My Centennial on the deck of the Carrier Lexington
09-10-2011, 06:17 PM
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Melting Slicks
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My Centennial on the deck of the Carrier Lexington
You must add this event on your bucket list.....Vette's & Jets is held every two years in Corpus Christi, TX as a fund raiser for the "Wounded Warriors Project. They put 350 Corvettes on the deck of the Lexington for the weekend, check into this one for 2013 (beware, registration fills up fast) 
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http://www.vettesandjetsonthelex.org/
Here are a couple of Pics of my Centennial on the Lex;
A few more pics of the my car;
Link to the album of this weekends Pics here:
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r...pus%20Christi/
Photos do not do the paint justice on this car....you must see it in the sunlight! And yes, she's three days old as of today
This is a Link to Video of loading cars onto the carrier. This was done very early in the morning with little light........
http://vimeo.com/28992782
Link to Aerial photos of the Vette's N Jetts on the Lex;
http://lanmonaerial.com/VettesJetsLex091011/index.htm
.http://www.vettesandjetsonthelex.org/
Here are a couple of Pics of my Centennial on the Lex;
A few more pics of the my car;
Link to the album of this weekends Pics here:
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r...pus%20Christi/
Photos do not do the paint justice on this car....you must see it in the sunlight! And yes, she's three days old as of today
This is a Link to Video of loading cars onto the carrier. This was done very early in the morning with little light........
http://vimeo.com/28992782
Link to Aerial photos of the Vette's N Jetts on the Lex;
http://lanmonaerial.com/VettesJetsLex091011/index.htm
Last edited by hisvett; 09-16-2011 at 05:51 PM. Reason: Add Aerial Photo Link....
Please post some good pics of your Centennial.......I think you're the first one here.....first I've seen anyway. TIA
09-10-2011, 06:33 PM
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Melting Slicks
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09-13-2011, 01:17 PM
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Burning Brakes
That's the first time I've seen the Lady Lex since she used to be berthed in downtown Pensacola. I'm glad the ship found a home rather than being sold for scrap.
09-13-2011, 06:28 PM
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Melting Slicks
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FYI; Classic Chevy in Grapevine has a Centennial Vert parked in front of the showroom......just saw it today......4LT, NPP $78K MSRP
Last edited by hisvett; 09-13-2011 at 06:32 PM.
09-14-2011, 01:04 PM
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Melting Slicks
Gee, the last time I had my car on a carrier (the USS Shangri-La CV38) was in 1966 when we sailed from the Philadelphia Navy Yard to our home port in Jacksonville, FL. We had to sign a release that said if we went to war they could dump our cars overboard!
Anyway, nice pics!
Anyway, nice pics!
09-26-2011, 10:40 PM
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Nice looking Centennial... I love the blacked out look...
I was part of the decommissioning crew for the Blue Ghost. Duty on there was great... I was a tour guide on duty days... Do they still have all of the red Japanese flags except for the one black one above the quarterdeck? I have been meaning to go to TX and take a tour, just have to make the time and do it...
I was part of the decommissioning crew for the Blue Ghost. Duty on there was great... I was a tour guide on duty days... Do they still have all of the red Japanese flags except for the one black one above the quarterdeck? I have been meaning to go to TX and take a tour, just have to make the time and do it...
