i bought a stingray, 1976, and i want to know wheather or not it all original, and im highly intrested to learn everything about the corvette and its history.
2006-06-11 22:43:09 · 8 answers · asked by jimy 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
Trackerrrr is not exactly correct, and may have misunderstood your question. What I believe you mean by all original is numbers matching. To find out if your Vette still has the original motor, trans, axles, ect.- you need to get a code book. Locate the body badges on the Vette that hold your vin number, factory code(where it was built), paint code, and options code. They are usually located either on the door jam on the drivers side, or the firewall. Also, you will have to locate the codes on the engine, trans, and axles. There are websites out there to help you, but some charge membership fees to use them. Your best option would be to go to your local bookstore and buy a chevy vin and engine code book. These books are easily found in Barnes and Noble and Borders, and they can help you decode your Vette and its various parts. Any problems finding any of these books, go to the magazine section of the bookstore and pick up a Chevy High Performance or Classic Cars mag. In the back, they list the various books that are out there to find the codes and decipher them. Good Luck.
2006-06-11 23:33:19 · answer #1 · answered by thespartangio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact a local Corvette club would be a good start. It is highly unlikely your car is all original. That would mean it would have to have the original tires, belts, hoses, plug wires, etc. just like it came from the factory. Unless it's been stored in a museum for the last 30 years most of these items would have been changed already.
2006-06-12 05:47:20 · answer #2 · answered by Trackerrrr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the advice given above is excellent. I wanted to add you should definitely get the Illustrated Covette Buyers Guide by Michael Antonick. It's about $10 on eBay and is the most comprehensive general history book on the Vette out there (as well all the other Illustrated Buyers guides.) Check it out.
2006-06-13 13:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by johnnyrog 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the above will about cover finding what you want to know about your Stingray.
Enjoy
2006-06-14 21:40:26 · answer #4 · answered by 63vette 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cart b4 the horse there, champ. You find out everything B4 buying!!!
I have an all original fliegen-mauser if you want to buy it, it is all original. I will give you all the info AFTER you buy it.
2006-06-15 16:54:27 · answer #5 · answered by athorgarak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep asking questions.
2006-06-18 22:34:16 · answer #6 · answered by butch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79
2006-06-12 05:53:09 · answer #7 · answered by Tina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CARFAX
www.carfax.com
2006-06-16 00:39:18 · answer #8 · answered by futureusmarine55 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋