VIN 194371S121225

Car Year:	1971
Car's approximate birthday:	July 9, 1971
Owner:	eBay Motors: nebodirect
City:	North Richland Hills
State:	Texas
Country:	United States
Purchase date:	Undefined
Status:	Current Owner
Nickname:	Date posted 04/17/2009
State:	Nice Driver
Exterior:	989 War Bonnet Yellow	(17.00%)
Interior:	420 Saddle (Leather)
Softtop:	Other Color
Wheels:	Other Color
Delivery Dealer Zone:	Unknown
Delivery Dealer Code:	Unknown
Options:	RPO	Option	Percentage Sold [%]	Sales Price [$]
	19437	Base Corvette Sport Coupe (270hp)	67.34%	5,496.00
	C60	Air Conditioning	52.66%	459.00
	J50	Power Brakes	62.19%	47.00
	M40	Turbo Hydra-Matic Automatic Transmission	46.14%	0.00
	Total		0.000020078051695% (1 Cars)	6,002.00
Factory job nr.:	Unknown
Export Car:	Non Export Car
Other details:	Mileage: Unknown
Car history:
I recently bought a 2007 350Z (see feedback, I bought it off ebay) but refuse to own two anti-family (2-seater) cars simultaneously. Thus, I'm putting up for sale my 1971 Corvette Stingray. I know about 12 years of history on this car, beyond that... who knows, but I'm sure there is a 65 year old somewhere today wishing he had never sold it to begin with. haha. I've owned this car for four years and estimate (because the mileage odometer is the only thing that doesnt work on the car) that I've driven it an average of 700 miles (or less) per year. I currently have it insured as a parade vehicle through a classic car insurer... not only does this save money, but it also insures that you are properly compensated should the vehicle ever become wrecked or totaled. (Question: How much do you think the typical insurance policy would pay out for a totaled car thats nearly 40 years old, $500 maybe?. You MUST insure these cars properly!) That being said, this car is currently insured for $18,000 and that figure required an inspection by the insurer. While I don't know the true value of the car (beauty is in the eye of the beholder), the 18k amount protected my cost and guaranteed I would not get screwed should an accident occur. Not sure how high they would have covered it for, but I asked for 18k and they had no issues with it. The person I bought the car from owned it for eight years and told me that he'd averaged maybe 500 miles per year, mentioning that he doubted he ever put more than 1,000 miles on it in any one year. The car mostly just sat in his garage/workshop but he was looking to sell it because it was essentially just taking up space and he wasn't getting it out enough to justify keeping it. I was told the person he bought the car from (ie: we are now talking about the 3rd most previous owner and 13+ years ago) supposedly had performed an body-off restoration, repaint, and replaced the original engine and transmission. However, a curious thing I noted after owning the car a few years. After noticing a number stamped into the engine block (3970010), I wrote it down and then google'd it. The result: this was a number stamped onto Corvette engines manufactured between the years of 1969-1980. So... this got me to thinking a couple positive things: 1) That maybe this was indeed the original engine and that maybe it had simply been rebuilt or 2) If engine had been replaced, at least he replaced it with an engine true to the original. Who knows, but at least I now knew that we didn't have a modified Yugo engine sitting in the car. haha. Check out: http://www.1970corvetteregistry.org/codes.html or http://www.mortec.com/castnum.htm Since owning the car, I've put about $5,000 of work into it. The first thing I did upon buying the car was take it to Corvettes Of Dallas. Knowing the car had been mostly sitting for eight years I knew it could use some refreshing. The car also had it's fair share of knick-knack cosmetic issues that needed to be addressed. Looking at my receipt, they checked out just about everything and then did the following: replace left door handle, repair left door linkage, new copper oil pressure line and fittings, new battery bolts, new radiator cap, new distributor cap, new distributor gasket, new distributor rotor, new spark plugs, new spark plug wires, new condenser, new carb gasket, new oil pan clips, new valve cover, new door ajar switch, repair washer pump, shim wiper door/grill, new rubber hoses, new blower relay, new PCV valve, new A/C connectors, add heater shutoff valve, adjust T-Top bolts, properly bolt down back of seats, flush and fill radiator, adjust idle, pulled dash and replaced any worn wiring, replace fuse, adjust steering box, tighten side mirror, and re-adhere right Stingray emblem. After all was said and done, my service rep paid me (or maybe it was my car) a big compliment.. he said that my car was one of the quietest and smoothest riding Vette's of that time period that he had driven. What else have I done? I added sun visors (why they were missing in the first place is beyond me), replaced the rocker panels, replaced the alternator, bought new springs and gas shocks, new carburator (Holly model 4175 650cfm spread bore 4-barrel), new solenoid and solenoid bracket, and had the seat belts re-webed, re-chromed, and shoulder belt retractors remanufactured (all work done by Ssnake-Oyl Products in Tyler Tx). Buyer to receive all receipts. The car is a headturner, young and old alike seem to love it everywhere I go. For example, I pulled it out of the garage yesterday to wash it and take photographs. Today I took more photographs after realizing I didnt have the time stamp on yesterday. Anyway, two older gentleman stopped by the house today and knocked after noticing it in the driveway. One of them owned a 72 in the exact same color scheme and they wanted to get a closer look and chit chat. So often when I end up meeting new people around here I end up getting identified by the car I drive, "Oh, your the guy that has that yellow Vette down on the corner" or similar. It's really something and a bit amusing. So, why am I selling this car? There are several reasons: 1) It's just to hot in Texas! Though the A/C works and blows cold, its not like todays cars that can blow your hair back. Spring and Fall are about the only times I really get a chance to enjoy this car.... and even then I don't get it out to drive to often 2) Modern safety features. I've got a three year old and, in the future, I'd rather him be asking for the keys to (or riding shotgun in) a sports car with 6 air bags, anti-lock brakes, and a whole host of other safety features rather than in one manufactured before the BeeGee's turned to disco 3) Believe it or not, I'm not a car guy. Oh sure, I love cars... but when it comes time to having work done (and that work requires you to know more than how to simply turn a screwdriver)... I usually have someone else do it. As stated above, everything works except for the odometer (not to be confused with the speedometer, which works fine). The odometer is forever (or until repaired) frozen on 29,582 miles, but the true mileage is unknown. Also... the radio works but the 38 year old original speakers do not... they probably crapped out from playing KISS or Ronnie James Dio too loud back in the mid 70's. How do I know the stereo works? Because I'm going to send you a real crappy boom-box like device that the previous owner built or bought that (believe it or not) actually fits nicely in the rear hatch area. I unhooked it after hearing how sorry the sound was and noticing that it also blocked the rear dome light. What else? I'm also going to give to the new owner lots of booklets: owners manual, chevy sales brochure from 1971, wiring diagram on paper and on DVD, tech manuals, and more. After buying the car I bought everything I could find on the model... it will now become yours. What else? The previous owner sent me the original T-top bags used to store the T-tops. I threw them away after noting that about 50% of the product looked as if it had been eaten by moths. Not only that, but it seemed to be made from cheap thin pleather. In its place, you will be receiving a deluxe black padded T-Top case that I spent over $100 on. I would have posted pictures of all these extra goodies but ebay allows me only 24 pictures... I figured you'd rather see more pictures of the car. What else? I would rate the paint from decent to good. In three of my photographs I show you the worst areas, all the other areas look quite good... only the occasional typical little rock chip or such... from a distance though, you notice none of this stuff. I'd rate the dash area somewhere between decent to good. I'd rate the seats and seat belts as excellent and I'd rate the carpeting as good. The exterior paint is: War Bonnet Yellow. The interior color is: Saddle.
For Sale:	No
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