red-on-red ’82 in the car corral. The owner, a dealer from North Carolina, had just bought he car and was hoping to sell it instead of hauling it back home.
    Overall, the car was a good catch. According to Jim, the paint and body work were fresh, and the 350 Cross-Fire and 700-R4 tranny had just been rebuilt. Ditto for the exhaust system and brakes. On the downside, the red interior was in poor shape, complete with holes in the mis-matched carpet. “The whole car was lacking the detail that most Corvette owners pride themselves in,” says Jim.
    Although the Martleys were at the show simply to “look around,” Jim and Arlene