1966 Chevrolet Corvette 427 4 Sp Conv - Finish It

[lwkitt427]

HELLO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE OPION OF REMOVING THE TAGS FROM THE BIRD CAGE I HAVE OWNED 2 CORVETTES IN MY MY LIFE TIME A 1966 LAGUNA BLUE CONVT 327-350 HP AND A 1969 T TOP CAR 427/400 HP PS-PB TILT TELE WHEEEL P/W WINDOWS- A/C M21 BRIGHT BLUE WITH BRIGHT BLUE INT AND I NEVER TOOK THE TAGS OFF TO PERFOME A FRAME OFF RESTO. I WORRY ABOUT THIS. I AM NOT SAYING THE GENTLEMAN WAS WORRIED AOBUT THEM BEING TAKEN WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING WORKED ON. I VERY INTERESTED IN THE CAR BUT WHAT LIKE TO KNOW HOW SOME OTHER MEMBERS FEEL ABOUT THIS.
THANKS
LES

[rubbinisracing]

Its known as a "Tags off Restoration"

[1970MotionNova]

I myself personally would not send a car like this to a body shop without removing the tags from the car, but I am no restoration guy either. One person messaged me above and said there was no reason for them being removed. I guess you just leave that area unrestored and unpainted? I know they are on a metal bar so I would think remove them and sand well then paint and replace the tags. Sounds logical to me. I called three shops today and asked how they would do it. 2 of the three said they remove the tags, sand, then paint and replace them. The third said it is up to the owner and they usually ask what his preference is because some people are particular. I asked, well if they don't care then how would you handle it. They said I would remove them repaint, etc then replace them. I guess it's really a preference of how a person feels about it. Some people think they should never be removed, where as others seem to think it would look nicer if they are removed, underneath redone then replaced. Interesting topic............

Thanks, Jeff H.

[mtmcorvette]

In some states it is against the law to remove the vin tag at any time, even while being restored.

[olredalert]

-----The bar that these two tags are mounted to should be a green color (zinc-chromate primer) with body color near the outer end towards the door. Unless the car has had a very bad history this area generally lasts very well with no rust issues. It should almost always be left alone. You are now faced with getting the correct rivets which is not that easy. The serial tag rivets that are sold over the internet are often not correct. Same goes for the trim tag rivets. When you want a fairly large pile of money for a car the potential buyers may walk on you if they think there has been any kind of tampering done. This is especially true when you have a very desireable color combination, which this car does. Please dont take this negatively, but I dont know what shops you are talking to but my guess would be that they arent mid-year Corvette specific restoration shops.......Bill S

[Seattle Sam]

Isn't it a more common practice to mask the tag off if painting is required around it? That's what we did on my wife's '67 Camaro.

[firstgenaddict]

The tags not being affixed to the car is the reason it is still available.
I don't think Neighbor brothers remove tags during restos... and they are probably the finest Corvette shop in the country.
It would take an awfully convincing argument to get many of the guys around here to mess with a car that has had the tags removed.

[1970MotionNova]

LOL, I will be listing the car on Ebay probably Saturday night. I believe it is the better way to get a higher volume of attention to the car. The car is stil available because it has only been posted on here for 4 or 5 days. I have 4 people coming already Firday and Saturday to look at the car. They saw the pics also and have not changed their minds. Like I said some people care some people don't. Doesn't matter someone is getting on hell of a nice car. I am not one to argue mostly with the guys around here....lol.

Thanks, Jeff

[provette67]

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-----The bar that these two tags are mounted to should be a green color (zinc-chromate primer) with body color near the outer end towards the door. Unless the car has had a very bad history this area generally lasts very well with no rust issues. It should almost always be left alone. You are now faced with getting the correct rivets which is not that easy. The serial tag rivets that are sold over the internet are often not correct. Same goes for the trim tag rivets. When you want a fairly large pile of money for a car the potential buyers may walk on you if they think there has been any kind of tampering done. This is especially true when you have a very desireable color combination, which this car does. Please dont take this negatively, but I dont know what shops you are talking to but my guess would be that they arent mid-year Corvette specific restoration shops.......Bill S

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brother Bill is exactly correct.This is a non painted area except for as stated some over spray on the end which is not near the tags.So your body shop guys that say that they sand and paint are full of BS.I think that Ebay is a good idea for you.I am really interested in seeing if some one will pay that much for project that from the pictures is going to need a lot more than you state here.

[BigBlockBoy]

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-----The bar that these two tags are mounted to should be a green color (zinc-chromate primer) with body color near the outer end towards the door. Unless the car has had a very bad history this area generally lasts very well with no rust issues. It should almost always be left alone. You are now faced with getting the correct rivets which is not that easy. The serial tag rivets that are sold over the internet are often not correct. Same goes for the trim tag rivets. When you want a fairly large pile of money for a car the potential buyers may walk on you if they think there has been any kind of tampering done. This is especially true when you have a very desireable color combination, which this car does. Please dont take this negatively, but I dont know what shops you are talking to but my guess would be that they arent mid-year Corvette specific restoration shops.......Bill S

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brother Bill is exactly correct.This is a non painted area except for as stated some over spray on the end which is not near the tags.So your body shop guys that say that they sand and paint are full of BS.I think that Ebay is a good idea for you.I am really interested in seeing if some one will pay that much for project that from the pictures is going to need a lot more than you state here.

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I agree with Provette67.there is NO reason to take them off of a mid year Corvette unless of course they are from another car????????????????????