Car Covers for "classic" cars...

[MomRN]

My dad just bought himself a 1977 Chevy Corvette. He's like a kid at the candy store right now.

I want to get him a car cover for his birthday. One suited for outside parking (while it will be stored most of the time, I know he'll keep out several days at a time in the summer). I've googled but the results are overwhelming. E-bay is by the far the cheapest, but I want something of quality, and don't know what I'm getting.

Any suggestions on good car covers, companies, or websites that recommend that sort of thing?

 

[mikec442]

I've bought 2 covers from Big Sky Car Covers 800-221-4875 or www[dot]bigskycarcovers[dot]com (sorry, not enough posts to add a link)

If you call them, they're very helpful, and can help recommend the right cover for him. When I bought my last one, we talked about winds, etc. since I leave my covered car outside, and they recommended adding grommets on the inside of the tires for extra tie-downs to prevent the cover from creeping up when the wind blows. The cover was also less expensive (on sale) when I called them.

If I recall correctly, I got a "Weathershield HD" cover, which keeps the car clean and dry. The first cover I bought from them lasted about 10 years outdoors and I think was a "noah" fabric. The original cover had started to break down and was leaving a dust on the car....

Best of luck

 

[dakcp2001]

You can find them on ebay, but I would recommend getting them elsewhere I had bad luck with the first 2 I got on ebay, they were fakes and didnt quite fit.

 

[Darcy03231]

Just keep in mind that the car should be completely cleaned before you put the cover on it. If you cover it with dirt/sand on it the finish of the car can get really scratched up. We have a 1987 roadster and DH won't use a car cover for that reason. We keep it in the garage with a silk parachute over it on a pully system (DH rigged it up). The parachute keeps the dust off it, but doesn't touch it.

 

[ilovepcot]

Congrats to your dad! We have an old Stingray and bought a cover for it as well. One thing we learned: Don't buy cheap! When you do, mildew will build up on the car's finish and can destroy the paint! We finally removed our cover and just parked the car in a garage. Where we live (FL) has so much humidity that even with a better cover there was still a problem. If your dad lives in a dry area, he may not experience so much trouble. Even then, it's a *great* idea to remove the cover occasionally to check the car's finish and be sure it's dry.