Never throw parts away. Thoughts?

[Keith H.]

[Scott S.]

Re: Never throw parts away. Thoughts?

Keith,

Until I found out for sure whether the emergency brake cable is original, I would keep it. If it is original, it is worth keeping as a reference. Someone with a '66 GTO would probably like that Jan. 13th 1966 starter motor.

[Ronald L.]

Re: Never throw parts away. Thoughts?

I have not seen not OE parts make a market...

[Doug L.]

Re: Never throw parts away. Thoughts?

Keith,
I never throw parts away until the replacement has been installed and I'm satisfied. It never fails that when I toss something before installing the replacement I later have a question about it that I can no longer answer.

Having said that, none of the parts, save the P-Brake cable, are original to a '64 Corvette so they won't provide any useful information to you. The Voltage regulator and shocks were originally Delco. The tires are the wrong size, and you have ID'd the problems with the rest.

There may be a market on Ebay for the tires and starter. I just sold 2 F78-15's on Ebay.
Doug

[Jim C.]

Re: Never throw parts away. Thoughts?

You can't keep everything, but I believe that any original part, known or believed to be original to a particular car, should be saved purely for reference purposes. Even if the part is beyond restoration, re-use, or is deemed unsafe to the operation of the car, it should still be saved. If they're replacement parts, reproductions, etc, I'd get rid of them. Like I said, you can't keep everything......but some things are definitely worth keeping just for educational purposes.

Jim C.

[Mark H.]

Re: Never throw parts away. Thoughts?

Whether you save or toss an original part should depend on the part. For example, a few years ago the power antenna in our '66 coupe stopped working. I removed the original motor and replaced it with a reproduction. This was before services existed to rebuild the original power antenna motors. Had I tossed the original motor I would not have been able to have it rebuilt. Such a circumstance may not not be applicable to minor parts, say, like a windshield wiper switch or a battery cable. A good approach might be to retain original parts that one day could be candidates for a rebuild.