posted 10-25-2005 10:20 PM         

...about 30 years ago a friend of mine I saw every week had a 58 Vette....it was a seventies style custom.....gold metalflake paint, lotsa chrome, blower sticking several feet above the hood, big wheels and tires on the rear...total custom....he drove it to his part time job at a liquor store and I would stop and admire the Vette every time I saw it there, ask lotsa dumb questions, learning all I could from Jerry...he knew more about straight axle Vettes than anyone I knew back then....he even let me sit in his prized custom....I was in love with 58 Vettes from that day on....I tried to buy several different ones and they were always just a few dollars out of my reach....I finally found a 1961 with no engine that Jerry advised me on, told me what to look out for in a 15 year old Vette....he was my guru....shortly after I purchased the 61 Vette he sold the 58 Vette for $10K, settled down and got married...always wondered where the 58 went, I never saw it again and I never saw Jerry again, he quit the little part time job at the liquor store at the same time....

...funny how you lose track of friends, there is always tomorrow to catch up, too busy today....

...picked up the paper tonight and his obituary was listed, he was 58 years old, I still watch the ads for a 58 Vette all the time and always think of Jerry and the sparkling gold custom he let me sit in that sunny afternoon....maybe I will find the right one some day....

so long buddy....

posted 10-25-2005 11:23 PM         

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Originally posted by ed monahan:
I still never bought a Vette but those old ones are the ones that impress me.

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...I have always loved Vettes and have owned about 10 of them them in the last 30 years....looking to add an older one to the fleet soon...looking at 58/62 mostly...the old ones are kinda like a Prowler, tremendous attention while driving them, decent performance but wont break your neck....they just really look KOOL going down the road...they are impractical, but still lotsa fun to drive...I had a 64 Vette coupe I drove everyday as my sales vehicle....really enjoyed that car(till I was offered a profit)

posted 10-26-2005 03:27 AM         

Here is a pic of my toys:

posted 10-26-2005 07:32 AM         

When I was a little kid, there was a guy up the street that owned one of the very early Vettes. It was white with a red interior. He took me for a ride in his Vette and I was completely in love with that car! He also built a hot rod in his garage, that was really loud going down the street.

posted 10-26-2005 10:37 AM         

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Originally posted by Bcoffman Gray Ghost:
Local guy here bought two 25th Anniversary Vettes. Less than 10 miles on both the last time I saw them. Wonder what they are worth these days. I don't think that they have ever been titled. May still be eligible for factory warrantee. Not too sure about that tho.

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78 Pace Cars are doing okay, but the Silver Anni Vettes are still a dismal investment(especially the L48)...neighbor sold one a couple of years ago for $14K....it had a very few thousand miles on it and had been on display at the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green for a couple of years....beyond perfect...

another old buddy of mine is having his L82/AT Silver Anni repainted Inferno Red to match his new Jeep....he bought the 78 new and it still has only 27K miles....he is just tired of the silver and the car will never be sold, so the color change has no monetary significance to him...