Recent content by Martyt

I did black on my 69’ FST and like it a lot.

And I would add that you do the best knob restoration work on the planet!!:cool:

Nice rig!!!!

I would keep it. I was going to sell mine a few months back when I started getting back into old corvettes. Glad I kept it— a perfect rig for Home Depot runs and it gets more reaction than an original 66’ 427 ex racer corvette. Keep it or you may regret it.

Nice ride!!!

funny thread

Flip the bezel

Pictures would help.

Happy to see you undertake this project buddy. Am curious what John ( @Living in the Past) would think of the minimum fixes would be to have an operable, reasonably reliable winch without a lot of brain damage.

Hard to give opinion based on limited info above but in CA that would not be insane price for a running 40– I have seen worse examples sold for more (and yours is not horrible by any means). The no top, among other things, would very much bother me but only because it is not a FST (and I prefer...

Rusty

Gauge cluster reminds me of USS Enterprise bridge from the original TV series (circa 67’).

My May, 69 is original and has rectangular turn signals— I thought the round ones were for pre 69 40s. Also, is that an 1F engine? BTW, I would stay far away from this one for all the reasons mentioned above.

Man, talk about resuscitating an old post. I like the old in line 6 tractor engines—of course, I love my 3 on the tree as well— maybe just like original old school— but that’s just me

Bezel police were asleep at the proverbial switch!!