Ran Into a "Corvette Expert"
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Northern MN
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When I was in college there was a guy who used to come up to the card room and spout his BS. He claimed that he owned an original 54 vette with a V6 in it. I didn't even make a comment to him. No use when someone is that f-----g dumb.
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Army
I've told my 61 Corvette story a few times where I did a top down drive past a very 'trailer park' looking couple. Lots of tattoos and cellulite, teeth? Not so much... The guy hollered, "Does that have the retractable hardtop ?"
To which I responded, "Hell yeah!"
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: toronto ontario
The guys that get me are the ones that come up to me at car shows and show me a picture of the Vette that they have in the garage or say they owned years ago. While some may be true I dont buy most of them. Keep waiting for someone to show me a photo of my car.
Race Director
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From: Fresno California
I have made 500 yard shots with a .22LR many times out in the desert where you can 'walk in' your rounds on old refrigerators, stoves, etc. Not hard at all with about 12 feet of hold-over. And .38 Super in the 1911 Colt and 1928 Thompson had a bunch of penetrating power compared to the .45 ACP, and would, indeed, penetrate the water jacket of the current engines in the '20's and '30's, which were thin, vertically facing cast iron sections.
Supporting Lifetime
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From: Syracuse NY
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And yes, I've actually had a spectator show me a picture of a car I bought new (1972 LT-1 roadster) and tell me all about "his" Corvette - all wrong, of course. I knew the complete history of the car, including who I sold it to, and he still has it. In fact, the photo he showed me was taken at a local Corvette show I attended decades ago with the car - and I was in the picture!
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Army
I have made 500 yard shots with a .22LR many times out in the desert where you can 'walk in' your rounds on old refrigerators, stoves, etc. Not hard at all with about 12 feet of hold-over. And .38 Super in the 1911 Colt and 1928 Thompson had a bunch of penetrating power compared to the .45 ACP, and would, indeed, penetrate the water jacket of the current engines in the '20's and '30's, which were thin, vertically facing cast iron sections.
Just part of getting old I guess...
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From: Arlington TX
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I can let the guy that thinks the original engine in a 59 is a 327 slide by with no comment, but a steel body! No way, gotta draw the line somewhere...
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From: About 1100 miles from where I call home.
I've done a lot of Mustang stuff....there was a mod where you put 351 heads on a 289 (I did it) and it was called a "street Boss" by my car buddies...
I've told my 61 Corvette story a few times where I did a top down drive past a very 'trailer park' looking couple. Lots of tattoos and cellulite, teeth? Not so much... The guy hollered, "Does that have the retractable hardtop ?"
To which I responded, "Hell yeah!"
I've told my 61 Corvette story a few times where I did a top down drive past a very 'trailer park' looking couple. Lots of tattoos and cellulite, teeth? Not so much... The guy hollered, "Does that have the retractable hardtop ?"
To which I responded, "Hell yeah!"
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Oklahoma City Oklahoma
The absolutely stunning girl who walked up to my previous '67 Coupe and said "Beautiful, whose Jag ?". I instantly told her that it was mine and made no attempt to correct her question.
Ray
Ray
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