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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 05:51 AM
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Hey, Ted - welcome to the forum and to C5 ownership. Nice looking car you found - enjoy it come spring.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 07:57 AM
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Congrats and Welcome.... very nice Vette
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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SWEEEET RIDE !!!!
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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Nice
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:11 AM
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I'd say he took care of it!

It looks like a goin' on in there!

Nice ride and you can do a lot to them! see my sig '97 and '98's are the same basicaly!

Thanks,Matt
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:29 AM
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Great looking Vette! Enjoy!!!
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:46 AM
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looks great, you'll need to take that to next years cruise to the woods.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 03:38 PM
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Hello and welcome
nice find
your gona love it

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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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Ted, come on in the waters fine! Wife? after a short time she will have the corvette shirts and hats. Enjoy the moment!
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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Welcome, that is one sweet ride
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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Welcome.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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congrats on your new purchase. Life is simple Eat, Sleep, and Drive a VETTE!!!
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 01:48 PM
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Thanks again everyone

Originally Posted by KGVette
looks great, you'll need to take that to next years cruise to the woods.
Yeah I hope to make it up there next year, just kind of a bad time of year for me. I went up there to check it out two years ago, but last year I didn't even think about it until I read the article in the paper the next day.

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Ted, come on in the waters fine! Wife? after a short time she will have the corvette shirts and hats. Enjoy the moment!
Nope, I'm single. The ladies like the Formula, I'm sure they're going to love this
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 02:23 PM
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Thanks for the post and PICS and WELCOME !!

PS - you will love your vette

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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by sprk33
congrats on your new purchase. Life is simple Eat, Sleep, and Drive a VETTE!!!


Yep, that about sums it up!
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Ted Hanson
I'd been planning on getting myself a Vette in the next couple years, but I have a bad habit of looking around and happened to find this beautiful 97 practically in my backyard. It's an A4 with 110,000 on the clock, but it looks like it's been very well taken care of. Only performance mods that I know of are a Blackwing and a Borla cat-back. These are some pictures the previous owner took, as there's 6 inches of snow on the ground here now.






Just got it home last night, and got it tucked safely away in my garage with my Firebird Formula until probably March or April, but that's probably just going to give me the chance to catch the mod bug with this one too. Spring can't get here soon enough!
I cannot believe that car has that many miles on her she is beautiful and she was well taken care of.Welcome to the corvette forum.Enjoy and dont forget to wave.
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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Congrats and welcome to the forum!
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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Welcome to the forum.
Winter sucks.
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Welclome to the forum Ted - nice ride
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 01:55 PM
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