C2 parts

Nassau65

Nassau65

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Dromley corvettes have a few tasty mid year parts for sale.
A nice set of 4 corvette knock off wheels, unfortunately no adapters shown or mentioned , but easily obtained.
A hardtop for a convertible that looks nice. Finished in white which is nice as it will complement most body colours so no need to spray it.
Both items not ‘cheap’, but how do you price these?
I would certainly like the hardtop as it would suite my Nassau blue car nicely, but I already have a Nassau one, and they are a pain to store.
 
Mr. Cricket

Mr. Cricket

Committee Member
Nassau65 said:
Dromley corvettes have a few tasty mid year parts for sale.
A nice set of 4 corvette knock off wheels, unfortunately no adapters shown or mentioned , but easily obtained.
A hardtop for a convertible that looks nice. Finished in white which is nice as it will complement most body colours so no need to spray it.
Both items not ‘cheap’, but how do you price these?
I would certainly like the hardtop as it would suite my Nassau blue car nicely, but I already have a Nassau one, and they are a pain to store.
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We of course have similar tastes in Corvettes and colours. I bought the hard top as, as you say it will look nice on my Nassau Blue with white interior. I just have to trek over there and collect it. Now I have to decide whether to add the locating guides to the deck or not. A mate with a '65 that has a hard top says it's not essential to add them?
 
Nassau65

Nassau65

CCCUK Member
Congratulations on your purchase. Yes, it will certainly go very nicely with a Nassau blue car. Yes, it will be very 50’s in two tone colours, but hey, it will certainly stand out and look great.
Can’t see how it will fit securely without the additional fixings to the deck lid. Without them it will only be secured at the sides. I suppose if bolted very tightly at the sides, the actual weight of the top will keep it in place.
 
Mr. Cricket

Mr. Cricket

Committee Member
Nassau65 said:
Congratulations on your purchase. Yes, it will certainly go very nicely with a Nassau blue car. Yes, it will be very 50’s in two tone colours, but hey, it will certainly stand out and look great.
Can’t see how it will fit securely without the additional fixings to the deck lid. Without them it will only be secured at the sides. I suppose if bolted very tightly at the sides, the actual weight of the top will keep it in place.
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I'll try it and see and if it needs them I'll whip out the Sawzall 😬
 
Nassau65

Nassau65

CCCUK Member
A great improvement for the C3 convertible was the use of the same deck receivers for both the soft top and hard top.
 
antijam

antijam

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I'm led to believe that the central hardtop stud receiver was only factory fitted to C3 'Verts that were originally supplied with a hardtop?
My '71 has that receiver......

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...meaning that it did originally have a hardtop - or perhaps an owner subsequently fitted one, and the receiver too.
Either way I'm quite glad I didn't inherit it when I bought the car. I can see the obvious advantages for all year round driving but hardtops a struggle to fit and remove and a real pain to store when not fitted. :(
 
Mr. Cricket

Mr. Cricket

Committee Member
antijam said:
I'm led to believe that the central hardtop stud receiver was only factory fitted to C3 'Verts that were originally supplied with a hardtop?
My '71 has that receiver......

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...meaning that it did originally have a hardtop - or perhaps an owner subsequently fitted one, and the receiver too.
Either way I'm quite glad I didn't inherit it when I bought the car. I can see the obvious advantages for all year round driving but hardtops a struggle to fit and remove and a real pain to store when not fitted. :(
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Yah but they look good and I have an electric winch and garage loft space so no prob storing it to use once every 5 years 😁
 
Nassau65

Nassau65

CCCUK Member
I suppose for those living outside the “sunbelt” it was great for the winter months. Put it on in October, take it off in April. It would certainly make the car more user friendly during the winter.
For those in the warmer states, it was probably never ordered, as it was a pretty expensive option when new.
In my opinion it’s a nice thing to have, even if it’s hardly used.
On the rare occasion it’s been on , I quite like driving it. But off course a rag top is for “top down fun in the sun”
They are bloody heavy and awkward to put on. I seem to remember a publicity shot of 2 glamorous ladies putting a hardtop on, NO WAY.
 
Nassau65

Nassau65

CCCUK Member
I’ve seen a couple in the flesh at the Daytona turkey run.
Not my thing, but they were quite nicely done/finished. One I seem to remember used original glass and mouldings.
 
Nassau65

Nassau65

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Thank you. He had a long enjoyable life. Drove American cars from 17 years old.
American cars was our common interest, bought me a Shelby GT500 once I passed my test. Everyday cars back then ( £650)
I miss him every day.
 
Nassau65

Nassau65

CCCUK Member
He got me it to stop me getting a Kawasaki KH250.
I would have preferred a Mach 1 as they were all the rage back then. Had many a good race with it, one against a police rover 3500S. Left it for dust. They thought it was a 4.2 litre because of the 428 fender badges. I later explained to them it was 7.0 litres. Those were the days
 
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TimP

CCCUK Member
The KH250 was my dream bike back in the day - always had a soft spot for two stroke triples. A Suzuki GT750A on expansion chambers was and probably still is one of my all time favourites.
 
Nassau65

Nassau65

CCCUK Member
Had my little FS1E DX ( disc brake ) at the time, was going to P/X against the KH once I turned 17 as you could drive up to 250cc on L plates.
That Suzuki GT750 had a radiator at the front I seem to remember That was cool back in the day.
 
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