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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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Reading a number of posts on a daily basis, I began to wonder what the average age of forum members in the C1/C2 is?

55 here....
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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Just turned 58.



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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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This should help get things started. Just add "2" to every answer you see..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...his-place.html
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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I've been 16 ever since I drove my first Corvette in 1960! ( I also became a Man in a Corvette!). Top that! Al W.
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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52 here
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:42 PM
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My Corvette is a June 1963 model

I am a May 1968 model


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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:53 PM
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58 and when my right foot hits the floorboard in our C5, I feel younger. In our C2, it's just

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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:00 PM
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I've been 21 for 37 years. A VERY young 58.
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:04 PM
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71, but trying to re-live my youth!
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:06 PM
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16 or 61? I forget!
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:07 PM
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Was 30 when I bought my '62; have had it 42 years...YOU do the Math!
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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61 and counting. The cars keep me 16 forever
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:16 PM
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52, I bought my very first car when I was 16, a 69 350/350 coupe.
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:24 PM
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Had my first ride in a split window when I was 16 in 63'.

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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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53 next month
Where did the time go to???
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