1961 Chevrolet Corvette on 2040-cars
Yorkville, California, United States
For more details email me at: angelineasseverino@wackyracers.net .
1961 Corvette Convertible. Real time capsule begging for a new life.
Very original body, perfect frame. One of the straightest early Corvettes I've ever seen.
All bonding strips intact. See inner fender well pictures and picture of body below front license plate brackets
showing no repairs or damage to this great condition body. Car was parked due to wiring harness short in the
February 1983 and stored in an airplane hanger in Torrance, CA, ever since. Great candidate for NCRS Top Flight,
Bloomington Gold or restomod requiring very little body work to be perfect and no frame repairs required to this
rust free frame. The frame stencil numbers are still present, and there is absolutely no pitting, scaling or thin
spots on this smooth steel frame. It has the numbers matching original engine, original cast iron powerglide,
original third member, carb tag still on carb, Harrison radiator, original generator.
This may have been a radio delete car as original owner installed an aftermarket radio and antenna more than 30
years ago and there are no ignition shields. I put new tires on it as of 10/2015 as the old tires would no longer
hold air. Original interior is all there and needs to be redone due to age and condition of seat covers and carpet.
Original soft top with great condition rust free frame. Doors shut with one finger, chrome is original and needs to
be done, all stainless is original. Trunk shows no repairs and is missing original jack and wrench. Original trunk
mat is present but is aged and cracked. The only thing I see is a small 1.5" diameter modification done to the
recess area at the end of the jack handle in the trunk that would be an easy fix.
Remember, this car has been parked for almost 33 years. I have not done any cleaning or painting to spruce it up
for the sale. I sort of wiped the dirt off the VIN tag and that's about it. The engine compartment and underside of
the car are just dusty/dirty as seen in the pictures, not even a tint of rust anywhere. The underside and inner
fender wells have had no undercoating sprayed on them which is a big plus when inspecting this car. The vacuum
lines attached to the upper radiator hose were part of a bolt-on California smog device that regulated the vacuum
advance during warm up, was used in the 1970's and was later abandoned. It's interesting that it is still on the
car. This car was part of a large estate sale.
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