dheel

hi guys,

I just joined the forum yesterday, but had found a lot of very useful information on it as I contemplated buying this 1960 corvette (hopefully the pictures r attached).

this car had been sitting in a garage in Washington, DC since 1975 (we have the VA state inspection receipts from the early and mid 70s), when a friend of mine bought the house and garage as part of an estate sale. the car came with it. it was moved to her dad's garage for another three years when the family decided they were going to sell it. I was eventually able to convince my wife to stop saying no, and now I own it. I shipped it to central Ohio, where I'm from, and a friend is going to help me with the restoration (frame on).

needless to say, I have a lot of questions! and I should probably come clean now and let u know that I've never owned or even ridden in a corvette, let alone restored one. but I love this car and plan to keep it and drive it.

the estate had appraised the car and noted that the motor was not original, but the numbers on the steering column and the numbers on the engine block match! it is a base model, with a 3-speed manual transmission and a CQ engine with 230 hp. the engine turns over but we've not yet tried to fire it up. we believe that it was once red with a red interior. it was repainted Kermit the Frog green in the early 70s and the interior was redone in white. it sat with the top down for 40 years and the interior is pretty rough, the frame has slight surface rust and the body is in great shape. the car is mostly complete and we will rebuild what needs to be rebuilt.

the plan is to make her a driver. we r going to redo the fuel system and lines, brakes and brake lines, soak the radiator, rebuild the generator and starter, and pull the engine for a rebuild as well. we plan to try to restore the car to its original condition, but change the color scheme. it needs a new top, tires and I'm sure countless other things. I think that we r likely going to have to redo the wiring as I think we made more than a few mice homeless when we shipped it to OH.

anything we r missing that must be addressed?

all of the chrome on the car needs redone and I will send in the bumpers. however, I'm not sure what to do with the windshield chrome, the side mirrors, door handles or the grill? rechrome or replace?

keep the craiger ss wheels or find original hubcaps with spinners (I like the current wheels).

the car comes with two hoods, the current one has a scoop (which I also like), but we think we should put the original one back on. thoughts?

as u can c, the carburetor has been replaced. I will find a correct carter to put back on it. where can they be found?

we also plan to replace the teak wood steering wheel and go back to an original.

I live in norther VA, and plan to use the ZIP guys down in Richmond for parts unless I hear otherwise.

sorry for the long note, but I've been looking forward to posting this for quite some time and didn't want to miss anything.

its good to be with u!

dave

427 Pilot

Welcome to CF

jerrysc7

Welcome! That vette is in pretty good condition for a 1960

gilhuly

Good luck with your project Dave!
welcome to the forum!

Eric ray

Welcome aboard, and good luck!!!!

guappy

Welcome and Good Luck with the 60

dahogan

Well hello from central Ohio. You should repost this thread in the C1 & C2 section of this forum.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-and-c2-corvettes-4/


You will get a much better response and by those who know solidaxles.

Perhaps we will see you at one of these events and/or Columbus Cars & Coffee:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/grea...io-events.html

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/grea...mbus-ohio.html


and welcome aboard.

DreamCarC7

Good luck with your project!

dheel

we r close to finishing this 1960 restoration. engine ran great, not rebuilt. has a 4-speed. once the interior is finished it will get a new soft top and then a tune up. then she'll be heading back to northern Virginia where she's spent most of her life. can't wait!
dave

dahogan

Brandons72vette

Looks great! Wish I still had my C1's!