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Old Jul 23, 2020 | 09:16 PM
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Post pics of random Vettes you spot in Public.

UPDATE: I ALSO STARTED A ROAD-TRIP THREAD WHERE YOU CAN POST ROADTRIP PICS AND VIDEOS.


(NO Car Shows Etc. PICS PLEASE)

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Saw this 73 at a gas station in Puyallup Washington. Nice looking car.
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There is one in the regional threads, you could start one Tony. I see them all the time around here, but if they don’t have chrome bumpers I don’t know the intricacies of th rubber bumper cars to get a year estimate, the C4 and C5 are easy and after that they all look similar to me...I just wave at them all!!
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I'll wait...maybe other members will post pics of Vettes they spot while cruising around. I didnt want to cause an accident by trying to get a couple pics of the car.
In my area I may see other Vettes a couple times a month.
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Old Jul 28, 2020 | 11:04 PM
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Great idea.
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Old Jul 28, 2020 | 11:30 PM
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The only C3’s C2’s or C1’s I see are here on the forum.
Please post some photos.
Thanks for starting this Tony.
Great idea!
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Old Jul 29, 2020 | 03:56 PM
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Here are a couple pictures from a Cars & Coffee we have locally every Saturday morning. First picture is from the 18th. Beautiful work of art pulled in next to my 76! WOOHOOO!



This is from this past weekend. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!!!


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Old Jul 29, 2020 | 05:13 PM
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Red 75 Vert I spotted at Jersey Shore

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Default spotted in the WILD!!!!!

I am other Forums....Sorry! I have other sports cars.

In the Scirocco Forums they have regional 'SPOTTED' forums. I love them. But here is some 'rules' I'd like to see here.

The reason 'Regional' is merely that (Say) CA guys don't really care about a car in NJ. You kinda want to know who's running around your neighborhood.

NO CARS AT CAR SHOWS! Cannot post pictures of YOUR OWN CAR...again violates the 'spotted' thing. Cannot post cars sitting on dealers lots and such.

Kinda violates the whole 'spotted in the wild thing'. Car shows are canned, you EXPECT to see them there...I have hundreds of my car(s) at car shows.

C-3's in storms, C-3's being passed or passing you. C-3's at a gas-pump, you get it!

ps If you don't think that a Mk1 Scirocco is a sports-car it will beat up a L-48 slushbox ALL DAY and then pull .85g's in the turns!

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I brought up something along those lines in another thread called where are all the corvettes.
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Why would you try to impose restrictions on someone else's thread?
I would like to see those cars and coffee photos and even all the car show photos.
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I'm about due to spot another C3...I can sense it,
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Originally Posted by OldCarBum
Why would you try to impose restrictions on someone else's thread?
I would like to see those cars and coffee photos and even all the car show photos.
I guess its all up to your interpretation as to car spotting,,, Go ahead, start a thread, rules or no guidelines, popularity will determidetermin if it will catch on ,,
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Originally Posted by 60 SHARK
I guess its all up to your interpretation as to car spotting,,, Go ahead, start a thread, rules or no guidelines, popularity will determidetermin if it will catch on ,,
Sonds good to me.

Consider THIS THREAD the Unofficial Corvette Spotter Thread !



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Originally Posted by doorgunner
Sonds good to me.

Consider THIS THREAD the Unofficial Corvette Spotter Thread !

Good move Tony.
I was up in Greyeagle, CA today relaxing under some redwoods in a park, eating some soft serve ice cream when Two beautiful C7’s pulled up and parked.
They both had Nevada plates.
One was red metallic and the other silver.
I didn’t snap any pictures, but wish I had now.
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On my way to New England Dragway last night I passed a beautiful 71 LT1, white with PO2 hubcaps...first time I saw those hub caps in the flesh...actually looked really cool.

At the dragway I was staging with a C6 LS7 427 with a supercharger and meth injection. He had 750 rear wheel horse and his best time last year was low 10's. There was a supercharged C7 there as well....bigger charger and insane power...The track prep was thrashed and even I was spinning in three gears..the other guys had it worse. I heard the C7s last pass was spinning all the way through 4rth the length of the track...hes not liking the run flats for racing, and they were aired down. The C6 had street slicks and his would break loose during his pass in third. HE said a little pee came out....




SUPER POWER!!!!aluminum 427!!!!!

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Par for the course....I never have a few seconds to spare when
I finally see a Vette approaching from the opposite direction.

I guess I will have to make a Bat-Turn to get pics next time.

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I've been solo in the vette lately so I cant take pics but on the way to Maine yesterday to ahng out and figure out a small fan issue with JKippin I saw a number of vettes. A bright yellow C4 convertible on 495 north tot the Salisbury exit on 95, a C7 as well at the Portsmouth exit. Then a Black C7 at the Portsmouth Cumberland Farms when we were fueling up for the evening cruise after figuring out a fan controller issue. I swear there was a white C3 inthere somewherre as well but I cant remember where
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I've been solo in the vette lately so I cant take pics but on the way to Maine yesterday to ahng out and figure out a small fan issue with JKippin I saw a number of vettes. A bright yellow C4 convertible on 495 north tot the Salisbury exit on 95, a C7 as well at the Portsmouth exit. Then a Black C7 at the Portsmouth Cumberland Farms when we were fueling up for the evening cruise after figuring out a fan controller issue. I swear there was a white C3 inthere somewherre as well but I cant remember where
That's closer to getting pictures than I got !
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My wife and I saw a shiny Black flash...she managed to get one pic before it disappeared.

Location : Louisiana / 5 miles south of Baton Rouge / Old Perkins Road......


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rescue is the photographer of the bunch I'm usually too busy being stupid lol
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