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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 08:39 AM
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Ordered September 1997, Born December 1997, Took delivery January 5 1998. here is a little photo history through the years. Thanks for looking. 47000 miles















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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 08:57 AM
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Two happy owners, enjoying the dream, best move you made was replacing the wheels, love the upgrade.
Save The Wave.

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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 09:01 AM
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Frank your car looks great as usual, like me you take pride in it. You look like we could be brothers. Your wife looks like she could be my wife's sister. We are married 50 years.
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Frank your car looks great as usual, like me you take pride in it. You look like we could be brothers. Your wife looks like she could be my wife's sister. We are married 50 years.
Happy Fifty Years, keep on living the dream.
Yes your wife could pass has sisters, BUT you need buzz cut.

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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 09:15 AM
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Congrats on the milestone!
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 09:18 AM
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Frank your car looks great as usual, like me you take pride in it. You look like we could be brothers. Your wife looks like she could be my wife's sister. We are married 50 years.
We have been married 39 years. You and me would cause a lot of trouble!!!

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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 09:36 AM
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Lol, I can cause alot of problems all by myself, just ask my wife, or better yet, ask any of the moderators here, who have been putting up with me for 16 years.
I think we would be in jail if we put our heads together
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Evil-Twin
Frank your car looks great as usual, like me you take pride in it. You look like we could be brothers. Your wife looks like she could be my wife's sister. We are married 50 years.
He could be your twin.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 10:43 AM
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Way Cool !! Frank !!!! here's to at least 20 more years !!!
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 10:47 AM
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Nice work. I've never been in a position to order one, but you look like you've enjoyed it and that is the best part about it. Congrats and many more miles of smiles.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 11:23 AM
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Car looks great!
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 11:42 AM
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 11:44 AM
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Congratulations, Frank!

You got me to wondering who is the member here who has owned their C5 for the longest as the first owner. You must be in the running.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 12:45 PM
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I have a friend who still has his first car, 1970 Chevelle SS 454, finished a frame off restoration 3 summers ago (too bad it was hit early last summer being fixed now) anyway he has had the car over forty years, I have so much awe with you guys that keep a car so long !!!
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 03:32 PM
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I have a friend who still has his first car, 1970 Chevelle SS 454, finished a frame off restoration 3 summers ago (too bad it was hit early last summer being fixed now) anyway he has had the car over forty years, I have so much awe with you guys that keep a car so long !!!
Its not hard when you have a good car and you take care of it. Its hard for me to listen to all the complaints that are but forth about the early cars and how you should stay away from them. I tell my wife all the time after i spend time on here, I must of got the best one made because i own every mile on my car and i don't see the problems that plague a lot of these cars.
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Originally Posted by FRANK J CARCIA
Its not hard when you have a good car and you take care of it. Its hard for me to listen to all the complaints that are but forth about the early cars and how you should stay away from them. I tell my wife all the time after i spend time on here, I must of got the best one made because i own every mile on my car and i don't see the problems that plague a lot of these cars.
I hear you Frank, when I first came here and starting reading I thought what in the H did I buy ?? My one owner Dealer kept Vette with 50,000 when I bought it has been a very good car. Sure I replaced the TPMS with the Cultrag kit, but I have not looked back with that purchase. I had to fix the dim display on the HVAC unit (10 minutes) and my air quit working a relay is all that was. I have been through the car front to rear, right now I can't think of another issue, although when I installed the LS 6 intake I re-located the oil sender. Been a great car and I am sure it's going with me to the grave !!
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Congrats!!! Nice set of photos!
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 05:31 PM
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Congrats! After 19 years your Vette still looks great!
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 05:57 PM
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Congrats! After 19 years your Vette still looks great!
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