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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / July 2004Brand NEW 1978 Corvette found
That right, BRAND NEW never title 1978 Corvette, original factory wrappings still on the car. ONLY THREE miles on the clock!! Auction sale only, July 28, 2004. Contact 'Bob Weaver Chevrolet' Pottsville Pa., 800 622-7191 for details and directions to auction site. mike hunt > That right, BRAND NEW never title 1978 Corvette, > original factory wrappings still on the car. ONLY [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > mike hunt Isn't that the year to avoid? All the emission regs kicked in that year. Would have to do a lot to get some zip from a 78. Check the sig...  Signature-Jim ???? If you want to reply by email its --> ryan at jimryan dot com Please use BCC and lets all avoid spam > > > That right, BRAND NEW never title 1978 Corvette, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Isn't that the year to avoid? All the emission regs kicked in that year. > Would have to do a lot to get some zip from a 78. Why not try that number (800 622-7191) and ask for "Mike Hunt" or is that "my c&%#"! My guess is that this is a troll's trap. I could be wrong though. I seem to recall that there is a guy who posts here under that name. SignatureR. J. Talley Teacher/James Madison Fellow NAR #69594 NRA #133073736 > > > That right, BRAND NEW never title 1978 Corvette, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Isn't that the year to avoid? All the emission regs kicked in that year. > Would have to do a lot to get some zip from a 78. Ask about the car not me would be a better suggestion. I have no connection to the car, merely passing on some solid information on a very rare find. mike hunt > Why not try that number (800 622-7191) and ask for "Mike Hunt" or is that > "my c&%#"! My guess is that this is a troll's trap. I could be wrong [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Isn't that the year to avoid? All the emission regs kicked in that year. > > Would have to do a lot to get some zip from a 78. Sorry Mike, I was as I feared, wrong about the poster. I still wonder about the info though. SignatureR. J. Talley Teacher/James Madison Fellow NAR #69594 NRA #133073736 > Ask about the car not me would be a better suggestion. > I have no connection to the car, merely passing on some solid [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > Isn't that the year to avoid? All the emission regs kicked in that year. > > > Would have to do a lot to get some zip from a 78. >Isn't that the year to avoid? All the emission regs kicked in that year. >Would have to do a lot to get some zip from a 78. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll There is no year to avoid with Corvettes... not always the best built cars BUT all fun to drive... It really does not take much to get a lot more "zip" out of any SBC .... Bob 68 SS 396 Chevelle 64-72-75-79-95 Corvettes >> That right, BRAND NEW never title 1978 Corvette, >> original factory wrappings still on the car. ONLY [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Isn't that the year to avoid? All the emission regs kicked in that year. >Would have to do a lot to get some zip from a 78. There's a Shop up the road that sells BRAND NEW CORVETTE Z06's ... AND ! you get to even choose your colors & options....405-hp, 6-speed manual transmission & has no hardened rubber parts with a knowable price. Gee, then again... perhaps I should buy a 70's smogged out museum piece in the midst of a bidding frenzy.....not! Don't get me wrong. for a 70's chev it sounds great. BUT ! it still is a 70's chevy. We've come a long way in the last 26 years.. why this was posted to alt.autos.toyota.... I'll never know. Joe Schmoe. PS It's not an anti vette thing.. Just a "why would anyone keep such a boat anchor??" Your failure to comprehend why a collector might want to own an old car in new condition shows why you are a Toyota buyer. To Toyota type buyers wanting in old car is tantamount to wanting an old stove or refrigerator. ;) Mike hunt > >> That right, BRAND NEW never title 1978 Corvette, > >> original factory wrappings still on the car. ONLY [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > PS It's not an anti vette thing.. Just a "why would anyone keep such > a boat anchor??" > Your failure to comprehend why a collector might want to own an > old car in new condition shows why you are a Toyota > buyer. To Toyota type buyers wanting in old car is tantamount to > wanting an old stove or refrigerator. ;) Oi, watchit, same brush, tarring etc etc.:) J Go into a domestic dealership and you see issues of magazines like 'Motor Trend,' Car & Driver,' 'Rifleman' Field & Stream' on the rack. Go to a Toyota dealership and one will see 'Consumers Digest,' 'The Ladies Home Journal,' 'Maturity' and 'Pride' on the rack. Dealers KNOW their customers. mike hunt > > Your failure to comprehend why a collector might want to own an > > old car in new condition shows why you are a Toyota [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > J Which obviously goes to show how much time you do spend in Toyota dealers. Must be for the magazines though. > Go into a domestic dealership and you see issues of magazines > like 'Motor Trend,' Car & Driver,' 'Rifleman' [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > mike hunt Not quite. I was at one point in my life Group Sales Manager for ten years for one of the largest megadealerships companies on the east cost. You name it, we probable owned a dealership. I know what type of customers we served and I SAW what was on the magazine racks in the stores. Another thing I observed was for every smoke and mirrors pack we were able to 'sell' to a domestic buyers deal would could 'sell' it to three import buyers. In dual franchise dealerships we were able to charge import buyers a higher shop rate, for the same tech, then domestic buyers would allow. We certainly made more money on parts for imports as well, curious ;) mike hunt Suzuki wrote: > Which obviously goes to show how much time you do spend in Toyota dealers. > Must be for the magazines though. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > > > mike hunt I don't really know what the magazines in my dealer are, I have never set foot in there longer than to sign paperwork. I don't worry much about what they charge for anything seeing as its all covered under warranty. And yes, my car is an import from a Toyota/Honda/Kia/Hyundai/Suzuki Dealer. I guess I can't really discuss it much more than that, except my experiences in ford and chevy dealerships have been much longer and much more boring. (probably cause it was longer). Just out of curiosity.. what is a smoke and mirror pack? I am assuming an ashtray and vanity mirrors for the car? > Not quite. I was at one point in my life Group Sales Manager for > ten years for one of the largest megadealerships companies on the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > > > > mike hunt To get back to the original post, the car sold for $23,000, at auction Wednesday, to a dealer mike hunt >Your failure to comprehend why a collector might want to own an >old car in new condition shows why you are a Toyota [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > ><snip> Brief update & clarification. I own and drive a 1995 Olds 98 & 2000 Ford Windstar. The only Toyota that I've ever owned was a Supra nearly 14 years ago. My comment was on the posting. Namely, why would the Toyota newsgroup be interested in a museum quality Vette? (i.e. why the extensive cross posting?) Toyota's tend to be utilitarian practical vehicles. I don't think that the corvette ever aimed for that corner of the net. Heck my pre - family days Supra (which was supposed to be "sporty") had the front end go very light above 110 MPH. Such a 'vette might be interesting to have but once that you've driven it you've destroyed everything that made that one special. Cars are meant to be driven right? (perhaps with the exception of Ferrari's and numerous other Fiat products). If you want a vette the new ones are 100x the car the 70's ones were. Though, I suppose they don't come with 8 track players nowadays... So ends my rant. |
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