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Old Sep 19, 2015 | 03:25 PM
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entered the 92 in a local car show today. First show ive ever bothered to enter. Won first place in the 91 and newer GM class. There were some newer vettes, firebirds and Camaros and the c4 won. Kind of blew me away as I told my wife in the morning we didn't have a chance against those newer vettes. Guess some people thing there better then second class corvettes.
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Originally Posted by Lloyd Smale
entered the 92 in a local car show today. First show ive ever bothered to enter. Won first place in the 91 and newer GM class. There were some newer vettes, firebirds and Camaros and the c4 won. Kind of blew me away as I told my wife in the morning we didn't have a chance against those newer vettes. Guess some people thing there better then second class corvettes.

Congratulations!

(We like car show pictures too)
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Old Sep 19, 2015 | 09:48 PM
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Yeah, pics or it didn't happen!
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sorry but no camera. I don't collect pictures and this old school guy doesn't even carry a cell phone.
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Old Sep 20, 2015 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Lloyd Smale
sorry but no camera. I don't collect pictures and this old school guy doesn't even carry a cell phone.
Good for you! So you actually are not available to everyone 24/7 any time anywhere?
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Old Sep 20, 2015 | 08:59 AM
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Good job Lloyd...A real car guy will always pick a well maintained older car over a new car every time...Anyone can buy a new car and take it to a car show......WW
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nope. No cell calls, absolutely no texts. If you want me leave a message on my land line answering machine. That's as high tech as I will ever get.
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Good job Lloyd...A real car guy will always pick a well maintained older car over a new car every time...Anyone can buy a new car and take it to a car show......WW
^This^ I expect new cars to be flawless but to bring one over 20 years old and still in great shape is doing something, kudos !!!

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Good job Lloyd...A real car guy will always pick a well maintained older car over a new car every time...Anyone can buy a new car and take it to a car show......WW
I agree.

I have seen a few shows where the new C7's take most of the awards even though the owners did nothing except buy it.

I like the well maintained or tasteful mods where the owner's actually did something to deserve it.
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Good for you, and good for the C4's! Unfortunately it must be about time to stash it for a few months. They're just starting to sprout down here.
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Congrats... The C4 is gaining back some as of late. I won a best in show at a wounded Warrior all corvette show a few weeks back in old blue
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This was a wounded warrior show too. Heres a picture someone else took.

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Congrats... The C4 is gaining back some as of late. I won a best in show at a wounded Warrior all corvette show a few weeks back in old blue
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The guy with the black t shirt and hat above the roof line of my car is PJ (playsdixie) on this forum. He has a beautiful 87 with a motor that attracted a lot of attention too.
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Good job Lloyd...A real car guy will always pick a well maintained older car over a new car every time...Anyone can buy a new car and take it to a car show......WW


There was a car show at the C4 gathering in May at the NCM...(again) a C4 GATHERING. First place winner is: (drum roll) a brand new, C7! Yeah... It caused some kerfuffle, to be sure. (I wonder what judges would have said if the Tupperware was removed so you could actually see the motor? Sorry... Still 'urked' every time I think about it!)

And, congratz on your WIN! Fine way to represent the C4s!
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There was a car show at the C4 gathering in May at the NCM...(again) a C4 GATHERING. First place winner is: (drum roll) a brand new, C7! Yeah... It caused some kerfuffle, to be sure. (I wonder what judges would have said if the Tupperware was removed so you could actually see the motor? Sorry... Still 'urked' every time I think about it!)

And, congratz on your WIN! Fine way to represent the C4s!
Well I guess the c7 is the great great grandson of the C4 !

and Lloyd, you need to move into the 21st century if your going to brag on corvetteforum
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sorry to old to learn new tricks!
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Well I guess the c7 is the great great grandson of the C4 !

and Lloyd, you need to move into the 21st century if your going to brag on corvetteforum
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Originally Posted by Lloyd Smale
This was a wounded warrior show too. Heres a picture someone else took.
About the only shows I go to are in support of our military current and retired.
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