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kedvesh
08-31-2005, 03:00 PM
...in Pass Christian, MS

http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/c/ccruce/Katrinavette.jpg

I'm worried [:-s] about the area. I hope people come through this o.k.
wazzzup
08-31-2005, 03:25 PM
Hmmmm? I wonder if he still needs those tires/wheels? [:-/]
Black396
08-31-2005, 03:52 PM
It would be easy to restore the frame the way it sits now [:D]
glaing
08-31-2005, 04:05 PM
Well that's one Corvette down the toilet [:))]

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LilRedCorvette
08-31-2005, 06:42 PM
http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/c/ccruce/Katrinavette.jpg


Well that's one Corvette down the toilet

Speaking of toilets...anyone else notice one sitting right next to the white cove? [:))]

Sorry...didn't mean to make light of a really bad situation...but it just struck me funny after you made that remark, G-man!
Woods977
08-31-2005, 07:43 PM
GS 977 was sold to a guy in New Orleans. Hope the he and the GS is ok. [:(]
glaing
08-31-2005, 08:10 PM
Well that's one Corvette down the toilet

Speaking of toilets...anyone else notice one sitting right next to the white cove? [:))]

Sorry...didn't mean to make light of a really bad situation...but it just struck me funny after you made that remark, G-man!

Yeah I'm sorry I made light of it too. I just figured if you can't laugh about something like this, then you'll cry. The porceline remains is what sparked my little "joke". Man I should be writing for Letterman with material like this [:D]

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urtoslo
09-01-2005, 01:45 AM
...in Pass Christian, MS

http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/c/ccruce/Katrinavette.jpg

I'm worried [:-s] about the area. I hope people come through this o.k.


That would make a nice race car, lil red...
82CE
09-01-2005, 04:26 AM
Perhaps the sum of the parts will be greater than the whole [:-/]
How ironic that it survived on this earth for 45 years and was done in not by an accident or a thief, but a hurricane [:((]
I wonder if it was in the same area in 1969 and withstood Camille [:-?]
LilRedCorvette
09-01-2005, 03:16 PM
That would make a nice race car, lil red...

*toetap*

You sayin' I'm a cheapskate? [:))]
wazzzup
09-01-2005, 03:56 PM
Hey, look at it this way; not many people can say they have a C1 track car! [:D] [:p] [;)]
Black396
09-01-2005, 04:11 PM
Hey, look at it this way; not many people can say they have a C1 track car! [:D] [:p] [;)]


Look at all the vintage events you could enter once you got your competition license. [B-)]
wazzzup
09-01-2005, 04:14 PM
Yeh! You could be the star of NVCC! [:D]
LilRedCorvette
09-01-2005, 04:31 PM
Oh, dear Lord.................
wazzzup
09-01-2005, 07:45 PM
A convertible, with a roll bar! Oh yeh Red! It's got you written all over it! Paint it red too! [;)]
LilRedCorvette
09-01-2005, 08:18 PM
A convertible, with a roll bar! Oh yeh Red! It's got you written all over it! Paint it red too! [;)]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/lilredcorvette94/monkeyshakehead.gif
c2.washington_
09-01-2005, 08:18 PM
Granted there's body damage, but it doesn't look like the frame is twisted. Am I being optimistic, or is this car salvagable? Considering the age, model and classic status, I would think someone could restore this...
LilRedCorvette
09-01-2005, 08:23 PM
Granted there's body damage, but it doesn't look like the frame is twisted. Am I being optimistic, or is this car salvagable? Considering the age, model and classic status, I would think someone could restore this...

Considering it has been through a hurricane, there is probably water damage, too. All the electrical, interior, etc would have to be replaced. I would guess that most ins comps would total this thing. That would be a shame in my opinion to not restore this piece of history...

Doable...but a lot of time, $, and patience I would imagine.
wazzzup
09-01-2005, 08:27 PM
A convertible, with a roll bar! Oh yeh Red! It's got you written all over it! Paint it red too! [;)]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/lilredcorvette94/monkeyshakehead.gif


Cute [:D]
Black396
09-01-2005, 08:40 PM
Its salvagable but it'll cost you a fortune to have someone else do the labor and if you DIY, the parts will be $$$$ as George found out when he did his C3 and Collin found out with his C2.

At least with a track car everything would be replaced or stripped anyway. [:D]
c2.washington_
09-02-2005, 04:29 PM
That would be a shame in my opinion to not restore this piece of history...
My thoughts exactly. Any restoration is $$$$, so that's a given. If the insurance does total it, that money could be used to begin restoring it. Needless to say we can't tell the extent of the damage as the roof is planted in cement, but it would be heartbreaking to just tow it to a compactor. [:-s]
jpatrick
09-08-2005, 04:59 AM
Let's just hope this family survived and they love Corvettes as much as we do. We'd all go back to find it!!!