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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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It might be just me but does everybody else see people in their Corvettes waving at you while you are in yours?
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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Yep, its called the corvette wave....wave back and smile.
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 76_Stingray
It might be just me but does everybody else see people in their Corvettes waving at you while you are in yours?
of course!
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 10:27 PM
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i usually throw up 2 or 3 fingers in return
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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We old timers do it with our headlights!!!
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 10:45 PM
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The "wave" isn't just a corvette thing when i was on my motorbike I give the wave to other bikers. When i'm driving along in one of my mustangs other people in their mustangs give me the wave.

76_Stingray good thing you do two, or three fingers if you only did one someone like me might turn around and chase you down.
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 10:49 PM
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Phlash only flash your lights if there is a cop ahead because I bet most people think your warning them.
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I throw the wave to all Vettes and classic muscle cars I see when I'm out. I do it when I'm on the Harley too. Now the C5 & C6 guys......
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 09:16 AM
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I throw the wave to all Vettes and classic muscle cars I see when I'm out. I do it when I'm on the Harley too. Now the C5 & C6 guys......
I respect anyone that puts effort into saving any make or model of American car.

The imports - ehh. Whatever.

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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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I noticed that about 41 years ago
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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One time a guy in a 2002 Z28 waved and one time a guy in a new Camaro gave me the rock fingers
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 76_Stingray
It might be just me but does everybody else see people in their Corvettes waving at you while you are in yours?
This is a joke right ...you are just pulling our leg huh???

I knew about the wave when I was young. My dad told me that when you get certain cars everyone with like cars waves at each other when passing...At the Time he had a Porsche, but he told me if he had a Corvette he would get more waves....
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Been WAVING since '65
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 07:00 PM
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Love the wave. Use to be just Vettes by me now a lot of muscle cars as well.
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 07:09 PM
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i wave to all the cigar smoking gals.
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 08:47 PM
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....seems like hardly anyone waves, especially in their leased C5s & C6s. It's more of a Jeep thing now anyways.

....my Dad bought a brand new '68 MGB and they always waved to each other.
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I've pretty much given up waving to c5s or C6s. They're hopeless
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Why can't we all just get along and do the "wave"? (All Corvette generations)
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 10:20 PM
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I've pretty much given up waving to c5s or C6s. They're hopeless
Don't give up hope yet. My first wave while out in my '70 was from a guy driving a ZR1.
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