Question for Owners of Originals

[AL427SBF]

Thanks for the info Larry, I don't have a registry and do not intend to buy one (rodneym) So the condition of the substructure and body determines degree of originality, essentially what AC provided and the degree that it has remained in tact (my take on it). Motor, transmission and rearend accountability not part of it. I wonder if 2nd gen vettes (1963–1967) follow a similar criteria, just a curiosity and nothing more. That matching number guide for GM classics I mentioned earlier had a vette section in it with the same traceability info as the GTO.

[LMH]

Originally Posted by AL427SBF

Thanks for the info Larry, I don't have a registry and do not intend to buy one (rodneym) So the condition of the substructure and body determines degree of originality, essentially what AC provided and the degree that it has remained in tact (my take on it). Motor, transmission and rearend accountability not part of it. I wonder if 2nd gen vettes (1963–1967) follow a similar criteria, just a curiosity and nothing more. That matching number guide for GM classics I mentioned earlier had a vette section in it with the same traceability info as the GTO.

I owned a Corvette years ago but I wasn't involved in any club. Is there a registry or national organization that keeps track of the bloodline?
Larry

[AL427SBF]

Originally Posted by LMH

I owned a Corvette years ago but I wasn't involved in any club. Is there a registry or national organization that keeps track of the bloodline?
Larry

Maybe for the '63 Grand Sport, just a little pamphlet to cover the 5 cars built as "production" vehicles

I found this for the C2 vettes The Corvette C2 Registry

Note: listing is by year (upper left) that you can select from '63-'67.
Not a lot of detail there but I didn't dig into the site either.

[LMH]

Originally Posted by AL427SBF

Maybe for the '63 Grand Sport, just a little pamphlet to cover the 5 cars built as "production" vehicles

I found this for the C2 vettes The Corvette C2 Registry

Note: listing is by year (upper left) that you can select from '63-'67.
Not a lot of detail there but I didn't dig into the site either.

Well that's pretty cool! The registry is broken down into C1, C2, C3 etc.
Nice to see that there is record of each car if the owner wants to have it listed.
Larry

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by LMH

I owned a Corvette years ago but I wasn't involved in any club. Is there a registry or national organization that keeps track of the bloodline?
Larry

National Corvette Restorers Society:

National Corvette Restorers Society

[Dominik]

I think we must get over the matching # nonsense and a Cobra might be a good start because non of them were alike. Get a car you like, drive it. Make extra money by investing in good shares on the stock market if you are afraid you loose money on the car purchase.

Cars are meant to be driven, hence they are called "automobiles".

The worst I read in the 90s was a Chevy which was extra rare because it had a 3-speed manual instead of a 4-speed. Get a life and put a 4-speed in it!

I hope owners of 60s cars get over themselves and just drive them. Pity that so many went to convert their 427s to SC look, which, ironically, made them look like Replicas...

That said, I find that the purchase of a higher "continuation SC" number, 3058 and up, is good value for money. You may find one just slightly more expensive than a CSX4000.
I got one offered a while back, with no engine. I could get a Chevy 454 for it... ;-)

Sorry, I am too weak today to lift the latest registry and check the correct terminology.