St. Pete Florida area Corvette borrow/rental in a few weeks?
On November 23rd I’m getting married. It’ll be in the St. Petersburg/Tarpon Springs area of Florida. I’m not sure where to ask about renting/borrowing for just the evening (in fact, just to drive from the wedding venue to the condo we’re going to be staying at, about 25 mins away) but I figured I’d inquire here.
A few years ago I bought myself a 76 Corvette as a “congratulations on not getting blown the fuck up” present to myself on coming back from Afghanistan, but it’s in disrepair at my dad’s place in GA. I’m a 100% disabled combat vet, and I’d love to show my new bride the wonders of how awesome a Corvette can be.
If I had a dream car for this, it’d be a Torch Red C8, but that would be impossible to find, much less afford, even just for a rental. As such I’d like to see if anyone has a suggestion for finding a 74, 75, or 76 (preferably red) in the St. Pete area. I know this is kinda specific. Really I’ll take whatever I can get.
Posted Nov 3, 2019, 5:42 PM UTC
It will be completely impossible to find a Torch Red - or any C8 - by November 23. They haven’t even started building them yet. Any you see touring the country are pre-production models.
Yeah, I figured as much.
As far as the C8, I mostly just wanted to LOOK at one. Apparently most auto shows aren't even letting people sit in them. That was just a wish list thing.
But the C3, I didn't think would be nearly as impossible.
Looks like the Florida tour dates were in mid-October thru early November. Missed it by just a few weeks.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c8-general-discussion/4301324-c8-dealer-tour-date-list-by-state.html