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Jun 25, 2014 | 09:54 AM

76stingrayvett

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Barn find! Sort of..

Renting a house in MA for a couple years. Owner had a garage that he asked us not to use so didn't even go near it.. Until a month ago when I brushed the dust off the garage window and found a gem!

Took some negotiating (owner was a little stubborn) but I'm the very proud owner of a 1976 Stingray Coupe. Needs some TLC but body and frame are in great shape.

Looking forward to restoring over time. Any tips/advice welcome!

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Jun 25, 2014 | 12:36 PM

Tahlee

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Wow - that is a great story - Congrats neighbor!

- Bryan from Rhode Island

Jun 25, 2014 | 05:44 PM

Eric ray

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Welcome and congrats on your find!

Jun 25, 2014 | 06:28 PM

1bdvet

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Wow, that's find, enjoy the restoration.

Jun 26, 2014 | 07:20 AM

gilhuly

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welcome to the forum!

Jun 27, 2014 | 07:50 AM

davidf59

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Great find. Welcome to the forum from MN.

Jun 27, 2014 | 08:01 AM

76stingrayvett

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Thanks for the welcome everyone! I'm sure I'll have a lot of questions throughout my restore you might be seeing some questions in the future in the C3 section!

Jun 27, 2014 | 07:04 PM

Brandons72vette

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Welcome and that is a pretty cool story. Any pictures of it in the dusty garage? C3's are a lot of fun. Glad you rescued the '76!

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Jun 28, 2014 | 12:31 PM

76stingrayvett

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Welcome and that is a pretty cool story. Any pictures of it in the dusty garage? C3's are a lot of fun. Glad you rescued the '76!

Thanks, I sure do!

Jun 28, 2014 | 01:08 PM

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Brandons72vette

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That is pretty cool, I rescued a '75 once that had been sitting since 1979. Barn finds and garage finds are a lot of fun. I know of a lot of them. I found a 1962 Porsche 356B S90 in a garage just a few blocks from my house. What a deal. Anyways, I can only imagine your excitement when you dusted the window. It almost makes me jealous haha.