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Old Dec 8, 2025 | 09:16 AM
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New member from Texas here. Just picked up a nice 2004 6-speed from the original owner. What a beautiful machine! Hoping to learn here and maybe make some friends along the way.
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Welcome! What a beautiful C5. Love your handle as, in reality, that’s what we all are. Enjoy your Corvette time as, hopefully, we will be able to get some good weather for cruising this winter in Texas.
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome, really appreciate it! Looking forward to learning from you all and enjoying this community. The car has been awesome. Getting ready to do a fluid refresh and some other things before Christmas. Shes a beautiful time capsule of a car. Still has the original cargo cover and a ton of documentation. The original owner really loved it. Only mod seems to be a hurst shifter, and I added the window tint after I got it. Goal is preservation and enjoyment right now.
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Originally Posted by RocketRob
Welcome! What a beautiful C5. Love your handle as, in reality, that’s what we all are. Enjoy your Corvette time as, hopefully, we will be able to get some good weather for cruising this winter in Texas.

Thanks! Once I saw how original it was, my plans for insane mods kind of disappeared. Plus it having come from the original owner just kinda cemented it. I may plan for some very light "bolt ons" in the future but the car has no need for it. Preservation/ conservation is the big goal. Definitely getting the driving time in!
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Welcome. Beautiful C5. Congrats and enjoy.
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