WHITE WITH RED INTERIOR, 350 CI /350 HP (FIRST YEAR FOR 350 BLOCK), APPROXIMATELY 94,750 MILES, HAS CORRECT "010" BLOCK, BUT IS NOT ORIGINAL (CE BLOCK). NEW ITEMS ADDED TO THE CAR LAST SUMMER: 5 NEW TIRES, NEW CONVERTIBLE TOP AND HEADER, ALL NEW WEATHER STRIPPING, NEW WINDOW WHISKERS AND BUMPERS, REPAINTED DOOR JAMBS, CERAMIC COATED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS (NOT HEADERS). NEW ITEMS ADDED PREVIOUS SUMMER: NEW SEAT UPHOLSTERY AND PADDING, FUEL PUMP, VACUUM HOSES (AND THERE ARE LOTS OF THEM), IGNITION SHIELDING AND CHROME AIR CLEANER, FAN CUT OUT (GM). OTHER NEW ITEMS SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASE IN 1999: REBUILT ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR, NEW WATER PUMP (NOT REBUILD), NEW BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER (NOT REBUILD), NEW HEATER CORE (NOT REBUILD), NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM (CHAMBERED - SOUNDS GREAT), REBUILT ROCHESTER QUADRA-JET CARB, CONVERTED ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTOR TO ELECTRONIC, NEW SHOCKS (TOURING), COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING EMERGENCY BRAKE, REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AND SPINDLES, RADIATOR HOSES AND FAN BELTS, REPLACED SEVERAL U-JOINTS, THIS CAR IS A VERY NICE DRIVER. IT HAS 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES AND 4 WHEEL INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION. IT DRIVES LIKE A MODERN CAR WITH THE LOOK OF A CLASSIC. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 9 YEARS AND HAVE IMPROVED IT EACH YEAR. THE WHITE PAINT IS A CORVETTE COLOR, BUT THIS CAR WAS ORIGINALLY MONZA RED. IT WAS PAINTED PRIOR TO 1976. I HAVE TALKED TO 3 PREVIOUS LOCAL OWNERS WHICH GO BACK TO 1976. THE PAINT IS NOT PERFECT, BUT IS VERY GOOD (BASE COAT / CLEAR COAT) AND HAS ABOUT 30 YEARS WORTH OF CHIPS WHICH I TOUCH UP EVERY SPRING. IT IS A 5 FOOTER. IT DOES NEED A NEW RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT WHICH IS RUSTED ACROSS THE BOTTOM AND DOES LEAKS POWER STEERING FLUID. THE FRAME ON THIS CAR IS VERY SOLID. 94,759 miles. July 14, 2008. |