ssvette Posted October 3, 2002 Report Share Posted October 3, 2002 I have a Camaro and a 57 vette, both are very important to me. The Camaro is the Drag racer and part time street car” when I get a wild hair” and the Vette belonged to my father who died when I was young. I drove by what I thought was a auto repair shop yesterday and saw a 57 corvette body on a cart and it looked like it had just been painted. I stopped to look at it since my brother and I are doing the bodywork on ours now. After walking into the shop I realized there were many old vettes around the shop maybe 10 in all, I thought I was in vette heaven as it turned out I was in vette Hell. These people were taking the bodies off these original corvettes and placing retro hi-tech frames and motors under them. I could not believe they would not just buy an aftermarket body and make a retro corvette, the owner claimed the aftermarket bodies were cheap and since these guys pay 100,000 dollars for these retro cars is was cheaper just to buy an old vette that needed to be restored and remove the body, selling off the frame and motor. It felt like the guy drove a stake through my heart I didn’t now what to say, it was like someone buying an all original Z-28 and removing the body and throwing away all the original undercarriage. Is it just me or is this just plain wrong!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nader Posted October 3, 2002 Report Share Posted October 3, 2002 That is just wrong man. What is going through peoples heads when the do stuff like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrededSS Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 That is just wrong man. What is going through peoples heads when the do stuff like that? Fun . Dred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenRado Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 That does STINK! But I guess they can do what they want here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregRexAdams Posted October 8, 2002 Report Share Posted October 8, 2002 If the car's in REALLY bad shape, I can see it. Heck, I'm pulling the original motor, tranny, (and almost the frame) out from under a truck that may be considered classic (assuming it isn't already), but mine is fubared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrededSS Posted October 10, 2002 Report Share Posted October 10, 2002 If the car's in REALLY bad shape, I can see it. Heck, I'm pulling the original motor, tranny, (and almost the frame) out from under a truck that may be considered classic (assuming it isn't already), but mine is fubared. Not yet... Dred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5SilverBullet Posted October 10, 2002 Report Share Posted October 10, 2002 That is sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murtaza Posted October 10, 2002 Report Share Posted October 10, 2002 I don't get why people are just so retarted like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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