Gregor 4,846 #1 Posted August 30, 2022 Some people have all the luck. Every year our high school buys, rebuilds, restores, some type of classic car, and sells raffle tickets at different events throughout the school year. The final drawing and give away is held at our local antique festival. This was held this past weekend. Two years ago, I believe it was a Camaro. Last year was a '69 Chevelle. This year, it was a '79 Corvette. I bought several tickets throughout the year myself at different places. But alas, I didn't win. My son in law did though! Now you may consider him a pretty lucky guy, and I suppose he is. Then again, he has to license the Corvette, insure the Corvette, store the Corvette, and maintain the Corvette. While on the other hand, all I have to do is drive the Corvette. Who's the lucky guy now? 7 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,838 #2 Posted August 30, 2022 Wow, that’s a 79? It looks so new! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregor 4,846 #3 Posted August 30, 2022 35 minutes ago, Pullstart said: Wow, that’s a 79? It looks so new! My Bad ! '97 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,201 #4 Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) SUUUUHHHHWWEEEET Greg! Like my nieces and nephews when they were young, you can send it back to it's 'parents' when it needs feeding or it leaks substances. Can't get better than that! The shop class did a pretty nice job on that. Did they have to repaint also? What drivetrain is in it? 4L60 or T56 ? I believe the only engine that year was the 350 HP LS1 ? Edited August 30, 2022 by Jeff-C175 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,567 #5 Posted August 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Gregor said: Then again, he has to license the Corvette, insure the Corvette, store the Corvette, and maintain the Corvette. Not sure about IL tax laws, but you might have left out pay income tax on the Corvette. I know that the Fed's will want their cut. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregor 4,846 #6 Posted August 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Achto said: Not sure about IL tax laws, but you might have left out pay income tax on the Corvette. I know that the Fed's will want their cut. Yes he did have to pay tax, but I don't think it was much. It is a '97. We're not talking 10's of thousands of $'s. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,315 #7 Posted August 31, 2022 Nice! How cool would it be to win that! I kinda miss my 94 Vette. Registered as a classic vehicle kept the property tax here in Ct at around $500/year. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregor 4,846 #8 Posted September 1, 2022 On 8/30/2022 at 6:59 PM, Achto said: Not sure about IL tax laws, but you might have left out pay income tax on the Corvette. I know that the Fed's will want their cut. I imagine every state is different, but he had to pay $70 in taxes. On 8/30/2022 at 5:43 PM, Jeff-C175 said: The shop class did a pretty nice job on that. Did they have to repaint also? What drivetrain is in it? 4L60 or T56 ? I believe the only engine that year was the 350 HP LS1 ? No idea on any of the above... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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