I received this GM Corvette from the 1st Corvette series in a trade and was very excited to be getting it. After receiving it I noticed a problem with the rear tire. Pics I received of the car were good so this has no bearing on the person I traded with and want to state that up front. The issue I though, had started during shipping. Looking at the first pic you can see the tire looks to be unseated from the rim and the package rubbed some of the chrome from the rim.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/kidvette/Custom%20Cars/RoadRunnercustom016.jpg

I decided to take the car out of the package, I just could not stand looking at it like that. It is going in my permanent collection so why not. After opening the package, this is what I discovered.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/kidvette/Custom%20Cars/Batmobile002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/kidvette/Custom%20Cars/Batmobile005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/kidvette/Custom%20Cars/Batmobile006.jpg

As you can see the axle appears to be too long and the tires will not stay on the rims as they appear to be stretched or something. :(

On another note, this is supposed to be a 1 of 50 car. The number on the bottom is 55. Were these placed randomely in this series or were the first cars supposed to be GM's?

Sorry for the long read, you can see my dissapointment. Again this has nothing to do with the person I received the car from. This was obviously a GL issue.

WOW,:mad: I be Very Bum out....& than finding its # 055... not 55 why would they have to put a 0, before the 55 if there is ONLY 50 made:confused:

Yeah, but I am going to fix it. I wil pick up another C6 and do a wheel swap on it. The passenger side rear tire is actually bigger than the other 3 and will not stay on the rim.

What a disappointment!

I feel for you.

That is a bummer! At least it looks to be an easy fix! Good luck!

GEW
GREENLAND (http://p092.ezboard.com/fwwwsnehwcomfrm53)

Man Bummer!

that is not a GOOD SIGN OF IMPROVEMENT FOR GL FLAWS...