Reunited 1972 Corvette with its paperwork

[Ralph S.]

Just got off the phone with an owner of a 1972 that i have had the tank sticker for since 1972. He knew nothing about the selling dealer or the history, This is too weird he grew up on the street that i now live on and went to the same grammar school that i did and now works at the dealer where i take my everyday driver to. Too bad the car is just a base motor no option car. I am mailing the build sheet to him tomorrow free of charge. The car is still in Massachusetts. Found him on the C3 registry

[Tom H.]

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That is awesome !!!!!!

[Dana B.]

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That's soooo Cool, Ralph.

[Scott K.]

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Just got off the phone with an owner of a 1972 that i have had the tank sticker for since 1972. He knew nothing about the selling dealer or the history, This is too weird he grew up on the street that i now live on and went to the same grammar school that i did and now works at the dealer where i take my everyday driver to. Too bad the car is just a base motor no option car. I am mailing the build sheet to him tomorrow free of charge. The car is still in Massachusetts. Found him on the C3 registry

That's a great story!

Here's a good one about finding my paperwork...

After I bought my 72 last summer out in Ohio, the first thing I did after driving it back about 6.5 hours home to Philadelphia -- with my 14 y/o son with me (great memory there) -- was to pick off the name from the title and contact the prior owner. The 2nd owner (female), was evidently the one who had the car restored back in 1982 and I figured she MUST have some stuff left over... pics etc. Anyone who did a restoration would likely hold onto SOMETHING was what I guessed.

So -- August 1, day after I got home, I search the internet and after an hour or two of sleuthing, I locate the 2nd owner's address etc. Realized she retired to FL and given that it was August, figured I probably wouldn't hear from her till October if she's a snow bird.

Sent her a letter and a picture. Asked for pics, etc.

Day after Xmas my answering machine is blinking. I check caller ID. FLORIDA. Still didn't register with me till I hit the PLAY button.

"HI Scott.. this is Sandra. Sorry it took so long to call you. I got your lovely letter and picture. Oh, I'm so happy someone like you got the car. Anyway, I wanted to wait until I checked at my other house for the scrapbook. Sure enough, I have a package for you. I have about sixteen pictures of the car down to fiberglass during the restoration and I guess you might also want the original order copy. It was in the seat. Now, I've had it under plastic for all these years -- hope you don't mind. Still looks great. I'll send it all to you. Give me a call."

Well.. needless to say, I was pacing the house for the next 5 days till the package showed up.








and today...

[Michael F.]

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great and super good on you for keeping it and second for giving to new owner, many would not. need more people who would do what you have done, nice looking car in the pics also.

[Tom H.]

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This is why I love the NCRS. The history, the owners, the dealers......... the people.

[Ralph S.]

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I have the tank sticker for this 1Z37L2S506303 it is on the C3 registry but the contact info is no good. The car is in Georgia says the C3

[Edward J.]

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Just got off the phone with an owner of a 1972 that i have had the tank sticker for since 1972. He knew nothing about the selling dealer or the history, This is too weird he grew up on the street that i now live on and went to the same grammar school that i did and now works at the dealer where i take my everyday driver to. Too bad the car is just a base motor no option car. I am mailing the build sheet to him tomorrow free of charge. The car is still in Massachusetts. Found him on the C3 registry

Ralph, I was told my one of my corvette customers that you re-united some paper work on his 72 convertible (Commowealth Chevrolet) its a small world.It is great that that you have so much paperwork to our vintage cars. keep it up.

[Ken P.]

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Cool...Glad to see there are still a few GOOD people out there.

[Edward B.]

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Paperwork should always go with the car - no question about it. It is always disturbing to hear about those who are trying to squeeze out a few more $$$ when they discover documentation that may have been overlooked at the time of sale. Once the car is gone, the papers don't mean anything to the seller and the goodwill created by sending them on is a real positive for the hobby. Do unto others . . .