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Old Oct 21, 2016 | 10:46 PM
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My first old corvette....1963 327 340 hp 4-speed car...have the matching numbers motor and trans also.....My wife and i love this car and is defiantly a keeper...
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Will your wife still love it when her bare legs hit those sidepipes after a long drive?

Hey, those are what memories are made of. My second Corvette was a '63 with rear flares and sidepipes.
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Old Oct 21, 2016 | 11:17 PM
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LOL..She is well aware of it and is very careful when she gets out.......
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Old Oct 21, 2016 | 11:26 PM
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Nice start! LOL on the pipes. I have sidepipes on the C3, and every time I drive the C2 I find myself taking that extra wide step out of habit albeit unnecessarily.
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I don't think my side pipes get that hot, even if I'm wearing shorts but my wife complains about them so I carry an old towel in the car she can lay over the threshold when she gets out.

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Originally Posted by chvlle383


My first old corvette....1963 327 340 hp 4-speed car...have the matching numbers motor and trans also.....My wife and i love this car and is defiantly a keeper...
Very Nice! Love the Headers and SP's. Flared rear fenders...Nice!

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Great looking ride!

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Very nice!

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Very nice!
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Originally Posted by chvlle383


My first old corvette....1963 327 340 hp 4-speed car...have the matching numbers motor and trans also.....My wife and i love this car and is defiantly a keeper...
Nice, and that's a keeper. I had virtually the same car as my first Corvette too (shoulda kept it). Notice that I has money for sidepipes but nit the covers.
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thanks guys....went for a nice drive this afternoon...the weather here is still pretty decent, probably not for long tho....
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