New Guy from Virginia
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New Guy from Virginia
Hi, I'm Steve from Virginia Beach, Va.
Although I'm new to this forum I'm not new to Corvettes. My first one was sitting in my dad's garage the day I turned 21, 1962 Silver/Black. Although I wanted one before that, my dad would not cosign the note at the bank so as soon as the bank opened on my birthday, I made my dream come true! What a thrill, I'll never forget those days, if I could have figured out how to get it in the house so I could sleep in it I probably would have.
19 Corvettes later, including a '54, I decided to stray a little into the Italian cars, one Pantera, 2 Ferrari's. I took one of my Ferrari's to the dealer for the 15,000 mile checkup and received a huge eye opener, the estimate was $8,800, that would buy a nice pre-owned Corvette. So, I can cross off all the Italian cars from my list for now and now start looking for an automatic Corvette driver, but I still root for Ferrari in Formula 1.
Back in the trail I have made in my car life, I worked for the guys that make Corvette's, 10 years with Chevrolet Division of GM. I was an Area Service Manager, District Manager and the Zone Business Manager. I was also the president of a local Corvette club and participated in many functions including our annual Braille Rally for visually challenged kids.
Now I have a part time job buying cars for dealers at dealer car auctions, and will be looking for a driver for my yet to be numbered childhood. The last time I got in a Corvette, three people had to help me get out, so maybe I've lost my mind, again.
Looking forward to joining all of you in your discussions.
PS: I'm not too intuitive with navigating forums, if I get lost, please throw me a life raft.
Thanks,
Steve
Although I'm new to this forum I'm not new to Corvettes. My first one was sitting in my dad's garage the day I turned 21, 1962 Silver/Black. Although I wanted one before that, my dad would not cosign the note at the bank so as soon as the bank opened on my birthday, I made my dream come true! What a thrill, I'll never forget those days, if I could have figured out how to get it in the house so I could sleep in it I probably would have.
19 Corvettes later, including a '54, I decided to stray a little into the Italian cars, one Pantera, 2 Ferrari's. I took one of my Ferrari's to the dealer for the 15,000 mile checkup and received a huge eye opener, the estimate was $8,800, that would buy a nice pre-owned Corvette. So, I can cross off all the Italian cars from my list for now and now start looking for an automatic Corvette driver, but I still root for Ferrari in Formula 1.
Back in the trail I have made in my car life, I worked for the guys that make Corvette's, 10 years with Chevrolet Division of GM. I was an Area Service Manager, District Manager and the Zone Business Manager. I was also the president of a local Corvette club and participated in many functions including our annual Braille Rally for visually challenged kids.
Now I have a part time job buying cars for dealers at dealer car auctions, and will be looking for a driver for my yet to be numbered childhood. The last time I got in a Corvette, three people had to help me get out, so maybe I've lost my mind, again.
Looking forward to joining all of you in your discussions.
PS: I'm not too intuitive with navigating forums, if I get lost, please throw me a life raft.
Thanks,
Steve
Last edited by ThePetFoodGuy; Dec 7, 2007 at 07:29 AM.
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Aloha Steve and welcome to the CF and great to have someone of your expertise on the board. I was like you and strayed away from Corvettes going with the European cars, but like you I found my way back and I vowed never to be without a Corvette in my garage. 
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