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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
Corvette Memorabilia... What do you have?
Hey guys !
I have been collecting Corvette stuff here and there since about 1990.
Been a Corvette fan for a LONG time before that too....
I have every "dealers" manual from 1988 to now, and have a bunch of other interesting books/manuals. (Not in pics)
What do you have that you collected ?
Here are a few of my favorites...
This is my Leguna Seca C5R tire that my wife made into a card table.
My wife and I were at the ALMS race in Leguna Seca in summer of 2000.
My wife saw a pile of old tires from the race cars, and asked if she could have a #3 Corvette tire. They just gave it to her.
Imagine my surprise when she came to me with a tire.
I only asked her for a soda when she came back.
Leguna Seca dirt is still in the tire tread.
You can see the #3 Race still written on the tread of the tire.
My wife purchased some Glass and etched "Corvette Racing" into the top. And got a table and stained it for me.
I keep a bunch of stuff inside it for display.
I met Ron Fellows in the pits at that race.
He signed the inside of the tire for me.
Such a cool guy to meet in person !
I also later purchased a 2000 1:18 C5R model to have inside the tire.
I also had Ron Fellows sign a 1:43 C5R model I had that day.
I met Dick Guldstrand at the Lone Star Corvette show a few years back. Real nice guy and loved to talk to fans !
I had him sign a plate, and a model of his 2003 50th Ann Z06
2005 C6R model.
Of course I had to buy some Silver C5 Z06's to match my car.
They don't make these anymore.
The infamous "Z06 Overkill" poster.
Dana Forester Limited edition print. 233 of 2000.
And my BFGoodrich banners (approx 9ft x 3 ft).
These are not made anymore and I never see them on ebay anymore.
The top red one is the Callaway LM
The Blue 1969 Corvette
The Silver Callaway C7 (The race car that never was...)
I like to have signed stuff. My favorites include the "Past, Present, Future" poster (from the 90s) signed by Duntov, McLellan, Hill, and Wallace (need Tadge to sign it so that I have all the chief engineers' autographs), an Auto Art plain body C6R die cast with the signatures of all the Corvette Racing drivers from 2006, and a signed copy of "All Corvettes Are Red" (also signed by Larry Shinoda).
Can't wait to finish my basement, so that I can finish off my home office with an assortment of Corvette Racing posters signed by Fehan, Binks, and others, as well as a display case so that I can have my LeMans and IndyCar die casts on display.
PS - I love that Overkill poster. That's the one C5 Z06 poster that I'd love to have.
Wow-- tough post to follow- you've set the bar pretty high!
I just sold a couple of billboard poster sets for the `78 Silver Anniversary, silver anniversary satin jacket - - -still have a bunch of framed prints, hats, old emblems and a drivers suit AJ Foyt wore.
I have been collecting Corvette stuff here and there since about 1990.
Been a Corvette fan for a LONG time before that too....
I have every "dealers" manual from 1988 to now, and have a bunch of other interesting books/manuals. (Not in pics)
What do you have that you collected ?
Here are a few of my favorites...
This is my Leguna Seca C5R tire that my wife made into a card table.
My wife and I were at the ALMS race in Leguna Seca in summer of 2000.
My wife saw a pile of old tires from the race cars, and asked if she could have a #3 Corvette tire. They just gave it to her.
Imagine my surprise when she came to me with a tire.
I only asked her for a soda when she came back.
Leguna Seca dirt is still in the tire tread.
You can see the #3 Race still written on the tread of the tire.
My wife purchased some Glass and etched "Corvette Racing" into the top. And got a table and stained it for me.
I keep a bunch of stuff inside it for display.
I met Ron Fellows in the pits at that race.
He signed the inside of the tire for me.
Such a cool guy to meet in person !
I also later purchased a 2000 1:18 C5R model to have inside the tire.
I also had Ron Fellows sign a 1:43 C5R model I had that day.
I met Dick Guldstrand at the Lone Star Corvette show a few years back. Real nice guy and loved to talk to fans !
I had him sign a plate, and a model of his 2003 50th Ann Z06
2005 C6R model.
Of course I had to buy some Silver C5 Z06's to match my car.
They don't make these anymore.
The infamous "Z06 Overkill" poster.
Dana Forester Limited edition print. 233 of 2000.
And my BFGoodrich banners (approx 9ft x 3 ft).
These are not made anymore and I never see them on ebay anymore.
The top red one is the Callaway LM
The Blue 1969 Corvette
The Silver Callaway C7 (The race car that never was...)
I'm not a "Corvette guy." I've had Camaros, an RX7, Porsche 911, etc., so when it's time for the Corvette to go there is no telling what I'll get. There's no sense stocking up on stuff if you're not a lifer.
The only Corvette-related item I really wanted was the sales brochure that went with my model year.
The only other Corvette-related thing I have is a NCM HPDE T-shirt I got when I ran that event at VIR a couple years ago.
Oh gosh. I have a bunch of stuff. I always get more for birthdays and Christmas.
C5 Wall Emblem Logo (Right above me right now)
C5 Emblem Clock (behind me)
Drawing done of my vette by an artist friend of my brothers
Multiple Posters, Mugs, Shirts, and Flags
Corvette Holiday Decorations
Toque - You must be my brother from another Mother! Like you, I have the same Dick Guldstrand Gold/Blue 1:18 DieCast autographed by Dick saying "Stand on it!" I met him a few years back at his shop in Irvine, CA. I even made him a 1/1 Corvette Poster I designed titled "Brotherhood". Dick also gave me an autographed poster featuring one of his custom Corvettes.
I also had the same QS C5 DieCast you have but gave it away as a prize at one of our Corvette WinterFests in Arizona!
But one cool memorabilia I have is from Le Mans, a 60" poster when Corvette won Le Mans racing. The Opel Dealership in Germany told me to take as many as I wanted and stupid me, I only too 1. Those posters are enormous and made of thick card stock.
I also have the same 2005 C6R model you have in Arctic White. Except mine is in a glass display case like for a football.
Cool stuff bro!!
Check out the size of this authentic German Le Mans poster next to an original LG Motorsports 24" x 36" poster. This poster is the size of a standard dining room table. Wish I had more.
Last edited by WICKEDFRC; Dec 27, 2014 at 01:14 PM.
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I've got:
Every dealer brochure from 1984 to present,
An autographed picture signed by Larry Shinoda,
Two autographed prints signed by Dana Forrester,
Numerous Corvette promotional models,
13 Franklin Mint diecast Corvette models,
A framed and autographed poster signed by the Corvette racing team (Tommy Milner, Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia), signed at the America LeMans Series race event, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI on 8/18/12.
Numerous miscellaneous items like Corvette event T-shirts, coffee mugs, tin signs, 50th Anniversary clock, framed Bowling Green Corvette Plant 10th Anniversary limited edition print, and probably many more things that I am forgetting about at this point.
From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
I've got:
Every dealer brochure from 1984 to present,
An autographed picture signed by Larry Shinoda,
Two autographed prints signed by Dana Forrester,
Numerous Corvette promotional models,
13 Franklin Mint diecast Corvette models,
A framed and autographed poster signed by the Corvette racing team (Tommy Milner, Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia), signed at the America LeMans Series race event, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI on 8/18/12.
Numerous miscellaneous items like Corvette event T-shirts, coffee mugs, tin signs, 50th Anniversary clock, framed Bowling Green Corvette Plant 10th Anniversary limited edition print, and probably many more things that I am forgetting about at this point.
I purchased these as part of a Zippo automobile series about 25 years ago.
Zippo had released them to the stores without first obtaining the appropriate licenses, and they were quickly recalled.
I managed to snag these two '54 & '65 Corvettes, before the recall........plus a '55 Cadillac, '57 Bel Air, '56 T/Bird and '65 Mustang. I think there were two more in the series which I was too late to get.........a GTO I think and something else which I forget.
Sign up on Facebook "HorsePower Freaks".
You will get all the updates on what were doing.
Lots of good events coming up (1/4 mile, Roll racing, Lunches... etc..)
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Corvette Memorabilia... What do you have?
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