But worth every ounce of energy!
Is it just me?
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Rowland Heights California
I suppose some people do look down on any car that is "older" than theirs; --status seeker types. Well, if that is all that buoys some people's egos, they're a pathetic lot for sure!
Real Vette lovers appreciate all of the history and the progression of technology which carried the baton from one generation to the next. So, sneering at a previous gen Vette is like sneering at your parents!!...If not for the previous generation, there wouldn't have been a "next". So, appreciate what ya have and shine and show!
FWIW,
P.
Real Vette lovers appreciate all of the history and the progression of technology which carried the baton from one generation to the next. So, sneering at a previous gen Vette is like sneering at your parents!!...If not for the previous generation, there wouldn't have been a "next". So, appreciate what ya have and shine and show!
FWIW,
P.
That would be good having a clean C4 as a treasure, and a C5 for a daily driver.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2003
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From: The Clem MI
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2004
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Sat I am heading to a Vette Get-together at a Dealership in Nashua NH. Not a show but a chance to look around. My 35th was the first I ever saw so I assume there might be 1 other person who would take a look. I like seeing all the generations in one area so you can really appreciate the changes and improvements.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 5,139
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From: H-Town Texas
Entered a show and shine last weekend sponsored by a local Corvette club.There were alot of c4's. Two Callaways and Two ZR1's. But I had the only LT4. The red manifold got alot of double takes.
Safety Car
Joined: May 2007
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From: Apple Valley MN
8th Gear
Joined: Jan 2006
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I have owned a brand new 2005 C5 6speed convertible and they are great cars...and have also owned 5 mid-years, wow I wish I had just one of them back...I owned 1 C3 convertible a LT1 !!! Again I wish I had that 2...and I owned 2 LT4 Convertibles! I just bought a LT4 convertible while they are reasonable so I don't lose another one!!! These C4s are great cars and will never be duplicated again!!! YOU WILL NEVER SEE ANOTHER CLAM SHELL HOOD JUST TOO EXSPENSIVE,,,THESE CARS HAVE CHARACTER...REMINDS ME OF THE MIDYEARS...Yes they do...when I shoe horn myself in and the car shakes and shimys I say yes I am in a Corvette...I love the Corvette...all of them ...it is purly American!!!! The C4 will surprise allot of people,,,, but it won't happen in our lifetime...I am just going to enjoy this car and drive it...like it was meant too!!!!!
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 419
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From: La Crosse Wisconsin
I have owned a brand new 2005 C5 6speed convertible and they are great cars...and have also owned 5 mid-years, wow I wish I had just one of them back...I owned 1 C3 convertible a LT1 !!! Again I wish I had that 2...and I owned 2 LT4 Convertibles! I just bought a LT4 convertible while they are reasonable so I don't lose another one!!! These C4s are great cars and will never be duplicated again!!! YOU WILL NEVER SEE ANOTHER CLAM SHELL HOOD JUST TOO EXSPENSIVE,,,THESE CARS HAVE CHARACTER...REMINDS ME OF THE MIDYEARS...Yes they do...when I shoe horn myself in and the car shakes and shimys I say yes I am in a Corvette...I love the Corvette...all of them ...it is purly American!!!! The C4 will surprise allot of people,,,, but it won't happen in our lifetime...I am just going to enjoy this car and drive it...like it was meant too!!!!!
Wow that is extremely rare. Hang on to that bad boy!
2nd Gear
Joined: May 2008
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From: Chapel Hill North Carolina
I'm new and very grateful that I "Googled" a Corvette question and Corvette Forum was the second hit on the list. I've gained a tremendous amount of info in a short time...info that has saved me some big bucks and enhanced my enjoyment of bringing a C4 back to its former glory. Thanks Folks!!!
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 156
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From: Powhatan Virginia
I suppose some people do look down on any car that is "older" than theirs; --status seeker types. Well, if that is all that buoys some people's egos, they're a pathetic lot for sure!
Real Vette lovers appreciate all of the history and the progression of technology which carried the baton from one generation to the next. So, sneering at a previous gen Vette is like sneering at your parents!!...If not for the previous generation, there wouldn't have been a "next". So, appreciate what ya have and shine and show!
FWIW,
AMEN and AMEN--WELL SAID!
P.
Real Vette lovers appreciate all of the history and the progression of technology which carried the baton from one generation to the next. So, sneering at a previous gen Vette is like sneering at your parents!!...If not for the previous generation, there wouldn't have been a "next". So, appreciate what ya have and shine and show!
FWIW,
AMEN and AMEN--WELL SAID!
P.
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,939
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From: Vero Beach Florida
I bought my first Corvette a 1968 327/ 350hp 4 speed coupe Le-Mans Blue I added side pipes to it among other things I was 19 years old. I have owned a total of 6 Vetts over the years, do I wish I still had them ( you bet I do). I remember sitting in my friends garage middle of February so cold our hand were numb cutting out the fender-wells with a hack saw blade so we could get the newest Inglewood Red Line Tires to fit on his 64 with out scraping the top of the wells, helping my best friend mod his 69 Mako Shark Coupe, dam we couldn’t keep front wheel bearings on that car, back then there were no adapters or wheel spacers if you added wide wheels, there were no real after market guys. Having my 78 25th anniversary Vett stolen 3 weeks after I bought it. Then there was the time we installed an ignition bomb in my friends 72 we all knew what would happen when he started it we were all there just having a beer watching him freak out, (way to funny at the time). Any way growing up in Detroit with a father that was a Parts Manger for a Chevy dealer Corvettes where the car. I drive a C4 because they are the last of the Corvettes each one a personality of its own no 2 the same. I can mod it, change the way it looks, drive the hell out of it, and totally enjoy the fact that pound for pound dollar for dollar its the best car in the world.
This was not his Mako Shark
This was not his Mako Shark
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 198
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From: Port Huron Michigan
I bought my first Corvette a 1968 327/ 350hp 4 speed coupe Le-Mans Blue I added side pipes to it among other things I was 19 years old. I have owned a total of 6 Vetts over the years, do I wish I still had them ( you bet I do). I remember sitting in my friends garage middle of February so cold our hand were numb cutting out the fender-wells with a hack saw blade so we could get the newest Inglewood Red Line Tires to fit on his 64 with out scraping the top of the wells, helping my best friend mod his 69 Mako Shark Coupe, dam we couldn’t keep front wheel bearings on that car, back then there were no adapters or wheel spacers if you added wide wheels, there were no real after market guys. Having my 78 25th anniversary Vett stolen 3 weeks after I bought it. Then there was the time we installed an ignition bomb in my friends 72 we all knew what would happen when he started it we were all there just having a beer watching him freak out, (way to funny at the time). Any way growing up in Detroit with a father that was a Parts Manger for a Chevy dealer Corvettes where the car. I drive a C4 because they are the last of the Corvettes each one a personality of its own no 2 the same. I can mod it, change the way it looks, drive the hell out of it, and totally enjoy the fact that pound for pound dollar for dollar its the best car in the world.
This was not his Mako Shark
This was not his Mako Shark
Pro
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 649
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From: Red Bank NJ
Kinda put those folks that look down on any Vette as the same aholes that refuse to wave. I live in the N.E. lot'a New York attitude behind the wheel here. Lota Vette owners around here that are NOT VETTE GUYS/GALS. Sitting next to a fellow owner at a stop light crossing lanes and they still see ya wave and just look away. My guess is they were just too long in the birth canal!! Every year Vette has something to offer. Wish I had one of every year,Ha!!
