73 Vette Revisited
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73 Vette Revisited
Been out of the corvette world for some time but coming back.
Around 1984 I bought 73. It was a "driver" that eventually needed a lot of work. After a rebuild on the motor, numerous brake and suspension parts I got frustrated. There were no good mechanics in the area and every "corvette" specialty shop were all a bunch of shoemakers. I lost interest and let it sit in my mothers garage for many years. In 97, I brought it my house, put it on the lift and there it sat.
I hadn't even lowered the lift since 00 and stored numerous cars and motorcycles underneath.
Well this is the second weekend in a row that I've brought her down to take a look at. I found a local guy that knows vettes, so I think I'll bite the bullet, throw some cash at it and start enjoying it.
It will never be close to the 62 my dad had, but it's still a corvette. The 62 was stolen in 1968 before I was half the age to drive it. My 20 year old daughter and 16 year old son will get the chance to drive this one. To them, if it does have power seats, power windows, Bluetooth, airbags and all of the modern conveniences, it's an old car and all the same.
Around 1984 I bought 73. It was a "driver" that eventually needed a lot of work. After a rebuild on the motor, numerous brake and suspension parts I got frustrated. There were no good mechanics in the area and every "corvette" specialty shop were all a bunch of shoemakers. I lost interest and let it sit in my mothers garage for many years. In 97, I brought it my house, put it on the lift and there it sat.
I hadn't even lowered the lift since 00 and stored numerous cars and motorcycles underneath.
Well this is the second weekend in a row that I've brought her down to take a look at. I found a local guy that knows vettes, so I think I'll bite the bullet, throw some cash at it and start enjoying it.
It will never be close to the 62 my dad had, but it's still a corvette. The 62 was stolen in 1968 before I was half the age to drive it. My 20 year old daughter and 16 year old son will get the chance to drive this one. To them, if it does have power seats, power windows, Bluetooth, airbags and all of the modern conveniences, it's an old car and all the same.
Enjoy while you can.
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