John Ruffner found a 1972 Corvette in Elkhart Green with a 454 LS5 big block, numbers matching, four-speed transmission, and paper tags still on the springs.
His offer fell through. His wife Maria went back the next Saturday while he was grocery shopping and bought it herself.
Johnny Puckett's post of the 1965 Chevrolet Corvette convertible classic on March 13, 2026 explains the car is grabbing eyeballs of collectors and enthusiasts "thanks to its rare engine configuration and carefully preserved mid-year styling."
Some classic car restorations are too good to be true.
Ohio-based WD Detailing tells the story of how the car went from dust-covered to shining gem
A Long Beach, California car buff picked up a 1990 white Corvette convertible at a bargain price and brought it back to life a month later, chronicling the work on his YouTube channel, "No Bolts Left Behind".
"Meticulously maintained Corvette" with low mileage and premium upgrades,
painted in rare metallic Atomic Orange, turns heads.
Tim Cote, the man behind the Corvette Restoration Page, has chronicled the restoration of his 1971 Stingray online
-- a job that one observer says was admirable but warned others could "consume your life."