1996 Collector Edition Corvette

[Basement Paul]

Beware of any metal on your shifter in the summertime!!

-BP

[wxo]

So a chromed steel shifter ball would be out of the question? I learned that lesson on my '76 Corvette L82. It had a black chromed shift ball and on some hot days I couldn't touch it.

[wxo]

Here's the second of my test cases:

In case I forget the shift pattern, there's one on the lid of the ash tray when it's closed. I keep the lid open to befuddle any potential thieves.

[wxo]

This re-purposed cue ball is the clear winner of my shift-off. I drove to the urologist this morning so I was able to assess the new shift ball. It passed with flying colors. The ball shape allows natural hand and finger placement allowing one and two finger shifts when the situation warrants. I can feel the each gear snicking into position. I believe the weight of the cue ball provides a kind of balance to the shift lever. The fun level of driving Silvia has been raised up a notch.

[TireSmoker]

I missed the shifter conversation. My 90Vette has a short-throw shifter with a large-ish ball shifter. Sometimes I'm not sure if I like the short-throw, or maybe because my trans can be a little finicky, esp going into 3rd. Your shift handle looks a lot taller than mine.

[TireSmoker]

hey guys, with Walt's passing, Maverick sent me an email saying that Randi would like to sell the car and if any of us are interested. I hope you don't mind I took it public like this.

If I was smart, I'd sell my '90 to make room for this one, but I'm not there yet. Randi isn't looking to make big money, just a fair value. I bet we could come up with a number pretty easily for her.

Without doing any research yet, but a LT4/6sp convertible '96 should bring the best buck in a C4. Im thinking 15k at least.

What do you guys think?

[Maverick]

Thanks, Tiresmoker, for posting this. It's a very nice Collectors Edition I'd put at the high side of very good condition. LT4 is excellent. Randi's getting it inspected today. I'm sure Randi would be open to offers. Would be great to have it go to one of his Ohio buddies.

[Basement Paul]

With 105k or so, I would guess $13k would be a solid number. I see others with less miles around $16k. It's a bummer I'm so deep in my Vette at this point as this would be a fun car. Maverick, when you guys solidify an asking price, I have one friend in mind who might actually be interested.

Thanks,

-BP

[Maverick]

Hey BP,

We're thinking about the asking price. Any chance your friend would like to make an offer? The project thread says it all.

[Basement Paul]

I'll contact him today. His name is John Martin. Lifelong family friend. I'll keep you posted.

-BP

[Maverick]

Great. Feel free to give him my email, jsarnold@aol.com Thanks.

[Maverick]

I just finished reading Walt's whole thread. Had no idea it's after after 2 AM!! What a great project. So many challenges, disappointments, successes and fun times.

[Basement Paul]

I gave John your info after talking with him about the car for a bit. I also sent him a link to the thread. He has a problem like a lot of us do, too many cars and not enough storage space. He likes the car a lot, but I'm not sure he's a player at this point. Unless you hear from him by this weekend, I figure he's probably out.

-BP

[Maverick]

Thanks, BP, for letting him know about the car. We'll find a home for this gem.

[MostMint]

Any recent pictures? If not I can scroll back and find something in this thread. I'd like to put up a post on my FB page to see if anyone in my extended network might be interested.

I like the C4 but convertible and stick shift are not optimal for me + I am not sure I want to sell anything I have right now.