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Old Nov 3, 2012 | 09:50 AM
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The ol' Fixvet is 15yrs old today....build date 11/03/97. Doesn't seem possible it's that old, but still looks better than new, with 80k on the clock now. It's been a great car and given me tons of fun, and the opportunity to meet a lot of other great car owners.

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Old Nov 3, 2012 | 10:14 AM
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The ol' Fixvet is 15yrs old today....build date 11/03/97. Doesn't seem possible it's that old, but still looks better than new, with 80k on the clock now. It's been a great car and given me tons of fun, and the opportunity to meet a lot of other great car owners.

...looks really nice!
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very nice..still looking brand new too!!
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nice! itsa keeper!
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You've definitely got your money's worth from that car.
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Old Nov 3, 2012 | 01:09 PM
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That's the cool thing about Corvettes. They never go out of style.
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I like how you painted portions of your wagon wheels

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Your car does look amazing - hard to believe it is 15 years old.
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Happy Birthday to your great looking Vette!
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Very nice. I love my 97 too
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Congrats! My goal is to keep my car forever... until I am too old to drive it. Got love our C5's
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Happy Birthday!!
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Thanks to all for the kind words. I turned 68 2 weeks ago and now my car has a birthday. I'm not over the hill yet, but I can see the top! We're both gettin' old!!
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