Big D
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Hope everyone is having a good one.
I just became a vette owner about 1 1/2 years ago. Have always been somewhat of a car buff but a vette was never in my sight, until now.
Picked up a 78 t-topper in what I have come to understand can be called Frost Blue or Light Blue in color. The car can actually project a sharp white or can drift into a pale light blue depending on such things as the sun's position and intensity amongst other things as well. I was impressed with the color the first time I saw it but what impressed me most about the car. was the interior. Myself. being someone ---what does Eric Church sing in Outsiders? It's a different kind of cloth were cut from.---well I like to think different and the thing different about this interior compared to most other vettes is: the inside seats were a combination of cloth and leather which may not be unusual in itself, but the color GM developed for the clorth inserts, sets it apart from any other vette interior, in my opinion. Hey, the nice thing about owning a vette is we can all feel that way about our car. It had all the bells and whistles of the day, AC (worked), power windows, power door locks, L48 engine. Which reminds me, on your teck sheet for this year car it mentions two different horsepowers available, problem, I think they have it wrong, They mention both engines outputting at least 200 horses. No so, mine has a rating of 185 horses. Want to check it out, here is the link: C3 Corvette Land - 1968 to 1982 Chevrolet Corvettes
I find it a lot easier to navigate and a lot more explicit information for the corvette believer.
Back to my into. The owner of the car (2nd) kept the vette in orginial condition. He was proud it was classified as a "survivor" at Carlisle. I do mean orginial which means yea, I had to replace alot of lines (transmission, power steering, etc.) Luckily every thing else functioned properly except the clock. Oh yea, found out the radio works but not the cassette. Have to replace it so my ipod works anyway.
Getting a little windy now so to make matters short. My idea of owning a vette is to enjoy driving it everyday that is practical. I am not too concerned about the outside appearance but I want the inside and the car to be in top running condition. Now do not get me wrong, I have decent paint on it now and that is good enough.
Hope time is generous and allows us all to feel the thrill!
I just became a vette owner about 1 1/2 years ago. Have always been somewhat of a car buff but a vette was never in my sight, until now.
Picked up a 78 t-topper in what I have come to understand can be called Frost Blue or Light Blue in color. The car can actually project a sharp white or can drift into a pale light blue depending on such things as the sun's position and intensity amongst other things as well. I was impressed with the color the first time I saw it but what impressed me most about the car. was the interior. Myself. being someone ---what does Eric Church sing in Outsiders? It's a different kind of cloth were cut from.---well I like to think different and the thing different about this interior compared to most other vettes is: the inside seats were a combination of cloth and leather which may not be unusual in itself, but the color GM developed for the clorth inserts, sets it apart from any other vette interior, in my opinion. Hey, the nice thing about owning a vette is we can all feel that way about our car. It had all the bells and whistles of the day, AC (worked), power windows, power door locks, L48 engine. Which reminds me, on your teck sheet for this year car it mentions two different horsepowers available, problem, I think they have it wrong, They mention both engines outputting at least 200 horses. No so, mine has a rating of 185 horses. Want to check it out, here is the link: C3 Corvette Land - 1968 to 1982 Chevrolet Corvettes
I find it a lot easier to navigate and a lot more explicit information for the corvette believer.
Back to my into. The owner of the car (2nd) kept the vette in orginial condition. He was proud it was classified as a "survivor" at Carlisle. I do mean orginial which means yea, I had to replace alot of lines (transmission, power steering, etc.) Luckily every thing else functioned properly except the clock. Oh yea, found out the radio works but not the cassette. Have to replace it so my ipod works anyway.
Getting a little windy now so to make matters short. My idea of owning a vette is to enjoy driving it everyday that is practical. I am not too concerned about the outside appearance but I want the inside and the car to be in top running condition. Now do not get me wrong, I have decent paint on it now and that is good enough.
Hope time is generous and allows us all to feel the thrill!