John, I have the original window sticker, as I mentioned before I found a LARGE envelope with "67 Vette" written on it in the archives at my uncles house. it has all the paperwork from the time he ordered it till he parked it in the garage. every receipt, service record, etc.... found the drivers manual in the glove box in the plastic holder with all the warranty stuff included also. there was also a hand written log of each gas stop, including gals, price and mileage. there even was a section where he started adding lead substitute with each gallon so the unleaded would not burn the valves. Next trip will look for the tag on the tank, would that have different info that the window sticker does not list? I can remember several discussions as to how he tried to keep it original, except for things like calipers, gas tank etc, and was usually serviced at the local Chevy dealer (even oil changes). When I was giving it the 10 min look, I opened the hood and it has the alum. corvette valve covers, it did not appear to be dripping any fluids on the garage floor, oil in the 327 was clean, E brake was not in the "brake " position, trans was in neutral and there were bricks in front and behind each wheel to keep it from moving if pushed. I did not try the pedals, soft top and windows (rear soft plastic was yellowed) were all up and the car was locked. I found the keys after a written clue was found in the desk drawer, thats how I got to check out the interior. found the hard top. did not see any gas in the tank (small Maglight flashlight) looked silver colored, not like varnish in the bottom. Gauge read empty, but did not know if it would read without battery power. Tires are not flat but appear to be old and cracking from age, since its inside and covered should not be sun rot. With the short inspection time Im sure there are things I missed (like jack, spare). I think it was more like opening a time capsule, and being stunned at what I found. I took about thirty pics of the car just in case (theft, fire, act of god, etc) so that I could prove what was sitting there under the cover if I had to. Ive played the insurance screwage game before and without proof you are screwed. It appears that it will be a month or two until I can trailer it home, after several trips to clear out the house of "stuff" (goodwill, salvation army, used book stores, etc.....) and decide which stuff to transport to Calif. It will require a decent sized "Penske" type truck that will be able to drag a auto trailer. but what the hell, it wont be the first auto I've dragged home........ this whole thing is kind of like finding the Holly Grail. I have found old cars before but not like this. Unless there is something wrong some where, its like it was parked yesterday out of gas and with a dead battery. There even appears to be "new boxed Holley Carb", new wipers sitting on the workbench , unopened, and a pair of NOS rally wheels ( never had tires mounted on them) that were in a box that he had moved from his last residence. We shall see what other parts are in the garage for the Corvette. Thanks for any and all info, ideas, help and suggestions, this is all sort of weird and compelling at the same time.
Thanks Bob
