Reminder 

"JR1" (type35bugatti) 08/15/2017 at 16:36 • Filed to: None

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This is still the best looking Corvette money can buy.

19JRC99 > JR1 08/15/2017 at 16:43

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Uh, disagree.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > JR1 08/15/2017 at 16:44

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disagree

but yours is definitely the best looking vette i might be able to manage with my budget

StoneCold > JR1 08/15/2017 at 16:45

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Hot take: non-chrome bumper C3s are appealing to me because affordibilty is goddamn sexy to me. Give me an ‘80 or a ‘79 any day with it’s actual glovebox! (But no Crossfire ‘81s...)

Wacko > JR1 08/15/2017 at 16:50

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this is the best looking vette

CaptDale - is secretly British > JR1 08/15/2017 at 16:54

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Wrong. The 1954 with the Blue Flame is my new dream

Racin'Jason001 > JR1 08/15/2017 at 16:54

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My dad likes that year.

HammerheadFistpunch > JR1 08/15/2017 at 17:00

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Cept in green...with a 454.

JR1 > 19JRC99 08/15/2017 at 17:05

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Late model C1s do make me weak in the knees

JR1 > 19JRC99 08/15/2017 at 17:05

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Also what is the white thing?

JR1 > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 08/15/2017 at 17:06

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I like the C2 but it just isn’t my favorite

DanZman > JR1 08/15/2017 at 17:06

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It’s amazing how underrated the C3 is. They truly are beautiful. The early interior was great too.

JR1 > StoneCold 08/15/2017 at 17:07

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A 78 indycar fender flare and spolider is the sexiest plastic and makes a very good argument for itself especially when it doesn’t have the indycar paint scheme because then it is 10k cheaper

JR1 > Wacko 08/15/2017 at 17:08

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The split screen is very hot

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > JR1 08/15/2017 at 17:08

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different strokes for different folks :)

JR1 > CaptDale - is secretly British 08/15/2017 at 17:08

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It’s a pretty cruiser on a Friday night

JR1 > HammerheadFistpunch 08/15/2017 at 17:09

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That power bulge on the 454 is pure pornography

JR1 > DanZman 08/15/2017 at 17:09

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I still can’t believe the market hasn’t corrected on these.

JR1 > Racin'Jason001 08/15/2017 at 17:10

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Your dad is a smart man

crowmolly > JR1 08/15/2017 at 17:12

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Just needs one of these:

HammerheadFistpunch > JR1 08/15/2017 at 17:14

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Pretty much. It was BY FAR the prettiest thing at that fair (ever?) but not the most interesting.

DrScientist > JR1 08/15/2017 at 17:21

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i think its because they’re slow. or at least so i’m told.

JR1 > HammerheadFistpunch 08/15/2017 at 17:23

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Probably ever

Isn’t that the first year these could be imported

crowmolly > JR1 08/15/2017 at 17:23

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Motion Phase III GT.

Sold by Baldwin Chevy on LI, tuned by Joel Rosen of Motion Performance.

JR1 > DrScientist 08/15/2017 at 17:24

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Can’t be any slower than an early Mustang and those still go for more.

DrScientist > JR1 08/15/2017 at 17:24

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i absolutely agree. i even dont mind the later years when they went to the plastic bumpers.

the best looking corvettes. for whatever reason i think i saw 4 of them out in the wild this past weekend.

my favorite one though was at night in my neighborhood... it was red or orange, couldn’t tell as it was night and lit by streetlights. it may have been a T-top? did these even come with T-tops?

i dont know if it was T-tops or a convertible because i couldn’t stop staring at the two latin guys in there replete with unbuttoned shirts, chest hair and gold chains on display.

it was a terrific.

Berang > JR1 08/15/2017 at 17:33

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I always thought these were everybody’s favorite? I mean sure, they made them for a long time and the later ones were craptastic, but the early ones are fantastic.

dannyzabolotny > JR1 08/15/2017 at 17:50

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Yes! That’s my favorite generation of Corvette for sure. Eventually once I get a bit better at bodywork and fabrication I’ll buy a C3 to restore. The later models are pretty slow in stock form, but at their core they all have the 350 small block so you can do pretty much anything with them. It’s not too hard to get 350hp out of them with some better-flowing heads, a hotter cam, a better intake, and some dyno time. They’re a secret gem that the collectors have largely overlooked.

CaptDale - is secretly British > JR1 08/15/2017 at 17:59

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I’d ride her hard.... Wait that sounds wrong... I think you all knew what I meant.

BeaterGT > JR1 08/15/2017 at 18:09

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Meh, I’m biased.

JR1 > DrScientist 08/15/2017 at 18:34

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Hahaha that’s awesome and yes I think if the Vette wasn’t a convertible it was almost always a T-top.

JR1 > Berang 08/15/2017 at 18:34

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I think the 63-67 is the most coveted

JR1 > dannyzabolotny 08/15/2017 at 18:36

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The low compression ratio hurts the later models for modifications but yeah you’re right 300hp + should be no problem

JR1 > BeaterGT 08/15/2017 at 18:36

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Still fast and still hot

dannyzabolotny > JR1 08/15/2017 at 18:45

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Plus with how analog these cars are, it’s pretty simple to swap in a more potent motor. My dream is a 79-82 C3 (I like the rear bubble window) with a 454 Chevy big block stroked to 496, and a big Weiand 6-71 blower sticking out of the hood with a big scoop.

Berang > JR1 08/15/2017 at 18:47

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They might be worth more, but that’s not necessarily the same as being the one people like the most.

BeaterGT > JR1 08/15/2017 at 18:54

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Thanks man! The smiles per gallon is off the charts.

JR1 > dannyzabolotny 08/15/2017 at 19:01

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So funny you mention that there is one pretty close to what your describing on my local Craigslist. (Columbus) go to autotempest.com and search for a manual 68-82 Vette and you should find it if you can’t find on the local Columbus Craigslist

JR1 > BeaterGT 08/15/2017 at 19:01

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I can only imagine

Wacko > JR1 08/15/2017 at 20:34

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It’s the holy grail of vettes. My cousin had a Yellow split window just like this

He sold it about 10 years ago when he bought his current house.

He now has British fever i guess since he’s now got an original mini and a mgb gt just like this one

I don’t remember the color of the mini, but its not yellow 

JR1 > Wacko 08/15/2017 at 21:27

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That is a good looking yellow