- Looks like it is tucked in for a little "hibernation time". Bet ya can't wait until spring!!!
Last Drive for 2011
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Safety Car
Joined: Sep 1999
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From: AnyTown NJ
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Last Drive for 2011
With another nice weekend here in the northeast I took the car out for the last time this year. Topped off the gas tank, changed the oil & filter and put the cover on. It was a pretty good year weather wise, no problems with the car....had a lot of fun with it.. Before you know it spring will make it's return and I'll be looking forward to my first drive in 2012. 
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Chester Virginia
Nice Car. I did the same thing yesterday with my 76 and washed it in the garage this morning and will wax it then put the same flannel car cover on it that you have until after Christmas when I'll put it on floor jacks and pull the four wheels off and do various little things under it..largely cleaning grease off and repainting carefully. I'll pull the seats and pull the Jute out and the old carpet and put the new urethane insulation in and then the new carpets on top of that. Don't have to do the back shelf, just the seat and footwell areas. Have all the materials already. Must figure out why the passenger door open light doesn't come on since I took a big footed friend for a ride but I think his foot pulled the orange wire loose from a connection and just haven't taken the time to deal with it.
Was almost 70 here today but now that it's clean I am not taking it out even on dry roads. There is so much black road dust that you can't see but wipe the side rear panel after a ride and you can see it on your fingers.
Your engine compartment and the whole car look very nice. Good job all the way around to keep it that well.
lance P.
Was almost 70 here today but now that it's clean I am not taking it out even on dry roads. There is so much black road dust that you can't see but wipe the side rear panel after a ride and you can see it on your fingers.
Your engine compartment and the whole car look very nice. Good job all the way around to keep it that well.
lance P.
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From: NYC NY
That's a great looking car you have there. Since the snow the last weekend in October the weather up here has been very mild. After last winter I hope it can for the most part remain "warmer" than normal. I'm looking foward to April too.
Melting Slicks
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From: Warminster PA
Looks like the theme around the northeast. Put my C6 and C3 into the storage facility for the winter this weekend. I'll wake them up in May. I kept the C1 at the house so at least I have something to tinker on over the long winter months................. ugh.
Tom
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Tom
1960 283/230 4sp, black
1971 LS5 4sp coupe, Bridgehampton Blue
2005 Z51 MN6 coupe, Lemans Blue
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Your car looks great
But I'm still driving. As long as the roads are clear and dry I don't care what the calendar says.
But I'm still driving. As long as the roads are clear and dry I don't care what the calendar says.
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From: Cold Hell, Minnesota...for now
St. Jude Donor '15 thru '26
Now that the roads are drying up, there's still nasty residue that flings up into the chassis.
OP: sweet ride!
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The Sunday after Thanksgiving is my traditional day to fill the tank and park it to start the "winter projects" season. It was too warm yesterday for that. I got a nice ride in on Saturday, and decided to extend the driving season at least a week.
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Safety Car
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From: AnyTown NJ
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Thanks guys, I just think we're all very fortunate to be able to own and enjoy our corvettes. ....now if just didn't snow around here I'd be enjoying it a whole lot more!! 
....now if just didn't snow around here I'd be enjoying it a whole lot more!!
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 1999
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From: Huntersville NC
I had the vette out on Friday for laps around Charlotte Motor Speedway Then on Saturday it got a good wash... then yesterday a fresh coat of Zaino!! I almost put the cover on last night (something I never do in the garage) but this is just the last drive until the next nice day. No hibernation down here! 
Then on Saturday it got a good wash... then yesterday a fresh coat of Zaino!! I almost put the cover on last night (something I never do in the garage) but this is just the last drive until the next nice day. No hibernation down here!
Last edited by PRNDL; Nov 28, 2011 at 05:15 PM.
Drifting
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From: nassau co. new york
gq82 beautiful car.it's amazing how different our cars can look from one to the next.convertible with the top up is a great look.prndl,nice video.one good thing about having a car that's far from perfect is we have a longer season.
Melting Slicks
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From: Salinas Ca.
Very nice GQ!! Still lookn' hot...
See guys... you can still drive em like you stole em....and still look fresh and neat! Our LT-1 looks very similar with over 18K on the clock...BTW: gets ran pretty hard at times too...huh Tom?? Smile
I shan't ask.... are the exhaust bezels clean??
Still lookn' hot... See guys... you can still drive em like you stole em....and still look fresh and neat! Our LT-1 looks very similar with over 18K on the clock...BTW: gets ran pretty hard at times too...huh Tom?? SmileI shan't ask.... are the exhaust bezels clean??