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The Camaro did it for me. I started with a '69 junker... then bought a brand new Z28 in 1977. Not long after some friends were hosting a midshipman from the Naval Academy that owned a '69 Corvette. He was keeping it at there home while at the academy in Annapolis. He let me take one Saturday for the day in exchange for driving my Z28. I fell in love with Corvette. I have owned numerous Camaros over the years and finally broke down in 1999 and bought my first Corvette, a 1994. I now own a 50th Anniversary convertible but it won't be my last.
My Vette story started in the 50's. I fell in love with a silver 58 with white coves and black interior. In 1977, I bought my first Vette, a sliver 69 T-Top. Five years later I bought my second Vette a a silver 69 vert. Last year I bought my third Vette, a magnetic red 04 targa top. I love them all and still own all 3.
I'm 61 and my grandfather bought my grandmother a 1958 Corvette new. Her health declined just a few years after and the car was rarely driven after that. After she passed away in 1979 he sold it to get it out of the family due to the greed of some of the siblings. I didn't know it was gone until he told me he sold it...for sticker price. He was very pleased and I was shocked.
The soft top had never been up, the original tires were removed and stored (they didn't ride very well) and it had 12,500-ish miles on it. He always took care of it. Serviced it regularly and kept it clean just in case grandma got better.
I drove it once just to help him get it home from getting services. Base 283/'Glide. I was in heaven for a few minutes that day. I'm on my fourth Corvette now and may keep this one for a few years. I've owned a bunch of old cars and muscle cars over the years but so far my 2002 Z06 is hard to beat in regards to pure ownership and driving pleasure.
I was 12 yrs old when the '63 split window came out and I saw my first one. Fell in love. We lived 3 or 4 blocks from the Chevy dealer and everyday after school I would ride my bike down to the dealership to see if they had a Corvette. The one day I went down and there sat a black split window on the showroom floor. I was standing looking at it thru the window when someone behind me in a very deep voice said: "what you doin son?" I turn around and it was a salesman probably 6'6" 250 lbs (or so it seemed). I said I was just looking at the car. He then asked me if I wanted to go in and sit in it. Of course I did and I was SOLD!!! I have returned that favor several times.
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Gotcha all beat on this one. I was born July 1956. That fall, my father ordered out a full option '57 fuelly, venetian red/shoreline beige. Grew up with that car. What makes the story even better, the summer of '62, my dad became head master of a well recognized private girls school in PA, high school grades 9-12. We lived on campus. I used to drive that car, underage of course, all over the back roads of the grounds. Sometimes had company. Did ALOT of growing up there.
Still have the first one I ever purchased, a '67 euro export roadster with both tops. Wife and I drove the car on our honeymoon Oct 1977. Lucky enough to still have both firsts.
Chas
Gotcha all beat on this one. I was born July 1956. That fall, my father ordered out a full option '57 fuelly, venetian red/shoreline beige. Grew up with that car. What makes the story even better, the summer of '62, my dad became head master of a well recognized private girls school in PA, high school grades 9-12. We lived on campus. I used to drive that car, underage of course, all over the back roads of the grounds. Sometimes had company. Did ALOT of growing up there.
Still have the first one I ever purchased, a '67 euro export roadster with both tops. Wife and I drove the car on our honeymoon Oct 1977. Lucky enough to still have both firsts.
Chas
I was born 1953 , corvette was born 1953. My dad was a car guy, alway chevy. Every September, Bonanza would dedicate part of its show to the new chevy's. Always showing a corvette. loved the show. Learned how to drive on a 65 Impala 4 door with a 396 big block. When the 68 corvette body style came out it caught my eye. Then I found this on the side of the road, late 60's early 70', while skate boarding on a road that was closed for construction. Had to have one
Never had the kind of money to buy a corvette. Until 1997 when I ordered a new c5, at the age of 45. Only regret, my Dad was not here to enjoy it with me.
From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
Originally Posted by akapounder
that is really what it is all about,my dad never did crap with me or for me, always worked on my parents cars, my dad would not even pay for parts. told me I owed him for a roof over my head. moved out when I was 16 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry to hear that. Glad your doing well now though.
Ok so being a child of the 70's and growing up and still living in St. Louis I have the love for Corvettes. I was in 4th grade and my teacher had a white with red interior 77. I loved that car. I rode my bike to her house and would wash it. Then she would take me to Dairy Queen for ice cream. I think her husband must have worked for either GM or Corvette at the time. He had a brand new 78 Pace Car with no stripes on it in the garage. So the scout troop I belonged to one of the dads worked for Corvette and took us as a group to the plant in 1980. Later on he had a 2 tone red 81. My dad is a retired St. Louis city police officer and they used to hire the police to drive the cars off the line and park them because they would get stolen off the lot. My dad has always been into cars with a love for Corvette and that rubbed off on me and now it's rubbing of on my son. I had a 1968 Chevelle I completely restored and sold it to buy my first Vette in 2007. A 2003 Millennium Yellow convertible. I sold it in 2011 when my son was born. Bought a 1996 Grand Sport in 2014 and just bought my dream....2003 Z06 in Millennium Yellow with 18,xxx miles. In 2014 my dad finally bought his first Vette, a 2011 Crystal Red Grand Sport. We get to enjoy the passion together and my son loves it too! Somehow the wife tolerates me.
ok so being a child of the 70's and growing up and still living in st. Louis i have the love for corvettes. I was in 4th grade and my teacher had a white with red interior 77. I loved that car. I rode my bike to her house and would wash it. Then she would take me to dairy queen for ice cream. I think her husband must have worked for either gm or corvette at the time. He had a brand new 78 pace car with no stripes on it in the garage. So the scout troop i belonged to one of the dads worked for corvette and took us as a group to the plant in 1980. Later on he had a 2 tone red 81. My dad is a retired st. Louis city police officer and they used to hire the police to drive the cars off the line and park them because they would get stolen off the lot. My dad has always been into cars with a love for corvette and that rubbed off on me and now it's rubbing of on my son. I had a 1968 chevelle i completely restored and sold it to buy my first vette in 2007. A 2003 millennium yellow convertible. I sold it in 2011 when my son was born. Bought a 1996 grand sport in 2014 and just bought my dream....2003 z06 in millennium yellow with 18,xxx miles. In 2014 my dad finally bought his first vette, a 2011 crystal red grand sport. We get to enjoy the passion together and my son loves it too! Somehow the wife tolerates me.
Sorry to hear that. Glad your doing well now though.
My son has been in my car since he was born...
They are BOTH 2004 models.....
NICE !!!!! My 3 nieces each have 2 girls,so I kept teasing my nephew he better have a boy so I can Will all my tools and Corvette to him !!! He now has a son who is 14 months old, life is GOOD !!!
Mine was in 1966 a friend had a 62 with a 327/365 hp. with side pipes. Then when I graduated in 67 my other friend got a 1967 vert. I got a 4 door 1958 olds 88.
When I was 7 a little old lady 3 houses down the street bought a new '63 split window, white with red interior and a powerglide. My sister and I thought she was the little old lady from Pasadena transplanted in Fresno! In 1976 a local Chevy dealership offered her a new '76 in the same color combo in trade for it. She refused and a few years later she was driving a Datsun 240 or 260 Z! She was at least 55 or so when she bought the split window!
The first Corvette I saw was in 1960 when I was on the school bus in Tulsa, OK. It was a white convertible C2. Did not know what it was at the time as I was only about 9 years old, but thought it was cool.
The next Corvette I remember was a blue 1965 coupe that was spinning on a turret in the middle of the George Young Chevy dealership showroom in Midland, TX. I was in High School by then, but that Corvette sat there for sale for months as they we asking $5,000 for it!
My next memory was watching 3 new silver 1969 Stingrays going through downtown late at night on their way to Dallas - back then that is how they moved cars between dealerships here. They looked like 3 spaceships going through town.
But the "burn" started for me in 1971 when I saw a Steel Cities Grey 1971 sitting on the Don Crow Chevrolet used car lot in Lubbock, TX. I was in college then, and stopped to take a test-drive in it. THAT WAS IT!
Then next year I bought my first of several new Corvettes. I special ordered a 1972 Steel Cities Grey 454 loaded coupe for $6,125!!!
Growing up I had always thought that Vettes were cool...but the C3 was never a "must-have". Neither was a C4.
I think it was about 15 years ago. I was helping my father-in-law with his yard work business. He had me up on the top of this TALL house cleaning out gutters when I saw it a few driveways over - a white C5 with black interior. I'll never forget it - THAT'S when I got hooked.
Fast forward to today - that's exactly what I've been blessed to finally have.
