What made you want a Corvette? It would be interesting
to hear why most of us wanted one from the beginning and
why we still have one. What do you do with your pride and
joy now? Do you still enjoy the thrill of having a corvette?

I would be interested in hearing your honest opinions and even
some early stories from those who were luck enough to have
bought one brand new.


Thanks,

Riggs.

 

I was fixing them for other people & thought it would be nice to own one of my own.

 

I was sixteen in 1970 and when the '68 body style of the Corvette was shown to the public, I thought it was the sexiest damn body lines EVER produced by an American car company. I just wanted to have one! The fact that when more were available, women would talk about what a sexy car the Corvette was. It really drew a crowd, even when other muscle cars; such as AMX's, Challengers, Shelby's, Camaros were in attendance, just nothing like it.

 

Simple. I dig rat motors with lots of carburetors.

 

Fell in love with one when I was 14 years old. 1972. Now the kids are out of the house I can afford one. I love it for the way it looks, And I drive it for the way it makes me feel! I hope the feeling never gets old.
David

 

I was 15 and saw 2 chicks jump into a brand new 70, the smile on that guys face- I will never forget

 

When in my early teens, I admired the Corvettes but never even considered that I could ever own one...so I didn't drool over them at the time. When I was a college freshman, a Junior friend returned to school with a brand, spankin' new 1964 Corvette roadster with fuel injection. Knowing that a fellow student was able to get one gave me hope for the future...oh, and looking under the hood didn't hurt that concept at all.

 

In around 1962 I was 6 years old and a freind of the family had a black/red 58. When he visited our house he would let me sit in the Vette and play. From then on i was hooked. I notice every Vette that ever passed while growing up. At age 25 I wanted to buy a new 1980 left over for 81 from Courtesy Chevrolete in San Diego and did not qualify for the loan. I purchased an 1981 Z28 new; drove it a few months saw a 1978 brown/brown at Padre Chevrolet in San Diego and was able to trade the new Z28 in on the used 1978 Corvette. I didn't care theat it was Brown/Brown; just that i had my Vette. Drove that car many miles untill i sold it and purchase a 1964 Vert Daytona Blue with 36K miles. The rest is all history and I now have my 8th Vette.

 

Graduated HS in '67 and bought a '66 GTO the following spring. We all had muscle cars, but we needed a trunk to put the beer and a back seat for you know what. When the 427 sharks came out, we thought they were THE BOMB but unfortunately simply out of reach. A friend did get a '68 427/435 and gave me a ride...he could light them Polyglas F70-15s up at over 40 mph by just stomping it. Very impressive.

These C3 vettes may not be high in quality, but they have curb appeal like no other car on the road. When I'm behind the wheel, looking out over that hood and fenders and feeling that big block shake and hearing them side pipes rumble, I'm on top of the world. I imagine being in the cockpit of a WWII fighter plane. The acceleration and resulting exhilaration ain't too bad either!

 

i was in high school 1970-75

on my walk to school & back i would stop & watch , everytime a C3 would drive by.

A little voice inside said , 1 day i'm going to own a C3

the look will always stir my soul

bought my 80 back in Jan 07 , for my 50th birthday present to myself

 

Well said!!

 

always liked the look, in '99 I bought my first one from a friend and from then on I've been hooked.
I like all years but my most favorite are 68-82.

 

In the 70's I would read Hot rod and Car Craft back when they were worth reading,
Customs were the rule not the exception, people liked "personalized" cars,
Vettes were always the top dogs.

My first car was a baby vette an Opel GT that I did steel flares on dropped in a Buick v6 and basically made the car "look" like a road race vette but that was actually before vettes were anything more to me than out of my reach play toys of the bucks up...so I thought.

Then I get a Camaro I go wild custom on it but it ran a 305 smogger engine and was sad slow,
I would see late 60's Camaro's rumble thru the cruise with big blocks and of course all the Cudas and other muscle that was prowling the streets back then,
I got a stigma that there was no replacement for displacement I still haven't shaken it.

The fever starts, I see a radical custom C3 one cruise night the spare tire carrier was gone and I could see the 1/2 shafts spinning, that was too darn cool, so I start looking into these cool as all hell cars,
I learn all the dope on the 68-72's because the chrome bumpers looked best to me,
When I learned this little go to hell hot looking 2 seater could be had with a big block and top tops on a convertible I was sold, it was all about it being so "cool" looking to me.

When I saw the silva Mako kit the first time at a show I was floored in my eyes they took the hottest car ever and made it hotter...it's taken about 25 year to get my act together but I will be building that dream.

While I do love customs nothing is more beautiful in my eyes than a 1969 triple black BB conv.

My first vette was a 72 BB AC roadster, I paid 2200.00 plus the custom camaro so about 5500.00 total...wouldn't we all like to buy that car for that price today.

So I guess for me vettes are all about the feeling the give me...

 

I really enjoyed reading your stories that you have posted so far.

It seems that Corvettes are one of those cars that seem to have
a strong following of people who seem to have a certain Passion
for really sexy, fast cars.

I Have all ways loved the style of Corvettes and thought that I
would never be able to own one, I thought it was an unobtainable
part of life that I would not see because I always put other things
and people first, before me. I have always loved the Ideal of a car
that could do it all, drag race, road course race, and look so good
while even setting still. I drive mine as much as I car, its a stress
reliever, even if I don't run it hard. My car well be with me for a long
time and will see many upgrades, I have only had it for a little over a
year and have already done so much to it. This is my first of many
more to come, I hope. I love the smiles that these corvettes create.

Looking forward to hearing many more of your stories and thoughts,
Thanks.


Riggs.

 

I have liked the C3 since I was a kid. It was without question the coolest car on the road
Got my first(and only) one in 2001 when I turned 41

 

Corvettes are cheap compared to the mustangs/chevelles/novas/GTO prices sellers want. its a cool way to get into muscle cars.. would you rather have a 69 camaro for 35K or a 69 vette for 25K?

 

If that wasn't enough being a native New Yorker the Motion cars were always the news. The top dog Motion car?......Well of course the Phase III GT CORVETTE. Forget about the Hemis (there really wasn't many on the streets that ran right anyway) the Big Block Corvette with the Motion stripes was KING. The multi carb cars in those days were tough to get to run consistently strong (the Motion cars ran a single 4BBL) so the Hemis were at a disadvantage when it came to keeping them in tune. I think to this day the "Motion" look is probably the most copied.

 

my dad bought a 74 back in the early 80's and is was triple black with chrome cragers and sidepipes.... he sold it in 1995 ish due to family concerns and still regrets it.... i bought mine in 2002 and was debating between a vette or a galaxie 500 convertible .... i would like to buy my dad a vette one day...

 

Fell in love with them in 1953 at 12 yrs. old and the love for them is still their. I am now
on number 4. First 1957 FI, 65 Rag top, 78 S.A., 74 coupe now. glassman74

 

who in their right mind can look at a c3 and not want one?
i remember in 1985 5th grade and watching a chrome bumper stingray laying two black marks down the road, after that it was love at first sight.

now in my 72 BB i try to imitate that original scene as often as possible just to relive my youth