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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 04:13 PM
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Default C3's are hot!

Just look at the flowing lines of a C3 and it takes your breath away.

Ever since I got my 73 Corvette.. All my cousins want a ride...and the funny part is the females want a ride... I don't know how to take it but even my neighbours wife asked twice in a joking way... "Hey, I'm still waiting for a ride"!

I believe the coke bottle shape of them entice an anamilstic attraction to get in and escape reality...LOL
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 04:16 PM
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Make sure her husband is at work, if you take her for a ride
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 04:17 PM
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Ha Ha.. You got that right... LOL
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 04:40 PM
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Make sure her husband is at work, if you take her for a ride
Just another thing to add: make sure your wife is at work as well. That could spoil all the fun.
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 05:00 PM
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Just another thing to add: make sure your wife is at work as well. That could spoil all the fun.
LOL, I forgot that one
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 05:09 PM
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I kinda like C3s a little also
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Augustus
Just look at the flowing lines of a C3 and it takes your breath away.

Ever since I got my 73 Corvette.. All my cousins want a ride...and the funny part is the females want a ride... I don't know how to take it but even my neighbours wife asked twice in a joking way... "Hey, I'm still waiting for a ride"!

I believe the coke bottle shape of them entice an anamilstic attraction to get in and escape reality...LOL

Too right! i was in mcdonalds and people started to take photographs of mine, i finished my food and went and got in it, and they all looked at me as if to say - he was lucky and i want one. i have a 75 corvette, black. t-top. where i live there extremely rare you hardly ever see them on the street, so it's a definate head turner!
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 05:25 PM
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I kinda like C3s a little also
Me too!
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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C3s are OK ... but I'm starting to put a Honda CRX together.
Then the heads will turn ....

... away ....

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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 06:44 PM
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Yeah, HONDA all the way baby, Whooooo!!! This is the Oscar Meyer official hot dog-o-rama HONDA Forum, right?
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 06:46 PM
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C3's are hot!
yeah , mine overheats. opps sorry......... C3 ARE hot not RUN hot. They are
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by NHvette
C3s are OK ... but I'm starting to put a Honda CRX together.
Then the heads will turn ....

... away ....

Careful!!

People might believe you when they look at your Avatar...
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by NHvette
C3s are OK ... but I'm starting to put a Honda CRX together.
Then the heads will turn ....

... away ....

, "Woo", I did not see the "away" 'til later. For a second there, I thought you went insane. Then you could get away with it then. You can tune it, but it'll never look like a C3!
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C3s are
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 09:39 PM
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When I drive by, kids yell "*****!" at me! (Damn kids! )
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When I drive by, kids yell "*****!" at me! (Damn kids! )
Wow never heard that one?? are they talkin about your Vette or are you stickin something out the window we should know about???
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When I drive by, kids yell "*****!" at me! (Damn kids! )
No, no, no......they're yelling "PLEASE" because they want a ride in a beautiful C3

You should get your ears checked
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:25 PM
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When I drive by, kids yell "*****!" at me! (Damn kids! )
You didn't paint your vette flesh color did you?????
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:44 PM
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Since I got the car I also noticed a bit of envy with some co-workers and friends....(Oh! Did someone get an undisclosed raise? Maybe I have to find out what your doing to get extra coin!)

I get more thumbs up, and it's funny when you have a girl smile at you when she's in her boyfriend's car. LOL

The styling is classic, and now look timeless,the ride.. I have to say very good. mechanically very good.. and not everyone has a C3.
It represents an era of a good ole American machine that's capabilities can be easily made into a Supercar..

By the way some guy here has a twin turbo C3...I saw the video in which the guy was able to lay rubber at 80mph... Now that's pretty cool!! Sorry for going off topic.
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