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On October 8th my wife and I were in a crash. A lady blew through a stop sign and I had nowhere to go. I just got word from Hagerty yesterday that it's a total loss. Not sure what I'll do going forward. While I'd like to find another, there just aren't any 1978 L82 4 speeds that are fully optioned including the Pace Car upper and lower fairings. Take care and keep the sunny side up.
@69L99, my wife had her seat belt on and just her chest hurt for a while, but I didn't put mine on after filling up and my head hit the windshield frame and it definitely left a mark, lol. Luckily it was on my eyebrow, so in a year or two it shouldn't be all that noticeable. Yeah, lot's of 79's, but not with that configuration or more importantly, for sale
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Glad your ok. See what Haggerty wants for it ? Maybe buy it back, I have seen worse repaired, but hard to tell from only 2 pics ................ya never know !!!
@427SIXPACK, thanks! Yeah, buying it back was a thought. When you stand behind it, it looks straight. Just the fiberglass is pushed to the side, but I'm assuming they put it on a lift, looked under the hood etc. There are a few Silver Anniversary ones out there that are nice, I'd just have to upgrade the seats and add the upper and lower spoilers to make them like mine so I might go that route. My wife doesn't want an "old" car around anymore so I go C7 too, lol.
@Opium Motors you'll have to contact Hagerty. I'm taking the check plus whatever they give me for the car. I don't have the space or time to part it out or sell it.
I imagine that a crash is the nightmare scenario for any classic car owner, especially one with a fiberglass body, and it’s very fortunate you are both okay. I can totally relate to your wife’s wanting a new Corvette.
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Originally Posted by Coronette
I imagine that a crash is the nightmare scenario for any classic car owner, especially one with a fiberglass body, and it’s very fortunate you are both okay. I can totally relate to your wife’s wanting a new Corvette.
Fiberglass & the Vette frame are stronger then you & many others might think. Been there, done that, 50 mph head on into a pole with 4spd '76. I sold the car to a body shop in Massachusetts near Springfield in 1986 or 87. They rebuilt it & have no idea what happened to it after that, but I personally didn't have any medical issues at all. Lucky to get out & walk away. I used the money to buy a '77 Trans Am - man I really miss that 4 spd TA !!! Much, much more then the '76 Vette !!
Pics to follow if I can find some. Maybe the VIN too incase it's still on the road, but the current owner might NOT want to see the pics from the morgue
@427SIXPACK Funny. A '77-78 Trans Am was what I wanted in high school after my dad said no to a vette. I ended up with a 78 Rally Sport Camaro. Loved that car and would like either a TA or Camaro, but they're trending higher than Corvettes right now by $10-15k. That's why a c7 is in the running.
Last edited by Kid Again; Nov 15, 2023 at 02:05 PM.
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Slideshow: A Jaguar designer's personal project imagines what a modern front-engined Corvette might look like if Chevrolet revisited the golden age of the Stingray.
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