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Old Jan 20, 2020 | 04:41 PM
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I do not have a Corvette at this moment, but I hope to buy a C7 in the near future. I owned a 1961 injected Vette from 1963 to 1968 and then a 1957 which I restored and owned for 29 years. I sold the '57 about 10 years ago and then had three Porsche 911's and now have a Nissan 370Z, all summer cars. I was a founder and the first Vice President of the Corvette Club of Rhode Island back in the 60's. So, about a week ago I happened to see a C7, got an itch, did some research, looked at a ton of videos and pictures and fell in love. I am hoping to buy a 3-4 year old C7, standard, coupe soon. How did I not notice these amazing cars until now??
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Old Jan 20, 2020 | 06:25 PM
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The C7 is one awesome corvette. You're going to love driving it. Welcome to the forum.
Old Jan 20, 2020 | 06:42 PM
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Old Jan 20, 2020 | 09:51 PM
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The C7 is a great car. Good luck in your search and hope you find one soon.
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Old Jan 24, 2020 | 09:47 AM
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Nothing quite as beautiful as a C7 good luck on your search!
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Well, I did find a beautiful 2015 Torch Red C7 Z51 M7 coupe a month and half ago. Wow, what a car!!
When I first introduced myself here I wanted to attach pictures of my previous Corvettes, but could not figure out how to attached them. Here they are.




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Congrats on your new Vette! I too had a couple 911s and an older Vette (C3) before jumping to a C7 (M7, Z51, vert). I love mine and I'm confident you will love your's!

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Old May 25, 2020 | 05:14 PM
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Sweet,congrats and welcome aboard.
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Welcome!! Very sweet Vettes you've had over the years!!! That's a beautiful C7 and and I'm glad to hear it has a manual transmission!!
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Looks great, congratulations!
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