c4 zombie coupe
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c4 zombie coupe
hey there im new to the whole online corvette community but recently was talking with my father about getting a project car for the weekends and he basically gave me free reign on his beloved '86 coupe. since a kid this has been my dream car and in my highschool years (current college student) i owned my grandfathers '90 coupe (guess you could say it runs in the family) . so basically the story with my dads car is that hes owned it since '87 and it started in washington state, then went with him to florida (where i was born) driven by my eldest brother in highschool (returned with empty bag of mcdonalds and other misc junk) and to its now home in kentucky where after an hour or so of installing new spark plugs runs perfectly after sitting for 5 years not running. The news that it was running rekindled my dads fond memories of the car and made him want to invest in getting it into shape again. when my dad saw it running for the first time in that long almost brought my dad to tears, giving me a deeper appreciation for how much the car meant to him. he also giggled when he found out it could still lay 11's on the pavement
looking forward to getting to know the car more as well as my dad.
looking forward to getting to know the car more as well as my dad.
Last edited by 86fathersoncoupe; Apr 6, 2017 at 04:11 PM.
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Great story, nothing like bonding with Dad!!! My Dad spent hours with me in the garage as a teen. Now he just sits, and holds on, in my car! 
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Nice looking C4s in your pics. Good luck with your '86 and welcome.
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