One of the really nice finds. Read the article and notice the third from last paragraph.

Guess they don't make them like they used to.........


http://www.corvetteforum.com/article...-cfoct11-1.php

 

That old girl is gonna have some leaks...

Cool story

 

So, the battery sat from '95 until now.....bullsheet!

Remember, it's a car dealer speaking to the media....

 

Its possible I suppose, the battery probably discharged slowly, its never been exposed to the wide temperature variations and vibration of a daily driver, so yeah it should have come back to life. That's one of those "barn find" cars that leaves the eventual new owner with a head scratcher, restore it and lose the originality, or keep it dirty and scratched up....but acting like a time capsule of sorts.

 

The sulfation process would destroy it in less than a couple of years.

 

Not Long ago a 1985 Camaro Iroc-Z was found in a
semi trailer just as dusty looking at the vette.

Only showed 4.x miles on the odo. Neat to See Cars Untouched. . . . .

 

The story said it was "covered with boxes". If that is true, you would see some kind of square outlines in the dust on the car. This makes me think that this story has a lot of BS attached to it. Sorry: I don't buy it.
Side note: My wife inherited a small Kubota tractor that was locked away in her parents barn for 8-10 years. The tractor was almost new when stored away. When I checked it out, the tires were flat and the battery dead. The plates in the battery had collapsed and fallen apart. Got a new battery,changed all the fluids and filters and alt. belt. Fired right up. Water pump then locked up after it got warmed up. Replaced that. Been using it now for 12 years with no problems or leaks.

 

Sufation starts to form when a battery is 25% discharged which is anything below 12.4 volts for a 12 volt battery. If there is no in-flow of current from a charger or alternator, that sulfation slowly begins to harden. The longer it sits the more difficult it is to break it up with current flow to the point where it actually chokes the plates like a boa constrictor. And that's without even considering things like parasitic drain, low electrolyte level (either initially or caused by evaporation over time), extreme heat, extreme cold, etc.; all of which will speed up the process.

 

Not only the battery but the fuel system would be entirely gummed up if he just parked it and walked away.

 

Love seeing car stories like that regardless even though I can't stand that model 'vette.