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IF (big IF :) ) originality is of concern, I'd go with Al Knoch hands down. Nothing against Wilcox, but they're a "reseller", and I don't know which vendors interiors they sell. Buy from Al Knoch directly. Chuck

If you have a 60 with original paint, I wouldn't TOUCH it with anything more coarse than 1200 grit. My heart sank also when I read 320 grit. :) It's 45 year old paint...probably "thin" enough after all these years. Also, be careful buffing. As others have said, you'll burn through in a...

Doesn't look bad to me either. I looked for YEARS for a 62 automatic project car. Finally gave up and bought a 2000 C5 "driver". I would have been VERY interested in that car, BUT, the lack of a VIN number and lack of a title would have turned me off. 62's are RED HOT. Can't touch a reasonably...

FWIW....I just had my 63 painted. Used single stage urethane...Riverside Red. The painter used PPG products. The car looks GREAT. I do believe that PPG has the formulas for the old paints. My painter called...got the Riverside Red formula....mixed a quart....and it matched the original...

The letters after your interior color are known as ECL's or "exception control letters". What are they? They can be very confusing, and a great explanation is in Noland Adams' 63-67 Resto. and Technical Guide (which you should buy, BTW). Basically the ECL's define differences within the same...

I've seen a number of blocks with an assembly date and no VIN derivitive. I believe these to be "over the counter" blocks sold by Chevy parts departments. I've seen some that have a "complete" assembly code, i.e., F0101RD, and I've seen some that have an "incomplete" assembly code, i.e...

The block casting date of G235 translates as: July 23, 1965. That "fits" with the assembly date of Sept. 15. They began building 66 Corvettes in September of 65. In 66, GM "switched" to the "174" block, and quit using the "870" in the Corvette. Chuck

Here are hopefully some better pictures. One's a 63 340, the other is a 64FI car. Chuck

Football game is over. The Ravens LOST. Here's the trim tag info: Style: 867 That's a convertible. Body A 1041. It's an A.O. Smith body. They started building these in January of 64. Prior to then, all were St. Louis. When the AO Smith bodies began, they were prefixed A and St. Louis...

Yes, remove the shielding. The Corvette Black Book shows the ending Serial Number for April to be 16865. The ending SN for May is 18805, so the Black Book shows early May. :) After we sort this out, we'll get into the trim tag. Chuck

It should be in the format: 4116921 You're missing a digit. Also, it begins with a "0", and the characters are individually stamped, not gang stamped. Your assembly date of Sept 15 would be for a 1965 car, not a 1964, as they began building 65's in August of 1964. What is the casting date of...

Here are a couple of engine stamp pix. Tempus, something doesn't look "right" with your VIN derivitive. Incorrect "format". Also, the pad looks like a 350 pad, not a 327 pad. Note the front or leading edge. Yours is flat, the others have a projection. Chuck

It's tough, if not impossible to try to remove the tank sticker without removing the tank. After all, it's a 30 +/- year old document which had been exposed to the elements, and is glued to the top of the tank. Trying to remove it through the gas cap lid and/or from below will usually result...

Corvette Specialties of Maryland in Eldersburg, MD. It's sort of between Baltimore and Washington. EXCELLENT work. Ask for Brian Tilles, the owner. He's a NCRS guy, and knows what you want. Chuck

That cabinet is 33 1/2 x 22 x 18. IMHO, too small to even fit a fan shroud and radiator support, let alone be able to blast it. It's bigger than the one I have. Wish I had room for a huge one. Also, listen the the other "voices of wisdom" about compressors. You just cannot run a sand blaster...

I have a TP cabinet. The cabinet I have isn't listed on TIP aka TP's site. I've had it for years. It's about the size of the benchtop, but looks like the bigger models. I can easily get parts for it from them via catalog or at Carlisle. Get the biggest that will fit. For example: I use...

TIP in Ohio. Chuck

It's impossible to see everything in a day It's darn near impossible to get through just the flea market in one day. We go up for three days, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We get there at about 7:00AM...leave about 4:00PM. Regarding the vendor spots at Carlisle, they're owned by...

I agree with John. They look like Ansen Sprints. Chuck

I do one show per year, and that's Corvette Carlisle. We have 8 spaces on the I/J row. I share these spaces with 5 other guys. Now, we're all "regular" guys, not flea market vendors or professionals. I'm a dentist, the other fellows are as follows: lawyer, plumber, govt. worker, drug...