Corvette wives
Burning Brakes
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From: Leander Texas
This thread just reminded me I haven't bought my wife anything nice in a while, so a dozen Red Roses on the way home since she does put up with me. 
Plus I will be one up on her the next time I need another expensive part for the Vette.
Plus I will be one up on her the next time I need another expensive part for the Vette.
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Originally Posted by DR.Jay
This thread just reminded me I haven't bought my wife anything nice in a while, so a dozen Red Roses on the way home since she does put up with me. Plus I will be one up on her the next time I need another expensive part for the Vette.
Plus I will be one up on her the next time I need another expensive part for the Vette. I can track her whereabouts on the puter...
Walmart
Vons
Beauty supply
Nail salon
Hair salon
Antique shops...
Etc..
Burning Brakes
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From: Iowa
CONGRATULATIONS on the 40 My wife and I just celebrated 31 yrs. Good woman .... I have a '89 & '72vette and she has given me permission to buy a 3rd, but it has to be around a 2000 model & automatic. She likes the road trips and the car shows.
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by DR.Jay
This thread just reminded me I haven't bought my wife anything nice in a while, so a dozen Red Roses on the way home since she does put up with me. Plus I will be one up on her the next time I need another expensive part for the Vette.
Plus I will be one up on her the next time I need another expensive part for the Vette.Going to be 38 years for me next month.
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Originally Posted by countylawdog
CONGRATULATIONS on the 40 My wife and I just celebrated 31 yrs. Good woman .... I have a '89 & '72vette and she has given me permission to buy a 3rd, but it has to be around a 2000 model & automatic. She likes the road trips and the car shows.
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Originally Posted by ESU
Happy Anniversary Rich and the Missus,
Cory
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Congrats to you and your wife ...Glad there are other Covette couples around...Met my wife in 78 she had just bought a new 78 Vette and I had an old beat up 68...We still have our own Vette's today only I got all the payments
...Glad there are other Covette couples around...Met my wife in 78 she had just bought a new 78 Vette and I had an old beat up 68...We still have our own Vette's today only I got all the payments
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Originally Posted by We Gone
Congrats to you and your wife ...Glad there are other Covette couples around...Met my wife in 78 she had just bought a new 78 Vette and I had an old beat up 68...We still have our own Vette's today only I got all the payments
...Glad there are other Covette couples around...Met my wife in 78 she had just bought a new 78 Vette and I had an old beat up 68...We still have our own Vette's today only I got all the payments
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From: Tucson AZ
Congratulations and happy anniversary
My wife and I were married for 22 years when she passed away. She never really liked the Vette and always thought of it as a 'guy thing'. I have since found someone to spend this last part of my life together with and she is very much into the car and the hobby. She and her late husband ran a body shop for years and has been working on stripping and priming my '72.
What a great time you two have had through the years sharing the hobby together . We look forward to the future and getting involved in the hobby together.
Again, Congratulations
Craig
My wife and I were married for 22 years when she passed away. She never really liked the Vette and always thought of it as a 'guy thing'. I have since found someone to spend this last part of my life together with and she is very much into the car and the hobby. She and her late husband ran a body shop for years and has been working on stripping and priming my '72.
What a great time you two have had through the years sharing the hobby together
. We look forward to the future and getting involved in the hobby together.Again, Congratulations
Craig
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From: West Des Moines Iowa
Originally Posted by rihwoods
When I met Judy in 1966,she had a '65 Mustang GT and a 64 Chev Malibu 283 4 speed....I had a 57 Ford Custom 6 banger that cost me $150 bucks...once took her out to dinner in it,and the valet parking guy refused to park it...
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Originally Posted by randyredleg
You are a lucky man. Any woman that will climb into a C3 in this part of the country during this time of the year has got to be special!
But if air temps hit 90+.she stays home on her hobby..sewing quilts,etc..
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From: Lompoc, CA. Santa Barbara County
Your wife is cool. I remember when she gave you the yarn when we were posting about aerodynamics. I'm on the sixth year of my second try. What's your number one secret for success?
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Originally Posted by Bee Jay
Your wife is cool. I remember when she gave you the yarn when we were posting about aerodynamics. I'm on the sixth year of my second try. What's your number one secret for success?
When I retired almost 5 years ago,she would not quit her job...said she didn't think she could stand me seven days a week..
She finally retired two years ago...it had to be on her terms..Rich
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From: Redruth Cornwall
Congratulations from over the pond! Hope to make it to the 40...in about 25yrs! my COW says as long as the Vette doesnt always come first she doesnt see a propblem! lol..
Before the Vette, calling the missus a cow used to be painful! now she just accepts it, she is my cow after all.....Corvette Owners Wife!
Keep on cruisin!
Before the Vette, calling the missus a cow used to be painful! now she just accepts it, she is my cow after all.....Corvette Owners Wife!
Keep on cruisin!
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From: staten island ny
Originally Posted by rihwoods
When I met Judy in 1966,she had a '65 Mustang GT and a 64 Chev Malibu 283 4 speed....I had a 57 Ford Custom 6 banger that cost me $150 bucks...once took her out to dinner in it,and the valet parking guy refused to park it...
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From: Ohio (Go Bucks)
Rich, Happy Anniversary! Looks as though you have some really great memories from your road trips. I also, am fortunate to have a wife that supprts my Corvette hobby. We have been married 31 years and we took the 69 on our honeymoon from Ohio to Florida. We just recently added another Vette (C5) that we can use on road trips.