I GOT A VETTE.
Its a 1969 Blue T-Top 4speed w/ *original* flares. PS, PB & Tilt/tele also. This is a november car. I believe the guy who was selling it regarding the originality of the flares, for a reason I will state below.
Matching numbers rebuilt 350/350 with 1000 miles since new rebuild.
New/reworked SS Brakes, Suspension, etc, and I believe its frame had a little work done to it earlier.
Not sure how rare the car is, with it coming out of the factory with the flares, and being matching numbers but I couldn't pass up the offer. It is VERY rare to see a vette with original flares. And this vette is totally original minus the hood.
The interior is in great condition, needs a few touch ups here and there, but overall is very clean.
The previous owner was/is the President of the Pittsburgh NCRS Chapter, and obviously knew his stuff. NCRS being the National Corvette Restorers Society, so is quite respected in that community.
He was accompanied by some fellow aussies (members of this board I later found out & Murray Forman of this club) who were VERY helpful in clearing up a few matters with me, and also gave me some contacts for when I export/import my car back to australia. Interesting how you move around the other side of the world and end up buying a corvette off a yank with a gang of aussies :)
Looks and sounds great. Should be delivered my way in the next few days.
Has barely any rust that I could find, in fact, the undercarriage looked like it had been well looked after or restored.
I'm so psyched. The only non-factory parts are the tach, the bonnet and the carb and cam (which I am getting the originals of anyway).
This car has appeared in magazines which is cool, now I just need to figure out which ones and backorder them.
Excuse the size of the pictures, but I don't have photoshop installed to fix them up.
http://www.ausgeek.org/myvette1.jpghttp://www.ausgeek.org/myvette2.JPGhttp://www.ausgeek.org/myvette3.JPGhttp://www.ausgeek.org/myvette4.JPGhttp://www.ausgeek.org/myvette5.JPGhttp://www.ausgeek.org/myvette6.JPGhttp://www.ausgeek.org/myvette7.JPGhttp://www.ausgeek.org/myvette8.JPGI'm so happy right now, I can't wipe the grin off my face. It was well worth me turning into a man-lobster (sunburn sucks but I can't feel it im so euphoric).