a friendly welcome

[feenix]

hey there trendsetters, new to this whole forum, thought i would pop in and say hi.

name is kurt from western sydney, and while im in the process of negotiating with the minister of war and finance, while spending some time googling on the hunt for my next buy.

ive been associated with car forums for a while now with current and previous rides, and ive not got my sites set on a new project, and i thought i would turn to the experience and expertise of the local vette enthusiasts to point me in the right direction.

my whole idea is planned around a project car. Looking for the c3 shape pref a 69. hoping to find one either locally or even import one. im ball parking prices, but would rather spend my money on the project than the car, so any information about obtaining one would be much appreciated. something that at least starts, and isnt littered with rust, the rest of it im keen to work on and with to get it up to show worthy condition.

im learning my way around the vettes, and this project will be educational in many senses, including mechanical and just basic hands on spanner spinning.

again, thank you in advance for your help, and look forward to getting to know you all through the stupidity of my ignorance..

cheers.

[gtc]

Hi and welcome.

Ordinarily I'd have pointed you to this list ...

http://nswcorvettes.com.au/forum/viewthread.php?tid=7618&goto=search&pid=1045937079

... but I think you've probably already considered most if not all of those points, so I guess it's now  matter of how much work you want to do, and how capable you are of doing it yourself, versus your budget.

There are plenty of stories on the web about guys who bought "project" C3s only to find them full of rust when they removed panels, etc, and I have seen two examples of rusted C3s in a workshop in Sydney where the buyer could have spotted it if they'd got the car on a hoist beforehand.

any information about obtaining one would be much appreciated

As a general rule, you'll pay more for the "chromies" (1968-1972.)

I guess I'd start with carsales.com.au. There's quite a range of chromies on there at the moment from top-drawer to roughies.

As you'd expect, personal close-up inspection of what's on offer is your safest bet, and that usually involves travel.

[feenix]

thats a great start.. ive spent the last couple of hours scrolling through the forums, reading up and seeing what i can learn.

dont mind travelling to have a look at a car, thats not a problem, i realise that these things arent going to just fall in my lap.. guess its a case too of not knowing as much as much as i would like to not wanting to have someone pull the wool over my eyes on something..

and i guess like you have said in your link, decide what i want for sure, and run with that.. C3 for sure though.. thats a certainty.