Hurricane battered C3....

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Sep 6, 2005 | 10:56 PM

#21

stingry

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St. Jude Donor '05-'06

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Originally Posted by Desertdawg

This was posted in the Off Topic section by member RainJ.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread

Is this one of our members Chrome Bumper Vettes????
Look at the C3 beach pictures.
http://www.thegroovybean.com/HURRICANEKATRINA/

Makes me want to cry. I am taking mine next time I evacuate.

Sep 6, 2005 | 11:01 PM

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Scottys78

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From: Philadelphia, sub burbs Wynnewood, PA

Sep 6, 2005 | 11:05 PM

#23

PhotoVette1

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It HAD to have been stolen. Who would leave a C3 so close to the beach with a hurricane coming?

Wait a second, what's 145 mph winds to a C3? I know mine has seen 135 mph winds with no damage.

Last edited by PhotoVette1; Sep 6, 2005 at 11:14 PM.

Sep 6, 2005 | 11:13 PM

#24

another-user

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damn....

if i had to evac, i sure as hell would take my vette with me. load it up with anything i can hold and then take off.

Sep 6, 2005 | 11:19 PM

#25

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PhotoVette1

It HAD to have been stolen. Who would leave a C3 so close to the beach with a hurricane coming?

Wait a second, what's 145 mph winds to a C3? I know mine has seen 135 mph winds with no damage.

It ain't the wind that busts up your C3 (or takes your head off, for that matter)--it's all the shiz the wind has ripped off of something else that it slings into your C3 (or your head). Also, that car's on the beach, so it was probably totally submerged in the tidal surge, so that's the force of water and crap in the water, too.

JB

Sep 6, 2005 | 11:29 PM

#26

rihwoods

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In some areas the surge was as high as 28 Ft. That is some force.....

Sep 7, 2005 | 12:05 AM

#27

Sigforty

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Some people might have been out of town like myself. I have my 71 in storage down in Chalmette. By the time I got close to town they were not letting people back in. So I got out with my daily driver the Z06 and a few clothes I had from the trip I was on.

Sep 7, 2005 | 12:30 AM

#28

I'm Batman

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St. Jude Donor '07

Ouch!

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Sep 7, 2005 | 02:18 AM

#29

Desertdawg

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From: The Only Corvette in Gila Bend, Az.

St. Jude Donor '09

Sigforty, have you been able to get any info on where yours is stored??? Or can you tell from the pictures if the area survived?

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!