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Old Jun 1, 2019 | 12:11 PM
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A Boat ramp picture BUMP For this former sticky all by itself Thread.Comeon Verties keep it alive

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Old Jun 1, 2019 | 12:57 PM
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Side trip on my way home from Spring Mountain early in May.
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Old Jun 1, 2019 | 01:11 PM
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One of the best looking verts ever a 1975. It was also the lowest rated vette HP wise with only 165. The 53-55 had 150 hp but that was before they changed the way hp was rated back in 71 or 72. A real looker nontheless.
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Old Jun 1, 2019 | 07:47 PM
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Works for me! 2014 vert Z51 3LT 7M only 9300 miles.... had it up for sale thinking I would order a 2019 Grand Sport vert but looks like the window is closed!
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Old Jun 1, 2019 | 10:47 PM
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Took delivery at the Museum - great experience, btw - and I noticed that the trunk gets pretty warm. Not all that surprised, but wasn't really prepared for it. Does this affect anyone on road trips? Didn't really have any particular problem, but it made me think to be careful about what goes in the trunk.

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Old Jun 1, 2019 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Corgidog1
One of the best looking verts ever a 1975. It was also the lowest rated vette HP wise with only 165. The 53-55 had 150 hp but that was before they changed the way hp was rated back in 71 or 72. A real looker nontheless.
1975 was also the last year of the Corvette Convertible until it was brought back in 1986 as the Pace Car.






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Old Jun 2, 2019 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by naylor99
Took delivery at the Museum - great experience, btw - and I noticed that the trunk gets pretty warm. Not all that surprised, but wasn't really prepared for it. Does this affect anyone on road trips? Didn't really have any particular problem, but it made me think to be careful about what goes in the trunk.

A few pics of my new Vert;

Beautiful car, congrats on the purchase and museum delivery. I recently took delivery of my Z06 vert the day before you did and drove it from Criswell Chevrolet in Maryland to Florida. The outside temps were in the high 90's most of the way, and yes the trunk did get hot. I had it full of luggage since I was also visiting my sister as part of the trip. I used the entire trunk area, so was unable to use the drop top. I didn't have any issues. I had some plastic wrapped items in the luggage and no ill effects. My only regret was that I had so much stuff in there that I couldn't drop the top. You will be fine for road trips.
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Old Jun 3, 2019 | 05:07 PM
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Top down all the way!

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Over the years I've had 15 Corvettes. All but one were soft tops. Here's my current 2014 3LT A6 VERT!:


Very Sharp car. I have cousins on Treasure Island.
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Old Jun 5, 2019 | 02:30 PM
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Works for me! 2014 vert Z51 3LT 7M only 9300 miles.... had it up for sale thinking I would order a 2019 Grand Sport vert but looks like the window is closed!
Nice color
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Old Jun 5, 2019 | 02:39 PM
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My 2014 with newly installed black oem rims.
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Old Jun 6, 2019 | 08:17 PM
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It's drop top weather here in AZ, in fact it's getting almost to hot to have the top down.. the "cooled" seats just don't cut it when top down even with the air on high and pushed to the floor under the seats...

2016 DSOM 3LZ.. love it!

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Old Jun 6, 2019 | 09:30 PM
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Greetings fellow DSOM owner.It’s cooler in the Carolina’s..
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Old Jun 7, 2019 | 02:33 PM
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Greetings fellow DSOM owner.It’s cooler in the Carolina’s..
AWESOME looking car you have there! Good choice of colors...
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Old Jun 13, 2019 | 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Corgidog1
One of the best looking verts ever a 1975. It was also the lowest rated vette HP wise with only 165. The 53-55 had 150 hp but that was before they changed the way hp was rated back in 71 or 72. A real looker nontheless.
Beautiful '75. I've got a white one. L48 4speed, both tops, blue leather. 29K miles. But it needs restoring. It's also the heaviest Vette as the '75s were the first with both bumpers to meet 5 mph impact standards and first catalytic converters. And the roadster was a few pounds heavier than the coupe back then. I've had mine since 1979, 40 years now.

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Old Jun 13, 2019 | 12:52 PM
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Just placed an order for my first Corvette Convertible. (6/7/19) . Can’t wait to drop the top ! ELB/Kalahari interior / chrome wheels. Will post a pic in 6 to 8 weeks. 👍🏼
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Old Jun 13, 2019 | 03:25 PM
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That's a great color combo, and after owning 5 coupes, the vert has been a whole new experience for me! Enjoy the new ride!!
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Old Jun 13, 2019 | 03:51 PM
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Finally getting some boating weather!


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Old Jun 13, 2019 | 03:52 PM
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Thanks, previous 5 were all coupes.
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