It bugs me...
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,591
Likes: 2
From: kent ct - "if i'm not in the vette, i damn well better be on the yacht."
St. Jude Donor '13
It bugs me...
To see so many 'vettes just sitting in driveways or off to the side of garages and not driven... My neighbor up the road has a C3 which hasn't moved in 5 years. I offered to help him get it going and even offered my garage space for working on it, but it still just sits. Sad. I live in a small town and there are at least 4 'vettes that don't get driven at all. it bugs me....
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 14,639
Likes: 39
From: Winston-Salem North Carolina
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
To see so many 'vettes just sitting in driveways or off to the side of garages and not driven... My neighbor up the road has a C3 which hasn't moved in 5 years. I offered to help him get it going and even offered my garage space for working on it, but it still just sits. Sad. I live in a small town and there are at least 4 'vettes that don't get driven at all. it bugs me....
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,455
Likes: 6
From: MichAgain
Agree. There's a faaded out black early C4 1/4 mile up the street from me that sits in the grass under the tree. It gets driven rarely. If it were a little newer (later L98 or early LTx) I'd like to buy it for a track car.
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 4,325
Likes: 0
From: You can't get there from here NJ
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
I know exactly what you mean about this. I work with a guy who has a 59 with a power top that is completely restored. It has 1700 ORIGINAL MILES. Yes, that's right. He bought it and restored it, and it only has that many miles. I have known him for about 4 years now, and i think he has driven it about 3 times. His brother has a 64 vert, and a 66 big block that are both restored, and NEVER DRIVEN. 
I guess they just stare at them in the garage, and pleasure themselves at the "idea" of driving them.
I guess they just stare at them in the garage, and pleasure themselves at the "idea" of driving them.
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,291
Likes: 0
From: New Jersey
I know exactly what you mean about this. I work with a guy who has a 59 with a power top that is completely restored. It has 1700 ORIGINAL MILES. Yes, that's right. He bought it and restored it, and it only has that many miles. I have known him for about 4 years now, and i think he has driven it about 3 times. His brother has a 64 vert, and a 66 big block that are both restored, and NEVER DRIVEN. I guess they just stare at them in the garage, and pleasure themselves at the "idea" of driving them.
I guess they just stare at them in the garage, and pleasure themselves at the "idea" of driving them.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,098
Likes: 1
From: west babylon new york
some times its hard to drive a loved car i waited 25 years to buy another 71 conv i finally bought a 72 coupe now the 61 only gets driven a little bit ,so many cars so little time
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 6,277
Likes: 72
From: Boston's south shore MA
I know exactly what you mean about this. I work with a guy who has a 59 with a power top that is completely restored. It has 1700 ORIGINAL MILES. Yes, that's right. He bought it and restored it, and it only has that many miles. I have known him for about 4 years now, and i think he has driven it about 3 times. His brother has a 64 vert, and a 66 big block that are both restored, and NEVER DRIVEN. I guess they just stare at them in the garage, and pleasure themselves at the "idea" of driving them.
I guess they just stare at them in the garage, and pleasure themselves at the "idea" of driving them.
