What Corvette Inspired you to own?
12-01-2013, 11:31 PM
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Burning Brakes
I've liked Corvettes since seeing a '58 in the early '60s. What really inspired me to get one however was the C6. It's just what I was looking for in a Corvette. A great balance of looks, performance and technology. The price was right too. 
12-02-2013, 10:54 AM
#63
Melting Slicks
I was in high school when the C4 came out & WOW it was nothing else. When the 5 came out i tried to buy one but could not afford to insure it, that is for another day 
, then on my 40th i got in the car and came home with my 6 coupe since then i added a 5 vert for my daughter, spoiled kid that she is.
, then on my 40th i got in the car and came home with my 6 coupe since then i added a 5 vert for my daughter, spoiled kid that she is.
12-02-2013, 11:00 AM
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The C2's did it for me as a teenager…. I loved them all…. especially the 63 split window, and the 67's.
First Vette I bought wasn't till 1975. I was 22 then and after looking for a 67 Coupe for about 6 months, I bought this '65 Roadster. All numbers matched, excellent condition. Even the AC worked. It was my daily driver then. Would love to have this one back.
First Vette I bought wasn't till 1975. I was 22 then and after looking for a 67 Coupe for about 6 months, I bought this '65 Roadster. All numbers matched, excellent condition. Even the AC worked. It was my daily driver then. Would love to have this one back.
12-02-2013, 11:10 AM
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What got me hooked on Corvettes was the fact that my Dad let me drive his brand new 1966 427/390hp Air Conditioned Coupe on special dates. The photo shows Dad's Sting Ray.
When Dad passed away in 2008, I looked for a Sting Ray that would help me remember my Dad. That search soon culminated in me buying a '65 A/C Coupe that, four years later, earned a 2012 NCRS National Top Flight Award.
My love for my '65 Sting Ray caused me to buy a brand new '10 Grand Sport Coupe which I love to drive. I give my Dad all the credit for getting me away from Buicks and Cadillacs and into Corvettes!
When Dad passed away in 2008, I looked for a Sting Ray that would help me remember my Dad. That search soon culminated in me buying a '65 A/C Coupe that, four years later, earned a 2012 NCRS National Top Flight Award.
My love for my '65 Sting Ray caused me to buy a brand new '10 Grand Sport Coupe which I love to drive. I give my Dad all the credit for getting me away from Buicks and Cadillacs and into Corvettes!
12-02-2013, 11:15 AM
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This photo shows how radically different the '63-'67 Sting Rays were from the average car in the 60s. What a contrast!
If you did not turn to stare, there was no hope for you in the world of cars.
-Clark
If you did not turn to stare, there was no hope for you in the world of cars.
-Clark
12-02-2013, 11:25 AM
#68
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When I was in college I worked at the local energy company and one of the dudes there had a 96 yellow C4. I wanted one soooo bad. I graduated college and bought a yellow C5, now I own a C6(wish it was millennium yellow).
12-02-2013, 11:31 AM
#69
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Two great old photos, thanks for sharing!
12-02-2013, 04:09 PM
#70
Always liked c-1s and c-2s, interest started to decrease with c-3s and c-4s. C-5s got me interested again but it was the c-6 (beauty, performance and quality) that I decided I couldn't live without one. Have had my c-6 going on 3 yrs, and still get butterflies just looking at it and driving it! In my opinion, the c-6 was the start of the 'supercar' Vette.
12-02-2013, 07:20 PM
#71
Melting Slicks
The first time I saw a blonde drive away in a 1969 4 speed Convt. I was about 16 and working in a grocery store. Don't know which I admired more.............
12-02-2013, 07:28 PM
#72
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A 1953 in a newspaper ad, and a 1954 in person when my Dad went to look at one. I was 11 when I went with him to look. He kind of scoffed at it and did not buy, but I was "in love".
In 1967, I finally bought my dream car, a new Sunflower Yellow roadster.
In 1967, I finally bought my dream car, a new Sunflower Yellow roadster.
12-02-2013, 07:31 PM
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I saw a 1959 Red Corvette with the top down in my home town in the fall of 1958. I was 13 and hooked for life.
12-02-2013, 09:49 PM
#74
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When I was 14 I worked for my dad at his full service gas station. He had a regular customer that drove a 1972 white Vette. He owned a bar/restaurant down the street. When I was 16 I got to go pick up his car to bring it back for service. When I went in to get the key I asked him if he was working hard. He replied hell no it ain't hard to drink liquor and chase women! On the way back to the shop I kept my foot in the 4barrel and heard the exhaust screaming! I knew then I had to have one!
12-02-2013, 10:43 PM
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In '68, a little bit older friend of mine had a '61 Vette with a '67 327/350hp motor in it. I loved riding around in that car. In '67, my older sister's BF, bought a new '67 vert with a 327/300hp motor. In '69, I had another friend that had a '60, that he put in a much newer 327, with a solid lifter cam, high compression pistons, fuelie heads, headers and so forth. Those 3 Vettes inspired me.
Later in '69, I had earned enough money from my jobs to buy a used plain jane, radio delete, silver with black interior '64 Vette. I put a motor in it, it had the M21 tranny and a 4.11 posi.
Later in '69, I had earned enough money from my jobs to buy a used plain jane, radio delete, silver with black interior '64 Vette. I put a motor in it, it had the M21 tranny and a 4.11 posi.
12-02-2013, 10:47 PM
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02 Z06 405 HP. Bought her brand new in 01 and loved her for 12 years.
12-02-2013, 10:58 PM
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I was 12 years old, sitting in a café in Auburn, Indiana when a new tan split window pulled up in front. That thing took my breath away. Route 66 may have been cool, but that coupe was just absolutely beautiful.
A few years later, I went to work in a Chevy dealer in New Haven, Indiana, where they catered to the hot car crowd. I did the new car prep and clean-up. Got to drive plenty of Corvettes, early Z28's, and those fantastic big-blocks. That experience just sealed the deal. This Corvette is just the most recent in a long line of muscle cars, E-type jags, Mercedes, Cadillacs, etc.
A few years later, I went to work in a Chevy dealer in New Haven, Indiana, where they catered to the hot car crowd. I did the new car prep and clean-up. Got to drive plenty of Corvettes, early Z28's, and those fantastic big-blocks. That experience just sealed the deal. This Corvette is just the most recent in a long line of muscle cars, E-type jags, Mercedes, Cadillacs, etc.
12-03-2013, 07:30 AM
#78
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Based on a recent post about a member letting a younger fan sit in and start his corvette... it brings to mind what Corvette inspired me to always want a Corvette. I was 17 yoa and working a summertime job trimming Christmas Trees in the Adirondacks and the son of the rancher where I was working drove up in a Gen 2 Stingray fastback and I was done... and have since owned several hi performance cars including Mustangs, Jaguar, and Corvettes. My Grand Sport C6 is by far the one I have liked the most. Although I like the style of the older Corvettes I found I like the overall performance and convenience of the newer Corvettes. As I always say when someone over the years comes up with a one off top performer that exceeds the Corvette performance... "But my Corvette has a past, a present, and a future." What Generation or model inspired you to own?
12-03-2013, 07:32 AM
#79
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In '68, a little bit older friend of mine had a '61 Vette with a '67 327/350hp motor in it. I loved riding around in that car. In '67, my older sister's BF, bought a new '67 vert with a 327/300hp motor. In '69, I had another friend that had a '60, that he put in a much newer 327, with a solid lifter cam, high compression pistons, fuelie heads, headers and so forth. Those 3 Vettes inspired me.
Later in '69, I had earned enough money from my jobs to buy a used plain jane, radio delete, silver with black interior '64 Vette. I put a motor in it, it had the M21 tranny and a 4.11 posi.
Later in '69, I had earned enough money from my jobs to buy a used plain jane, radio delete, silver with black interior '64 Vette. I put a motor in it, it had the M21 tranny and a 4.11 posi.
A friend of mine had an older brother who bought a new 69 blue vert who gave me a ride. I knew I was hooked for sure at that point.
12-24-2013, 02:33 AM
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