First Vette was a 94 Aqua blue automatic. Bought it in 2008 and had it for 6 years, Now have a 77 L-48 automatic.

 

My first was a 1980 4 speed. It looked great but was a dog. My first C4 was a 1985 a much better car as we know. I have now had seven different model year C4s since.

Gary

 

I have had a share of muscle cars (sold a 69 GTO Judge to pay for college), but never a Corvette. Drove a 69 once many years ago that a friend owned.

Fast forward to this past Christmas and I just happened to see an ad for a 93 ruby with an unbelievable price. Started looking around and found this 96.
So, yes, my first Corvette is a C4. It's now my daily driver.

 

My first vette was and is my 78 Silver Anniversary, L-82, close ratio 4 speed. I've redone EVERYTHING on that car including the motor (now at a little over 400hp), Tremec 5-speed, body off the frame rebuild of the frame, conversion to coil-overs in the rear and mono leaf in the front, blah blah blah. It's a money pit, but it's a damn sexy body and I can't bring myself to part with it. The C3 to me is the quintessential vette shape. I've had it 15 years now.

I bought my second vette in 2017, 86 convertible automatic to tool around in and have done a lot of rebuilding on it (cam was toast when I bought it, so rebuilt the engine to stock), swapped in a 3.07 rear and completely rebuilt the suspension, bearings, universals, brakes etc. Also a lot of work, but I just love the feel of the seats on the C4 and driving that car just feels right. Plus, wife can't drive a stick, so she gets to tool around in the convertible. The only thing that bothers me is it is a red/red combination. I've never taken to cars with the same exterior and interior colors, just looks too bland. Might convert it to a graphite interior at some point.

Two VERY different cars and driving feels.

Both are now at the turn-key stage.

Someday I will buy another project but whatever that is will mean getting rid of the 86. I would get a ZR-1 in a heartbeat, but that means another stick and quite honestly, I can't imagine trying to get out of a C4 coupe. At least in the convertible you can't hit your head on the way out

 

 

My first Corvette was a automatic 93 Aqua Vert that I bought in 2017. Thought I wanted a automatic because of 2 hip replacements, but after I found a white manual 88 Callaway Vert on EBay and was hooked on the driving experience of a manual. Top down of course! Kevin

 

A '92 C4 convertible was my fourth Corvette having owned a '70 big block coupe, a '73 coupe and a '78 coupe before that. Back in 2005, I bought a C5 (still have it) and then an '87 coupe and a 93 coupe both of which were set up as autocross toys.

Here's my first C4: I drove this one from WA state to Bowling Green for the 50th Anniversary event and back.

 

Yes only C4s, so far. Both 1995 base coupes with LT1 6-speed, although the first one (green machine) had nearly every option available and was unfortunately totaled in a highway incident. Current car (clean machine) has only a couple options but is really the perfect car for me, it has exactly what I want and nothing I don't want. I was a teenager in the 80s and fell in love with the C4, always dreamed of having one. I might get a C7/GS in the future, but for now I am really loving this excellent drivers car. It is so good!

 

My first and only Corvette is my 1990 C4 Corvette. It is also the first car I ever bought. It is the first car I ever bought new. It is also the first car I ever ordered. I have never bought a used car in my entire life. My first car was given to me at age 23. It was the family car and quite the beater. I have only owned 6 cars. I took pretty good care of my cars and they have all been reliable with the exception of the first that was totally beaten by the time I got it. I was the 5th, 6th or 7th owner of that car. All were Ford’s except the 1990 Chevrolet Corvette which I have now owned 29 years.

 

My first one was a gold 71 C3 coupe. I think I paid $1600 and it was in perfect shape. That was a loooong time ago.

 

Beautiful Polo Green...what wheels and tires are those. They look good.

 

I bought a 1978 new. $10,125 out the door with tax. I drove it 3 years and 35,000 miles and sold for $12,000 to pay for a patent application. Corvette light Beige with brown interior. Cheapest car I have ever owned to drive.

 

#1 - 1965 Convertible Nasau Blue - Bought used in 1968 327/300 4 speed and sold in 1969 to buy #2

#2 - 1969 Coupe Riverside Gold - Bought new in 1969. 350/350 4 speed w/ factory side pipe car. Still own.

#3 - 1986 Coupe Red 4+3 Bought in 2016 with 761 original miles. Still own & maybe for sale.

 

My first corvette was a 87 Dark Red Metallic coupe I bought in August 1993 it was my first of 11(8 C4’s 3 C5’s)

 

This is my first Vette, my '90 Z51. Unless something drastic happens, it will likely be my only Vette. We shall see.

I've basically wanted a Corvette ever since I knew what one was, lol. And being an '80s kid, the C4 is kinda what I think of as a Corvette. But I'd love to have a very late C3 or a C5. It's not impossible, just a bit unlikely.

But I love this car. It's going to be with me for the rest of my life. That's for sure.

 

Yep, my '96 is my first 'vette. I always loved the look of the 92-96 C4's. I remember the fist time I saw a '92, I was only 10 at the time, but even then loved the way the car looked. Took a while, but I finally got one, lol. The car just "fits" me. I'd love to get my hands on a C6 GS, but that's not happening any time soon. Maybe in the future, who knows. In the meantime, I'll continue to wrench on and enjoy driving my C4.

 

I'm on board with several others. Always wanted a Corvette, specifically a C4 and she is my first.

 

I decided that a Corvette was a "must have" car - when a beautiful black C2 SWC roared past the "family truckser" one night - with the blue-green glow of the instrument panel glowing in the cabin, and moonlight glinting along the shiny black paint as she slipped effortlessly by.

My first was a 95/m6 - which I loved but had to trade for my present ZR-1. (Wish I could have afforded to keep 'em both!).

My first...



Traded for....

 

This was the case for me too. My first was a 1980 that I still wish I had kept. The '86 I have now is my second Corvette. I'm not the original owner of either car.

 

My first Corvette was a 1992, red with a smoked targa top back in 1997 with saddle interior. Beautiful car! Since then, I have had a 93 triple black convertible, a red 64 vert with a 327, a red 2008 base coup, and for the last five years a black 96 vert, and my recently purchased 2011 Z06. I just love the feel of driving the C4. I feel like I'm a part of the car.