{"id":107317,"date":"2020-11-07T22:50:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T19:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/from-an-80s-giveaway-to-a-2020-raffle\/"},"modified":"2020-11-07T22:50:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T19:50:31","slug":"from-an-80s-giveaway-to-a-2020-raffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-an-80s-giveaway-to-a-2020-raffle\/","title":{"rendered":"#From an &#8217;80s giveaway to a 2020 raffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35b22d61e66\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35b22d61e66\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-an-80s-giveaway-to-a-2020-raffle\/#1957\" >1957<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-an-80s-giveaway-to-a-2020-raffle\/#1963\" >1963<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-an-80s-giveaway-to-a-2020-raffle\/#1964\" >1964<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-an-80s-giveaway-to-a-2020-raffle\/#1975\" >1975<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-an-80s-giveaway-to-a-2020-raffle\/#1979\" >1979<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#From an &#8217;80s giveaway to a 2020 raffle<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                        Thomas\u00a0Barnes already has two vintage Corvettes parked in his NJ home\u2019s garage. But scoring one for a measly $25? That\u2019s a first.<\/p>\n<p>The National Guard veteran entered the \u201cLost Corvettes\u201d raffle \u2014 to benefit the National Guard Education Foundation \u2014 in which the first 10 of 36 Corvettes are being given away Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 74-year-old retiree told The Post he didn\u2019t believe he had won at first. \u201cThen we did a Zoom. I saw two guys sitting in front of five Corvettes. I said, \u2018Are they real?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They are, and Barnes is hoping to snag the 1957 model (winners have not yet been notified of their specific rides). \u201cIt\u2019s rare,\u201d said Barnes of the $100,000 classic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16584580\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"size-nypost-large-desktop-uncropped wp-image-16584580 lazyload\" alt=\"Thomas and Leslie Barnes have won one of these vintage Corvettes, which were raffled off to benefit the National Guard Education Foundation.\" width=\"661\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/corvette-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/corvette-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/corvette-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/corvette-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=661 661w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/corvette-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1322 1322w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 661px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Thomas and Leslie Barnes have won one of these vintage Corvettes, which were raffled off to benefit the National Guard Education Foundation.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The winners will receive their wheels at a ceremony in Times Square. \u201cIt will be a Corvette museum,\u201d said Chris Mazzilli, 55, co-owner of Dream Car Restorations in Hicksville, LI, which brought the cars up to speed, of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Bankrolling the endeavor are guys from two big real-estate families, the Spindlers and Hellers. Their collection includes every Corvette model produced from its 1953 debut until 1989. \u201cIt\u2019s all about saving the cars and bringing them back to life,\u201d said Scott Heller, 69, founder of the Heller Organization.<\/p>\n<p>The fleet originated as a a giveaway by VH-1 in \u201989. Within 48 hours of winning, Dennis Amodeo, from Long Island, sold the collection to pop artist Peter Max for $250,000 in cash and $250,000 in art; in the deal, he would get a cut of the profits after Max painted the cars and peddled them to collectors.<\/p>\n<p>But Max never got around to painting the vehicles \u2014 \u201cThank God he didn\u2019t,\u201d said Adam Spindler, 49, whose family owns Park-It Management. \u201cThe value would be gone now\u201d \u2014 and the prized racers grew dusty and corroded for more than 25 years in NYC garages.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, Spindler and Heller bought them from Max with the intention of raising money for a military charity. The remaining 26 will be raffled off next year.<\/p>\n<p>The two men just have one regret. They didn\u2019t drive the cars for fear of damaging them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe a winner will let me drive the car home for him,\u201d Spindler said. \u201cHopefully, the guy will live in California.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1957\"><\/span>1957<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!--If the slideshow is embedded in another post type add the inline wrapper --><\/p>\n<p>The iconic model, with its old-school curves, was towed into Dream Car Restorations with its nose slightly bruised. \u201cWe cut out the broken pieces [in the front of the car] and laid in new fiberglass,\u201d said shop co-owner David Weber. \u201cInsulation was falling off of the wiring, which could have led to a fire, so we put in a new electrical system. The convertible top was dirty and needed to be cleaned up. But when I say \u2018cleaned-up,\u2019 I mean 12 to 15 hours with a scrub brush.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1963\"><\/span>1963<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!--If the slideshow is embedded in another post type add the inline wrapper --><\/p>\n<p>Just about every one of the cars came in with flat tires, but this Corvette <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to be a unique case. \u201cThis one also needed hubcaps; we replaced them with a set of originals that we pulled from our collection at the shop,\u201d said Weber. \u201cWe cleaned and polished the body and put in a new gas tank. The original one was corroded from the inside due to gasoline that had been left in there for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1964\"><\/span>1964<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!--If the slideshow is embedded in another post type add the inline wrapper --><\/p>\n<p>Weber characterizes the 1964 as \u201ca freak\u201d \u2014 but in a good way. \u201cI never saw a car sit for 25 years and just start right up,\u201d he said. \u201cThis one, I put a battery charger on it, turned the key and it im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely started. It\u2019s the only one of the 36 to do that.\u201d Beyond that, though, its condition was far from cherry. Weber and his crew replaced the brakes, rebuilt the front end, gave the car a tune-up and applied a serious scrubbing to the inside. \u201cThis car\u2019s silver interior is rare and it cleaned up real nice.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1975\"><\/span>1975<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!--If the slideshow is embedded in another post type add the inline wrapper --><\/p>\n<p>Restorer Mazzilli characterizes the before version of the \u201975 \u2014 boasting characteristic flip lights and a minimalist profile that gives it an iconic Vette appearance \u2014 as \u201cone of the rougher looking cars\u201d in the fleet. It had four flat tires and cracked fiberglass in the rear. Another vehicle had tapped it, and, given the Corvette\u2019s delicate body, that is enough to cause serious damage. Dream Car Restorations replaced the dinged exterior and painted it fiery red to seamlessly match the rest.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1979\"><\/span>1979<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!--If the slideshow is embedded in another post type add the inline wrapper --><\/p>\n<p>This one looked almost right from 20 feet away. But, as Mazzilli got closer, he saw all kinds of wrong. \u201cThe paint was dull, the steering wheel was cracked,\u201d he said. \u201cTires were dry rotted, aluminum wheels corroded, the leather upholstery was cracked.\u201d The interior got a complete overhaul: Its console had to be dyed back to its original light gray color (officially known as \u201coyster\u201d) and the carpet was ripped out and replaced. A modern radio was put in, too. Under the body, there are new brakes and shocks plus a rebuilt front-suspension.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/article\/the-lost-corvettes-from-80s-giveaway-to-raffle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#From an &#8217;80s giveaway to a 2020 raffle&#8221; Thomas\u00a0Barnes already has two vintage Corvettes parked in his NJ home\u2019s garage. 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