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flyboy | Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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I drove past D&M Corvette today and this was parked outside forcing me to stop for a closer look. Asking price, $45k. This would be a really fun car, I'm thinking.
If you're in the Chicago area, a visit to their showroom in Downers Grove is a must. |
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Posted on: 2011/11/12 19:21
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j3studio | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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64s fall through the cracks: not the first year, no disc brakes, no big block.
Thus, they are the easiest way to get into a mid-year. I could go for a nice convertible with a 4-speed. I'd even deal with the base L75, though the L76 or the L84 fuelie would be nice (I can't tell whether the pictured car is the L75 or L76). $45k is not crazy talk - that's about #2 condition. |
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Posted on: 2011/11/12 21:40
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BillH | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Yea, cept, it ain't a 64.
Unless someone put a 65 front clip on. Looks nice but right now, 45k is pretty high. A lot would depend on looking at more that the pics. There's many nice drivers out there for around $36k. |
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Posted on: 2011/11/12 21:50
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BillH | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Revised OH-pinion:
I looked at the dash, 65 or 66. |
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Posted on: 2011/11/12 21:51
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flyboy | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Prolly brain-fade on my part. |
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pianoguy | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Pretty car, that would be fun.
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Posted on: 2011/11/12 22:54
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j3studio | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Posted on: 2011/11/12 22:56
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bogus | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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And 65 seats and door panels.
L79, if you believe the stickers on the air cleaner. For $45k, it might not be a bad deal. The rims are repops, in 65, the insides of the fins were grey. |
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Posted on: 2011/11/12 22:59
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TommyT-Bone | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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HHhhmmm. I don't have one of them .......
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bogus | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Here's your chance, go get one!
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BillH | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Probably just the camera angle on the wheels. Even the repops are $2,300 though. |
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Posted on: 2011/11/12 23:12
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pianoguy | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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I always thought those wheels really set off the car. I saw a beatiful black '66 a few years back with some aftermarket deep-dish ones that were extremely sharp.
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Ultraman | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Nice....offer 40K....If I get another one it would have to be a driver that I wouldn't mind if it got wet...
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BillH | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Anyone notice Joe's car sitting beside it?
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flyboy | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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I was hoping some of the "Sting" would rub off on mine.
Yeah, the wheels are repops, and the salesguy said it's loud. |
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BillH | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Yea, sounds like a Corvette, better than the overmuffled...er. I've driven across country with sidepipes, loved every minute of loud. |
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flyboy | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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You can buy a new 'vette for around $45k.
What's it worth after 5 years, or 3 for that matter? Sales guy sold this same 'vette 5 years ago (before the collapse) for $50k. It's a consignment. Honey, are you listening? Honey? It's an investment. |
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TommyT-Bone | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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BillH | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Better to buy one for $3,000 and keep it 38 years. |
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Matatk | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Nice car. D&M is always high on their prices. But I still dream of owning a mid-year convertible....
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bogus | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Most Corvette vendors are... that's a given...
however, if this happens to be a bitsa 64 and 65, who cares? It looks like a rather period correct C2, with much of the right bits, and at $45k, not a bad car to drive and enjoy and take to the local show-n-shine. It's never going to light up Bloomington Gold, so who cares? It will never lose value... or only a little (per Tommy!). This is the best way into a C2 - cheap and not perfect! If you want to drive one, this is the one to get. Those $150k 67 L71s are nice and all, but not real friendly; overheating, really loud, ride is poor, MPG nonexistent... At least the L79 will get mid-teens on the highway! You won't be looking for pumps every 200 miles! |
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Ultraman | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Yeah....but you are supposed to be able to drive it every now and then...... |
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Posted on: 2011/11/14 17:21
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BillH | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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That's why you always have more than one. Unlsee you have a racecar then, all bets are off. |
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Posted on: 2011/11/14 18:26
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I could get a lot more enjoyment out of this one than a new vette, and for longer, and be better off when selling it. $45K into a car that you beat the crap out of doesn't make much sense to me anyways, and that's exactly what I'd do in a 2012 vette. |
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TommyT-Bone | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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In different boxes so no one can steal it. |
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TommyT-Bone | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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I kinda like that option. Maybe take out an extended bumper to bumper warranty. Smoke em of you got em! ___________________________________________ |
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In different boxes so no one can steal it.[/quote] Well you gotta have something to DNBFS with. And cleaning rusty stuff takes a while. Attach file: 2006-03-09 03-46-19_0012.JPG (0.00 KB) 2006-03-09 04-22-27_0020.JPG (0.00 KB) |
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teebee | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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I guess I missed this thread when it started. Right off the bat I knew it wasn't a 64...unless they did a lot of work, the "gills" and dash are 65-66, the seats 65, the emblem on the rearend, 64-65, no emblem on the hood (66 only). I immediately recognized it as a 65. It's a nice car, would take some extensive checking to make sure that the birdcage is OK and no rust elsewhere. Might be a decent buy, but I'd bet they'd take less.
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You're going to refurb that u-joint aren't you Bill?
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Man.....no kidding has that thing been underwater? How do you check a birdcage to see if it is solid? |
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Not sure, but, I'd find out before I would plunk down that kind of cash.
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BillH | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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That's why I live here. Yea, Tom I may change that U-joint. BTW, rust? Thia is the steering box that had east coast rust on it, was cleaned up in 1988 or so and has been sitting on a shelf ever since. I don't see no rust. Attach file: 2006-03-03 00-18-50_0001.JPG (0.00 KB) |
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flyboy | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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I realize there are other factors involved in longevity, but hopefully the galvanized steel used in the C4 structure that is "prepared for a projected 20 year service life" is more resistant to rust than that in the C2.
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BillH | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Ya mean that my 92's only good for another 2 months???? |
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flyboy | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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It's coming.
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85RedSled | Re: Beautiful '64 "driver" | ||
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Do some research on D&M and research the car before buying. Some mixed reviews out there.
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