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Old Aug 13, 2020 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by FASTAZU
How about a pic of your first C3.

Late 70's

So I had the same SuperBeetle in baby blue and a babysh!t brown Citation! ARGH!
Still have the throwback car...42 years later. I'll have to scan the 'chemical dip to process' photos!

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My first- 68 small block4 speed vert-



Then my 71 I bought a couple years later-which I still have today-







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Originally Posted by L-46man
So I had the same SuperBeetle in baby blue and a babysh!t brown Citation! ARGH!
Still have the throwback car...42 years later. I'll have to scan the 'chemical dip to process' photos!

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LOL The Citation was a company car... Just sold the Bug a few years back.
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If it was a Citation it had to be in the early 80s. The first one was built in 1980. I had an 81 X11 that I bought from my father. Did a couple of 360s in the rain due to the crappy brakes Chevy put on these cars. Traded that hunk of crap in in 84 for my first new car.
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1980 purchased new. Sold in 86, this month I bought an 82. 34 years in between cars.
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Originally Posted by Gordonm
If it was a Citation it had to be in the early 80s. The first one was built in 1980. I had an 81 X11 that I bought from my father. Did a couple of 360s in the rain due to the crappy brakes Chevy put on these cars. Traded that hunk of crap in in 84 for my first new car.

I could not remember if it was late 79 or early 80 when that pic was taken I had just gotten the new company car.

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I've posted this before. Bought this car in 1972 from the original owner. I just noticed has the silver outlines in the grill from the factory. That is my wife Betty, she agreed to a "Corvette Fund". when we got married in 69. Car was $2600 in 1972.



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My first is my current and only C3 that we’ve owned. We’ve bought and sold two C6’s. The C3 is the Corvette I’ve always wanted.



Our ‘72 Coupe. Delivery day, 06/28/2018.

Delivery day, 06/28/2018.
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Bought my 1st & only Vette new on 5/6/76 at the ripe old age of 18. This pic is from '78.



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