LOL, 1973 Corvette. I bought it 2 years ago from a gentleman in Cleveland that restored it from the ground up. Even rebuilt the engine and put a little more pep in it. It had a 350 in it, with Dart heads and a camshaft that was way too big for it. That was hooked to a Muncie 4 speed.
The guy had really done a good job on it. It was restored over the period of several years. Everything was basically new on it.
With a very wild hair up my butt, I bought it sight unseen (probably one of the stupidest things I've ever done, but you only live once I guess) and drove from Louisville, KY to Cleveland, OH to pick it up. I drove it all the way home without one issue....about a 6 hour drive.
What started to turn me against it was that it was a non-A/C car. Even with ceramic coated Hooker Super Comps, it absolutely baked me to death on the way home in July.
One week after I got it home, I went to open the driver's side door, and when I pushed the handle in, I heard the linkage rod break. From there on, I learned how expensive it was to buy parts for Vettes. I did all the work, but the parts were horrible. After I replaced that, I noticed that one brake light lens looked goofy. I went to look at it, and found that it had been held on with double sided tape. So $60 later, I had a new lens in hand and installed that.
Shortly thereafter, the radio quit working. LOL
After that, I noticed a valve cover leak. So I found some bolts that were loose and tightened them up. When I fired it back up it sounded like the thing was knocking. Felt the valve cover and the roller rocker arms were banging off the insides. Had to install a new set of tall valve covers. LOL
Also, I can't leave anything alone, so I yanked the factory distributor out and put in a new Mallory distributor and a new Mallory coil. Took it for a test drive and on the way home, the coil failed and left me on the side of the road. I had to call AAA and have them take it to my garage on a rollback. Put the old coil back on it and it fired right up.
I kept that car 3 months and sold it. Got my money back out of it and never looked back. LOL
Do I want it back? No.
Do I know why? Yep. It's a Chebby. LOL
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