their identities so much around a car that they can't let go and realize that we are only the temporary custodians of these beautiful machines that the community rightly feels is part of ...the community.
I'm with you - have some fun. My car is, right now at its peak of showroom new restoration. Almost flawless inside and out. Sat recently at a national Concours. That won't last forever. When it gets its first nice inevitable scratches I only hope it is during a parade!! Let us know how it turns out, including pics!!
DV
Have fun. C3's have played prominently in parades and our American culture as such for decades and I've never heard of a problem if, as a previous poster noted, they sit on a soft towel to protect the paint. I would do it in a heartbeat and pity the selfish Scrooges who've wrapped their identities so much around a car that they can't let go and realize that we are only the temporary custodians of these beautiful machines that the community rightly feels is part of ...the community.
I'm with you - have some fun. My car is, right now at its peak of showroom new restoration. Almost flawless inside and out. Sat recently at a national Concours. That won't last forever. When it gets its first nice inevitable scratches I only hope it is during a parade!! Let us know how it turns out, including pics!!
DV
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If the 2 people in question will be the Homecoming "King and Queen", Just let the King sit in the passenger seat and have the Queen sit on the top in the middle (legs between the riders).
Make sure she understands NOT to stand or put weight on the center console (and put padding on it), and put padding that won't slip on your roof for her to sit. If needed, the King can use left arm to hold her legs for stability.
The rear of the roof is designed to handle roll-overs, so that's not a problem. Strength of the fiberglass 'skin'?? That's the question.
Make sure she understands NOT to stand or put weight on the center console (and put padding on it), and put padding that won't slip on your roof for her to sit. If needed, the King can use left arm to hold her legs for stability.
The rear of the roof is designed to handle roll-overs, so that's not a problem. Strength of the fiberglass 'skin'?? That's the question.
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I've used my 79 many times for the Homecoming parade when my girls were cheering for the local youth football league. I always escorted the king and queen and I did exactly as mentioned, I took the passenger seat out and they would stand together on the passenger side. One lap crawling around the football field was always enough for me working the clutch the entire time.