"V" sign
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"V" sign
When driving do folks still show the "v" sign with their fingers when they see another Corvette. I still do it but many times don't get a response. I remember this was prevalent years ago. Maybe not so much anymore?
I should mention I did the "v" sign around 48 years ago in California... and I received the same from fellow Corvette drivers. Maybe some of you were not around at that time.
I guess this is a tradition that died,
I should mention I did the "v" sign around 48 years ago in California... and I received the same from fellow Corvette drivers. Maybe some of you were not around at that time.
I guess this is a tradition that died,
Last edited by ballen06; Apr 11, 2021 at 10:45 AM.
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The V sign is now popular because of that Brad Pitt movie, once apon a time in hollywood..... This thread is kind of like Harley riders sign.. I hate when I'm riding and a group of twenty come by....
Casual wave is good enough...
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Took my son out in the '69 last weekend and drove past a c7. I gave the usual raised fingers off the steering wheel and he gave the casual wave. To this day, I've never witnessed any "V" exchanges. But I'll still give the raised fingers to a peace sign.
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At least in the Jeep world, the story goes that during WWII, guys driving Jeep’s to and from the front would give the V sign, for victory to each other. To this day we still do it. Don’t know if its true or not, but is kind of cool to pay respect to the guys who laid it on the line in combat.
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TRUE. Same for Winston Churchill with "V" sign for Victory (post #7). BTW, he loathed Socialism, as evidenced by one of his quotes:
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."
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Just don’t turn the V around if you drive past someone from the UK.
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Churchill Gave some remarkable speeches: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" in reference to the British pilots in the Battle of Britain... and the few have dwindled to just one, 101 years old and he was shot down twice in the battle.. sorry off topic
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Well, I think you folks are off the mark. "V" stands for Vette and from now on when you see another Corvette give them the "V".
As a matter of fact, driving home this morning another Corvette (C3) gave me the "V".
So there you have it.
I'm starting to think that most of you are short time Vette owners.
As a matter of fact, driving home this morning another Corvette (C3) gave me the "V".
So there you have it.
I'm starting to think that most of you are short time Vette owners.
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Wave with all your fingers, if you show only 2 and they miss one it could be a bad day
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Just a wave is a good thing. Peace sign, not so much.