Vette Magazine – November 2019

James Ranahan is debating whether to “go for Bow Tie” in the NCRS, leav-

ing the car all original, or restoring and making the car beautiful again.

James suspects they sprayed undercoating

on the chrome to preserve it.

The base 230-horse 283 is just fine. It is for James’ wife to drive.
The first owner ordered this car for his wife to drive.

The most expensive option on this
1960 Corvette was the “Corvette Hard
Top,” at $236.75.

An oil

change

dated

March 23,

1974, charts

mileage at

52,886.

Incredibly, the hardtop had been on the

car since new, close to 60 years. The

convertible top’s vinyl was aged and

cracked. Inside, James was amazed that

the cigarette lighter had never been used and

nothing had ever been put in the ashtray.

Who would have known the garage on

the side of this house in Tampa, Florida,

hid a 1960 Corvette for 45 years?

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