Keeping the order sheet
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2005
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Counting coup. don't keep the metal, but the paper hangs on my wall of what i have owned. one exception, sold a collectors model to my bro, gave him all the paperwork, including a box from GM with the original provenance letter from GM to original owner. he traded in, gave the dealer everything. Two days later, the salesman calls my bro, wants to know where he might be able to get another provenance letter. Seems the dealers janitor saw the old box and just threw it away, letter still inside. car sold in a week anyhows.
Last edited by SilverGhost; May 28, 2018 at 12:48 AM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Syracuse New York
I have everything from my ZO6 order, the guy who bought my previous Grand Sport was quite pleased that I had all the paperwork from that as well.
Pro
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Charlotte NC
I am just like most of the guys that posted above, I try to keep everything pertaining to the car. I had a C5 and a C6 which I purchased the build sheets from the Museum but in both cases there was only one type of build sheet. When I got my '18 back in January I asked the dealer to keep everything and was surprised to find there were two different build sheets which had some redundundant info but each had some unique info to each one. The one was headed as "Chassis Main Line" and the other didn't have any title. Just something to be on the lookout for those looking for documents.
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From: Charlotte, NC (formerly Endicott, NY)
The big issue with providing the documentation to the next owner is how to get it to them. If the car is processed through the normal used car clean up and make ready for sale process and maybe followed by an auction a lot of the stuff you leave with the car gets tossed into the trash pile. To the people doing the work it is just another car with a pile of crap nobody wants so they throw it out. Even if they know it is stuff people want like floor mats they throw it out since the next dealer will sell new ones. Key fobs get thrown in a drawer and instead of two the next owner gets one. On and on.
Bill
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Joined: Dec 2017
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From: Chesterfield VA
You never know how interesting documentation as a historical and personal record will be in the future (say 60 years or so). This is just a fraction if the documents I found related to my father’s car after his passing. I know more now about the car’s history than I did while he was alive. I am currently writing a book on the car and I feel a closer bond to my father who passed away over 23 years ago as a result.
https://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-you...957-1821302269
Todd
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Todd
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Joined: May 2016
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From: Helena Montana
Maybe I'm nuts but I ordered and bought my first new Corvette in 1977, I have every bit of paper work concerning that car even though I sold it in March of 1979,, also have all the paperwork for my 79 Corvette I ordered in November 1978 too. We also have the seat wrappers, Paper floor covers, plastic door panel covers from the 77 & 79.
On our 2016 Corvette we have it all except the outer wrapper it came in during shipping, had it not been a 2000 mile trip home I might have kept it also.
Just how I did it,Mike
On our 2016 Corvette we have it all except the outer wrapper it came in during shipping, had it not been a 2000 mile trip home I might have kept it also.
Just how I did it,Mike
