Guest Greg Ross Posted August 25, 2002 Share Posted August 25, 2002 The 26,000 mile <B>(One Owner)</B> '90 has met reserve, looks like one magnificant convertible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Good! This may be proof to Shiloh and others who arbitarily declare that a Reatta is not worth what it sells for. I bought an identical, one-owner, 42K Maui Blue '90 convertible a little over a year ago, and paid $11,000 with log and all records. A few more miles, but this one couldn't have been nearer-perfect. Prices for primo Reattas (especially convertibles) are indeed going up; we all should rejoice, not criticize.<P>Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 If the picture comes out - this is a classic automobile!<P><BR> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Just thought I add another!!<P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Don't you know that only children play with plastic toys?<P>The Village Idiot<BR> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Assume that is the 435 hp tripower. Chev rated the L-88/89 five hp less to keep the sans coulottes from buying them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 It is a 435hp, tri-power, but a L71 (it has cast iron heads). The L89 was the 435hp, tri-power with aluminum heads. The L88 was a 4bbl motor although it produce much more HP in reality. GM did disclose the HP at about 430, but they played with the numbers by stating it at a lower rpm. Apples to apples it produced closer to 500hp. The rarest of all was the L88, all aluminum block. Only two were made. A L88 aluminum block car in this condition would far exceed $100,000. As it stands now I valued this car at about $40,000 - $45,000 - it has had a total frame off restoration and is museum quality.<P>By the way Jerry, "plasic cars" what are the front fenders on the Reatta made of? <P>I have located a 1991 Reatta convertible silver with gray interior with about 70,000 miles for $16,000. Need to seriously consider this one.<P>One final note! Can someone tell me really how bad is the cowl shake in the convertible? I have heard many stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrs814 Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Cowl shake is "average". Not nearly as dramatic as a '55 T-Bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Shilo: Just kiddin'... Vettes are made of plastic; Reatta front fenders are made of toxic waste. (I've had seven '90 convertibles and would judge cowl shake to be about average for a unibody (frameless) car. If you've driven the new Thunderbird, you have some idea...<P>Robert: Couldn't disagree more. I have my original '55 Bird (123K miles) and there is NO cowl shake. The car sits on a thousand-pound station wagon frame that had a convertible X-member welded in. The car is as rigid as...well, as rigid as... (about here, Barbra Streisand starts quietly singing "Memories" in the background....) <P>Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 And I thought I was the only person that parked his car in his living room. It's not easy kids, I live on the fifth floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 [color:"blue"] Trailer Queens get special treatment, such as quasi living rooms (check out the concrete floor and garage door in background.) It ain't Topkapi, friend; use it, don't enshrine it.Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Corvette bodies are largely fiberglass, or SMC (sheet molded compound), not plastic. There is a big difference between plastic and fiberglass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Oh, gee, thanks for the clarification... And I also thought tin cans were made of tin, not steel. Next someone is going to tell me that plastic sprinkler pipe is actually made of polyvinylchloride (pvc).The Village Idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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