This was my first year attending Bloomington Gold. I wish I could have taken the vette, but it is still not dialed in 100%. Anyway, I got there and immediately met up with Ron and Jason and chatted with them for quite some time. After that, I hit the vendors aisles. I found that there were a lot of older c1-c3 parts, but very few newer parts. And the parts that were there were expensive, and some were crap. I'm sure a few people found great deals, but I didn't. I did score some rtv and miscellaneous sealant stuff for a steal, but that's it. The corvette tax was alive and well with the t-shirt vendors, some of whom wanted upwards of $28 for a short sleeve t-shirt!

Walking the grounds was amazing. To see all those vettes in one place was quite a spectacle. What I found weird was almost no one was by their car. I wanted to talk to people about some interesting cars, but they were nowhere to be found. Most surely walking around the vendor area/auction like I was, but I still thought I'd see more people than I did. I only caught a minute or two of the auction, but the prices were looooow. It seemed like not much was selling. I think a nice 62 went for like $41,000. Some c4 drivers weren't even getting $5,000 bids. I saw a restomod that cost around $120,000 to build not get over $40,000. That was on Saturday. Maybe the other days were better. Overall I had a great time. I'd like to drive my car next time, and hopefully they bring in a few more vendors, local repair shops, etc. I don't know how much the vendor fee is, but I'm sure it's pricey. Now on to the pictures.

I like to take pictures of the cars that interest me (loooove resto mods) and unusual, unique, or well done cars. Here are a few:

Beautiful 67 Restomod done by Jason from V2V's dad, Dan Francis. He started a company NTS - New Technology Stingrays in Colorado. www.ntstingrays.com Corvetteron has some nicer pics than me.







A company selling a cool tube chassis for c2-c3s:



Al Knoch interiors doing an install at the show:



Drool...love the sidepipes:



This is a drivetrain from a 1989 corvette. It was pulled out of a fire salvage by a body shop from Michigan:











Ragtop redgut GS for sale:



62 restomod for sale:







1960...I liked the color combo:



Hiding an LT1 under the hood of that 60:



I can't remember if this was a 64 or 66. But the color is gorgeous in person. It's called Trophy Blue. Owner was a very nice gentleman from Iowa:



Sidepipes:



Just like my dad's only super clean:



Callaway:





Neat trailer!:



I found -=Jeff=- 's car hiding in the corner:



A very cool site to look over a golf course and see 100's of vettes!:



Really nice blacked out C6 with airbrushed covers. Owner was very nice, too:





Nice paint:



Nice restomod:



Hope you enjoyed the pics,

Matthew

Nice! Thanks. Is it possible to build a C2 from aftermarket parts?

that C3 chassis looks like it's running a C5/6 suspension out back.

The Trophy blue is a 66, the one with side pipes is a 64 (not original to 64, but I love those sidepipes as well).

I want to go to Bloomington some day. Thanks for the report.

Seems like someone has a penchant for resto-vettes. I like them too. Body of the old with chassis and engine upgrades of the new.

Excellent!!

Thanks for sharing. The door pulls on your first photo, the '67 have an unusual look.
$28 for a T-shirt?

Great pics!

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I love that first one. The '67 resto mod is sweet!