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I have a choice: 1982 Collectors Ed. Corvette or 1929 Model A Ford?

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Lounatik

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My dad wants to give me one of his cars. The vette is in great condition, all numbers match, stored for a few years until he got it, now he keeps it under a cover , has a perfect paint job and around 90k miles. The Model A is just a real nice car he keeps in perfect driving condition. As a matter of fact, he drives it around Ft. Lauderdale every weekend. The car is really fun and it looks practically brand new.

Which one would you choose? I'm leaning towards the vette only because I am afraid of driving the A around Atlanta, what with these funky two lane roads of death around here, and the car basically not being a real safe car for around here.(goes only 35-40 mph, wooden steering column, steel dash etc.)

Whichever I choose, I am definitely going to drive it on the weekends


Peace

Lounatik
 
For a daily driver then the Vette. Just keep a eye on the wiring near the firewall as it has been know to wear out the covering and catch fire on those crosefire F/I ones.

The Model A is different but as you said slow and will not make a good driver. More a show car now then anything, and I have worked on them so I do know what it takes to keep them going.
 
Is the model A mostly, or all original? If so, take it. It's the better investment. Think with your wallet, not your heart or your penis.
 
A is mostly original, the vette is a deireable car though. It is the Collectors edition , the last year of the "shark" bodystyle and only around 6500 of them were made. A regular 82 goes for around 8k or so, while the Coll. goes for around 12-18k.

As stated above, the A does make me nervous to drive.

Edit: Marlin thanks for the heads up on the wiring info!


Peace

Lounatik
 
IMO the Vette's not something that's really remembered in automotive history, that year anyways

The model A is a classic, harder to maintain, and I think it'll be worth more down the road if it's in good shape
 
Originally posted by: geno
IMO the Vette's not something that's really remembered in automotive history (that year anyways, they were pretty slow and many aren't fans of the body styling from what I've seen)

The model A is a classic, harder to maintain, and I think it'll be worth more down the road if it's in good shape
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EDIT - I took back the body styling comment, I thought by 82 they were into the C4 rather than the C3 styling. The looks are memorable, but the speed sure isn't.
 
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