Hello from a long distance...

[cengiz]

Hello everyone,

This is Cengiz from Istanbul, Turkey. I live and breathe Corvettes. I own the following:

1962 Fuelie
1964 Coupe 327/365
1971 Convertible LT-1
1989 Callaway Twin Turbo
1991 ZR-1
1995 ZR-1
2010 ZR1

 

[Rob]

Welcome to the Corvette Action Center!

What number is your 2010 ZR1?

 

[cengiz]

Welcome to the Corvette Action Center!

What number is your 2010 ZR1?

Thanks

I presume you mean the sequence number on the VIN - it is 531.

 

[Huskerman]

Wow...what a great line up of Corvettes! Excellent selection, welcome to the CAC...you are going to fit right in....

 

[Hib Halverson]

Hello everyone,

This is Cengiz from Istanbul, Turkey. I live and breathe Corvettes. I own the following:

1962 Fuelie
1964 Coupe 327/365
1971 Convertible LT-1
1989 Callaway Twin Turbo
1991 ZR-1
1995 ZR-1
2010 ZR1

Hole-lee-crap, "Cengiz", that's quite a fleet you have, 2G and 3G ZR1's, too!

Welcome to the CAC

 

[cengiz]

Wow...what a great line up of Corvettes! Excellent selection, welcome to the CAC...you are going to fit right in....

Hole-lee-crap, "Cengiz", that's quite a fleet you have, 2G and 3G ZR1's, too!

Welcome to the CAC

Thanks for the welcome folks - great to be here.

 

[jrose7004]

Welcome to the CAC!

 

[67vet]

Welcome to the Corvette Action Center Forum Cengiz.

You have a great collection of Corvettes.

 

[XLR8]

Welcome to the

Great selection of Corvettes!
Enjoy the CAC - and share photos of those Vettes! We promise not to drool on them!
Jane Ann

 

[Don61]

Hello everyone,

This is Cengiz from Istanbul, Turkey. I live and breathe Corvettes. I own the following:

1962 Fuelie
1964 Coupe 327/365
1971 Convertible LT-1
1989 Callaway Twin Turbo
1991 ZR-1
1995 ZR-1
2010 ZR1

Man alive that's a good collection of vettes! Just curious, how popular are corvettes in Turkey? Are they hard to get? Are the prices similar to US prices? Again, Welcome & congrats on your vettes!

 

[minifridge1138]

That's really impressive.

Welcome to the CAC!!

When can you post some more pictures? I'd love to see the museum you're starting!

 

[cengiz]

Welcome to the CAC!

Welcome to the Corvette Action Center Forum Cengiz.

You have a great collection of Corvettes.

Thanks for the welcome messages. Already feeling at home.

 

[cengiz]

Welcome to the

Great selection of Corvettes!
Enjoy the CAC - and share photos of those Vettes! We promise not to drool on them!
Jane Ann

That's really impressive.

Welcome to the CAC!!

When can you post some more pictures? I'd love to see the museum you're starting!

Thanks for the welcome and comments on my cars. I do not have photos available for all but I will post them as I make them available. Please find below 62 Fuelie, 64 Coupe and 71 LT-1 photos.

You may also like to take a look at my Youtube video at

71 CORVETTE LT-1 AROUND CUNDA ISLAND.avi - YouTube

62 Fuelie right at the start of restoration:

This is how it was about 6 months ago. It is almost complete now waiting for bits and pieces from Corvette America:

This is my 64 Coupe:

Same during a Time Speed Distance Rally - we have 3 TSD Classic Car Rallies organized in our country every year.

LT-1 during a weekend trip:

 

[cengiz]

Man alive that's a good collection of vettes! Just curious, how popular are corvettes in Turkey? Are they hard to get? Are the prices similar to US prices? Again, Welcome & congrats on your vettes!

Hello Don,

Corvettes are popular but extremely difficult to obtain due to the incredible tax rates we have. We are also the champions of the world in gas prices - it was on the news yesterday. I hope you are sitting, it is $ 10.21 to the gallon.

To own one, you are looking at astronomic prices mainly caused by the import duties and further taxes - if you were to import a corvette now, you need to pay 200% tax. Plus of course you have to add the car making corvette ownership in Turkey 3 times more expensive than the US. So this fact naturally inflates the prices of cars already existing in the country.

See below an outrageous ad for a 68 and there is nothing special about the car:

Galeriden Sat

 

[catbert]

I like your 58 Bel Air too.

 

[Toms007]

Very nice......you are what I would call "A true Corvette fanatic". Welcome aboard and have fun.

 

[bill81vette]

Welcome to CAC!!!
enjoy!!!!

 

[cengiz]

I know I am slow with photos; my 62 fuelie; finally finished restoration. Took my first drive yesterday and making the list of bits not quite allright, like sticking indicator lever, exhaust hitting on bumps. I should be done with it by this w/e.

 

[XLR8]

Beautiful! Well done!
Jane Ann

 

[catbert]

The 62 looks great. What color is it?