67 Corvette brought back to life
 

Thanks to all for recommending John at JBL near Dulles, VA to work on my 67 Corvette w/80k on the clock. It was my Dad's and he had it since 1969. He passed away from cancer in 2013, and the car hadn't moved much since his diagnosis in early 2011. After my Dad was diagnosed, he spent a lot of time taking apart the the interior and tinkering with the engine to take his mind off of what was going on. Unfortunately, the car was left in quite a state and beyond my comprehension level to repair. On top of that, the car had a dated restoration and was in need of a good fresh interior, new air conditioning and tires.

Swapped out the teal seats for white to make the interior pop a little more/IE put my own stamp on it. Also decided to add the white wall tires to match the white stinger and interior. Really love the way it turned out. I decided to pull the original air conditioner to put in a resto-mod version that works great. Really happy with the choice. Hope to pass this car on to my kids should i ever have them. See you all on the road!!


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Beautiful car. Thanks for getting it back where it belongs, on the road. :thumbs:

That is seriously sweet. Congratulations for getting it back on the road and looking so nice. I'm sure your dad would be thrilled with what you've done with his car, and even happier that you're now the one who'll be enjoying it. It's always great to see these old cars stay within the family that has owned them for decades. Here's wishing you miles of smiles. Enjoy it to the fullest.

Live well,

SJW

Wow! :thumbs:

Nice Job
 

Yep 'Ole Jake' does pretty good work. You car looks great and I really like the color combo. Good Luck.

Earl

Looks like your Dad may have had some bigger tires on that car.

15"x10" all around would look great!

But, it still looks good!

Very nice results on a good looking '67. Drive the miles and will get the smiles. :cheers: Dennis

Check your PM

Love the interior. What steering wheel is that?

Thanks! It was a custom corvette steering wheel my Dad bought years ago. Both of us are tall and had a hard time driving it with the original wood steering wheel!

Love those Coupes, nothing else like it (IMO).......Beautiful car with the blue/white interior. Did your dad add the headrests? or are they factory?

He did!! That car was hitting the drag strip from the early 70's to early 90's. Had a multi color metallic paint job and Kreiger wheels in those days.

Didn't get PM. Used to live in Chevy Chase!

The headrests are brand new. Its something he always wanted to add but never got around to it. Al Knock did them at Carlisle this year.

I used the same catalog steering wheel on my tube-frame Grand Sport replica I built in 1994, but black instead of blue. :thumbs:

Nice!!

Also, if anyone sees a Starburst from a C2 wheel on 267 near the last EZ pass on the way to DC it's mine! Lol. Hit a dip and went flying off. :-(.

How 'bout some more pix of that beautiful car? :smiliedrool:

I wouldn't mind seeing more of John Z's GS replica, too!

Live well,

SJW

Here are a few more of the GS Replica (D&D GS #039). :thumbs:

Very nice!

/Tracy

Well done!