2TONE82 is back.

After one year, ten months and two days without a Corvette (but who's counting), I’m back.

I sold my '82 on March 15, 2002 in hopes of "moving up" to a C-5. After driving several C5's (to include a '03 Z06 that I brought home on Dec 18th only to take back Dec 19th…long story, salesman hates me) I finally stumbled across the '82 in my sig.

She is a two owner car, and here is the catch, identical to the one I sold excpegt for a few power options like power driver’s seat, power antenna, and rear window defroster.

The two-tone cars were only made in the '81 – '82 model run (not including the '78 pace car and S/A models). Combined for the 81 and 82 model run, approx 9,500 cars out of the approx 65,000 made were painted with two-tone colors, and eight color combinations were available, four each year. The body stripes and hood decals for these cars are impossible to find. My original '82 needed painting and after a five year search for new stripes I gave up and decided to sell her…that and the fact she had 153K miles on her.

The paint on the new one is near flawless; a couple of small character scars here and there but the stripes are flawless. The interior is flawless as well, everything is original with exception to the center caps, they are off a 79 and a 140 MPH speedo… a couple of mystery’s to solve.

I have lots of paperwork to include the original dealer invoice which verifies the aluminum wheels, glass t-tops and other options that came on the car. Also included is the original owner’s name and delivery date. As for the speedo swap, Car Fax verifies the mileage back to 1997 with 12K; it shows less than 23K now. I was somewhat skeptical of the swap but having owned an identical car for five years and after going through the new car I feel very confident about the mileage. Of course numbers match, not much chance of anyone swapping for the cross-fire motor, but other numbers match such as the glass date codes, all LOF including the t-tops.

I’ve only had her for three days. The pics in my signature are after the ever important first wash bonding…and it was a balmy 37 degrees out. This was the day after I drove her home, 200 miles from LA...Lower Alabama. She rode like a Caddy and turned 22 MPG.

I can’t wait for spring. It’s good to be back

 

Sounds like you made one big circle. :lol: Nice looking Vette you got there. :thumbs:

 

I drove one just like that when it was brand new. I was working at a GM dealer at the time and my neighbor bought one and had me take it back for some warrenty work. It drove very nice. Not blinding fast but a real nice cruiser.

 

Congrats 2tone, I liked your old 82 and your new one looks sweet as well. :thumbs:

 

Nice vette Welcome back :cheers:

 

welcome back :seeya

 

Welcome back and congrats on the purchase.
Did you check Mid-America on the stripes, It shows they have the stripes available if you need to find those in the future

 

Welcome back :thumbs: It looks like a great find :iagree: New toys are always fun to :steering:

 

:hurray: :party: :hurray:

 

Weren't the 2-tone 82s all Bowling Green built or something like that? Seems like the solid colors could come from either plant that year, but all 2-tone cars were BG built.

 

:thumbs:

 

Good luck with your car.

 

Nice to have you back in C3-land. :party:

 

All 82's were built in Bowling Green. 81 was the transition year, some were built in St. Louis, some in BG. Maybe all the 2 tone 81 were built in BG, that would make sense.

 

Thats a good looking color combo. Being Vetteless is like missing your dog.

Now I have to ask, please tell me the story of the Z06. Ive been scheming to buy a used Z06(BLK/BLK MN6), and keep my 82 as well.

Brent...

 

They always come home!

:thumbs:

 

Bill,

Fantastic! :cool: Welcome back. I gotta stop and see it, it sounds cherry.

 

:iagree:

 

That's cool :cool: Low mileage 82 is a very nice ride....I know I had one!! :chevy

 

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party:

When you can't decide between a C5 or a C3 . . . just get one of each! :cool: