1st time owner, long time wanter
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Feb 2013
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From: Luling TX
1st time owner, long time wanter
My high school sweetheart (now my wife) and I fell in Love with the long beautiful body of the C3 body style way back when, in more than one of our hours long telephone conversations we talked about having a 'Stingray' one day (I know its technically not one, but it was the style we were in love with, not necessarily that particular one). Well the planets finally aligned well enough for us to be able to get us one! Bought if off of craigslist from a local guy. It's BEAUTIFUL on the outside, flawless freshly professionally repainted/modified to match a 78' pace car. The interior has only minor things, and the engine could use a few small things, but that's half the fun for me. It's currently beautiful and mechanically sound enough to drive it though our local small town parade, car-shows, but there is all kinds of room for improvement under the hood. I will be around here a lot in the coming years if all goes well. Nice to meet each and every one!
Pro
Joined: Jan 2013
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From: San Angelo Texas
Congrats and welcome! I want a C3 as well as my C6, mainly because I want a car that I can get greasy with as well. In reality, if I could have one of each I probably would...
...with the exception of the C4, that one never caught my attention like the rest have.
...with the exception of the C4, that one never caught my attention like the rest have.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Wisconsin
Hello and welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your dream car and girl!
The Stingray designation gets murky. Chevy badged Corvettes as Stingrays through 1976 and because there was no generational change until 1984, C3s built after 1976 were still often referred to as Corvette Stingrays. Good Luck!
The Stingray designation gets murky. Chevy badged Corvettes as Stingrays through 1976 and because there was no generational change until 1984, C3s built after 1976 were still often referred to as Corvette Stingrays. Good Luck!
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Great story. Enjoy the ride and welcome to the club 
