Is this a Dodge Corvette?
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Is this a Dodge Corvette?
I was at a classic car show in Bowling Green, Virginia, recently and I was amazed to hear a young teen-age boy walk over to a beautiful 1975 Corvette and ask his father, "Dad, is this a Dodge?"
His dad didn't seem to hear him as he was lost in thought while examining a classic Mustang.
The boy walked around and found the word "Corvette" on the back of the car and said to himself, "Corvette." Then, he caught up with his father and said, "Dad, is this a Dodge Corvette?"
It's obvious that his dad was doing the right thing by bringing him to car shows. He needs all the classic car education he can get.
Up the street, a woman looked at a 1990 Corvette and asked her husband, "Mine is a C6, right?" He told, "That's right." Then, she said, "Then this (1990) must be a C2 or a C3."
I told myself, "Anyone who doesn't even know for sure the generation of his or her Corvette should not even be driving one."
-- Eric
His dad didn't seem to hear him as he was lost in thought while examining a classic Mustang.
The boy walked around and found the word "Corvette" on the back of the car and said to himself, "Corvette." Then, he caught up with his father and said, "Dad, is this a Dodge Corvette?"
It's obvious that his dad was doing the right thing by bringing him to car shows. He needs all the classic car education he can get.
Up the street, a woman looked at a 1990 Corvette and asked her husband, "Mine is a C6, right?" He told, "That's right." Then, she said, "Then this (1990) must be a C2 or a C3."
I told myself, "Anyone who doesn't even know for sure the generation of his or her Corvette should not even be driving one."
-- Eric
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From: The Only Corvette in Gila Bend, Az.
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Originally Posted by Photomania
"Mine is a C6, right?" He told, "That's right." Then, she said, "Then this (1990) must be a C2 or a C3."
I don't expect her to know the difference between a spark plug and a oxygen sensor...She still drives it all the same.
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From: Santee CA
Originally Posted by Desertdawg
Put me in the makeup section of any major store and I don't know the difference between one eyeliner and the other, yet my wife can spot her brand and shade from a mile away...
I don't expect her to know the difference between a spark plug and a oxygen sensor...She still drives it all the same.
I don't expect her to know the difference between a spark plug and a oxygen sensor...She still drives it all the same.
Hehe...My mom sounds like that...Someone asked her whether our C3 was an automatic or a manual, and she goes, "I think it's a manual..."
Then she said it was a 5 speed manual. My dad and I said, "No, it's a 4 speed."
"It's got reverse, doesn't it? 5 speed!"
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From: Crescent City N. Cali
Originally Posted by Photomania
I was at a classic car show in Bowling Green, Virginia, recently and I was amazed to hear a young teen-age boy walk over to a beautiful 1975 Corvette and ask his father, "Dad, is this a Dodge?"
His dad didn't seem to hear him as he was lost in thought while examining a classic Mustang.
The boy walked around and found the word "Corvette" on the back of the car and said to himself, "Corvette." Then, he caught up with his father and said, "Dad, is this a Dodge Corvette?"
It's obvious that his dad was doing the right thing by bringing him to car shows. He needs all the classic car education he can get.
Up the street, a woman looked at a 1990 Corvette and asked her husband, "Mine is a C6, right?" He told, "That's right." Then, she said, "Then this (1990) must be a C2 or a C3."
I told myself, "Anyone who doesn't even know for sure the generation of his or her Corvette should not even be driving one."
-- Eric
His dad didn't seem to hear him as he was lost in thought while examining a classic Mustang.
The boy walked around and found the word "Corvette" on the back of the car and said to himself, "Corvette." Then, he caught up with his father and said, "Dad, is this a Dodge Corvette?"
It's obvious that his dad was doing the right thing by bringing him to car shows. He needs all the classic car education he can get.
Up the street, a woman looked at a 1990 Corvette and asked her husband, "Mine is a C6, right?" He told, "That's right." Then, she said, "Then this (1990) must be a C2 or a C3."
I told myself, "Anyone who doesn't even know for sure the generation of his or her Corvette should not even be driving one."
-- Eric
You think thats bad i had a neighbor hood kid come up to me when i was working on my vette and told me he didnt like corvettes. I asked him why and he says that all the corvetts look alike from 53 up till 85 but he did say he likes the 83 vette i started to laugh so hard that i had to tell him go away
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From: Baytown Texas
Originally Posted by Desertdawg
I don't expect her to know the difference between a spark plug and a oxygen sensor...She still drives it all the same.
She promptly sat through a lengthy explanation of the modern combustion engine.. 
Never expected it to sink in however........
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Originally Posted by Desertdawg
Put me in the makeup section of any major store and I don't know the difference between one eyeliner and the other, yet my wife can spot her brand and shade from a mile away...
I don't expect her to know the difference between a spark plug and a oxygen sensor...She still drives it all the same.
I don't expect her to know the difference between a spark plug and a oxygen sensor...She still drives it all the same.
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From: Santee CA
Originally Posted by Desertdawg
Isn't it fun when you get to hold a lecture on just about anything car related to them? I can just see her eye's rolling back into her head...
I have to play network admin and all around computer tech at home, so anytime something goes wrong, *I* get to figure out what's wrong and fix it.
*sigh* this is what I get for having 2 Playstation 2's, 3 computers, and a TiVo networked into my broadband connection.
Yeah, I'd rather play with the Vette.
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From: Point Pleasant NJ
Originally Posted by C3Curves
Funny you should say that... i was fooling with an O2 sensor the other day when my girl walked up and said.. "Thats a spark plug right?" She promptly sat through a lengthy explanation of the modern combustion engine.. Never expected it to sink in however........
She promptly sat through a lengthy explanation of the modern combustion engine.. Never expected it to sink in however........
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From: Valencia (near LA) CA
When I was at the Red Line Corvettes car show a few weeks ago there was a guy telling his little girl who was up on his shoulders what posi traction was.
That little girl will make a great wife some day, she was good at pretending to be interested.
Later she came over to my car and said she liked it... I told her dad that he has done a fine job of raising her.
~Jay
That little girl will make a great wife some day, she was good at pretending to be interested.
Later she came over to my car and said she liked it... I told her dad that he has done a fine job of raising her.
~Jay
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St. Jude Donor '08
When I first got it, someone made a comment to me about how the body of my Vette had no rust. Yeah , i said, funny thing about fiberglass huh.
Really, When did they start doing that? (this person is one of those i know everything types)
Really, When did they start doing that? (this person is one of those i know everything types)
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From: Illinois, USA
Originally Posted by jn76vette
When I first got it, someone made a comment to me about how the body of my Vette had no rust. Yeah , i said, funny thing about fiberglass huh.
Really, When did they start doing that? (this person is one of those i know everything types)
Really, When did they start doing that? (this person is one of those i know everything types)
Brian.
(It's a 68)