61 Corvette #11

[Bruce B.]

This car is on Ebay and is advertized as a F.I. pilot car vin #11.
The lister points out that the has has a hand laid body.
Looking at the pictures of the inner fender, the floor pans and the spare tire well there is a lot of fiberglass mat. Most look pretty crude.
Any opinions on the fiberglass?
Ebay item #160198174533

[Dick W.]

Re: 61 Corvette #11

What hand laid cloth I saw could be a result of collision damage. It could be an interesting car if real. You cannot enlarge the engine pad without it pixilating.

[Bruce B.]

Re: 61 Corvette #11

Dick,
I thought the fenderwell cloth looked like a repair.
The spare tire area also looked pretty rough, again like a poor repair.
It always seemed when GM hand laid fiberglass cloth they used an excessive amount of resin, which seems absent in these pictures.
Bruce B.

[Dick W.]

Re: 61 Corvette #11

I have owned several '61's over the years, including one that was built just 2-3 days after this one, and never seen any hand laid glass.

[Loren Smith]

Re: 61 Corvette #11 *NM*

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