1966 Chevrolet Corvette 427 4 Sp Conv - Finish It

[BigBlockBoy]

My mom told me if you can not say some thing nice do not say any thing at all.Good Luck

[Unreal]

80,000+ 5000= 150,000? Why doesn't your friend spend the 5k to make 65k?

[provette67]

I agree.Plus there are some other strange things here.Just a couple off of the top.Why if the painter has a $300k paint booth is the $150K car sitting out side in what looks like a shed.Why were the tags removed in the first place? Maybe because it is sitting out in a shed I guess.Good Luck with this

[1970MotionNova]

There is medical circumstances involved with the owner of this car and it is not a good outcome. That is why the restoration is at a stand still. The painting of the car has been taken care of already but that is as far as he can afford to go anymore. The frame of the car and the Motor and tranny were restored by Wade's Corvettes. This part was completed and waiting on the other parts of the car to be painted. That's why he has the car sitting in his building behind his house. The guy who is painting the car does not own a $300,000 paint booth he just paints in it. He works for a body shop that has this paint booth and uses it on Saturdays on his day off to paint his cars and others he is doing on his offtime. The tags were removed because the car is about to be painted. I myself do not like my tags to be painted over and I am sure no one else does either. The body of the car is off the frame beacuse it's a frame off restoration. If you look at the pics in the link you can see the body of the car. If you would like to come look at the car all you have to do is email me and make arrangements to come take a look yourself. This will clear any confusion anyone may have. I was a little confused myself about this car because I saw the seat covers of the car and they are black. The I saw other interior pieces and they are red. I asked the owner what the deal was and he was a little confused himself. We called Wade's Corvettes and found out that the car is a Black car with Black top and red interior not black. They had given the owner black leather seat cover and not the correct red ones. They are now being swapped out for the correct ones. So this is a Black car with Black top and Red interior. I have added pics of all the tags and books including the protecto plate that goes on the car. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. The link to the pics is below.

Thanks, Jeff H.


http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...le%20Corvette/

[provette67]

Jeff,
your further explanation helps but let who ever paints the car know that the area where tags go is not painted and never was.No need to remove

[1970MotionNova]

Ok thanks man, I appreciate it alot.

Jeff H.

[Charley Lillard]

Black with red leather is about as good as it gets....Wow...

[lwkitt427]

HELLO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE OPION OF REMOVING THE TAGS FROM THE BIRD CAGE I HAVE OWNED 2 CORVETTES IN MY MY LIFE TIME A 1966 LAGUNA BLUE CONVT 327-350 HP AND A 1969 T TOP CAR 427/400 HP PS-PB TILT TELE WHEEEL P/W WINDOWS- A/C M21 BRIGHT BLUE WITH BRIGHT BLUE INT AND I NEVER TOOK THE TAGS OFF TO PERFOME A FRAME OFF RESTO. I WORRY ABOUT THIS. I AM NOT SAYING THE GENTLEMAN WAS WORRIED AOBUT THEM BEING TAKEN WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING WORKED ON. I VERY INTERESTED IN THE CAR BUT WHAT LIKE TO KNOW HOW SOME OTHER MEMBERS FEEL ABOUT THIS.
THANKS
LES

[rubbinisracing]

Its known as a "Tags off Restoration"

[1970MotionNova]

I myself personally would not send a car like this to a body shop without removing the tags from the car, but I am no restoration guy either. One person messaged me above and said there was no reason for them being removed. I guess you just leave that area unrestored and unpainted? I know they are on a metal bar so I would think remove them and sand well then paint and replace the tags. Sounds logical to me. I called three shops today and asked how they would do it. 2 of the three said they remove the tags, sand, then paint and replace them. The third said it is up to the owner and they usually ask what his preference is because some people are particular. I asked, well if they don't care then how would you handle it. They said I would remove them repaint, etc then replace them. I guess it's really a preference of how a person feels about it. Some people think they should never be removed, where as others seem to think it would look nicer if they are removed, underneath redone then replaced. Interesting topic............

Thanks, Jeff H.