1st time owner from Calgary.
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From: Calgary Alberta
1st time owner from Calgary.
Hello,
My name is Kent, I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Just acquired a 1980 Corvette, formerly owned by a close friend who succumbed to cancer. The car is safely "in the family" so to speak.
The car is L-48 powered, Blue/Blue and in good condition, having only seen some (roughly) 50,000km since '84. The car is a few hundred k from 100,000.
Needs some attention here and there, weatherstrips, inop cruise, an A/C recharge etc. No major changes that I can detect, all factory suspension and a few added goodies like glass roofs, OEM alloy wheels (N90's), power antenna and what appears to be digital display cassette radio from a newer model... '81? The car also has the T-Top bags and the complete exterior T-Top carrier, that quite frankly I'm too chicken to use.... I'd be staring in my rear view mirror waiting for them to fly away!
Glad to see there is a fantastic resource out there for 1st time owners like myself to glean knowledge from... many thanks! I'm a GM parts guy by trade, so if I can be of any help lemme know!!!
My name is Kent, I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Just acquired a 1980 Corvette, formerly owned by a close friend who succumbed to cancer. The car is safely "in the family" so to speak.
The car is L-48 powered, Blue/Blue and in good condition, having only seen some (roughly) 50,000km since '84. The car is a few hundred k from 100,000.
Needs some attention here and there, weatherstrips, inop cruise, an A/C recharge etc. No major changes that I can detect, all factory suspension and a few added goodies like glass roofs, OEM alloy wheels (N90's), power antenna and what appears to be digital display cassette radio from a newer model... '81? The car also has the T-Top bags and the complete exterior T-Top carrier, that quite frankly I'm too chicken to use.... I'd be staring in my rear view mirror waiting for them to fly away!
Glad to see there is a fantastic resource out there for 1st time owners like myself to glean knowledge from... many thanks! I'm a GM parts guy by trade, so if I can be of any help lemme know!!!
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Sorry for the loss of your friend. 
Welcome to the Forum!!!!! Nice to see an old Vette stay "in a family" who knows and loves it and glad you're intentions are to make it and keep it right. Best of luck, have fun and enjoy the Forums.
Check out the Canadian Forum for local members, events and discussion:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/canadian-events-97/
Welcome to the Forum!!!!! Nice to see an old Vette stay "in a family" who knows and loves it and glad you're intentions are to make it and keep it right. Best of luck, have fun and enjoy the Forums.
Check out the Canadian Forum for local members, events and discussion:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/canadian-events-97/
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