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Old 01-15-2012, 10:28 PM
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I like the 74 I got,if I had a c4 like you that would be my favorite. Id be hard pressed to pick a corvette I didnt like.
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69-72 my fav, 2nd fav is 74 to 77
Old 01-15-2012, 11:22 PM
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BUT... I do LOVE the side pipes option on the early C3
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Originally Posted by Oldguard 7
69 is my favorite. Maybe I will be able to get one before I die. I do enjoy my 79 though.
We had a 69 vert for a while... chrome bumpers.. side pipes... my dream car in the future
Old 01-16-2012, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by TabuIsMe
We had a 69 vert for a while... chrome bumpers.. side pipes... my dream car in the future

69 is my favorite. Chrome bumpers, can't beat it.

Second is my 74 though.
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1975!

Old 01-16-2012, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by scottw

69 is my favorite. Chrome bumpers, can't beat it.

Second is my 74 though.
I had a 79 for a while too..

Pics of the 79:


Pics of the 69: (i helped my dad sell it on ebay)
Old 01-16-2012, 08:42 PM
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I visited the National Corvette Museum this summer with the hope of leaving with an answer to the C3 question. I liked the 68-72s and 80-82s. Inside the museum an early C3 was parked adjacent to a later C3 (maybe a 71 and and 81?) and the 81 was definitely more streamlined in appearance. I tipped toward liking like the cockit of the early C3-good memories as a young boy in my dad's vette, the chrome in the front and rear is also a big plus.
Bought a 69 one month ago and each time I drive it, I am glad I chose to conisder the interior as well as the exterior.
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Originally Posted by TabuIsMe
Pics of the 69: (i helped my dad sell it on ebay)
Very nice. Is that configuration all original (black w/ bright blue, side pipes, big block??, and P02s)? What was under the hood?
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Originally Posted by LeMans Pete
Very nice. Is that configuration all original (black w/ bright blue, side pipes, big block??, and P02s)? What was under the hood?
No the car was originally blue (electric blue?) i believe, my dad thought it was kind of nutty he had it painted black. Everything else was original.. original low miles, big block 427.
I'm looking through the album and I'm actually very surprised i have no engine pics..
Old 01-16-2012, 10:11 PM
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I like the 68-69 body without fender gravel guards cars look mean with wide tires hanging out but you cant keep paint on the sides of the car if you drive on bad roads.
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Partial to a 69

Old 01-16-2012, 10:22 PM
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Partial to a 69

Cragars? nice
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Originally Posted by TabuIsMe
Cragars? nice
American Racing TT II's

Old 01-16-2012, 10:34 PM
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looks similar :

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68~69 Corvettes do it for me. Both are good.
68 has a few additional quirks which give it character

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Nice right hand drive; they are a lot of fun.
To stay on topic I would say 71-72, with a 72 LT-1 being my favorite.

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Old 01-17-2012, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by OzzyTom
68~69 Corvettes do it for me. Both are good.
68 has a few additional quirks which give it character

i think it would be hard to shift with my left hand .
Old 01-17-2012, 03:31 PM
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I have had two right hand drive cars here in the states all-be-it not corvettes but. I to thought it would be a lot harder than it was. We all drive our cars so much your brain makes the switch really easy.
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Default ....preferred year....1973

...unique...chrome rear, plastic front....


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