Now that's a Vette!! Had a '76 for awhile and really miss that one. May not have been the fastest, but it rode great and I'd take it over a new one ANY DAY!
Shes a Pretty one Mike , my all time favorite Vette is the orange centerfold in the 1977 brochure . Might not be the fastest of the breed but she hung on my bedroom wall as a kid . Driving a C3 & looking over those fenders & ya cant see the front 4 ft takes some getting used to 😁 You put on a C3 , I spent 80s & 90s working in a Chev /Olds store ... Im 6ft4 & got to drive quite a few got a good laugh one day when I saw one with a handicap plate
One thing I forgot to mention. You said you really like the rally wheels. I do too. The ones on your car are wider than the rally wheels on the C2 cars. The C3 cars have 8 inch wide wheels. If you want to do something a little different to the wheels, get a set of the flat center caps for a C2 and put them on. It makes the wheels look even deeper, and personally I think it makes the rally wheels look even better. Just a thought.
Stingray looks really nice Andrea & Mike! Really nice shape and I like the silver interior…stands out. I either walk or ride my ebike past that spot in North Van all the time, about half way between home near Capilano University and Lonsdale Quay.
Yeah there is a few Stingrays around here, I've looked at them and its no way in hell I'm fitting in there I'm only 5'9" 200ish pounds lol. I like the old school cars with a carburetor you can feel the engine running. They might not go as fast, or have the quick throttle response but you stomp on the skinny pedal nothing replaces that sound of a old school muscle car. As for the steering I think that is just the way 70s cars were like, my old man had quite a few of the old 70s Ford cars the big old boats like the LTDs the steering felt really light almost like it wanders but it doesn't. I'm not a big car guy I would like to own a 70s Ford highboy with a 79 front clip on it.
That's a noce car Mike. I 6 ft and I have issues getting in and out of a Corvette. The lot manager is taller than me and he drives an aniversary 23 Vette.
That's a nice looking 75, and actually kind of an oddball because it doesn't have a/c or power windows, it's a 4-speed, and it has silver interior. There weren't very many made with silver interior. I really like it... I'm surprised you don't have much room in the car. I'm 6'2" 200 pounds, and I have plenty of room in the C3's. I know it's a stupid question, but did you move the telescopic steering wheel as far as it will go towards the dash ? The L-48 engines are very anemic, but they seem to run better than the advertised 180 horsepower, especially with a 4-speed. It's too bad it doesn't have the L-82 350. They were rated at 205 horsepower if I remember correctly, but there weren't very many of them ordered in the 74, 75 and 76 cars. With headers and a good exhaust, and some distributor work it really made a difference on the L-82 engines... I'm surprised that it still has the ignition shielding on it. A lot of people took them off.
@@mikesgarage6331 I apologize for the lengthy comment. Once I get started talking about trucks or Corvettes, I have a hard time stopping... I missed that Mike. It wasn't uncommon for the 68-73 cars to not have the tilt / telescoping wheel, but most of the 74 and newer cars had it, so I just assumed that Andreas car had it too. It's a really nice option because it does make a big difference in how much room you have. Not having it just makes it even more of an oddball car, but that's not a bad thing... I agree with you, I like chrome bumpers. My favorite C3 is a 69. Not a huge difference cosmetically between the 69 and the 72 you mentioned, but I like the simple side vents on the fenders of the 69. In 1970 they got a little busier looking when they changed to the egg crate design, and of course the 69 had higher horsepower options. Another neat feature of the 68-72 cars was a removable rear window. So you could remove the T-tops and the rear window and almost have a roadster... I do like the 73 cars too because they are a little different. They have a urethane front bumper but they have chrome rear bumpers, and 73 was the only year that they did that... Either way, Andreas car is a beauty. I love the red with silver interior and it's a 4-speed. The fact that it basically has no options wouldn't stop me from buying it or enjoying it.
The same model year and color of the 1/25 Scale 75 Corvette Convertible Model Kit I built a couple months ago... A little Corvette Trivia for you.. Did You Know?? The Corvette Convertible took a 9 year hiatus-(from 76 to 85)??
Just like the Camaro Z28 took a 2 1/2 year hiatus from 75 to 77 1/2...And the Pontiac GTO took an extended hiatus of 28 years from 75 to 03... And the Ford Thunderbird also took an extended Hiatus from 98 to 01...
Congratulations Nice very Nice
Now that's a Vette!! Had a '76 for awhile and really miss that one. May not have been the fastest, but it rode great and I'd take it over a new one ANY DAY!
Very Nice!!! The only reason I never bought one is that I can’t fit in them😂😂
Now thats a sweet C3 mike. I'd take that over all the other ones, yes even your new one 😆
Andrea Loves it, shes driving it everywhere and its being good and not getting hot or acting up.
Shes a Pretty one Mike , my all time favorite Vette is the orange centerfold in the 1977 brochure . Might not be the fastest of the breed but she hung on my bedroom wall as a kid . Driving a C3 & looking over those fenders & ya cant see the front 4 ft takes some getting used to 😁 You put on a C3 , I spent 80s & 90s working in a Chev /Olds store ... Im 6ft4 & got to drive quite a few
got a good laugh one day when I saw one with a handicap plate
LOL that's awesome. Its all about the driving experience....
One thing I forgot to mention. You said you really like the rally wheels. I do too. The ones on your car are wider
than the rally wheels on the C2 cars. The C3 cars have 8 inch wide wheels. If you want to do something a little different
to the wheels, get a set of the flat center caps for a C2 and put them on. It makes the wheels look even deeper,
and personally I think it makes the rally wheels look even better. Just a thought.
Score!!! Nice addition mate!!
Stingray looks really nice Andrea & Mike! Really nice shape and I like the silver interior…stands out. I either walk or ride my ebike past that spot in North Van all the time, about half way between home near Capilano University and Lonsdale Quay.
Ohh cool, yeah it was a weird place to find an old Corvette in the underground parking.
Awesome car I hope she enjoys it👍👍
she Loves it!
Well now you are halfway there when it comes to getting one of each generation Corvette(C2,C3,C7 and C8)... Lol😅!!
Yeah there is a few Stingrays around here, I've looked at them and its no way in hell I'm fitting in there I'm only 5'9" 200ish pounds lol. I like the old school cars with a carburetor you can feel the engine running. They might not go as fast, or have the quick throttle response but you stomp on the skinny pedal nothing replaces that sound of a old school muscle car. As for the steering I think that is just the way 70s cars were like, my old man had quite a few of the old 70s Ford cars the big old boats like the LTDs the steering felt really light almost like it wanders but it doesn't. I'm not a big car guy I would like to own a 70s Ford highboy with a 79 front clip on it.
That's a noce car Mike. I 6 ft and I have issues getting in and out of a Corvette. The lot manager is taller than me and he drives an aniversary 23 Vette.
I was surprised, in my 50 years I've never actually sat in a C3
@@mikesgarage6331 I've seen one in person, never got to sit in one.
That's a nice looking 75, and actually kind of an oddball because it doesn't have a/c or power windows, it's a 4-speed,
and it has silver interior. There weren't very many made with silver interior. I really like it...
I'm surprised you don't have much room in the car. I'm 6'2" 200 pounds, and I have plenty of room in the C3's.
I know it's a stupid question, but did you move the telescopic steering wheel as far as it will go towards the dash ?
The L-48 engines are very anemic, but they seem to run better than the advertised 180 horsepower, especially with a 4-speed.
It's too bad it doesn't have the L-82 350. They were rated at 205 horsepower if I remember correctly, but there weren't
very many of them ordered in the 74, 75 and 76 cars. With headers and a good exhaust, and some distributor work
it really made a difference on the L-82 engines... I'm surprised that it still has the ignition shielding on it. A lot of people
took them off.
Interesting about the rally wheels. This one doesn't have a tilt telescope ING wheel. She's a base spec o think
@@mikesgarage6331 I apologize for the lengthy comment. Once I get started talking about
trucks or Corvettes, I have a hard time stopping...
I missed that Mike. It wasn't uncommon for the 68-73 cars to not have the tilt / telescoping wheel,
but most of the 74 and newer cars had it, so I just assumed that Andreas car had it too.
It's a really nice option because it does make a big difference in how much room you have.
Not having it just makes it even more of an oddball car, but that's not a bad thing...
I agree with you, I like chrome bumpers. My favorite C3 is a 69. Not a huge difference cosmetically
between the 69 and the 72 you mentioned, but I like the simple side vents on the fenders of the 69.
In 1970 they got a little busier looking when they changed to the egg crate design, and of course
the 69 had higher horsepower options. Another neat feature of the 68-72 cars was a removable
rear window. So you could remove the T-tops and the rear window and almost have a roadster...
I do like the 73 cars too because they are a little different. They have a urethane front bumper
but they have chrome rear bumpers, and 73 was the only year that they did that...
Either way, Andreas car is a beauty. I love the red with silver interior and it's a 4-speed. The fact that it
basically has no options wouldn't stop me from buying it or enjoying it.
The same model year and color of the 1/25 Scale 75 Corvette Convertible Model Kit I built a couple months ago... A little Corvette Trivia for you.. Did You Know?? The Corvette Convertible took a 9 year hiatus-(from 76 to 85)??
Just like the Camaro Z28 took a 2 1/2 year hiatus from 75 to 77 1/2...And the Pontiac GTO took an extended hiatus of 28 years from 75 to 03... And the Ford Thunderbird also took an extended Hiatus from 98 to 01...
going 2 need a bigger garage mate..
paint your house white before you even think abt another car. how could anyone select that color for their house?!?! paint it white immediately.