I'm a novice myself, but I've been looking for a 78 SA for a little while. I haven't found "the one" yet, but let me play devil's advocate and throw out a couple points for you to think about.
1. Assume it is at best a #3 daily driver until proven otherwise. A car always seems to look best at...
Paul,
I'm still looking at this point. I've seen several -- the SA's aren't rare, even though some of the owners think they are. :( I figure the right combination of miles, wear, options, colors and price will come along eventually. And when it does, I think it will strike me as being just...
Thanks, Keith. I've got a couple leads I will be chasing in the local area this week, but I will keep it in mind. Right now, my focus is pretty much on the 78 SA, but we'll see what happens. ;)
Dad,
Thanks. IF I get this particular Vette, I will certainly post some shots of the damaged area and ask for more specific opinions. Its nice to know there are different ways of attacking the problem.
Silver,
In my (so far) limited search, clean original SA's priced at $12K or less go fast and the ones priced at $16-18K are sitting around for the choosing. I think the sellers research the pricing as though theirs was a Cat 1 NCRS car, which they seldom are, IMHO. :)
Understand, I don't...
Scott,
I agree that $10K is too high. I'm thinking of a much lower offer. The idea of replacing the door skin makes a lot of sense. That's why I asked. Thanks.
I looked at a 78 Silver Anniversary a couple days ago and would like members thoughts on a couple points.
Body -- appears to be excellent EXCEPT the passenger mirror got ripped off the door! :eek Pulled the fiberglass right off in an area slightly larger than the footprint of the mirror. The...
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