I bought my first Corvette in 1988 and promptly joined NCRS. Sometime in the mid nineties I decided to collect all the VIN related data I could find. Since I was only interested in 63 to 69 Corvettes those were the years that I tracked. I compiled quite a list, too. I put and ad in the Driveline and received many responses from Corvette owners who are still thriving and use the NCRS Tech Board on a regular basis.
Over the years I managed to reunite 8 Corvettes with their original engine. I think I charged about $200.00 for that service, hoping to defray some of the costs of my time to collect and collate the data. It became apparent to me that many of the engines, complete with the original VINs and horsepower ratings, did not stay on the market very long. Most were decked and re-stamped to be used in "restored" cars. So, I lost interest.
But, here I am with about 10,000 Corvettes and parts still in my database. So, I have decided to pass this information along to any NCRS member free of charge. I will tell you what I know and you can take it from there.
I have a huge list of Corvettes that were for sale in the nineties, complete with VIN, colors, some options, and the phone number and perhaps the name of the seller. I also have a huge list of blocks, complete engines, frames, protect-o-plates, original owners, and anything else that had a vin derivative that could be connected to a midyear Corvette (and 68 & 69 sharks).
I was hoping that some day, NCRS would compile such a list for us, the members. Since it hasn't happened by now, I guess it never will. So, send me an email and I will look for anything I have on the Corvette you are interested in. AND I WILL DO IT FOR FREE TO HELP OUR HOBBY.
I probably shouldn't express the next thought which is for me to enter any VIN related information that you have and would like to donate to my files. I say that reluctantly because I don't want to be up til all hours of the night again entering data. But, who the hell else is going to do it?
Now some warnings! Two years ago a friend of mine called. He had just bought a 67 435 car and was hoping I had some information on it. I did. I had the name and phone number of the original owner who had all the original paperwork for the car (warranty book, bill of sale, original sales invoice, etc.). Sounds great, right? Well the original owner charged my friend $10,000.00 for the paperwork and he decided to buy it. So, I make no claims about price because I don't have the car or part, rather I will gladly tell you what I know, if anything, about your Corvette.
That's the other part about keeping this list that was so demoralizing. It truly is like finding a needle in the proverbial haystack. 10,000 items sounds like a lot of data but it pales when compared to the numbers of cars and VIN related parts there are out there.
I am sorry for the length of this note but I wanted you guys to understand where I am coming from. All this data should not go to waste. And, I learned that most NCRS members are really good people and if I can help you out it will make my day.
Save the wave and drive it like you stole it.
Ed McGee
Over the years I managed to reunite 8 Corvettes with their original engine. I think I charged about $200.00 for that service, hoping to defray some of the costs of my time to collect and collate the data. It became apparent to me that many of the engines, complete with the original VINs and horsepower ratings, did not stay on the market very long. Most were decked and re-stamped to be used in "restored" cars. So, I lost interest.
But, here I am with about 10,000 Corvettes and parts still in my database. So, I have decided to pass this information along to any NCRS member free of charge. I will tell you what I know and you can take it from there.
I have a huge list of Corvettes that were for sale in the nineties, complete with VIN, colors, some options, and the phone number and perhaps the name of the seller. I also have a huge list of blocks, complete engines, frames, protect-o-plates, original owners, and anything else that had a vin derivative that could be connected to a midyear Corvette (and 68 & 69 sharks).
I was hoping that some day, NCRS would compile such a list for us, the members. Since it hasn't happened by now, I guess it never will. So, send me an email and I will look for anything I have on the Corvette you are interested in. AND I WILL DO IT FOR FREE TO HELP OUR HOBBY.
I probably shouldn't express the next thought which is for me to enter any VIN related information that you have and would like to donate to my files. I say that reluctantly because I don't want to be up til all hours of the night again entering data. But, who the hell else is going to do it?
Now some warnings! Two years ago a friend of mine called. He had just bought a 67 435 car and was hoping I had some information on it. I did. I had the name and phone number of the original owner who had all the original paperwork for the car (warranty book, bill of sale, original sales invoice, etc.). Sounds great, right? Well the original owner charged my friend $10,000.00 for the paperwork and he decided to buy it. So, I make no claims about price because I don't have the car or part, rather I will gladly tell you what I know, if anything, about your Corvette.
That's the other part about keeping this list that was so demoralizing. It truly is like finding a needle in the proverbial haystack. 10,000 items sounds like a lot of data but it pales when compared to the numbers of cars and VIN related parts there are out there.
I am sorry for the length of this note but I wanted you guys to understand where I am coming from. All this data should not go to waste. And, I learned that most NCRS members are really good people and if I can help you out it will make my day.
Save the wave and drive it like you stole it.
Ed McGee
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