A couple of months ago a friend of mine from high school and college passed away. We also served together in engineering capacities at Los Angeles Air Force Station, El Segundo, CA, a couple of miles south of LAX, back in the seventies. The night we were commissioned as Air Force 2LTs in June '68 he rode with me back to Seattle's U-district from downtown after the bars closed on the deserted I5 express lanes in my 340 HP/3.08 axle SWC. We pulled 6000 revs, about 150 MPH at the apex of the ship canal bridge. The car had a fresh set of 205HR-15 Pirell Cinturato CN-72 fabric belted radials.
Steve owned a couple of Corvettes over the years - an '85 coupe and then a 2003 Golden Anniversary automatic couple. His son was thinking of keeping the car, but then in an incredibly tragic turn of events, he died at age 44 two weeks ago. At least Steve's wife still has her daughter and her daughter's two children left in the family.
I've agreed to help Steve's wife find a good home for the Golden Anniversary Corvette. She lives not far from me. So I need to get educated on 2003 Corvettes. I recall that Steve told me a year or two ago that there was a long running electrical problem that was not uncommon on this model, but it took some time until he found an independent who could fix it.
This car has less than 12,000 miles, and knowing Steve he saved every piece of paperwork associated with the car since he bought it new. Recent BaT sales of low mileage Golden Anniversary models indicate it's worth up to about $30,000.
So if you know the 2003 model year, let me know... the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Reply here or send me an email.
Thanks,
Duke
Steve owned a couple of Corvettes over the years - an '85 coupe and then a 2003 Golden Anniversary automatic couple. His son was thinking of keeping the car, but then in an incredibly tragic turn of events, he died at age 44 two weeks ago. At least Steve's wife still has her daughter and her daughter's two children left in the family.
I've agreed to help Steve's wife find a good home for the Golden Anniversary Corvette. She lives not far from me. So I need to get educated on 2003 Corvettes. I recall that Steve told me a year or two ago that there was a long running electrical problem that was not uncommon on this model, but it took some time until he found an independent who could fix it.
This car has less than 12,000 miles, and knowing Steve he saved every piece of paperwork associated with the car since he bought it new. Recent BaT sales of low mileage Golden Anniversary models indicate it's worth up to about $30,000.
So if you know the 2003 model year, let me know... the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Reply here or send me an email.
Thanks,
Duke
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