Went to the store last night and parked next to an old Caddy. Talked to the owner who informed me it was a 1967 with 75,000 miles, original paint (light blue) with white Le Tourneau top. With the exception of very minor damage in front of left rear tail light, this car was like showroom new.

Three different people stopped to look at it, all very impressed. Not a single word about my Torch Red C7, not even so much as a glance at it.

Told the guy I was going to get into my (obviously) POS and go home.

Very discouraging - $65k down the drain for nothing.

 

Yup, outta trade her in.

 

I could care less if anyone notices my C7 (especially thieves and cops), actually I'd prefer it not draw attention. Attracting attention can be a double edged sword.

 

While I like Corvettes a lot, an old classic car in great shape will always turn my head. Perhaps it is just the rarity of the cars that makes them more noticeable.

I'm sure you will get plenty of compliments and admirers of your C7.

 

Well, if you are still driving your C7 50 years from now and it is in mint condition I am sure you will get a lot of attention Of course that far in the future you may have to distill your own fuel for it.

 

^This.^

 

By then I'll be 120 years old and likely long dead. But I hope one of my heirs is driving it!

 

If it were anything like this:


I'd walk pass my own Stingray to get to it. Its a Caddy.. and a Caddy from when Cadillac was the equivalent of a Rolls Royce for all intents. They are making a return to tier one and I will be the first to support them again by trading in my CTS-V Coupe for a 2016 CTS-V Sedan with 640HP

 

I'm sure the OP's Torch Red car gets more attention than he realizes. I prefer to keep a low profile, yeah I know that's an oxymoron with these cars.

Classics are just a different animal. So many C7s, so few great classics left to see. If I see a cool classic I'll be one of the first to go over and look at it and hopefully chat with the owner. I've owned/restored several myself and have built a few street rods over the years. If I have a Vette with me and the owner wants to chat about mine that's okay too but I don't invite it.

I have to admit that some classic owners look down on owners of modern performance cars as they think that the guy with a new car just had to write a check rather than put years of work and tons of money into restoring their car. I used to feel that way a little when a new Vette/Stang/Viper would pull into a cruise and the owner was a loud blowhard with a big ego. Now I am one of those guys minus the ego LOL!

I don't own Vettes to impress other folks - might take them to a cruise every once in a while if the music/weather/food are good and there's some nice scenery for the wife. Only go to one benefit show (Shriner Hospital for kids) a year and sometimes take the Mustang (wife's summer cruiser) to that. Other than that, I just like to drive 'em and reward them with a little TLC afterwards.

 

Classic cars have never been my thing. I love buttons, gadgets, all the latest junk. Don't get me wrong, the '67 Vette would make me smile any day, but I would pass by the Caddy to gander at the Stingray.

 

Here's my C7 parked next to an all original **** era Mercedes at a car show. Which vehicle would YOU want to see more ?

 

And this ^^^

 

I guess at the end of the day, who and why did you buy the car for? If it's for yourself, as long as you are happy, mission complete. If it's for others, go buy la farrari....

 

Benzes are a dime a dozen and aren't worth my 2 second look. Stingray all the way.. unless its a new.. or old Cadillac near it

 

But was it a **** Benz ?

 

Well it sure isn't their performance!

 

 

Fleetwood or, Deville…..?

 

I have a 2014 C7 crystal red Z51 3LT Kalahari vert with chrome wheels. My neighbor has a mint condition white 62 Vette with a removable hardtop. He has the original bill of sale. His car is worth more than mine. We parked our cars together together at the Glendale, CA Elks Lodge Car Show. We sat behind our cars all day. I observed people of all sizes, colors, shapes, and ages approaching and looking at our cars. It was amazing. Many of them would walk right up to my car and completely ignore his car. Many others would right up to his car and completely ignore mine. Some people have a thing for old cars, some don't. I wouldn't worry about the antique Caddy owner's reaction (or nonreaction) to your pride and joy. Just take pride in the people who do make positive comments about your car. I'm sure there are lots of them.

 

You just can't train the public!