Let’s start at the beginning of what I think is my not so unfamiliar story. Well recently Jim and I decided to have lunch at our favourite haunt the Glenelg Barbecue Inn. Little did I know that it was going to be a very expensive lunch for me and no there was no alcohol involved.
After lunch Jim suggested that we go to Port Adelaide and see if David had any Corvettes for sale. I walked into David’s building and there was my 1976 C3 Corvette that David had just acquired. Now you ladies will relate to this when buying jewellery or shoes. I had to have this car right or wrong, first thing I said to Jim was this car is pushing my buttons. It was the model and colour I was looking for and as a bonus it was already registered in SA.
The deal was done and I rang Gina and told her that we owned a Corvette, model etc made no difference to her, and we had joined the CCSA. Having known several friends in the CCSA she was thrilled and she did not even ask how much the car cost. I had been looking at Corvettes for several years and had been under some intimidation to buy one from those who will remain nameless. I was particularly drawn to the C3 primarily by the nostalgic design and the fact that I would be able to hopefully work on it myself, no computers involved. The car is fundamentally in good condition just needs some minor mechanical repairs and a few interior and body paint touch ups.
Having said that I have found that when you fix one problem in a Corvette it subsequently leads to several others. To date the biggest frustration has been the non original previous repairs, what is it with PK screws. Like so many others before me we have commenced our Corvette journey and have already had plenty of helpful advice starting with make sure you maintain a good bank balance.
Never the less although my C3 will never be totally original or a trophy car we will still be living the dream.