My Christmas present

[burtonbl103]

My 1961 fuelie
Santas new Sleigh :)

It is an original #s matching fuelie. 283 /315 HP
411 Posi Honduras maroon

There are a few things i need to correct but not much.
Gas cap, jack, whees paint to match.

The frame is as clean as it gets where it was a west coast car.



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[MEANZ06]

Sweet! :seasix:

[DAB]

:drool:

i'd love to have one of those vintage vettes....but i don't fit in them :sadangel:

[DJ_Critterus]

Very nice :yesnod:

[Rob]

:seasix: beautiful sleigh!!

[bradc6]

Great looking 61

[Grey Ghost]

Does the FI unit have the VIN stamped on it ? :seasix:

[RxCritical]

Wow!! Very nice!!

[snide]

Awesomeness!

[SteelCityBlue]

wow

[Dan Dlabay]

Man that car looks good. Love to have it.:cert::seasix:

[burtonbl103]

Does the FI unit have the VIN stamped on it ? :seasix:

i beleive so. will check when i start going through it.

I had an NCRS person ( a freind of my freind ) to go look at .

He did a five page report and it is the real deal.

spent a month going back and fourth. Previous owner had it a long time and a realy nice older corvette guy,

I have an excell sheet with every # right down to wiper motor and all history

of all the owners back to dealership in WA in 61. :)

I know the coil is incorrect should be 107.

And the gas cap is incorrect.

Really cool can see all the bonding strips around the entire car.

[Jeff '79]

Wow ! ..... Nice present.....:yesnod:

[xXBUDXx]

That is awesome!!

It came with a hauler and two drivers!!!

[GreyGhost]

Freaking sweet:seasix:

[Kerrmudgeon]

Awesome 61! First thing I'd do is pull off the bias tires for show only, and get some Diamond Back Radials with correct whitewalls for it. It's like night and day as to either totally enjoying your drives, or fighting cuts on the pavement and suffering with a crappy ride. It made all the difference in the world on my 62. I keep my stock wheels tires and caps all together in the basement and run these rally wheels, 66 caps, and radials. I may flip the tires to BW and start running the original caps again, after I modify the wheels to accept them. Have fun!:seasix:

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I must say, I get tired of the 4.11 gears when I feel like cruising on the highway. I may change it to the stock ratio of 3.36 in the future. :cert:

[RonC5]

You win. That is even better than my new DeWalt drill. Love the car.

[Stangkiller]

Beautiful! Congrats!

[ConstantChange]

Very cool! :seasix:

[Sea Six]

Nice! I remember the day I got my '61 delivered.

It's also unusual to see a '61 without the contrasting cove on the door these days, even though most back in the day didn't have it.

[Craig]

Is it wonderful to be rich? I can only imagine that it is...



...and awsome car. I'd be afraid to drive it.

[LisaJohn]

Wow! 61 was a great year! That's a cute little guy in the driver's seat. Hope you have the keys in your pocket.

[69camfrk]

I hate you!!!!!:D That being said, Merry Christmas to you!!!!!!!! I didn't get anything that nice.:sadangel:

[Grey Ghost]

Be very careful, if you buy an original. For the last few yrs. at Carlisle, there has been a rash of them being stolen. I would only worry about it if you are showing it for points. Keep the repro or incorrect one on there and only use the original for show points (but, keep an eye on it or have someone help keep an eye on it). Very easy to steal and resell $$$


And the gas cap is incorrect.

[ApexOversteer]

So how did Santa taste? There ain't no way you were that good this year. :D

[burtonbl103]

So how did Santa taste? There ain't no way you were that good this year. :D

LOL nope :datawiz::cert:

[burtonbl103]

Be very careful, if you buy an original. For the last few yrs. at Carlisle, there has been a rash of them being stolen. I would only worry about it if you are showing it for points. Keep the repro or incorrect one on there and only use the original for show points (but, keep an eye on it or have someone help keep an eye on it). Very easy to steal and resell $$$

Thakns i have heard that as well this one is not leaving my site :)

[burtonbl103]

Is it wonderful to be rich? I can only imagine that it is...



...and awsome car. I'd be afraid to drive it.

NOt rich at all :)

Just work my AZZ off :cert:

[burtonbl103]

Awesome 61! First thing I'd do is pull off the bias tires for show only, and get some Diamond Back Radials with correct whitewalls for it. It's like night and day as to either totally enjoying your drives, or fighting cuts on the pavement and suffering with a crappy ride. It made all the difference in the world on my 62. I keep my stock wheels tires and caps all together in the basement and run these rally wheels, 66 caps, and radials. I may flip the tires to BW and start running the original caps again, after I modify the wheels to accept them. Have fun!:seasix:

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I must say, I get tired of the 4.11 gears when I feel like cruising on the highway. I may change it to the stock ratio of 3.36 in the future. :cert:

I am glad you brought this up.
That is the first thing i am doing looking at the Diamond back Radials with the white walls. heard it was night and day.

[lspencer534]

That wasn't cheap! Noice!

[JRD77VET]

Very nice, congrats :seasix:

Happy with the price? ( NO, I don't want to know what you paid, just if you're happy with what you paid versus how it looks )

[burtonbl103]

Very nice, congrats :seasix:

Happy with the price? ( NO, I don't want to know what you paid, just if you're happy with what you paid versus how it looks )

Yes i am

I have a great Friend who has been looking for me for over 2 years !

This one was the one. :)

Lots of junk out there

This one was just amazing with all of the history and so on.
And the condition was just amazing.
Where it spent the majority of its life on the west coast the frame is as clean as it gets.


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[JRD77VET]

Yes i am

I have a great freind who has been looking for me for over 2 years !

This one was the one. :)

Lots of junk out there

This one was just amazing with all of the history and so on.
And the condition was just amazing.
Where it spent the majority of its life on the west coast the frame is as clean as it gets.


:cert:

That's what I wanted to hear. :hurray: The numbers with a traceable history makes a nice looking car even better.

Congrats once again :cert:

[burtonbl103]

That's what I wanted to hear. :hurray: The numbers with a traceable history makes a nice looking car even better.

Congrats once again :cert:

exactly
Have all the previous owners all the way back to the dealer Ray Hunt Chevrolet. in Camas WA :)

And two Boxes of stuff from it over the years,
The last owner had it 11 years in Nevada

Anything he did or touched he documented .and saved everything as well as the owner before him.
Even gave me a box with some of the old weather stripping he had to replace for the soft top,

The only thing that got lost somewhere down the line was the hard top and the jack.
But i found an original jack.

[tjfontaine]

:seasix:

[Chuck A]

very nice, yes very nice, indeed

[kingpin]

NOt rich at all :)

Just work my AZZ off :cert:

:seasix:

I hope for the same one day.

Beautiful car.
Congratulations. :cert: