53 #18 is back on the road !!!
01-26-2013, 05:22 PM
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53 #18 is back on the road !!!
Still a few small detail items to get to, but she went for her maiden voyage yesterday and ran like a champ !
This is Dad driving #18 for the first time in 47 years !
This is Dad driving #18 for the first time in 47 years !
01-26-2013, 05:26 PM
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Good God that's beautiful!
I remember when you started posting about #18...doesn't really seem that long ago?
Congratulations!
I remember when you started posting about #18...doesn't really seem that long ago?
Congratulations!
01-26-2013, 05:42 PM
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Great enjoy the ride
01-26-2013, 06:15 PM
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Very Cool!
01-27-2013, 02:08 AM
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Absolutely awesome, CONGRATS!!!
01-27-2013, 08:48 AM
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01-27-2013, 08:50 AM
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.....Job WELL DONE!
Soooo, what did Dad think of the drive???
.....Job WELL DONE!Soooo, what did Dad think of the drive???
01-27-2013, 10:17 AM
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Look back to 18th Vettes first posts for the back story.
Here is his first with pics.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...mber-18-a.html
Here is his first with pics.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...mber-18-a.html
01-27-2013, 11:19 AM
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We got in the car and I just watched his face as he started to drive, He looked like a 16 year old driving for the first time, nervous but grinning ear to ear, When we got back to the shop he just looked at me and said, "We did it" !!!