How old where you when you got your c5
01-12-2014, 10:55 PM
Melting Slicks
Member Since: Jul 2010
Location: Between Tally and Gatorville ,Florida
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52 my first C5 ws a 98. It was my third vette,but my 7th sport car. I purchase my first vette at 19. It was a 74 canary yellow beauty.
01-13-2014, 07:00 PM
Drifting
Member Since: Jul 2009
Location: Everett WA
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St. Jude Donor '14
Got the C5 in 2011 when I was 44. Had a faster car when I was 19. It was a 65 Chevelle with a destroked 400 forged shortblock with big flow heads, big cam and lots of Nitrous.
01-13-2014, 07:42 PM
Le Mans Master
Member Since: Jun 2002
Location: In the pit, trying to love someone.
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22, bought and paid for entirely on my own, ten years ago.
01-13-2014, 07:56 PM
Racer
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Location: Windsor California
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Bought my first Corvette in 1975 at 19, 1967 Coupe, 327, 365 HP, side exhaust, hurst 4 sp, 4-11 - loved that car, got orders to ship overseas, off she went...
01-13-2014, 08:07 PM
Melting Slicks
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St Jude Donor '14
shipped out
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vvf-16
Bought my first Corvette in 1975 at 19, 1967 Coupe, 327, 365 HP, side exhaust, hurst 4 sp, 4-11 - loved that car, got orders to ship overseas, off she went...
Thanks for you're sacrifice,glad you made it back
01-13-2014, 08:12 PM
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The big 50 ! Can't wait until I turn 60!
01-13-2014, 08:32 PM
Racer
Member Since: Nov 2013
Location: Central Mississippi
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52 for my C5. Owned a '74 in 78, a '78 in 80, and a 72 in 89. A 24 year gap is long enough
01-25-2014, 11:00 PM
Racer
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The big 50 ! Can't wait until I turn 60!
You should upgrade to a c7 >.>
01-26-2014, 09:52 AM
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St. Jude Donor '16
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First Vette in 77 a 68, first new Vette C5 in 04 at 48
03-06-2014, 04:49 PM
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Bought a '64 at 20, a '67 at 22. My wife bought me a '03 at 63.
03-06-2014, 04:53 PM
Intermediate
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65. Wish it had been sooner, but it was a lower priority.
03-06-2014, 05:32 PM
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46.....bought it new....1998
03-06-2014, 10:05 PM
Burning Brakes
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Location: Lehigh Valley PA
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New in 98, I was 44. First and last corvette.
Why first and last corvette? Why not get another?
03-06-2014, 10:11 PM
Racer
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03-06-2014, 10:14 PM
Instructor
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41 here
First Vette was a 65 vert when I was 19, C5 when 64.
03-06-2014, 10:18 PM
Safety Car
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Location: Fort Worth Texas
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27 for my first ever 02 Z06 I have had a GTO, Mustang GT.
03-06-2014, 10:51 PM
Racer
Member Since: Feb 2014
Location: Caledonia Ontario
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Just got my first ever Vette, I'm 51. My father-in-law passed away and left the car to me in his will.
03-06-2014, 11:34 PM
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I was 32 when I bought my 01 Vert, first vette. I was about 10-12 years old when I knew I would have a Vette someday!
Something a bout a Vette!
03-07-2014, 08:34 AM
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41 here
Got a 50th Spiral Gray Vert on my 50th
03-07-2014, 09:40 AM
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Last spring I bought my first Corvette, I was 56.
01-13-2014, 07:00 PM
