Early Corvette Blue Prints
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Nassau65
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Mr. Cricket
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Took the '66 red coupe to a little show on Tuesday and that was said "great arse"
Mr. Cricket
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Me or the car
split window coupe
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Take note of the costs new in the Lendrum & Hartman ad - £3537 for the 64 coupe. That was a costly ride back then .............. E Type Coupe £1910 Ferrari 250 GT SWB approx £4300 that year
Lendrum Workshops in 1970 ......... quite a place and fully packed out
Lendrum Workshops in 1970 ......... quite a place and fully packed out
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Nassau65
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Most of Lendrum’s work during the 60’s 70’s and into the 80’s came from the various foreign embassies in London. That business kept them very busy. By the late 80’s many embassies unfortunately switched to Mercedes vehicles.
When my dad bought his new 1970 impala from them I think it was about the same price as a XJ6. Lendrum fully loaded their cars, with Air conditioning being the only available option on the majority of their cars if you were prepared to wait on delivery. Their Cadillacs probably had it on.
Their lead salesman lived a couple of doors away and always bought home a GM product every day. Dad saw the impala and got a good deal on it. Fully loaded except for Air.
When my dad bought his new 1970 impala from them I think it was about the same price as a XJ6. Lendrum fully loaded their cars, with Air conditioning being the only available option on the majority of their cars if you were prepared to wait on delivery. Their Cadillacs probably had it on.
Their lead salesman lived a couple of doors away and always bought home a GM product every day. Dad saw the impala and got a good deal on it. Fully loaded except for Air.
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Another facet of this very confusing wheel option story . Drawing not released until very late 62 for 63 Assembly Manual yet clearly showing a 2 bar spinner.
If I can copy similar info from an original early 63 Shop manual it shows a gear drive P48 with a 3 bar spinner !!!
If I can copy similar info from an original early 63 Shop manual it shows a gear drive P48 with a 3 bar spinner !!!
Nassau65
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The mystery will probably never be completely solved regarding these wheels, were any actually fitted to retail sales or not.
As many many many 63’s now have them on, it doesn’t really matter. It would probably be the first thing I would do to a 63 if it didn’t have them on , I’d put a set on, as they do indeed look so good.
Same with any mid year I got hold of that didn’t have them on.
As many many many 63’s now have them on, it doesn’t really matter. It would probably be the first thing I would do to a 63 if it didn’t have them on , I’d put a set on, as they do indeed look so good.
Same with any mid year I got hold of that didn’t have them on.
Mr. Cricket
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Agreed.
My '65 coupe on the Sloc mountain road in 2023 wearing the rally wheels and 'poverty covers' I installed KO's soon after.
I sold it last year to a NW lady member and offered to change it back to the Rallies but she declined. Good luck getting them off
Nassau65
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Agreed.
My '65 coupe on the Sloc mountain road in 2023 wearing the rally wheels and 'poverty covers' I installed KO's soon after.
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I sold it last year to a NW lady member and offered to change it back to the Rallies but she declined. Good luck getting them off
I often laugh when I think Chevrolet referred to them as “quick take off wheels” they can be a right pain to get off and on.
Roscobbc
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'long term' component QC issues relating to degradation of materials used in auto manufacture was never an issue when the considered life of a vehicle was considered perhaps as being perhaps just a few years....or long enough for the vehicle to last until the customer bought a replacement vehicle, hopefully the same model/brand. Longevity of plastics, alloys etc just wasn't a consideration. Miraculous perhaps that GM's glass fibre bodywork was generally so good.