ok..im a 39 yr boilermaker / welder @ onesteel whyalla for last 23yrs,married 3 young girls,all blonde blue eyes(need a shotgun).first vette i went in was a white 70 LS5,in 1984.tried to buy it,26,500.bank laughed at me cause i was an apprentice.never seen the car again until last year on a video from corvette club of s.a...a lady owned it... i hear it sold last yr for 50k. a few friends have vettes, in order,steve.69 coupe 427/435hp..lhd not on the road yet but close.ian 73 BB rhd for sale,tony 74 BB lhd ,craig 75 rhd, john 77 lhd,gus 80 lhd and a bloke has 2 85's.but just used for drag racing.another friend has a 73 BB on the way from usa.....i just love vettes.i WILL buy one day,but how do i know if im getting a good car?..importer friend dont have a passion for vettes,he's a mopar guy.so he lets me have a drive or ride in his imported stuff;-)...i drove a 74 BB, bit rough but top project car.and a supercharged 75,also for sale @37k.......i hear some horror stories about vettes...so i dont want to get burned....he is looking for a cheapy for me,but its got to be over 30yrs old to get lhd rego here.i would prefer a rhd,but talking to a mate who bought a 69 vert rhd from out of state,he had a hell of a time getting it rego'ed in s.a...had to get an engineer involved, @1000 bucks..just to get a plate..
mod notes. Moved here from babes thread. Cam
"blown 75...car is now in adelaide.south australia and for sale.37k au..i have been for a cruise,goes good..watch the hot pipes on exiting.(i learnt the hard way)"