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What generation was your first Corvette?

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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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C5 for me as well. I will have a c3 sometime in the future..
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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C5 for me too. WOW it looks like they are leading the pack so far.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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It was a C2 66 big block 427/425 roadster. I have since then had a C3 77, C4 85 and now my C5 01.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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C3 1973 elkhart green coupe
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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C3, 1978 Silver Anniversary.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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C-3 and I have no pictures of it. Now what was I thinking
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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'86 C4 for me! Still in the family, in fact; sis took ownership of it for while she's at college.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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C 5s leading the way!
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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I bought a C2 '66 rdstr 36 years ago and still own it.....plus I added another '66 rdstr, a '82 cpe and '04 cpe. I won't ever sell them....I plan on passing them down to the kids.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 05:25 PM
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On my 2nd C5
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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C5 here
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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Got my 84 C4 when I turned 50 and had it for 4 years then moved on to my current C5....
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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C4 was my first. 1996 Collector Edition LT4

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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:14 PM
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C2 - Liked it but it rode like crap and rattled and was hot etc.
C3 - piece of crap
C3 - another piece

C5- Love it.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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c4 for me
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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C1. I think that was a few years before the invention of the camera.
It was a '56 with bolt-off hardtop and original tube-type wonder bar radio. 265 c.i. with unsynchronized 3-speed. It got 26 miles per gallon. Do I wish I had it back? NO. I like my C5 just fine.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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C1 1960
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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68 vert -------Junk
yup,,, the worst. Why anyone would pay good money for one of those,,, is beyond me... total junk and so poorly made.
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