Hot Rods Old Vette owners stand up and be recognized

Mine is a work in progress

 

Looks like a great start

 

Since we're posting pics of past vettes here's my 60

 

Just so as ya know,, Mr Duntov was unhappy with the suits, that the 64 and on was one piece.

 

Mine . Been like this for years . Need to get back on it

 

I had a '67 conv. , then a '72 coupe and a '63 coupe. Somewhere in the '80's I had a '60 project to sell to make a few bucks. And now working on a buddy's '57 with a 327 solid lifter engine. DO I qualify? And I too hate the C naming, solid or straight axle, mid year, and other.

 

Mine is the last year of a hamb friendly Vette. Its registered as a 65 but is built from more than one car. It has a lot of 66 stuff on it. But I don't care, I am not a purist. Had it 40 years this year. My first Vette was a 58, then had a 59, Then this one, after this one I had a 72 and a 73. Can't stop buying them. Sure wish I had kept the 59...

 

I’ve sold three of the four vettes i’ve owned there’s never enough money or space for me to keep all the cool old cars i’ve had.

 

Is/was this car a real fuely? Mine wore the emblems for years, it had an efi tho

 

Been getting a little spa treatment . Still rode hard , put up wet

 

Haha, you're saying that to Mark. The dude has more cars and related stuff inside his house than most people have furniture!
I'd love to buy the black '57 that pops up in the classifieds lately. Better, vintage wheels and have at it. Money tree not full enough for that one...

 

62 big brake fuelie and 57 fuelie

 

Whats the tire size on the 57 ? I want to put something like that on mine eventually
looks great .

 

205/75 R 15 radials
I have used that size on a bunch of my straight
Axle and mid year Corvettes. It seems to fit the
Wheel wells nicely.

 

Thanks . Yea looks about right . I have the caps and rims just been trying get time to get them painted.

 

Cut and polish some grooves in the shape of tightly clenched fingers into it!

 

I've had mine since June 1972. First picture the day I bought it. Need to get back on it and finish the re-do.

 

I only have an OT 75. But it is a 4 speed with a real live 300hp 327 out of a 65 vette!

 

Here's my 65. I've owned it 25 years. Known about it for 55 years. Bone stock. I love it!

 

Is that the stock driveline angle?

 

mine is 54 years old i had to pass on the 58 i could not get in it being 6 foot 6 to bad i really liked the 58 but the 69 runs 10 .80 and is deadly consistant

 

The only "older" one I have is the same year and also a 4-speed roadster with a small block that I built. I'm actually trying to do a little work on it so I can get it sold and put the money toward my Merc. If it were an on-topic vette, I wouldn't likely be selling it.

 

I know guys on the HAMB don’t like stock Corvette’s much but don’t let it being stock with wide whites fool you this 56 was my dad’s daily delivery vehicle for starters alternators and generators for 25 years. He ran it into the ground and I brought it back, and I also run it hard and have fun with it.

 

My 57 was Dads daily driver and only family car for years.

 

From the time I was a kid in the 60’s, I always wanted a solid lifter , silver blue ,’64 coupe. First saw this one, languishing in a barn in 1976, seven layers of paint on it; with pigeon crap all over it. Finally talked the guy into selling it to me in 1984. Stripped paint for a year and got her back in shape by 1986. She had 77,000 miles on her, now just about to turn 100,000. About 4000 miles on overhaul of her original RE code 327/365. Still love wailing on the Muncie. First pic is fresh paint in 1986, then more current shots :

 

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Yes, it is. I had rear springs rebuilt and they haven't had much weight on them yet so they should settle alot once its driven.

 

Have you guys been following Rob Ida and the 63 they are building ?
It's pretty crazy on all the things they've done but it all looks so subtle, chopped, laid back, windows reshaped, quarters raised etc etc

 

A lot of guys space the trans crossmember down 1” i did mine. You have to watch fan clearance if you do tho.

 

I’ve wanted a mid year coupe since i got a ride in my uncles when i was a little kid. Prices have gone up faster than my wages have so i doubt i’ll ever have one. I have low standards so I can’t entirely give up