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Old 07-22-2016, 10:15 PM
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I saw a thread like this in the C4 forums and I was curious as to if the results we're similar for the C3's? Also if you would comment the year of your car and length of ownership/pictures that would be great too! Im really interested haha. Not looking for specific age just:
20 & Under
20 - 30
30 - 40
40 - 50
50 - 60
60 - 70 and so on
Feel free to keep to yourself if you want haha!
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Old 07-22-2016, 10:57 PM
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Bought mine when I was 39, 41 now.



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Originally Posted by grancuda
Bought mine when I was 39, 41 now.



Wow beautiful car! When I get some more money i'm Definitely going to get a project chrome bumper and restore it, had a lot of fun restoring mine!
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I'm 22, bought my '77 last August.



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Originally Posted by rgwoehr
I'm 22, bought my '77 last August.



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31 just got it






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Old 07-22-2016, 11:13 PM
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21 here, bought mine right after I turned 20.

Before I bought a C3 I didn't realise how many younger guys were into them. Now since I've seen on the forum that it's not really uncommon, everytime I see a new guy I get a little boost of faith in our generation haha. Your car look great btw, awesome job!


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Originally Posted by Tubbafatt
21 here, bought mine right after I turned 20.

Before I bought a C3 I didn't realise how many younger guys were into them. Now since I've seen on the forum that it's not really uncommon, everytime I see a new guy I get a little boost of faith in our generation haha. Your car look great btw, awesome job!
Yeah all of my friends tell me that these are their "old dream cars" lol but for me it's been my dream car for 4 years now! I think the body style is just something none of the newer generation ever sees so it's really appealing! My sister is 22 and when she saw my car done she said she likes it more than my dads 2007 Saleen Mustang, my uncles 2010 Camaro SS and my families friends 2012 Challenger R/T which surprised me! She doesn't even know anything about cars and she knows that Corvettes are the best! Lol
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50, late bloomer just got this 78' in May
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Originally Posted by Seeker95
50, late bloomer just got this in May
Wow! Looks good! Don't know if you've looked into it or thought about it but the paint on the panels under the doors and around the windshield is fairly easy to get off and in my opinion would make your dark paint pop! Either way love the color and the year obviously haha
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Love seeing these young whipper snappers getting into the older cars!

I'm in 60-70 category
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Originally Posted by Zoomin
Love seeing these young whipper snappers getting into the older cars!

I'm in 60-70 category
Haha, Hopefully I keep it until im in the 60-70 category i'd love to see her hit 100 years old! How long have you had yours?!
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Originally Posted by Zoomin
Love seeing these young whipper snappers getting into the older cars!

I'm in 60-70 category
Wow! Just looked at your profile and it looks like you've been a member of the forum longer than i've been alive! Thats great!
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Originally Posted by cdavis03
Wow! Looks good! Don't know if you've looked into it or thought about it but the paint on the panels under the doors and around the windshield is fairly easy to get off and in my opinion would make your dark paint pop! Either way love the color and the year obviously haha
Yeah saw that on the 79 and does look sharp. This is my favorite color of vettes I have have seen in a long time. The others shown are great to see especially with the younger ages a C3 is special...period

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I was your age when these cars were still new, was my favorite Corvette ever since I was 10 in 1968. Graduated high school '77 and finally got same year car only 5 months ago.

I've been an admirer of old cars from afar until recently, always happy to see other people take theirs to car shows.
New cars don't mean much to me, other than better gas mileage and features: ventilated/heated seat of my DD!
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66 and counting. Had my '73 for 3 years, previously owned an '84,'91 and a '78 that I bought in '79.

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Originally Posted by LongRoadHome
I was your age when these cars were still new, was my favorite Corvette ever since I was 10 in 1968. Graduated high school '77 and finally got same year car only 5 months ago.

I've been an admirer of old cars from afar until recently, always happy to see other people take theirs to car shows.
New cars don't mean much to me, other than better gas mileage and features: ventilated/heated seat of my DD!
Same for me, love that all these cars have stories and histories and other owners at one pointed loved them as much as we do! Kinda cool to think about in my opinion haha

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50, bought it 3 years go.

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I'm 62 and bought my 76 40 years ago. Never even considered getting rid of it.
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63 years young. Once the kids grew up it became easier to play with cars again. It's great to see younger people getting involved.

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