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After months of searching, an American collector flies to Germany to buy a Corvette Sting Ray from 1966 – only to see that it was dismantled.
After months of hunting on his dream car, the American collector Roger finally thought it – a Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray from 1966. The only catch? It was in pieces in a German garage, waiting to be put together again as a puzzle.
Roger saw the Corvette online for the first time three months ago and could not get it out of his mind. The car had been parked in the same place for almost a decade, owned by a man from Kentucky who had never driven it before. Initially Roger missed his chance to buy it when another buyer intervened. However, when the deal dropped, he didn’t waste time, pulled the money back and flew to Hockenheim to bring the classic sports car home.
The Corvette, powered by a 327-cubic inch V-8 that produced 350 hp, was originally kept in a barn that had since been converted into a garage. When Roger arrived, he found the car with his rear axle dismantled, wheels was missing and various components removed. Fortunately, many of the original parts, including the Goodyear tires, were still neatly organized in boards.
Roger and a Corvette-Large mechanic did not push off, carefully pushed the beam out of the garage and in the sunlight for the first time in nine years. Given the strict parking instructions from Hockenheim, they had to move quickly to load it on a trailer that was to Roger’s classic Chevrolet Nomad.
Despite its condition, the Corvette has a beautiful black leather interior with diamond pattern stitching, an unusual third rear light adjustment and 115,000 miles on the kilometer counter. Roger plans to lower the suspension, remove the extra rear lights and to perform a power conversion. However, before he delved into the restoration, he gave the car a much needed wash and celebrated the long -awaited moment.
With the car safely back in his store, Roger discovered the missing emblems tucked away in a box in the car. Although changes are now planned, he simply enjoys the fact that the Corvette where he is obsessed with for months is finally his.
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