New C3 owner
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New C3 owner
Greetings All,
My wife an I just purchased a 1976 Silver Stingray. This was almost an old barn find, it has 65K original miles and all the documentation. From the first owners purchase and trade in at 58K miles to the second owners who only put 7K miles on it in 27 years.
The car has sat in a gararge for that time except for short visits to car shows but very little service was done to it. The interior is in in very good condition except for a musty smell and a sticky steering wheel and the body is good except for a few dings in the paint. The engine needs some TLC the hoses seem in pretty rough shape and the car needs a tune up and oil change.
I'm hoping to get some advice to bring this car back to excellent condition using as many of the origional parts as I can.
My wife an I just purchased a 1976 Silver Stingray. This was almost an old barn find, it has 65K original miles and all the documentation. From the first owners purchase and trade in at 58K miles to the second owners who only put 7K miles on it in 27 years.
The car has sat in a gararge for that time except for short visits to car shows but very little service was done to it. The interior is in in very good condition except for a musty smell and a sticky steering wheel and the body is good except for a few dings in the paint. The engine needs some TLC the hoses seem in pretty rough shape and the car needs a tune up and oil change.
I'm hoping to get some advice to bring this car back to excellent condition using as many of the origional parts as I can.
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