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- Edgerton, Ohio, United States
- Corvette
- 1959 black 270hp (9/2/69) 1981 Beige L81(10/20/80)
There were not as many older Corvettes this year as last but there was still a nice selection. Some years Corvettes are everywhere, like last year, and some years they are not as well represented. Two years ago the predominant car was the Pontiac GTO. I don't know why it works out this way. It just does.
We'll start out with this '57. From a distance it looked nice but up close it needed a lot. All of the hinges were loose and you had to pick up the doors to close them. The hood was way off. It could only be opened from the left side or it would cock and scrape on the front panel. Dash was painted wrong, Fuel Injection emblems are too high on the side cove and don't belong since it is a 4bbl car. The front fenders sucked in above the wheel arch and it had '58-'61 fender moldings. The list goes on. It was selling at no reserve and would be a nice project for someone if the price was right.
From there we go to a beautiful restored '53. Then I found an unrestored '54 in line to go over the block. It was an early car, 276 or 279 I think. I didn't write the number down. It had the bullet air cleaners and was very complete and original except for the wire wheel covers. I'll post bid and sell prices when they are available.
We'll start out with this '57. From a distance it looked nice but up close it needed a lot. All of the hinges were loose and you had to pick up the doors to close them. The hood was way off. It could only be opened from the left side or it would cock and scrape on the front panel. Dash was painted wrong, Fuel Injection emblems are too high on the side cove and don't belong since it is a 4bbl car. The front fenders sucked in above the wheel arch and it had '58-'61 fender moldings. The list goes on. It was selling at no reserve and would be a nice project for someone if the price was right.
From there we go to a beautiful restored '53. Then I found an unrestored '54 in line to go over the block. It was an early car, 276 or 279 I think. I didn't write the number down. It had the bullet air cleaners and was very complete and original except for the wire wheel covers. I'll post bid and sell prices when they are available.
