Just Need To Vent
 

A coworker is in the process of acquiring a barnfind '67 GTO hardtop. 2nd owner since 1968. Red with black interior. Automatic car/dual gate. Rally II's . No A/C. Almost zero rust, mice have got in the interior. Small dent in nose panel. More details to follow. Guy thinks he'll get it for less than $10,000. UGHHHHHH!!!!!! Why don't I ever get that lucky. I feel like I want to explode. Coworker is a 'Vette guy to add injury to insult.

You may wind up with it yet in that case...Vette guys sometimes frown on other makes.

I'm like you. The only thing I ever find in barns is dried cow manure, Carmine.

It's just a car. Look at it this way, you've saved $10,000 by not buying it yourself.

85% of Corvette people are scum. The other 15% are normal people who despise the other 85%.

Whoaaaaaaaaaa :eek: We had 2 vettes. ;) just sayin. :cool:

I can sense you were one of the 15% ;)

But now I can see why you don't like chrome valve covers. :p

He’s probably blowing smoke to get you worked up, some people like to do that. If it needs an interior and who knows what else until you’d or this co worker gets into it. $10,000 is about all it’s worth with what you’ve described. If he gets it and you get to look it over and he can prove what he paid and it was $10,000 and you feel $10 was a good deal for what it may still need, offer him a grand more. :cool:

If that is the case, it worked!

No, I love chrome covers if the car had them originally. My 75 TA had painted ones. My 69 has chrome ones as part of the 400 package. Just want to make sure chrome covers were correct on my 78. I found out they were so they will be staying on BURT. :D here is BIGDADDYs power house. Hard to find the valve covers but they are there, and a PITA to clean with all the hoses or wires across them. :rolleyes: I take a long stick with a damp rag wrapped around it to get to the back ends of them.

I like Corvettes. But, I'm also scum :clap2::clap2::clap2::bolt:

:eek::oogle::jaw:

Sometimes you find the diamond, sometimes you lose the diamond....

I’ve been in both cases. I’ve been lucky enough to pick up the barn find (storage find, inheritance find, etc) and sometimes it works out great and sometimes it doesn’t.

I picked up a relatively rust free 66 GTO for 6500, but ended up putting quarters on it, painting it, new bumpers/chrome/stainless, planning on freshening up the heads and adding vintage air. All in I will probably be around 17-20k. It will be a fun, very nice car but not the value it was expected to be.

As bought:
http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/w...E5C5324E6B.jpg

Currently:
http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/w...7BE250D9A3.jpg


The better deal was my 68 LeMans convertible. Bought for 5k with no keys and four flat tires. New gas tank, carb, soaked the cylinders and changed the oil about 4-5 times. New wheels and tires, wet sand and buff and the car drives great, looks great and was a hell of a value.

As found:
http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/w...9c0fdf87c3.jpg
http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/w...f9cd6d562a.jpg

Currently:

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/w...1076015302.jpg

Would bet you get an opportunity on the GTO- as was said corvette guys don’t seem to have much time for other makes/models. Give him a chance to make some money on it- maybe offerto help inspect it??

YIKES!!! I bought my C6 Corvette convertible brand new and still have it. Not sure where I fall into the percentages. Think maybe I'll sell it lol, Carmine.

Carmine, you own one, you know the 85% I am referring to.

Here's a hint:

Polo shirt (tucked in of course)
Sunglasses hanging by a string around the neck
Titleist hat
Must have date code and correct time stamped replacement parts
Always think they are the fastest on the road but rarely go over 40mph
Always think they are smarter than anyone around them except their own
Always think the world revolves around them
And last but not least, a liberal snowflake that cannot find their way out of a cardboard box

:cool:

Ok....Ok Carmine those GTO’s are nice but....... I wanna see that 77 or 78 TA peeking out in the garage. :D

Don't worry about him, he also rails against "matching numbers" Pontiacs as well.
There really aren't many things he approves of so, needless to say, he is easily riled.

Better sell the Vette or The Chief will label you. :D:poke:

STOP IT! :lalala:

Pffft...I got broad shoulders. :D

Too late. I got his number. :D