Chuck72

Prolly got a head start on you.

When I was eleven, dad went down and bought a vette,...that was when it all began. In fact, I'm looking for a C1 hot rod, right now.

roadblock69

Born in 1951. Purchased my current '72 454 Coupe in '74. I still have that car along with an '09 Z06, and a 33,000 mile '74 L-82 Coupe. 62 yrs young and still do all my own work on the cars.

C3 4ME

I'm a 71 model, and my Vette is a 79, that I bought on Halloween day '05. It's my first and only Vette, and I've wanted once since I was old enough to know what a car was. Strangely, no one in my family has even remote interest in cars, so I can't figure out where I got my love of cars from.

bkvette3

1966 model - build date of May 19th. Was always a gearhead from an early age. Anything car related - I loved it. My 11 year old son is following in my footsteps. My 8 year son - meh, not so much. BK3

~Stingray

28 and bought my c3 in 2011. Not much of a wrencher but I am working on it.

Some day I hope to restore a 1959 or 1960.

Red1990VT

What a nice thread...

I'm almost 58, first purchased 1977 Corvette in June 1978, sold in 1980 to get funds to buy a home...had really wanted a 1978 Silver Anniversary but you couldn't get those in 1978 without paying full sticker plus and waiting a long time. Anyway a Silver Anniversary was my graduation gift to me for completing my MBA in 1984...kept that till 2001 and sold it at Carlisle...kids were young, wife had gone to part time work but our lifestyle hadn't, needed the $. Flash forward, divorced and kids grown, bought 82 Collectors Edition in 2010, 1984 Z51 in 2011, 1988 4+3 and 1990 in 2012, and YES another 1978 Silver Anniversary Edition (this time with 4 speed, yay!) in 2013.

And I'm not done yet ;-)

Best wishes to all, Corvettes are a great obsession to have if you can do your own work, which for the most part I do. And with 5 older Corvettes, something is always needing done. It's fun, and there is nothing like driving a car you've just fixed yourself...

Dboy23

I'm 22 with a 75' Vette, don't do everything but have done a lot of the work to it myself.

DJ Freddie

I'm 59...Bought my first vette (76) about two years ago. I do all the wrenching myself and really enjoy it. My next vette will be a 4 speed big block.
Freddie B

Jughead

60, been hot rodding cars since 1970, self taught. I have a huge collection of tools. Haven't done much with my 70 for a couple years now. Life gets in the way.

Chuck72

Wow! Sharp car!!

Happy and safe 4th.

91turbo2

27 now. I have a 76 and a 74 that I have done all the work on so far. It has been a learning process but have enjoyed it so far.

Chicagodogs

I'm 53 and finally got my C3 in March. Had to do all the work, to get it a reliable driver.

Sonny71

Born 1946 bought my '59 (long since gone) in 1965. I've owned C1,2,3 and 5's, gave up working on them after the triple bypass in '97. Just have the '03 Anniversary Edition now, but really want to get back to a solid axle. Some pictures in the profile albums if you want to look.

694speed350

Born august 16 1939 had my '69 since 2005. need to do some work on it.

69monzacpe

Born in '57, 56 now. Bought my '69 in '80, I've worked on my cars since I bought my first one at 16 (1966 Newport 2 door - the Tank II). Did the frame off on my 69, all except paint and the engine block/heads rebuild. Got my '04 CE just about 3 weeks ago. Put a new rad with dual spals in the 69 over the winter, and paid for it physically for about a week after I finished, but will keep on working on them! In the market now for a 4 post or 2 post lift...

BKbroiler

Hey, I assume your initials are BK, if so then we have the same initials and the same birthday. That kind of stuff interests me for some reason.

Higgy76

Born '60, 52 now and have had my 76 for three weeks. Been a dream since my brother came home on break from the USAFA in 1973 with his orange T-Top. Just wish I'd done it 25 years ago. So do my kids. They're out of the house on their own and wish I had also. My advice, "Don't wait"

Higgy76

qwank

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jdmorrix

41 years old and finally got my first corvette. I am not much of a mechanic so my 81 C3 goes to my local corvette expert for anything big.

68/70Vette

Bought a 69 427/400 3X2 in 1970. I paid for the car by getting a federal student loan. In about 1972, I bought my 68 350/327 Convertible. It wasn't too expensive since it had significant body damage. (now expertly repaired). I bought a 1970 BB in 1992. This was to replace the 69 which was stolen from a Public Storage unit. It was bought with insurance money from the 69. Bought my 08 Coupe new. It's sort of a free car. I started getting social security a year earlier on top of my salary. I used my social security payments to pay for the car.

About the 68..it's not a 100% true statement, but it's substantially true..I've disassembled and reassembled the entire car and just about everything I did myself. I paid to have the car aligned, and after driving it for a while, I paid to have the stock tranny removed and replaced with a TKO 600 five speed.