Another wave thread...
Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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saturday at a small car show i Had a first grader tell me my car "Kicked ***" ........... when everyone within earshot stopped laughing I thanked him very much...didn't win any trophies but that made me smile all morning.
On the way home getting gas a pickup truck with a young lady pulled in behind me and a guy jumped out of the passenger seat. He asked if she could take pictures. Of course I said "sure. " When we were all leaving she said she didn't need gas, she saw me as she was passing and had to come back and get a picture....made my day...then it started raining for then 90 miles........
On the way home getting gas a pickup truck with a young lady pulled in behind me and a guy jumped out of the passenger seat. He asked if she could take pictures. Of course I said "sure. " When we were all leaving she said she didn't need gas, she saw me as she was passing and had to come back and get a picture....made my day...then it started raining for then 90 miles........
Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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Took the hard top off and went for a nice afternoon cruise....I got a wave from an old C10 and a C4...the C7 and C8 probably wondered why I was waving
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Man, I'm digging all of these stories...
Reminds me of another one of mine from years ago...
I was on vacation cruising through Denver with a buddy who owned a '68 L36 Roadster riding shotgun when we both saw what looked like another approaching C3.
But that '68 or '69 nose turned out to be a Frankenvette. It was grafted to a C2 Coupe..
I think we both said WTF was that! at the same time.
I've never seen anything like that before or since. Not sure if it was a C2.3 or a C3.2..
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Reminds me of another one of mine from years ago...I was on vacation cruising through Denver with a buddy who owned a '68 L36 Roadster riding shotgun when we both saw what looked like another approaching C3.
But that '68 or '69 nose turned out to be a Frankenvette. It was grafted to a C2 Coupe..
I think we both said WTF was that! at the same time. I've never seen anything like that before or since. Not sure if it was a C2.3 or a C3.2..
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I guess that over here Corvettes are "different" enough that there doesn't seem to be any "snobbery" from owners of later or early cars - a Corvette is a Corvette - so people usually wave or acknowledge each other. As I say, we also get a lot of thumbs-ups and lamp flashes for all sorts of cars and almost any classic. It's apparently a French thing though, some of the visiting Brit cars (that are in the area for the Le Mans connection ) don't seem to be so good at acknowledging other classics.
For a recent Corvette Club France weekend away in Chablis, a friend came over from the UK in his '64, staying with us and cruising over together. His was the only C2 among 32 cars that ranged from C8s to 3 of us in C3s. He was amazed to find that his car got most attention from both the other 30 odd Corvette owners on the trip and from the general public.
One of the funny things I remember was my wife and I rented a Hertz C6 for a couple of weeks some years ago. We were in slow moving traffic on a freeway in California when another Hertz C6 came up next to us. The driver rolled down the window and said "Nice car!"
For a recent Corvette Club France weekend away in Chablis, a friend came over from the UK in his '64, staying with us and cruising over together. His was the only C2 among 32 cars that ranged from C8s to 3 of us in C3s. He was amazed to find that his car got most attention from both the other 30 odd Corvette owners on the trip and from the general public.
One of the funny things I remember was my wife and I rented a Hertz C6 for a couple of weeks some years ago. We were in slow moving traffic on a freeway in California when another Hertz C6 came up next to us. The driver rolled down the window and said "Nice car!"
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About a dozen years ago. Here in Australia. Waiting in a long drive though line at a KFC in a northern Brisbane suburb. I'm idling in my Vette as it seems to be taking forever for the line to move.
In my boredom, I give the throttle a couple quick rev's. Ya know , the vomm, voomm ,VOOOMM! and then let it idle some more. Me in my C3 that has chambered exhaust. Sounds glorious.
Big guy gets out of the car behind me, walks up to my window. And says,.......
Do that again! With the biggest grin on his face.
So, of course, I gave her a couple quick rev's.
The big guys smile was even bigger, he thanked me and told me how great that sounded. Made his day!
In my boredom, I give the throttle a couple quick rev's. Ya know , the vomm, voomm ,VOOOMM! and then let it idle some more. Me in my C3 that has chambered exhaust. Sounds glorious.
Big guy gets out of the car behind me, walks up to my window. And says,.......
Do that again! With the biggest grin on his face.
So, of course, I gave her a couple quick rev's.
The big guys smile was even bigger, he thanked me and told me how great that sounded. Made his day!
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I think people these days confuse “The Wave” with people waving and giving a thumbs up when they see a cool old car. I think it’s 2 different things.
Im a dinosaur who bought my first Corvette in 1977 in Massachusetts. “The Wave “ was mandatory behavior between Corvette Drivers, period. Its was part of the club, the fraternity. It was expected.
That custom is over. I’m not going to jump on the “it’s the new car owners fault” bandwagon because Corvette people have been disrespecting newer model Corvette owners as long as I can remember, including C1 vs C2 way back before those terms were ever used.
But yeah, “The wave?” The Corvette Wave?” It’s dead. Some customs die out.
Yesterday I picked up my 63 from my buddy’s shop and drove it the 40 miles home on a gorgeous sunny day. People in pick up trucks, on motorcycles, in minivans and a guy on his lawn tractor smiled and waved and gave me thumbs up and pleasantly said “nice car” all the way home. It was great.
But that’s NOT “The Wave.”
Im a dinosaur who bought my first Corvette in 1977 in Massachusetts. “The Wave “ was mandatory behavior between Corvette Drivers, period. Its was part of the club, the fraternity. It was expected.
That custom is over. I’m not going to jump on the “it’s the new car owners fault” bandwagon because Corvette people have been disrespecting newer model Corvette owners as long as I can remember, including C1 vs C2 way back before those terms were ever used.
But yeah, “The wave?” The Corvette Wave?” It’s dead. Some customs die out.
Yesterday I picked up my 63 from my buddy’s shop and drove it the 40 miles home on a gorgeous sunny day. People in pick up trucks, on motorcycles, in minivans and a guy on his lawn tractor smiled and waved and gave me thumbs up and pleasantly said “nice car” all the way home. It was great.
But that’s NOT “The Wave.”
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I wave, don't bother to look if returned. Been waving since 1968, kind of a second nature thing.
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But yeah, “The wave?” The Corvette Wave?” It’s dead. Some customs die out.
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Jeeps were the same thing in the late 80s-90s when I had my CJ...."Everything is Awesome when you're part of the Team"
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I was only 18 when I took delivery of my brand new '76 but I already knew about the wave.
As I pulled out of Dewey Smith Chevrolet onto eastbound Dodge St. with my 11 year old sister in tow a "mid-year" as we called them back then going west gave me a wave.
I couldn't wave back fast enough & my little sister asked "do you know that guy?"
Nope, it's a Corvette thing & now I'm a member...
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About 30 years ago, I’m cruising along the highway in the upper California desert at about 03:00 am, when a C3 passes me at about 20 mph over the speed limit.
The driver waves at my patrol car and has that deer in the headlights look on his face.
Of course, I flip a u turn and make a traffic stop about three miles down the road.
As I approach the driver and his female passenger are whispering and giggling.
The t tops are off and I instantly notice that they are both completely naked.
The female turns in her seat and states “it was my idea, and not his fault”.
The male says “ our kids are all gone for the night, we were bored and this sounded like a fun idea”.
I laughed, gave them the wave back and advised them to have fun but drive safe.
The driver waves at my patrol car and has that deer in the headlights look on his face.
Of course, I flip a u turn and make a traffic stop about three miles down the road.
As I approach the driver and his female passenger are whispering and giggling.
The t tops are off and I instantly notice that they are both completely naked.
The female turns in her seat and states “it was my idea, and not his fault”.
The male says “ our kids are all gone for the night, we were bored and this sounded like a fun idea”.
I laughed, gave them the wave back and advised them to have fun but drive safe.