Re: Good Morning to all NCRS Members
It is quite normal for a new member to sit and stare at their new family member....it's also not uncommon, however not encouraged nor endorsed by the NCRS or any other sanctioning body, to OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR, fire it up, LEAVE IT IN PARK OR OUT OF GEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED, crack open a beer, sit in the car and pretend you're drinking and driving in the safety of your own garage!!! Just don't annoy the neighbors, and if they want to go for a pretend "ride" you should always be cordial and allow it....especially if they bring more beer.
THEN it will happen.....you'll be looking at the car one day, and you'll notice that maybe your hood has a bigger gap in the front than in the rear....the door handles are a bit rusty....."DARN IT! I'VE GOT '71-'72 GRILLES ON MY '70!!" .....the date on your expansion tank is 1979......"FIBER OPTICS? WHAT THE @#$! ARE THOSE??"....and THEN IT ALL STARTS......Out come the wrenches, the parts books start flying, the internet gets jammed up from all the web searches, and you find out that a really nice set of those front grilles can't be touched for under a grand.....That's all normal, part of the process, we've been there. SOME MORE THAN OTHERS.....
Oh yeah, it gets better. Then, as you're looking for that elusive part or piece of info you seek, you'll run into somebody, possibly another really nice beer-toting NCRS member, who's got 10 pairs of those grilles brand new in the box and has about 15 Corvettes lying around his house, and he'll be happy to sell you a pair of those grilles....for a grand and a half!
Shrewd businessmen, NCRS members are.
It is quite normal for a new member to sit and stare at their new family member....it's also not uncommon, however not encouraged nor endorsed by the NCRS or any other sanctioning body, to OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR, fire it up, LEAVE IT IN PARK OR OUT OF GEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED, crack open a beer, sit in the car and pretend you're drinking and driving in the safety of your own garage!!! Just don't annoy the neighbors, and if they want to go for a pretend "ride" you should always be cordial and allow it....especially if they bring more beer.
THEN it will happen.....you'll be looking at the car one day, and you'll notice that maybe your hood has a bigger gap in the front than in the rear....the door handles are a bit rusty....."DARN IT! I'VE GOT '71-'72 GRILLES ON MY '70!!" .....the date on your expansion tank is 1979......"FIBER OPTICS? WHAT THE @#$! ARE THOSE??"....and THEN IT ALL STARTS......Out come the wrenches, the parts books start flying, the internet gets jammed up from all the web searches, and you find out that a really nice set of those front grilles can't be touched for under a grand.....That's all normal, part of the process, we've been there. SOME MORE THAN OTHERS.....
Oh yeah, it gets better. Then, as you're looking for that elusive part or piece of info you seek, you'll run into somebody, possibly another really nice beer-toting NCRS member, who's got 10 pairs of those grilles brand new in the box and has about 15 Corvettes lying around his house, and he'll be happy to sell you a pair of those grilles....for a grand and a half!
Shrewd businessmen, NCRS members are.
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