I am new to the board and to the NCRS. I have owned a C5 Corvette which i just sold and have decided to fullfill a boyhood dream (every since i drove in a '65 BB when i was 14 yrs old)and get a C2. What are the best books/publication/web sites to get more info so I know what to look for as I search for a mid-year. Thanks in advance.
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Robert - welcome to the NCRS! The bookstore on this site is one of the best places to get any of the currently available books at a discount. You should get Noland Adams Volume 2 right away, as a starter. I also think M.F. Dobbins book on midyears is quite good. Some of the others provide interesting reading, and when you do settle on a year, by all means buy the AIM and the TIM&JG guide here as well. IF you get a chance to go to Bloomington this year, they have some excellent classes on buying a corvette that can help you avoid making costly purchasing mistakes. And, join a local chapter and make friends with fellow NCRS members. Their input and help with your purchase is one of the best helpers you could ever have. If you do find something you REALLY want, try to get a local person that is very informed to look at it with you. And if you looking at serious dollar cars, consider flying an expert such as Kevin MacKay to out to view it. Oh yeah, at all cost avoid some of the Ohio dealers....Craig -
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post the state you reside in and we may be able to hook you up with a knowlegable C2 member i your area.Welcome to the best collector car club in the world.mikeComment
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Mike/Craig, thanks for the quick responses and info. Mike, I live in Connecticut. I have heard about the Ohio dealers. I visited their location a couple of years back. What about the corvette guys up in Kingston NY ?? I know Bloomington is the grandaddy...what about Carlise ?? Its closer to me.Comment
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Carlisle is a great show, I go to both Bloomington and Carlise each year. There will be many vettes to choose from at each, so do your homework first and learn. There are many great cars being sold privately and in auctions at each of these shows. If I were you, I would make a point for sure to go to Carlisle since it is closer to you...CraigComment
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Vinny peters, past pres of NCRS lives on long island and may be willing to check out any vets you turn up near him. his address is on page 3 of restorer mag. in terms of carlisle and bloomington, the fromer has outstripped the latter in terms of quantity and quality of vets and their parts for sale. join the new england chapter or the long island chapter. their members know what to look for when buying a used vet.good luck , mikeComment
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Consider this....
(1) Join NCRS National (if you haven't already) and query the Membership Office in Cincinnati for the local chapters nearest you.
(2) LOSE your wallet and check book!
(3) Go attend a few local chapter meets, get active and get to know your nearby fellow NCRS members.
(4) While you're reading those books on mid-year Corvette, attend a few chapter/regional NCRS meets and volunteer to serve as an observer judge. This will get you up close and personal with what goes on during Flight Judging as well as the subtle nuiassances between various mid-year cars (year, SB/BB, options, Etc.). You'll see first hand the in's and out's of the restoration/preservation process.
(5) With your new found friendship(s) at your local chapter, ask if someone with a car similar to what you think you'd like to own to let you drive/operate it to get a feel for what it's really like to be behind the wheel....
(6) At LEAST six months has passed now, maybe a year, and you can start to think about 'unlocking' your wallet/check book as you're smart enough to be dangerous. Plus, you've made contact with a number of fellow NCRS members to help you find (maybe even sell you one from their collection) that perfect Corvette. Either way, you've gone a LONG way to thwarting the dangers of ye olde 'instinct' purchase AND you've made lifelong friends in the process.Comment
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beautifully stated, jackComment
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Welcome robert your starting off much smarter then I did.I had a ride in a 67 B/B coupe 435 with side pipes and I was hooked.I purchased my car 3 weeks later and was very LUCKY with my purchase and then I went to find information.Did you find the NCRS book store yet there are some excellent books there,You can never have enough books and education on the cars and then they come in very handy after the purchase.
The first thing I would suggest to do is get out to some corvette shows to see the different caliber of cars,then try and decide what you want.Are you looking for a high dollar trailer queen? Are you looking for a high dollar driver,I say to this to every one purchase the MOST car you can afford.Its definatley cheaper to purchase a car done and restored then it is to build one.Are you going to be shopping for a B/B car as an investment? If yes then arm your self with information there are alot more big blocks running the roads then the general ever built.
You also have to learn the lingo
numbers matching= does not mean the original motor that came from the factory it could just mean its the correct part number
Date coded= also the same as above except the date are correct
restored=I always thought it meant to bring some thing back to its original quaility as when new.the seller's I met when purchasing my car seemed to belive it meant to spay paint every thing with the eastwood paint.
I also recomend any one who is in the market for a high dollar vette to purchase a car with some recent NCRS judging under it belt who better to inspect the car then the NCRS judges.Good luck and be prepaired to make a deal if a good one comes by there steal are some deals out thereComment
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