Stole this one from Mark C

[MosportGreen66]

Tom,

That is a very interesting topic you bring up. I was talking to a man at a local car show who worked at a Chevrolet Dealer (family owned) in NY during the early 60's. I was with a friend who was showing his 1963 Corvette Coupe. This man told us how terribly the cars were built, specifically Corvettes. He noted how bad the paint was and as a result, his dealership installed a paint booth and offered more services. He said the dealer repainted more Corvettes in the 60's then any other car; new or used. Also, he remembered one man who bought a 1963 Corvette Convertible. He ended up returning the car because the soft top would get stuck behind the rear cover. So much for buying a "trouble free" new Chevrolet. I am not knocking anyone right now, but working in a mass production factory such as a car factory cannot be easy work - work where concentration may get lost . Especially since safety rules and regulations were not installed and followed until late years (hence the lack of rear seat belts in early cars). I would think that cars would be built better if there were safety regualtions to closely follow. Buying a new Chevrolet was certainly not getting money worth. I would be fasinated to learn more about the actual assembly of original Chevys. LET US KNOW MORE!

-Dan