Why C3?
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Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Trumbull CT
Stand 10 feet in front of a C3 and look at it. Nuff said. I was a camaro guy forever but now that I am older, 40, able to afford it and I don't have to pick up my friends to give them rides I went for a 77 last year. This car came out when I was 13 and me and my best friend used to just drool over them when we were kids. Unfortunately he was working on the 93rd floor of Tower one on 9/11. I miss him but mashing the peddle on a bored over 350 helps sooth the soul.
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Joined: May 2004
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From: MA
it's hard to put into words, but just like the C2s there's something about C3s, especially the chrome bumper years, that looks more "solid" than anything that came after. although i love all vettes, C4 and up always looked a little more "plastic" to me, even though i think road and track first described the C3 as follows "the word that comes to mind is plastic." i know they're made of the same stuff, but when i look at a C4-C6 i feel like i could smash the fenders in with my pinkey finger, not so with the C3s. a C3 is a linebacker, a C4-C6 is a quarterback. both great athletes, just different types. i was 9 when the C4 came out and as a kid the C3 was always the coolest car. had a poster of a 78 pace car on the wall, right next to my jets pennant. just loved the lines of C3 much more than C2 or C4 back then, still do.
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From: The reason time exists is so everything doesn't happen at once
At the time I bought my 1969, about 8 years ago, it was what I could afford. C1's and C2's were outrageously priced (and still are) and C4's hadn't yet begun their price dive. (now that they have I'm looking for one of those).
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From: Bloomington MN
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I was born in 1971. I started recoginizing cars as a kid in the late seventies, and of course the very first one I could pick out was the C3 Corvette. I thought they were the coolest cars on the road. In the early 80's (I was about 12 or 13), a goofy looking blue Corvette showed up at football practice. It had steel bumpers...I had never seen one of those before and was wondering if it was even a Corvette. All of my teammates were gawking over it....then my dad hopped out. I almost crapped my pants. That car is in my garage right now. It's been C3's for me ever since. 
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From: Calif.
Originally Posted by FirmCamaro
I was just wondering why of all the corvettes you choose to own a C3??? personally I like the look of them over the other generations.....although all vettes are nice.
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Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Minnesota
In my opinion:
1st Gen: To elusive and dated. $$$
C2: Nice but not sharp enough for me. $$
C4: A step back in style. I believe it's referred to as a "wedge". I agree. $
C5: Never liked that back and I wouldn't have any fun working on it. $$
C6: A step back in style. Pop-up lights are a must. $$$
Conclusion: C3 is the cheapest, hottest, and most easily modifiable Corvette in existance -- again, in my opinion.
1st Gen: To elusive and dated. $$$
C2: Nice but not sharp enough for me. $$
C4: A step back in style. I believe it's referred to as a "wedge". I agree. $
C5: Never liked that back and I wouldn't have any fun working on it. $$
C6: A step back in style. Pop-up lights are a must. $$$
Conclusion: C3 is the cheapest, hottest, and most easily modifiable Corvette in existance -- again, in my opinion.
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