And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Depends on your budget, how badly do you want a split window Stingray? You can buy a replacement frame and bolt the fibreglass body onto it. Al_in_Ottawa
Only made one year, Pete Brock helped design it. That rear window pissed Zora off and they only kept it one year. Read that some folks cut the middle piece out when the 64s came out and bought new glass.
New frame and everything else after restoring the body would put it in the $125-175k range using new replacement parts. Everything to build a 63 is available in the aftermarket suppliers and the numbers I threw up is the range it costs to build a mail order 63. Anything original that could be restored and reused would help with the final value of the car.
True, I've restored three Corvettes and found the hidden problems are always there to bite you in the ass ( and bank account!). Still this car looks to be great find if you could ever wrangle it away from the old codger that owns it. No disrespect to old codgers as I are one.
About '71, a guy with a split window offered it straight up for my '65 fastback Mustang. The Vette had an engine problem that kept it from starting. I knew what it was, no biggie. We agreed to meet the following day to exchange titles, but he backed out after someone told him what the problem was. The Vette was a run-of-the-mill small block 4spd in fair condition. The Stang had a fresh 302, 2bbl, 4spd. Can't remember if I did the paintjob before or after that. Had that bad greyish blue that went bad on every Ford, and no damage.
Knew a guy with a split window that was set up for the drags. IIRC, the body was stock. I suspect it was intended as part of his retirement account. Good engine builder. (His Ducati 900sssp was amazing.)
No. It's the first year Stingray 63 (split rear window) and while costly likely worth it..
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely the correct answer. Hard to believe that car will be 60 years old in just a few months.
DeleteMost definitely worth rescue! Once restored that car would be worth a fortune.
DeleteDepends on your budget, how badly do you want a split window Stingray? You can buy a replacement frame and bolt the fibreglass body onto it.
ReplyDeleteAl_in_Ottawa
Only made one year, Pete Brock helped design it. That rear window pissed Zora off and they only kept it one year. Read that some folks cut the middle piece out when the 64s came out and bought new glass.
ReplyDeleteHeh. I was 9 when that car came out, and I still remember thinking how cool it was.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of moron does that?
ReplyDeleteSame kind of moron that put snow tires on it.
ReplyDeleteProbably just "garage" tires.
DeleteI want to know what the Chevy Citation parked behind it looks like.
ReplyDeleteYeah, saw one parked on a street when I was a junior in high school.
ReplyDeleteIt had a sign on it with a price of $750.
Still think on that occasionally.
Not to worry, it'll buff out.
ReplyDeleteIt is a citation 🤣 talk about dichotomy
ReplyDeleteNew frame and everything else after restoring the body would put it in the $125-175k range using new replacement parts. Everything to build a 63 is available in the aftermarket suppliers and the numbers I threw up is the range it costs to build a mail order 63. Anything original that could be restored and reused would help with the final value of the car.
ReplyDeleteWould be overjoyed to find a 63' with a primo body like that. Paint has to be striped
ReplyDeleteanyway so no biggie.
To be fair, we can't see the other side.
ReplyDeleteTrue, I've restored three Corvettes and found the hidden problems are
Deletealways there to bite you in the ass ( and bank account!). Still this car
looks to be great find if you could ever wrangle it away from the old
codger that owns it. No disrespect to old codgers as I are one.
About '71, a guy with a split window offered it straight up for my '65 fastback Mustang. The Vette had an engine problem that kept it from starting. I knew what it was, no biggie. We agreed to meet the following day to exchange titles, but he backed out after someone told him what the problem was. The Vette was a run-of-the-mill small block 4spd in fair condition. The Stang had a fresh 302, 2bbl, 4spd. Can't remember if I did the paintjob before or after that. Had that bad greyish blue that went bad on every Ford, and no damage.
ReplyDeleteKnew a guy with a split window that was set up for the drags. IIRC, the body was stock. I suspect it was intended as part of his retirement account. Good engine builder. (His Ducati 900sssp was amazing.)
Please swivel up and die. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteIt is running mud tires on the back. That Thang had a hard redneck life at sometime. Not for sale; goin' to fix it up sumday.
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