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Old Nov 16, 2014 | 08:41 PM
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Bought my first vette yesterday. 1974. Its not numbers matching and not the original color and not perfect...but its beautiful and I love it!
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Old Nov 16, 2014 | 08:52 PM
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Congrats and welcome, while I never owned a 74 I did my first vette wrenching on a 74...cool car...post some pix when you can...
Cheers,
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Old Nov 16, 2014 | 08:59 PM
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..... But its yours !!!! Welcome to the club & like Bats said , post pics ....
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We luvz us some pics. Welcome aboard.
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Old Nov 16, 2014 | 09:27 PM
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Welcome! It's a Vette. It's yours. It's all good!
Now I know you have taken some photos of it already since, well, its a 'vette. Post them up so we can all see her.
Congrats!
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Old Nov 16, 2014 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Aquitard
Bought my first vette yesterday. 1974. Its not numbers matching and not the original color and not perfect...but its beautiful and I love it!
Congrats! There's no feeling in the world like your first Corvette! Enjoy!

Oh yeah, like the others suggested,
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Gotta have those pics.
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Old Nov 17, 2014 | 06:30 AM
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Here's the only one I got so far. I just barely beat the snow home!
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Looks good!
The fun starts now.
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Old Nov 17, 2014 | 07:14 AM
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Looks good!
The fun starts now.
Lol yes I shall be posting in the technical forum post-haste!
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Great looking Corvette and I remember that you wisely came to the forum for advice. I wouldn't sweat the non numbers matching thing, as the 74-77 C3's seem to be the most modified of the bunch.
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Old Nov 17, 2014 | 08:40 AM
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Great looking Corvette and I remember that you wisely came to the forum for advice. I wouldn't sweat the non numbers matching thing, as the 74-77 C3's seem to be the most modified of the bunch.
Yes and I got a lot of great advice so I really felt like I knew what to look for.

Aaaannndd one more picture just cuz it looked good in the dawn light at work this morning....

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Old Nov 17, 2014 | 08:52 AM
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Looks great! Good Luck! It's an addiction that will get out of hand.
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Yes and I got a lot of great advice so I really felt like I knew what to look for.

Aaaannndd one more picture just cuz it looked good in the dawn light at work this morning....

Looks great man! Glad to see that you're still enjoying it despite the cold weather. It was 25 degrees this morning.
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Looks great man! Glad to see that you're still enjoying it despite the cold weather. It was 25 degrees this morning.
15 here and one of the things it's missing is the heat / ac control!
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15 here and one of the things it's missing is the heat / ac control!
And yet you drove her in to work?! Now that is dedication and love!
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Old Nov 17, 2014 | 03:35 PM
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Don' worry about the numbers or the color matching, that's a great looking 74!
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And yet you drove her in to work?! Now that is dedication and love!
Had to drive to insurance agent to get pics taken and my wife suggested just grabbing it at lunch and taking it over there, but this is probably the last day I'll drive it before putting it away for the winter () and it's sunny out so I might as well drive it all day! Totally worth it.
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YOM plates are always cool, but Missouri plates on a C3 just seem to complete the package.
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Old Nov 17, 2014 | 04:45 PM
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Looks like it is in great shape. Enjoy. I don't think I could stare at it in garage all winter without taking it out...and I doubt you can either. Heck, you couldn't even let it sit for 1 day.

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