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From: Lake City FL
New old guy
1st time logging in,Looking for my last Vette.I got my first one , a 65 roadster in 1972 when I was seventeen.I brought it home and my dad asked me if I could take it back! It was an ex show car with the front hood contour reshaped into a scoop and the front fender vents glassed over and removed.The wheel wells had four inch flares glassed in and the car was painted plum crazy purple with a white button and tuck interior.It had a 327 with a four speed. It was the best damn car I ever had.Later in life I bought a year old seventy seven and fifteen years ago I had a eighty nine six speed.I kept each one two years and moved on.
Now I am fifty eight and disabled and decided to get one last Vette.I am looking for a 55 to a 67 automatic .I want a driver ,no trailer queen .I drive my cars and get the most enjoyment I can from them. My 65 had side pipes and they sounded great on hot summer nights with the top off and the sound of the exhaust hitting the blacktop as I drove the West Virginia highways was undescribable .
I owned a salvage yard and a body shop here in north Florida since 1990 and shut it all down a few years ago when my health went south.Now my wife is fighting cancer so both of us are on borrowed time so to speak.I am not looking for a car to impress anyone ,I could care less about that or whether it has the original drive train .I want a driver ,something that is reliable enough that my wife and I can take down the west coast of Florida and enjoy the sunsets.
Back in 1982 I restored a 1956 Belair to mint condition ,then I drove it for my main ride for four years.I only sold it so I could have some start up money for my wife and I since we had just got together.I have had just about every brand of car that they make but if you cut me I will bleed bowties ,I am a diehard Chevy guy.If I can't find an early Vette I will settle for a 55 Belair.With any luck I will find a Vette.
Now I am fifty eight and disabled and decided to get one last Vette.I am looking for a 55 to a 67 automatic .I want a driver ,no trailer queen .I drive my cars and get the most enjoyment I can from them. My 65 had side pipes and they sounded great on hot summer nights with the top off and the sound of the exhaust hitting the blacktop as I drove the West Virginia highways was undescribable .
I owned a salvage yard and a body shop here in north Florida since 1990 and shut it all down a few years ago when my health went south.Now my wife is fighting cancer so both of us are on borrowed time so to speak.I am not looking for a car to impress anyone ,I could care less about that or whether it has the original drive train .I want a driver ,something that is reliable enough that my wife and I can take down the west coast of Florida and enjoy the sunsets.
Back in 1982 I restored a 1956 Belair to mint condition ,then I drove it for my main ride for four years.I only sold it so I could have some start up money for my wife and I since we had just got together.I have had just about every brand of car that they make but if you cut me I will bleed bowties ,I am a diehard Chevy guy.If I can't find an early Vette I will settle for a 55 Belair.With any luck I will find a Vette.
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1st time logging in,Looking for my last Vette.I got my first one , a 65 roadster in 1972 when I was seventeen.I brought it home and my dad asked me if I could take it back! It was an ex show car with the front hood contour reshaped into a scoop and the front fender vents glassed over and removed.The wheel wells had four inch flares glassed in and the car was painted plum crazy purple with a white button and tuck interior.It had a 327 with a four speed. It was the best damn car I ever had.Later in life I bought a year old seventy seven and fifteen years ago I had a eighty nine six speed.I kept each one two years and moved on.
Now I am fifty eight and disabled and decided to get one last Vette.I am looking for a 55 to a 67 automatic .I want a driver ,no trailer queen .I drive my cars and get the most enjoyment I can from them. My 65 had side pipes and they sounded great on hot summer nights with the top off and the sound of the exhaust hitting the blacktop as I drove the West Virginia highways was undescribable .
I owned a salvage yard and a body shop here in north Florida since 1990 and shut it all down a few years ago when my health went south.Now my wife is fighting cancer so both of us are on borrowed time so to speak.I am not looking for a car to impress anyone ,I could care less about that or whether it has the original drive train .I want a driver ,something that is reliable enough that my wife and I can take down the west coast of Florida and enjoy the sunsets.
Back in 1982 I restored a 1956 Belair to mint condition ,then I drove it for my main ride for four years.I only sold it so I could have some start up money for my wife and I since we had just got together.I have had just about every brand of car that they make but if you cut me I will bleed bowties ,I am a diehard Chevy guy.If I can't find an early Vette I will settle for a 55 Belair.With any luck I will find a Vette.
Now I am fifty eight and disabled and decided to get one last Vette.I am looking for a 55 to a 67 automatic .I want a driver ,no trailer queen .I drive my cars and get the most enjoyment I can from them. My 65 had side pipes and they sounded great on hot summer nights with the top off and the sound of the exhaust hitting the blacktop as I drove the West Virginia highways was undescribable .
I owned a salvage yard and a body shop here in north Florida since 1990 and shut it all down a few years ago when my health went south.Now my wife is fighting cancer so both of us are on borrowed time so to speak.I am not looking for a car to impress anyone ,I could care less about that or whether it has the original drive train .I want a driver ,something that is reliable enough that my wife and I can take down the west coast of Florida and enjoy the sunsets.
Back in 1982 I restored a 1956 Belair to mint condition ,then I drove it for my main ride for four years.I only sold it so I could have some start up money for my wife and I since we had just got together.I have had just about every brand of car that they make but if you cut me I will bleed bowties ,I am a diehard Chevy guy.If I can't find an early Vette I will settle for a 55 Belair.With any luck I will find a Vette.
Hello and welcome to the forum! It's great to hear that you're considering another 'Vette! We wish you the best of luck in your search and ask that you let us know how the process unfolds.
,William R.
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