Age groups
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Safety Car
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Age groups
Curious what the general age category for this group is. I'm guessing I'm one of the youngest here but curiousity is killin me, being that I'm only 20. I see you guys mentioning 15 - 20 years of stuff and I'm just like 
I was only born back then!
I was only born back then!
Burning Brakes
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From: Pearl MS
Been in love with c3's since the first one I saw in '78 (I was 9). I now have one (9 months now) - finally got my head on right (at least my wife did) and got to wanting to fool around with cars again. I grew up in an Itialian car household (dad likes Alfa Romeos) and they are labor intensive. I moved quickly to GM products. In the late 80's & early 90's, I was big time into 4x4 stuff and tore up way too much stuff - that is where I learned most of my little retained knowledge. One thing that I did retain that is not desireable is no fear when tearing into something and then not being able to put it back together - you would figure that I would have learned my lesson by now.
Any way - I am / will be 37 on Feb 15
Any way - I am / will be 37 on Feb 15
Drifting
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From: Burlington WI
Originally Posted by Red73
I wish the supporting vendors would support an AARP discount?
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56th Air Commando Wing Detachment 1, Udorn RTAFB 1967-1968
Graduate of the West Coast School of Hard Knocks....19??
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Safety Car
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I was the youngest running with the corvette club yesterday. The majority of them were over 40 so I was a total youngin. Some of em were mentioning they'd be in the club for 20 years so I was pretty much bug eyed and drooling over their pretty '63s and new C5s and C6s. I was the only C3 among the group, and also the loudest. 
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Burning Brakes
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From: Santee CA
Originally Posted by Kalway
I was the youngest running with the corvette club yesterday. The majority of them were over 40 so I was a total youngin. Some of em were mentioning they'd be in the club for 20 years so I was pretty much bug eyed and drooling over their pretty '63s and new C5s and C6s. I was the only C3 among the group, and also the loudest.
Which Vette Club is that, COCSD? I could've sworn they had some C3 members in that group...
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Originally Posted by Kalway
I was the youngest running with the corvette club
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gonna be 30 in may and hopefully i can start another vette project...hehe....... maybe i'll get my dad one first....that would be better than spoiling myself since his 74 got me hooked on vettes...then he sold it and regretted it till this day....
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Safety Car
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From: San Diego CA
Originally Posted by Sprzout
Which Vette Club is that, COCSD? I could've sworn they had some C3 members in that group...
One guy had a '56, there were a few (3 or 4) C2s, I was the only C3, there was one C4, and a bunch of C5s and C6s. Extremely nice bunch of people, though!
My next project car will most likely be a little Triumph GT6. Awesome little cars, they look PERFECT for autocross due to their weight and size. I wonder if there are any Triumph clubs...
Safety Car
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I'll hang myself out on a limb here but from what I've seen the Corvette clubs tend to be made up of couples 45 and older who generally own C-5s. C-2 and C-1 owners also tend to be older probably since the value of these cars is also higher and those were the cars they remember from their youth.
The C-3s and C-4s are the only Corvettes left for the rest of us IMO. Economics and the fact that a C-3 was the car to own when I grew up (and still is today
) is why I own a C-3. 
The C-3s and C-4s are the only Corvettes left for the rest of us IMO. Economics and the fact that a C-3 was the car to own when I grew up (and still is today
) is why I own a C-3.
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From: the land of a never ending frame-off resto-mod. May Visa have mercy on my soul.
I am 47 but feel about 28. Had the vette since new in 1980. Almost finished with a frame off rebuild and mod hopefully in March. I love it when all the cute young ones (17-26) come and drool over my car especially when they are in their boy friends ricer.
The C3 is one hell of an attention getter. Its definitely got to be the curves and lines on the car. Women just love this car. All I can say is hang on to it forever.
The C3 is one hell of an attention getter. Its definitely got to be the curves and lines on the car. Women just love this car. All I can say is hang on to it forever.