Wrecked my 2013 427 Corvette
09-29-2018, 02:31 AM
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Wrecked my 2013 427 Corvette
I wrecked it a couple of weeks ago. Air Bags didn’t deploy. Insurance company totaled it. I love this car. Anybody know if there are any 1sa replacement cars out there. Have to have black with red/black interior. I’m going to buy it back from insurance regardless. I drove it all over the place these last four years 84k miles. Garaged never smoked in. Interior and body strong 8 out of 10.
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09-29-2018, 02:58 AM
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That sucks...sorry man.
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09-29-2018, 08:40 AM
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Bummer, but I bet you did a search one will come along.
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09-29-2018, 09:55 AM
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That's sad! Sorry for your problem!
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09-29-2018, 01:31 PM
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Looking to follow the rebuild...
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09-29-2018, 01:50 PM
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Looks like you drove up under something. Doesn't look like all that much damage unless it got to the frame somehow. Keep us informed with how it goes back together.
I had a 2009 base convertible that was totaled with over $16,000 in damage to the front end and someone bought the salvage and its back on the road in Ohio with the frame tweeked back into spec I guess from front end damage.
I had a 2009 base convertible that was totaled with over $16,000 in damage to the front end and someone bought the salvage and its back on the road in Ohio with the frame tweeked back into spec I guess from front end damage.
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09-29-2018, 04:28 PM
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09-29-2018, 04:35 PM
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Sorry to hear. It looks fixable, and if you love the car you could always rebuild it and improve it at the same time.
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09-29-2018, 04:59 PM
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Check for a Corvette breaker in your area. Here in south Florida we have Brad's Used Corvette Parts in Pompano Beach. Also you can get new OEM parts through Cultrag Performance (Forum Vendor) at a better price than the dealer. I purchased parts through Amazon and the supplier turned out to be Cultrag at a reduced price over his catalog price.
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09-30-2018, 11:24 AM
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Thanks guys, I looked for this specific car for a year or so. wanted a manual top for the trunk room.
The he reason this car is so important to me is...
My older brother died in an alcohol related accident a couple of days after his 23rd birthday. My brother was a Corvette nut, from as far back as I can remember..Walking to school he'd hit me in the shoulder every time he'd spot one! Anyway, when he was 17 he worked on an old 55 Chevy and got it back on the road then quickly traded it for a 64 coupe. At the time of his death he had just purchased a Red & Black flared-out 67 427 roadster from one of his friends who owned a Corvette shop. I drove the car FOR him. I felt like I was keeping his dream alive.
His friend Tommy, offered to help me restore the car back close to its original condition.
It took us a couple of years to Complete. When the car was ready for paint... I decided to paint it Black and stripe it Red. I sold the car when I turned 30 to buy my first house. I cried like a baby.. I thought that would be the answer to turning my life around. I didn't know about AA! Anyway...
I retired from the Washington Post into 2008... They gave us some cash as incentive. So I asked my friend Tommy Cook to I track it down. He quickly found out... That it had been stolen, run into a bridge abutment and parted out in 1983.
My brother Kevin was born in 1953. On what would've been his 60th year on the planet.
I read Chevrolet was going to introduce a 60th anniversary 427 Roadster LS 7 car... I made my mind up I was going to find a Black and Red, non power top car. I found it in N.C. took it to a decal shop showed him a pic of my old 67 and said make it look like this! Sorry for being so long-winded but I wanted you guys to know my story.
The he reason this car is so important to me is...
My older brother died in an alcohol related accident a couple of days after his 23rd birthday. My brother was a Corvette nut, from as far back as I can remember..Walking to school he'd hit me in the shoulder every time he'd spot one! Anyway, when he was 17 he worked on an old 55 Chevy and got it back on the road then quickly traded it for a 64 coupe. At the time of his death he had just purchased a Red & Black flared-out 67 427 roadster from one of his friends who owned a Corvette shop. I drove the car FOR him. I felt like I was keeping his dream alive.
His friend Tommy, offered to help me restore the car back close to its original condition.
It took us a couple of years to Complete. When the car was ready for paint... I decided to paint it Black and stripe it Red. I sold the car when I turned 30 to buy my first house. I cried like a baby.. I thought that would be the answer to turning my life around. I didn't know about AA! Anyway...
I retired from the Washington Post into 2008... They gave us some cash as incentive. So I asked my friend Tommy Cook to I track it down. He quickly found out... That it had been stolen, run into a bridge abutment and parted out in 1983.
My brother Kevin was born in 1953. On what would've been his 60th year on the planet.
I read Chevrolet was going to introduce a 60th anniversary 427 Roadster LS 7 car... I made my mind up I was going to find a Black and Red, non power top car. I found it in N.C. took it to a decal shop showed him a pic of my old 67 and said make it look like this! Sorry for being so long-winded but I wanted you guys to know my story.
09-30-2018, 11:46 AM
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What happened? I was a dumb-***!😩
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09-30-2018, 11:59 AM
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With your story there is no question the car needs to be rebuilt...unless you have the 💰 to get a '67.
Good luck and keep us posted on the outcome.
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09-30-2018, 12:21 PM
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If you "just went under another bumper" this can't have been that badly damaged and should be fixable. But once totaled, doesn't it get salvage title and be difficult to fully insure? If it gets hit again or stolen, you'll never make any reasonable money off it. So it would only be worth what it's worth to you and not to anyone else.
My opinion is to let this one go and find another. You found it once and can again. Just be patient and pragmatic about it and you'll find what you want soon enough.
Good luck.
My opinion is to let this one go and find another. You found it once and can again. Just be patient and pragmatic about it and you'll find what you want soon enough.
Good luck.
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10-01-2018, 01:33 PM
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Who's signature is on the pass side FRC? Agree it doesn't look too difficult to fix. Is the frame bent or something? Seems odd it was totaled.
10-01-2018, 02:10 PM
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Glad you're alive. Honestly looks like a pretty easy fix. Hood, fenders, front fascia, miscellaneous bits under the hood. Looks like you found yourself under a truck. I need more details!