Tell Your Favorite Corvette Story
06-17-2018, 07:01 AM
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Tell Your Favorite Corvette Story
I had just purchased a new 2008 White Convertible it was the month of June and I still lived in Sacramento.I was headed East on I-75 headed towards a great golf course up in the foothills.I looked in the rearview mirror and I noticed what appeared to be a Yellow Z06 approaching on my left at great speed.When the Corvette pulled even with me I turned and looked and there was an older man saluting me, immediately I thought to myself "Damn that looks like Chuck Yaeger" as the car pulled away I noticed The License Plate USAF1.I had just been saluted by the Greatest Pilot Ever that was quite a thrill for me. 
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06-17-2018, 07:25 AM
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Very cool story!
I came out of the store and walked toward my 03 Millennium Yellow vert that was parked out away from everyone else. There were 2 adults and a kid of about 8 standing next to it, looking it over. When I got there they asked if they could take a picture with the kid next to the car. I said to hold on a minute, that I would do better than that. I dropped the top and had the kid sit in the driver's seat. You should have seen the look on his face; it made my day. I found out the people were visiting from Sweden.
I did the same thing with my current GS Centennial vert in a restaurant parking lot for a 16 or 17 year old girl. She wanted a picture of her next to the car to show her boyfriend, so I told her to climb in and get a good picture. She laughed and said "he's going to be so jealous".
I love seeing young people who are excited about our cars (or cars in general).
I came out of the store and walked toward my 03 Millennium Yellow vert that was parked out away from everyone else. There were 2 adults and a kid of about 8 standing next to it, looking it over. When I got there they asked if they could take a picture with the kid next to the car. I said to hold on a minute, that I would do better than that. I dropped the top and had the kid sit in the driver's seat. You should have seen the look on his face; it made my day. I found out the people were visiting from Sweden.
I did the same thing with my current GS Centennial vert in a restaurant parking lot for a 16 or 17 year old girl. She wanted a picture of her next to the car to show her boyfriend, so I told her to climb in and get a good picture. She laughed and said "he's going to be so jealous".
I love seeing young people who are excited about our cars (or cars in general).
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06-17-2018, 08:38 AM
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When I was a boy I used to stay with my cousins for a few weeks in the summer. I must’ve been about six or seven years old. we were walking up to the corner store. On the way back there was a new (63-64), dark blue or black Corvette stingray sitting in a driveway. We get to their house, they grab the camera and took a picture of me beside the car. About two weeks later (drug store photo development, young guys) when the picture came in the mail, I kept it for years and years. I don’t know whatever happened to the picture but that was when I realized someday I would own Corvette. Luckily I’ve been able to own three.
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06-17-2018, 01:06 PM
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My late cousin John had what I believe was either a 64 or 65 model Corvette that had from what I thought was a 427 with a 4 speed, roll cage setup, fire extinguisher, and set up for track racing. He came up for the weekend and took me for a ride. We turned around on a spot on the loop in our town and took off. In a very short distance, we were going over 130 miles an hour and it was the fastest car I had ever been in being only 10 at the time...John drove it like he stole it all the time...I was hooked..... I'm on my 3rd Corvette now, but sure wish I had his old one...
06-17-2018, 08:28 PM
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My late cousin John had what I believe was either a 64 or 65 model Corvette that had from what I thought was a 427 with a 4 speed, roll cage setup, fire extinguisher, and set up for track racing. He came up for the weekend and took me for a ride. We turned around on a spot on the loop in our town and took off. In a very short distance, we were going over 130 miles an hour and it was the fastest car I had ever been in being only 10 at the time...John drove it like he stole it all the time...I was hooked..... I'm on my 3rd Corvette now, but sure wish I had his old one...
06-17-2018, 09:21 PM
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In 1972 bought a 58 for 1500 dollars and had the car repainted for 300 dollars. Needed a air cleaner so I made one out of a lard can lid had to be low profile to fit under the hood. Kept the car for about one year and made a even trade for a 67 vert with a factory 3 speed straight drive. Less than 400 of them were produced.
06-17-2018, 11:39 PM
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back in the day when i was racing my 72 lt-1, i trailered it out to a fellow club members standard station at the intersection of i-70 and hwy 79 in o'fallon, mo. to work on it as i had a miss that i couldn't get rid of. i pulled in next to the station, unloaded, drove it into one of the bays and raised the hood. instantly i had about 5-6 extra minds and twice the hands to figure out the problem. oh, did i mention it was open coolers while working and i also was running open headers? so about an hour later we figured we had the problem licked and the 'proof was in the pudding' so i started it back up and headed up hwy 79, over the railroad bridge and about a 1/4 mile and made a u'ie. this time i laid into it and when i was in the middle of the bridge one of o'fallons finest was coming towards me. instantly the lights and siren came on but he couldn't turn around until he got off the bridge. i beat feet back to the station, slid across the lot and parked next to my car with the trailer blocking part of it and was standing in the doorway. here comes barney fife, pulls into the station lot and stops right in front of me and asks me if i saw a blue corvette come by. i said he went that way, pointing towards i-70 and off he goes in all his glory. now everyone in the station had to stop what they were doing figuring i was headed to jail but when he took off, every one was just rolling. they just couldn't believe what just happened. left the cars and trailer set for a couple hours before loading up and heading for home.
honest, true story.
honest, true story.
06-18-2018, 06:49 AM
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back in the day when i was racing my 72 lt-1, i trailered it out to a fellow club members standard station at the intersection of i-70 and hwy 79 in o'fallon, mo. to work on it as i had a miss that i couldn't get rid of. i pulled in next to the station, unloaded, drove it into one of the bays and raised the hood. instantly i had about 5-6 extra minds and twice the hands to figure out the problem. oh, did i mention it was open coolers while working and i also was running open headers? so about an hour later we figured we had the problem licked and the 'proof was in the pudding' so i started it back up and headed up hwy 79, over the railroad bridge and about a 1/4 mile and made a u'ie. this time i laid into it and when i was in the middle of the bridge one of o'fallons finest was coming towards me. instantly the lights and siren came on but he couldn't turn around until he got off the bridge. i beat feet back to the station, slid across the lot and parked next to my car with the trailer blocking part of it and was standing in the doorway. here comes barney fife, pulls into the station lot and stops right in front of me and asks me if i saw a blue corvette come by. i said he went that way, pointing towards i-70 and off he goes in all his glory. now everyone in the station had to stop what they were doing figuring i was headed to jail but when he took off, every one was just rolling. they just couldn't believe what just happened. left the cars and trailer set for a couple hours before loading up and heading for home.
honest, true story.
honest, true story.
06-18-2018, 06:53 AM
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back in the day when i was racing my 72 lt-1, i trailered it out to a fellow club members standard station at the intersection of i-70 and hwy 79 in o'fallon, mo. to work on it as i had a miss that i couldn't get rid of. i pulled in next to the station, unloaded, drove it into one of the bays and raised the hood. instantly i had about 5-6 extra minds and twice the hands to figure out the problem. oh, did i mention it was open coolers while working and i also was running open headers? so about an hour later we figured we had the problem licked and the 'proof was in the pudding' so i started it back up and headed up hwy 79, over the railroad bridge and about a 1/4 mile and made a u'ie. this time i laid into it and when i was in the middle of the bridge one of o'fallons finest was coming towards me. instantly the lights and siren came on but he couldn't turn around until he got off the bridge. i beat feet back to the station, slid across the lot and parked next to my car with the trailer blocking part of it and was standing in the doorway. here comes barney fife, pulls into the station lot and stops right in front of me and asks me if i saw a blue corvette come by. i said he went that way, pointing towards i-70 and off he goes in all his glory. now everyone in the station had to stop what they were doing figuring i was headed to jail but when he took off, every one was just rolling. they just couldn't believe what just happened. left the cars and trailer set for a couple hours before loading up and heading for home.
honest, true story.
honest, true story.
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06-18-2018, 11:09 AM
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sig sutherland, rip, was the owner of the standard station and we all belonged to boone trail corvette club. when the state 'revamped' the i-70/hwy 79 interchange, the station was torn down and sig opened an automotive repair shop in o'fallon. this incident was back in the late 70's.
06-18-2018, 11:30 AM
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I am the kid on the bike... all my same story as I grew up, married , kids, braces, houise stuff and no Corvette yet. ... where the story changes is I am not dead yet and I have 2 Corvette C6 GS.
06-18-2018, 12:58 PM
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Maybe the best stories are when one lets a child sit behind the steering wheel.
The joy the kid gets lasts for weeks.
Otherwise, getting thumbs up from homeless people is priceless.
Unfortunately, I have no excited cheerleader stories in my history.
The joy the kid gets lasts for weeks.
Otherwise, getting thumbs up from homeless people is priceless.
Unfortunately, I have no excited cheerleader stories in my history.
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06-18-2018, 01:19 PM
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My other Corvette story would be this with my 6 yr old granddaughter.
She has always ridden in a car seat in Momma's SUV - in the Rear Seat.
One day we had to go to the store and I took a Booster seat put it in the Grand Sport. Asked if she wanted to go to the store with Grandpa. She said quite loud - YES!, so I put her in the Corvette , buckle her up and she asks, Can we take the Top off?, So I did , She said Grandpa this is so cool! We are driving along and I have the 60's channel on Sirius radio, and Neil Diamond comes on with Sweet Caroline... My granddaughter is now snapping her fingers to the beat of the song and swaying back n forth,, saying "This is sooooooo Cool." Then I punched it going up a hill in second gear--- you should have heard the scream.!!!
She has always ridden in a car seat in Momma's SUV - in the Rear Seat.
One day we had to go to the store and I took a Booster seat put it in the Grand Sport. Asked if she wanted to go to the store with Grandpa. She said quite loud - YES!, so I put her in the Corvette , buckle her up and she asks, Can we take the Top off?, So I did , She said Grandpa this is so cool! We are driving along and I have the 60's channel on Sirius radio, and Neil Diamond comes on with Sweet Caroline... My granddaughter is now snapping her fingers to the beat of the song and swaying back n forth,, saying "This is sooooooo Cool." Then I punched it going up a hill in second gear--- you should have heard the scream.!!!
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06-18-2018, 02:41 PM
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My favorite story is a kid behind the wheel story. I walked out of a Verizon store in Colorado springs, and there was a little boy jumping up and down shouting about riding in the race car. As you can see from the picture, he was wearing his lightening McQueen shirt. His parents were trying to shoo him along, but I asked if he wanted to sit in it. He hopped in, and started making racecar noises behind the wheel. I fired it up for him, and let him stand on the gas a little. It may have made his day, but it really made mine. I was in the middle of a long term injury at the time, and a long way away from home for I didn't know how long. That little boy probably made my month.
I have a Corvette because I love it, but also because it brings others joy. I'm now on my second, a C6Z. In the first weekend we got so many compliments, and people wanting to look at the car, and just smiles.
I have a Corvette because I love it, but also because it brings others joy. I'm now on my second, a C6Z. In the first weekend we got so many compliments, and people wanting to look at the car, and just smiles.
06-18-2018, 06:46 PM
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back in the day when i was racing my 72 lt-1, i trailered it out to a fellow club members standard station at the intersection of i-70 and hwy 79 in o'fallon, mo. to work on it as i had a miss that i couldn't get rid of. i pulled in next to the station, unloaded, drove it into one of the bays and raised the hood. instantly i had about 5-6 extra minds and twice the hands to figure out the problem. oh, did i mention it was open coolers while working and i also was running open headers? so about an hour later we figured we had the problem licked and the 'proof was in the pudding' so i started it back up and headed up hwy 79, over the railroad bridge and about a 1/4 mile and made a u'ie. this time i laid into it and when i was in the middle of the bridge one of o'fallons finest was coming towards me. instantly the lights and siren came on but he couldn't turn around until he got off the bridge. i beat feet back to the station, slid across the lot and parked next to my car with the trailer blocking part of it and was standing in the doorway. here comes barney fife, pulls into the station lot and stops right in front of me and asks me if i saw a blue corvette come by. i said he went that way, pointing towards i-70 and off he goes in all his glory. now everyone in the station had to stop what they were doing figuring i was headed to jail but when he took off, every one was just rolling. they just couldn't believe what just happened. left the cars and trailer set for a couple hours before loading up and heading for home.
honest, true story.
honest, true story.
That is so funny !!!
06-20-2018, 04:20 PM
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I have two good stories. When I was about 10 years old I was kicked in the chin by a horse. My dad raced down some straight back roads going around 100 MPH, and the pain in my chin didn't matter because of the joy of going so fast in his '68.
My second story isn't as nice, I just finished washing/waxing my 2007, and pulled it into the driveway while I washed/waxed my 1964. My daughter walks out of the house while I'm washing my 1964 and tells me she's going to the store as she walks past my 2007 corvette. Okay, fine, I figure how can she miss the 2007 corvette in the driveway, right?! Well, as I'm washing the car, I watch as she backs her car into the door of my 2007 and didn't stop until I started screaming, waving my arms and running at her. Her comment was I didn't see the car. She was just oblivious to the vehicle even being there. Then she said, "I guess this means I get to inherit this car as I've already marked it." Well, we'll see about that.
My second story isn't as nice, I just finished washing/waxing my 2007, and pulled it into the driveway while I washed/waxed my 1964. My daughter walks out of the house while I'm washing my 1964 and tells me she's going to the store as she walks past my 2007 corvette. Okay, fine, I figure how can she miss the 2007 corvette in the driveway, right?! Well, as I'm washing the car, I watch as she backs her car into the door of my 2007 and didn't stop until I started screaming, waving my arms and running at her. Her comment was I didn't see the car. She was just oblivious to the vehicle even being there. Then she said, "I guess this means I get to inherit this car as I've already marked it." Well, we'll see about that.
