The Corvette Hood.....
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Le Mans Master
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From: Kelso Washington
St. Jude Donor '09, '13, '15
The Corvette Hood.....
No, not the one that you look over through your windshield and smiling without control.
The Corvette Neighborhood.....and family really.....your sisters and brothers and great Uncles.....no, not just your uncles...but your GREAT Uncles!!
When I bought my 'Vette, I was in a wee bit of a fog but thrilled about every inch of what was now considered "mine". It changed my view. It made me proud. It also made me almost pee myself a couple of times.
But the benefit and privilege I did NOT expect, was that it would multiply not only the number of people I might now be involved with, but also introduce a new camaraderie that I would not realize until weeks after me signing on the dotted line.
I started looking around (Thank You WWW.com) and found a local club.
Lo and behold.....I joined RCC (Rose City Corvettes) and then joined this forum.
So, with the simple purchase of a car......I have opened up a whole other world of social relationships, connections, and friends.
And now in the local interest part of this site, we are organizing simple drives to the coast or whatever.
While we only have our cars in common....I bet we will find more.
How great is this???!!
I vote.....Yes....fantastic...GREAT.....I' m totally "in".
What about YOU?
Have you found a new life in the simple purchase of ....."A CAR" ???
The Corvette Neighborhood.....and family really.....your sisters and brothers and great Uncles.....no, not just your uncles...but your GREAT Uncles!!
When I bought my 'Vette, I was in a wee bit of a fog but thrilled about every inch of what was now considered "mine". It changed my view. It made me proud. It also made me almost pee myself a couple of times.
But the benefit and privilege I did NOT expect, was that it would multiply not only the number of people I might now be involved with, but also introduce a new camaraderie that I would not realize until weeks after me signing on the dotted line.
I started looking around (Thank You WWW.com) and found a local club.
Lo and behold.....I joined RCC (Rose City Corvettes) and then joined this forum.
So, with the simple purchase of a car......I have opened up a whole other world of social relationships, connections, and friends.
And now in the local interest part of this site, we are organizing simple drives to the coast or whatever.
While we only have our cars in common....I bet we will find more.
How great is this???!!
I vote.....Yes....fantastic...GREAT.....I' m totally "in".
What about YOU?
Have you found a new life in the simple purchase of ....."A CAR" ???
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
I have made many friends locally through the Corvette club and many that I have met on this very forum. 
I am going down to forum member Chriswtx's house tomorrow to work on some projects. He lives about 50 miles south of me. I met him here a few years ago and he has become a very good friend. Had it not been for this forum we would probably have never met.
Here's to the car that brought us all together!
I am going down to forum member Chriswtx's house tomorrow to work on some projects. He lives about 50 miles south of me. I met him here a few years ago and he has become a very good friend. Had it not been for this forum we would probably have never met.
Here's to the car that brought us all together!
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From: Anchorage Alaska
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
I hear ya! I drove a Corvette for the first time yesterday... an '03 Z06... and today I put down a deposit on the same! I live in Alaska where there are few people and fewer Vettes, and even so... I have been in touch with a fellow Alaskan Corvette owner for several months and learned that Alaska has its own Corvette club! I really am looking forward to making new friends from the common ground of Corvette ownership. Cheers!
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From: Visalia CA
Just like with Harley-Davidson ownership, I feel like I belong to a very special family. With the Harley, the family had a lot of Twins in it! 
With the 'Vette, it has it's own special heritage. I feel proud to be a part of it. I enjoy driving it every chance I get, and I've met a lot of new friends here on the Forum and at local car shows and cruise-ins. It's definitely a lifestyle all its own!
With the 'Vette, it has it's own special heritage. I feel proud to be a part of it. I enjoy driving it every chance I get, and I've met a lot of new friends here on the Forum and at local car shows and cruise-ins. It's definitely a lifestyle all its own!
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From: Sacramento CA
Rapa Nui Bunny.
Actually now that I think about it, if I had never got into Corvettes, I wouldn't have the job I have now. So I suppose in a kind of funny leap of logic way, you could say that my C4 paid for my C5.
Actually now that I think about it, if I had never got into Corvettes, I wouldn't have the job I have now. So I suppose in a kind of funny leap of logic way, you could say that my C4 paid for my C5.
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I would have to say the simple puchase of a corvette puts you within a cult of good people who own the best machine ever made.
I myself have met and hung with loads of people from the North East and loved every minute of it.
You just cant beat being elite.
We even have our own special hand signal
I myself have met and hung with loads of people from the North East and loved every minute of it.
You just cant beat being elite.
We even have our own special hand signal
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From: LAND OF OZ Kansas
I meet some older people here in town. They all own some really nice old muscle cars. I need to get pics of them when the weather beggins to warm up, so yes I did made some new friends because of the car.