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May 17, 2010 | 04:21 PM

Griff3rd01

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Definition please? (vert)

I have loved corvettes forever, and now own a '79, but I have never heard of a vert vette. What does it mean?

Please excuse the ignorance.

Thanks!

May 17, 2010 | 04:26 PM

GREGG-73

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff3rd01

I have loved corvettes forever, and now own a '79, but I have never heard of a vert vette. What does it mean?

Please excuse the ignorance.

Thanks!

C O N V E R T I B L E

Correction: I actually spelled it right the first time, but changed it because of the post below me.

Stay in tune...

Last edited by GREGG-73; May 18, 2010 at 04:45 AM.

May 17, 2010 | 04:27 PM

Lon Wayne

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff3rd01

I have loved corvettes forever, and now own a '79, but I have never heard of a vert vette. What does it mean?

Please excuse the ignorance.

Thanks!

Do not feel bad we make em up as we go along.
Covertable hence: Vert

May 17, 2010 | 04:30 PM

Alan 71

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Hi Lon,
Your soft-top must operate 'undercover'!
Regards,
Alan

May 17, 2010 | 04:42 PM

Lon Wayne

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan 71

Hi Lon,
Your soft-top must operate 'undercover'!
Regards,
Alan

Hey Alan remember when we were that new??
I had no idea what an LSD was and how could you talk about it like that?? on an open forum."Ha Ha"

May 17, 2010 | 08:36 PM

Goody

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff3rd01

I have loved corvettes forever, and now own a '79, but I have never heard of a vert vette. What does it mean?

Please excuse the ignorance.

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by GREGG-73

C O N V E R T A B L E

Stay in tune...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lon Wayne

Do not feel bad we make em up as we go along.
Covertable hence: Vert

That would be C O N V E R T I B L E.

May 17, 2010 | 08:38 PM

joewill

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vert, convertible, droptop, ragtop, 2-top, roadster...

May 17, 2010 | 09:07 PM

champs65

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I never heard the term "vert" until I joined the forum. Still not used to it.

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May 17, 2010 | 09:57 PM

Ryan Kitchen

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It's not even a corvette term at all. Pretty much every car forum uses that word.

May 17, 2010 | 10:07 PM

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Me too, I can handle the word Vette, but 'Vert turns me off as if a girlieman car without muscle or to me almost disrespectful of the Corvette name....{my opinion only}...

Corvettes are special for me

May 17, 2010 | 10:22 PM

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The13Bats

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironcross

Me too, I can handle the word Vette, but 'Vert turns me off as if a girlieman car without muscle or to me almost disrespectful of the Corvette name....{my opinion only}...

Corvettes are special for me

My girlyman "'Vert" has lots of 383 muscle....but my car or it's HP isn't how I gauge my manhood....

Lol...corvette "term" or not...woohoo someone needs to write a book so everyone can be all corvette term correct...too funny!

I started calling my conVERTible a "'vert" because it types faster for me than Convt......I did have one dolt reply after I said 'vert" dont you mean "vette"....Doh

How **** some people can get....You guys really crack me up....

Last edited by The13Bats; May 17, 2010 at 10:24 PM.

May 17, 2010 | 10:22 PM

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MakoShark72

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Goody

That would be C O N V E R T I B L E.

Beat me to it!!

And I dont like "vert" either..or "prolly"

May 17, 2010 | 10:25 PM

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jordan89

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Quote:

Originally Posted by champs65

I never heard the term "vert" until I joined the forum. Still not used to it.

Same here. This is where I first heard the term "VERT." I'm pretty much use to it now.

May 18, 2010 | 03:10 AM

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Tom73

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jordan89

Same here. This is where I first heard the term "VERT." I'm pretty much use to it now.

I never use the term "vert" as a speaking term/word, just does not sound right.

But I do use it in forum writing, just a quick shorthand way of saying convertible.

May 18, 2010 | 10:59 AM

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427basketcase

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Just don't call it a "Roadster" Corvette hasn't built a Roadster since 1954

and that term is for FORDS!

May 18, 2010 | 12:10 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MakoShark72

Beat me to it!!

And I dont like "vert" either..or "prolly"

When I saw "prolly" a few days ago for the first time, I thought it was a misspelling of "probably." Now you're telling me somebody is actually using it? Can't wait until posters start using "texty" phrases like my "bvf" for "best vette forever." We are doomed.

May 18, 2010 | 12:25 PM

#17

C3 4ME

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Yeah, I'm guilty of writing "vert" simply because it's easier to type, but have never spoken the word.

May 18, 2010 | 12:29 PM

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HUSKER-Z

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there's alot of modified words and acronyms that I'm still familiarizing myself with, no sweat.

May 18, 2010 | 12:40 PM

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Priya

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Vert is French for green. A vert Corvette is a green Corvette.

May 18, 2010 | 03:05 PM

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vettebuyer6369

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Quote:

Originally Posted by champs65

I never heard the term "vert" until I joined the forum. Still not used to it.

"Vert" is a Corvette Forum term. It was interesting a few years ago when occasionally you would see it on the NCRS site, and it was always used by someone with a very high (newer) member number.

Very newbie-sounding.

But then I'm such a dinosaur, I can't get used to the C1, C2, C3 stuff.

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