Yeah that's the car. Sorry for getting the color wrong it's been a while since I looked at it. I'll start with - do you absolutley LOVE the paint? If not (and I bet those flames look a lot less ghost in person) I think for 50K you can have a car that's more to your taste and nicer than that one. If you're willing to by a '64 coupe (they are just cheaper) I think you can find a nice NOM car in the 35K range. As a matter of fact Conte's Corvettes in New Jersey has had a real nice numbers match white with red interior coupe since the biggining of the year that they are asking 40K for. I would bet their is room to bargain there and it's a nice looking car that appears to need no cosmetics (again you have to see it in person). Joe Conte is a stand up guy and he has great feedback on the Corvette Forum. I know you said you didn't want a project but the car you're looking at is an LS1 / 7004R (not that hard to come by now) and I think for 15K you can pay someone to put that drivetrain in the car as well as the suspension. If you get tired of the car when you sell it the potential buyer can put the car back to stock if desired which will certainly help the resale. "Custom" Corvettes are black sheep. The resale market is very limited (spend some time on the Corvette Forum) and Corvette guys think they are worthless. I personally would not want a 40+ year old stock anything to drive and try enjoy. I also don't feel the need to be responsible for preserving Corvette history. There are plenty of NCRS guys to do that and on top of that there are plenty of cars that have lost their original engine or trans along the way or common base engine cars that can certainly be repowered and enjoyed (sorry - a little bit of a rant there). I think if you keep looking you can find what you're looking for or create it. Patience is a BIG part of Corvette hunting. You may want to go to Corvettes at Carlisle with a fistfull of money. You could find what your looking for or go home with the car and the parts to build what you're looking for. This may be one of the very few times it's a buyers market.
