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Old 04-08-2018, 07:33 AM
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1984, a 70 convertible, 454 4 speed corvette bronze 2 tops with AC. I paid 7600 for it. man, do I wish I had that car back. sold it in 87 for 10500. after a motor rebuild and a paint job. ooops sorry, I was 27

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I was 23 in 1977 when I bought a 340hp 1962
2 years later bought a wrecked 54 and a pile of parts,
Did make it back into a complete car but sold before finishing.



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At what AGE did you buy your first Corvette?
I was 29 when I bought a 1980 Corvette from its original owner in 1995.
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I was in the Navy stationed at NAS Oceana in Virginia Beach and bought a 1964 Convertible with both tops in 1966 at age 23. Paid $2200 for it. I am now 75 and drive a 2004 convertible. Paid a little more for this one.
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1974 automatic, age 21 1975 four speed, age 55, 2002 automatic, age 62 1991 six speed, age 67
Old 04-09-2018, 07:05 PM
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I was 19. I am 22 now. 1992 LT1 6sp. Learned how to drive a stick on that car. Very forgiving car to learn on. No troubles learning haha
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Originally Posted by SUPERCHARGE
29, a month ago. Spent a bit of time of F bodies and on um... early saturns... Hey...they're lightweight, high RPM cars.

was never that interested in vettes until I saw a c4, hood opened up looking mean, loved the old style interior, the roomy hatchback, room for six speakers throughout the car, removable top, not very prone to rust, last generation car, perhaps the only race bred style over that able to decently fit both small block/big block engines. And NO one, and I mean no matter how little you know about cars will ever question what kind of car this is after seeing the rear of these early c4's. Pure corvette! List goes one as to why i suddenly caved in for a c4.
29 as well, bought it a few weeks ago! I was crusing through Craigslist like I always do and thought “you’ll know it when you see it”. I’m a biatch and wanted an auto with some sort of drop top. I love 80s style, so when I saw the clean C4 sitting there in turquoise with a targa top, I fell in love. Looked at a few others but ended up with the initial one I saw. Now I feel like a Vette guy, I love them allllllll
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70 - I'll consider myself officially old when I can no longer enter and exit my 93.
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24 . purchased a 1966 427 vert. with factory aux. top from a local Chevy dealers used car lot for $ 2,500 . kept it long enough to trade even for 34 ft Cigarette boat....
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52 for my first 95 C4 coupe, 54 for my second 95 C4 convertible...
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63. 2 weeks ago. 1984
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43 for C3, 48 for our C4
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a 59 in 62 at 19

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65, had to work up to it!
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19 Years old, purchased a 65 Roadster for $6500 in 1982. Needless to say, it was in need of some help at the time. In 86 and 87 Placed 2nd in the country in my ISCA class.

45 Corvette's later, still loving every minute of my Corvette addiction...

Wife didn't look too bad back then either! Of course I am bias'd
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Back in 2001, when I was 19 years old


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