Thankfully it’s not a regular occurrence but occasionally we enthusiasts will run across an abandoned Corvette, usually in a parking garage, and often very dusty and dirty. This bizarre phenomenon leaves bystanders befuddled and asking, how could somebody let that happen? Just the other day I saw a dusty C4 in a downtown Orlando parking garage, and I’ll admit one of the first thoughts was, gee I wonder if I could track down the owner and get it for a deal?
Well, that’s exactly what an enlisted Navy California man did when he saw this abandoned 2007 Corvette on his San Diego base. Tyler C. had seen enough neglect and decided to seek out the owner, and you’re probably asking the same questions I was, how much of a deal would it take to tackle this project, and exactly what would that project be?
The answer to the first question is much lower than I would have guessed, and kudos to Tyler for snagging her up for a great deal. He scored the base model 6-speed manual C6 for $800, but as expected for somebody willing to let their Corvette go to waste, it wasn’t quite that easy. Because along with many parts, this C6 was missing the title and keys as well. Tyler comments, “after 5 trips to the DMV I got a clean title in my name, and I’m all in for $1650.”
And oh, did I mention this is Tyler’s first Corvette? Sorry to bury the lead, but I think most of us can recollect much more conventional first Vette purchase stories. And even Tyler admits about the purchase, “crazy story honestly, but I’ve always wanted a Corvette and this is a hell of a project for my first one lol.”
