FS: 2 C3's sold separately or as a pair ($2500 OBO)
#1
2 C3's sold separately or as a pair ($2500 OBO)
While stationed in VA (US Navy) I purchased a 1980 Vette and did a lot of work on it. Got into a small (less than 5mph) front end crash which cracked the seams along the fender and decided to do a frame off restoration. I bought another C3 for a donor car to combine and since moved to S. FL bringing both cars with me. Needless to say, I do not have the time and $ to opu into this project right now and wife is making me clear out the garage. My 1980 (with clean title) has no engine, trans, and mininum interior installed. ALL the suspension was replaced with polyurethane and has less than 5k miles on it before parked. Brakes are steal sleeved. LOTS more. I have receipts and pics of the rebuild. I have a Be cool aluminum radiator, 3 electric fans, door panels new condition worth $500 each, gauges, etc. Too much to list. There is WELL over 5k in parts not including the cars. My loss your gain. Pickup only.
Donor car
Donor car
Picture when I 1st bought it.
Front end crash
After I stripped and gutted it.
Donor car
Donor car
Picture when I 1st bought it.
Front end crash
After I stripped and gutted it.
#2
wish I was close by
Quite a deal. As I'm redoing my '80 I wish I was close by. The glass t-tops are something i always wanted to add.
As I've owned mine since new and my wife never liked the car, I know what it can be like when a wife is not happy with the garage situation. But it seems if you had time to part this out you could do well.
I'm surprised at the amount of damage on the 5 mph crash. In 1984 I was the end car in a multi-car rush hour accident. I rear ended a guy after he rear ended a woman after she rear ended someone else. My hit felt like a full speed head on between two bumper cars. I figured parts and fluids wold be all over the pavement. But when got out I saw just a scratch on the top of the poly bumper and underneath just a crack under the bumper. The car I hit was an impala. Knocked off the steal bumper, smashed out some tail lights, crumpled the trunk lid, and bent the rear of one of the quarter panels. The guy looked at his car and mine and asked where was the guy who hit him. I've never figured it out. When the insurance got the claim and called me to ask about my damage I told them it was less than the deductible so I didn't file a claim. They insisted I come in to have the damage documented. Turns out it was a good thing as the guy I hit claimed that he stopped before hitting the person in front of him. Therefore he claimed I was totally responsible for all damage to his car, back and front, and to the rear damage of the car in front of him. Asked to explain how I did all that damage he said that my car must have rode up over his bumper and somehow rammed him with my frame. An interesting hypothesis given how low the nose of an '80 shark is normally and especially with the brakes locked up.
Sorry for the long irrelevant story. Best luck with the sale.
As I've owned mine since new and my wife never liked the car, I know what it can be like when a wife is not happy with the garage situation. But it seems if you had time to part this out you could do well.
I'm surprised at the amount of damage on the 5 mph crash. In 1984 I was the end car in a multi-car rush hour accident. I rear ended a guy after he rear ended a woman after she rear ended someone else. My hit felt like a full speed head on between two bumper cars. I figured parts and fluids wold be all over the pavement. But when got out I saw just a scratch on the top of the poly bumper and underneath just a crack under the bumper. The car I hit was an impala. Knocked off the steal bumper, smashed out some tail lights, crumpled the trunk lid, and bent the rear of one of the quarter panels. The guy looked at his car and mine and asked where was the guy who hit him. I've never figured it out. When the insurance got the claim and called me to ask about my damage I told them it was less than the deductible so I didn't file a claim. They insisted I come in to have the damage documented. Turns out it was a good thing as the guy I hit claimed that he stopped before hitting the person in front of him. Therefore he claimed I was totally responsible for all damage to his car, back and front, and to the rear damage of the car in front of him. Asked to explain how I did all that damage he said that my car must have rode up over his bumper and somehow rammed him with my frame. An interesting hypothesis given how low the nose of an '80 shark is normally and especially with the brakes locked up.
Sorry for the long irrelevant story. Best luck with the sale.