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here is Part 1 of my story about “Turning my C5 into a show car” (Paint)
Having been a lover of Corvettes since high school (1960), it was my dream to purchase my 98 Amethyst convertible in 1997 and take delivery from the factory January 2nd, 1998. Lets back up a minute, why Amethyst?
In a tour of the Corvette Museum in late 1997 my wife saw a 98 Amethyst convertible at the end of the assembly line and said “If you’re going to get one, you should get that color because it is your birthstone. That’s all it took, I ordered it the next week.
Here I am 11 years later, now retired from banking, and working in the business I love, selling aftermarket Corvette parts for the C5&C6 on my web-site.
As the 98 now has over 112,000. miles it was time to do some restoration, so we started with the paint. Earlier I had some repair work done on the hood and my local Chevrolet dealer did such a good job in matching the color that I knew they could paint the rest of the car correctly to match. As it turned out I needed a rear bumper because of some damage and both rear fenders because of stress cracks. I figured if I was going to do this, I might as well go all the way and have a new car. Finding a good paint shop is very important and you need to do your homework first.
About this same time I wanted to add some parts that we could market at the Corvette shows, so I added many of the products we sell for the C5.
Just to mention a few:
·Upholstery by VetteEssentials
·Lloyds Mats
·Passport 9500i by Escort
·Vortex Rammer by Breathless Performance
·2008 C6 Reproduction wheels (18”X19”)
·Rear 14” EradiSpeed Rotors by Bear
·Dress up side Markers, Billet Taillight Bezels and Stainless Letters
·Sport Exhaust with X Style Crossover by Corsa
·Side chrome Spears with Screen
·Under Hood Polished SS Dress-up by American Car Craft
This C5 will be taken to major Corvette shows around the country over the next few years and we will report the outcome.
If you are interested in seeing some pictures, check out my album.
here is Part 1 of my story about “Turning my C5 into a show car” (Paint) Having been a lover of Corvettes since high school (1960), it was my dream to purchase my 98 Amethyst convertible in 1997 and take delivery from the factory January 2nd, 1998. Lets back up a minute, why Amethyst?
In a tour of the Corvette Museum in late 1997 my wife saw a 98 Amethyst convertible at the end of the assembly line and said “If you’re going to get one, you should get that color because it is your birthstone. That’s all it took, I ordered it the next week.
Here I am 11 years later, now retired from banking, and working in the business I love, selling aftermarket Corvette parts for the C5&C6 on my web-site.
As the 98 now has over 112,000. miles it was time to do some restoration, so we started with the paint. Earlier I had some repair work done on the hood and my local Chevrolet dealer did such a good job in matching the color that I knew they could paint the rest of the car correctly to match. As it turned out I needed a rear bumper because of some damage and both rear fenders because of stress cracks. I figured if I was going to do this, I might as well go all the way and have a new car. Finding a good paint shop is very important and you need to do your homework first.
About this same time I wanted to add some parts that we could market at the Corvette shows, so I added many of the products we sell for the C5.
Just to mention a few:
·Upholstery by VetteEssentials
·Lloyds Mats
·Passport 9500i by Escort
·Vortex Rammer by Breathless Performance
·2008 C6 Reproduction wheels (18”X19”)
·Rear 14” EradiSpeed Rotors by Bear
·Dress up side Markers, Billet Taillight Bezels and Stainless Letters
·Sport Exhaust with X Style Crossover by Corsa
·Side chrome Spears with Screen
·Under Hood Polished SS Dress-up by American Car Craft
This C5 will be taken to major Corvette shows around the country over the next few years and we will report the outcome.
If you are interested in seeing some pictures, check out my album.
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